Shloka 4

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

अनुतप्ता शिखी चैव विपाशा त्रिदिवा क्रमुः / अमृता सुकृता चैव सप्तैतास्तत्र निम्नगाः

Transliteration

anutaptā śikhī caiva vipāśā tridivā kramuḥ / amṛtā sukṛtā caiva saptaitāstatra nimnagāḥ

Translation

Allí fluyen siete ríos: Anutaptā, Śikhī, Vipāśā, Tridivā, Kramuḥ, Amṛtā y Sukṛtā.

Word by Word

• अनुतप्ता: Anutaptā (river name)
• अनुतप्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुतप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिखी: Śikhī (river name)
• शिखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (in-stem)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• विपाशा: Vipāśā (river name)
• विपाशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रिदिवा: Tridivā (river name)
• त्रिदिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्रमुः: Kramu (river name)
• क्रमुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उकारान्त-स्त्री (u-stem)

• अमृता: Amṛtā (river name)
• अमृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुकृता: Sukṛtā (river name)
• सुकृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र संख्या-विशेषण (cardinal: seven)

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• निम्नगाः: rivers
• निम्नगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्नगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Flow and nourishment as metaphors for dharma: sustaining, purifying, and connecting regions and beings.

Vedantic Theme: The one life-current appearing as many streams; inner purification parallels outer tīrtha.

Application: Adopt daily ‘inner river’ practices: cleanliness, truthfulness, and regular study/recitation as mental purification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: rivers (nadī)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56 (nadī lists within dvīpa descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Anutaptā
• Śikhī
• Vipāśā
• Tridivā
• Kramuḥ
• Amṛtā
• Sukṛtā

FAQs

What is the importance of these seven rivers in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists seven named rivers as part of the Purana’s sacred geography, indicating a sanctified realm marked by purifying waters and divine order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by mapping sacred cosmology, it frames the soul’s journey within an ordered universe where purity, merit, and divine realms are described through features like holy rivers.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to cultivate sukṛta (merit) through dharmic living and reverence for tīrthas (sacred waters/places), emphasizing purification through ethical conduct and devotion.