Shloka 55

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

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

पुलोमजा मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य भार्या या काशिका गाधिराजस्य भार्या / विकुक्षिभार्या सुमतिश्चेति संज्ञा कुशस्य पत्नी कान्तिमतीति संज्ञा

Transliteration

pulomajā mantradyumnasya bhāryā yā kāśikā gādhirājasya bhāryā / vikukṣibhāryā sumatiśceti saṃjñā kuśasya patnī kāntimatīti saṃjñā

Translation

Pulomajā fue la esposa de Mantradyumna; Kāśikā fue la esposa del rey Gādhi; Sumati fue el nombre de la esposa de Vikukṣi; y la esposa de Kuśa fue célebre con el nombre de Kāntimatī.

Word by Word

• पुलोमजा: Pulomajā (a woman named Pulomajā)
• पुलोमजा: Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; जातिवाचक-नाम (proper name)

• मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य: of Mantradyumna
• मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यः/या (relative pronoun)

• काशिका: Kāśikā
• काशिका: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• गाधिराजस्य: of King Gādhi
• गाधिराजस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधिराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समास: गाधेः राजा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विकुक्षिभार्या: wife of Vikukṣi
• विकुक्षिभार्या: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकुक्षि + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समास: विकुक्षेः भार्या इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सुमतिः: Sumati
• सुमतिः: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संज्ञा: (is the) name
• संज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कुशस्य: of Kuśa
• कुशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कान्तिमती: Kāntimatī
• कान्तिमती: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तिमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संज्ञा: (is the) name
• संज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti-style preservation of lineage and relational dharma through precise naming (nāma) and spousal associations.

Vedantic Theme: Smṛti as a vehicle for dharma-jñāna within vyavahāra (worldly order).

Application: Value accurate transmission of family/community history; recognize relational duties and social roles as part of dharmic order (while remaining ethically reflective).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: sacred city; royal dynastic settings

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28 (lists of incarnational/dynastic identifications)

Characters & Entities

• Pulomajā
• Mantradyumna
• Kāśikā
• Gādhi
• Vikukṣi
• Sumati
• Kuśa
• Kāntimatī

FAQs

What is the importance of naming royal wives and lineages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves traditional genealogical memory—linking rulers to spouses and dynastic continuity—used in Purāṇic historiography and ritual-cultural identity.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

While the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and rites, it also includes Purāṇic catalogues of lineages; this verse functions as a factual register within that narrative section.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and documentation of Purāṇic names—helpful for researchers, family tradition keepers, and Sanskrit learners practicing proper nouns and compounds.