Shloka 26

Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

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

Por ello, fue siempre célebre en el mundo con el nombre de Vikukṣi. Y Kuśa, hijo de Rāma, es declarado como nadie otro que el propio Indra.

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.