Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अतो विकुक्षिनामासौ भूलोके विश्रुतः सदा / रामपुत्रः कुशः प्रोक्त इन्द्र एव प्रकीर्तितः

Transliteration

ato vikukṣināmāsau bhūloke viśrutaḥ sadā / rāmaputraḥ kuśaḥ prokta indra eva prakīrtitaḥ

Translation

Therefore he was ever renowned in the world by the name Vikukṣi. And Kuśa, the son of Rāma, is declared to be none other than Indra himself.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/for this reason)

• विकुक्षि-नाम: the name 'Vikukṣi'
• विकुक्षि-नाम: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'विकुक्षेः नाम' (name of Vikukṣi)

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• भू-लोके: in the earthly world
• भू-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'भूयाः लोके' = on earth

• विश्रुतः: well-known
• विश्रुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of असौ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle): 'well-known'

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• राम-पुत्रः: Rama's son
• राम-पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'रामस्य पुत्रः'

• कुशः: Kusha
• कुशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: is said/called
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP): 'said/called'

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• प्रकीर्तितः: is proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP): 'celebrated/declared'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Purana’s dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Names and persons can veil deeper cosmic identities; divine offices (like Indra) recur through time and appear in human dynasties.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra vs. paramārtha identity; the many as expressions of cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) under the One.

Application: Read lineage narratives as moral-cosmic instruction: cultivate humility and responsibility, seeing leadership as a sacred trust rather than mere heredity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: realm-designation

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.28 (seven Indras list); Garuda Purana 3.28.27 (Kuśa’s origin and naming)

Characters & Entities

• Vikukṣi
• Rama
• Kusha
• Indra

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying Kuśa as Indra in the Garuda Purana?

It elevates Kuśa’s stature by linking a human royal figure to a Deva identity, a Purāṇic way of expressing extraordinary merit, authority, and divine sanction in a lineage.

How does this verse fit the Garuda Purana’s narrative flow?

This verse functions as a genealogical clarification: it explains an epithet (Vikukṣi) and then offers a divine identification (Kuśa as Indra), typical of Purāṇic lineage sections that connect earthly dynasties with cosmic roles.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that reputation and legacy (kīrti) are shaped by conduct and dharma; in traditional settings, such lineage verses can also support ancestral remembrance and cultural continuity.