Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च पृष्टजः / अपत्यं कृत्तिकानां तु कार्तिकेय इति स्मृतः

Transliteration

tasya śākho viśākhaśca naigameyaśca pṛṣṭajaḥ / apatyaṃ kṛttikānāṃ tu kārtikeya iti smṛtaḥ

Translation

Tuvo (hijos llamados) Śākha y Viśākha, así como Naigameya y Pṛṣṭaja. Pero el hijo de las Kṛttikās es recordado como Kārtikeya.

Word by Word

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

• शाखः: Śākha (name)
• शाखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• विशाखः: Viśākha (name)
• विशाखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction)

• नैगमेयः: Naigameya (name)
• नैगमेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैगमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पृष्टजः: Pṛṣṭaja (back-born)
• पृष्टजः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ट + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular; समासः (तत्पुरुष): पृष्ठात् जायते इति — ‘born from the back’ (epithet/name)

• अपत्यम्: offspring
• अपत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• कृत्तिकानाम्: of the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive Plural

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse marker (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle)

• कार्तिकेयः: Kārtikeya
• कार्तिकेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• इति: thus, as
• इति: Quotative marker (Iti/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is known/called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘is called/remembered’ (passive sense)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-smaraṇa and identity: the deity is ‘remembered’ (smṛtaḥ) by name, emphasizing the power of sacred naming and remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Name-and-form (nāma-rūpa) as a devotional doorway to the divine; remembrance stabilizes mind toward śānti and strength.

Application: Use disciplined remembrance of divine names (including Kārttikeya/Skanda traditions where relevant) to cultivate courage and focus; keep vows aligned with protection of the vulnerable.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: nakṣatra/stellar cluster (mythic-maternal locus)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.34–36 (Kumāra/Kārttikeya lineage and epithets)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttikās
• Kārtikeya (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the importance of Kārtikeya being called the child of the Kṛttikās in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the traditional identification of Skanda as Kārtikeya—‘belonging to the Kṛttikās’—highlighting his well-known association with the Kṛttikā star-group and the epithet derived from it.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not address the soul’s journey or afterlife doctrine; it is a genealogical-identificatory verse within the narrative, focusing on names and lineage associated with Kārtikeya.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate scriptural naming and lineage (Kārtikeya/Skanda as Kṛttikā-aptya), supporting correct recitation, study, and devotional understanding.