Shloka 8

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तस्य सुतो जातो विष्णोर्मानसरूपधृक् / पुथुरित्येवनामा स वेणपुत्रो दिवं ययौ

Transliteration

tasmāttasya suto jāto viṣṇormānasarūpadhṛk / puthurityevanāmā sa veṇaputro divaṃ yayau

Translation

From him a son was born, assuming a mind-born form of Viṣṇu. He was indeed named Pṛthu; that son of Vena departed to heaven.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that/from him
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे—“was born”

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मानसरूपधृक्: bearing (Viṣṇu’s) mental form
• मानसरूपधृक्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject qualifier/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस-रूप-धृक् (प्रातिपदिक; मानस + रूप + धृक्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viṣṇoḥ mānasa-rūpa-dhṛk = ‘bearing Viṣṇu’s mental form’)

• पुथुर्: Puthu (name)
• पुथुर्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुथु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पदान्त-र् (sandhi form of पुथुः before vowel)

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरण-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Discourse particle (नाम-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle indicating naming)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेणपुत्रः: son of Veṇa
• वेणपुत्रः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेण-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; वेण + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (veṇasya putraḥ)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-karma (Goal object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ideal kingship is a manifestation of Viṣṇu’s sustaining power; divine presence legitimizes righteous rule.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as antaryāmin (inner ruler) expressing through a dharmic agent; avatāra-like governance as preservation (sthiti).

Application: Model leadership on preserving life and dharma; cultivate Viṣṇu-smṛti (remembrance) as the inner compass of action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.9 (Pṛthu’s ‘milking’ of Earth as dharmic kingship)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pṛthu
• Vena

FAQs

What is the importance of Pṛthu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse identifies Pṛthu as a Vishnu-associated manifestation (mānasa-rūpa) and presents him as a divinely sanctioned figure in the lineage of Vena, highlighting the Purāṇic ideal of dharmic kingship.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It uses the phrase 'divaṃ yayau' (went to heaven) to indicate a meritorious destiny, implying that righteous standing and divine alignment lead to heavenly attainment within the Purāṇic moral framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat authority and responsibility as dharma: act with integrity, protect others, and align decisions with higher ethical principles—conduct that the Purāṇas associate with auspicious outcomes.