Shloka 35

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

रसनेन्द्रियाच्च वरुणं निर्ममे तस्य मानिनम् / विंशद्वर्षानन्तरं तु तस्मादेवेद्रियात्प्रभुः

Transliteration

rasanendriyācca varuṇaṃ nirmame tasya māninam / viṃśadvarṣānantaraṃ tu tasmādevedriyātprabhuḥ

Translation

From the organ of taste He created Varuṇa, the dignified presiding deity of that faculty. Then, after an interval of twenty years, the Lord again brought forth another manifestation from that same sense.

Word by Word

• रसन-इन्द्रियात्: from the organ of taste (tongue faculty)
• रसन-इन्द्रियात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसना (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (इन्द्रिय), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निर्ममे: created
• निर्ममे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु) उपसर्गः निर्
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (organ)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• मानिनम्: the presiding one / identifying principle
• मानिनम्: कर्म (Karma; adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of वरुणम्)

• विंशत्-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: after twenty years
• विंशत्-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विंशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (adverbial), अर्थः—‘विंशद्वर्षेभ्यः अनन्तरम्’

• तु: then/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative, Singular)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• इन्द्रियात्: from the sense-organ
• इन्द्रियात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adhidaiva of rasana (taste) is Varuṇa; senses are not merely biological but cosmically governed principles.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of jīva’s faculties with devatā-order; recognition of ṛta/niyati behind experience.

Application: Practice moderation in taste (dietary restraint); offer food/water with reverence; cultivate truthfulness and ethical restraint associated with Varuṇa’s moral sovereignty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic domain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (rasanendriya-devatā mapping continues)

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Prabhu (Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of Varuṇa being linked to the sense of taste in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents the devatā–indriya mapping: Varuṇa is described as the presiding power connected with taste, showing that sense-functions are governed by cosmic intelligences, not merely physical organs.

How does this verse explain the Garuda Purana’s view of creation?

It depicts creation as an ordered emergence where the Lord manifests deities and functions from specific faculties (like the sense of taste), emphasizing a structured, purposeful cosmology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sensory life—especially food and taste—with restraint and purity, remembering that sense-use is sacred and accountable within dharma.