Shloka 49

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

विष्वक्सेनानन्तरं तु दशवर्षादनन्तरम् / जयादीन्भ गवद्भक्तान्सृष्टवान् कमलासनः

Transliteration

viṣvaksenānantaraṃ tu daśavarṣādanantaram / jayādīnbha gavadbhaktānsṛṣṭavān kamalāsanaḥ

Translation

વિષ્વક્સેન પછી, અને વધુ દસ વર્ષ બાદ, કમલાસન બ્રહ્માએ જય વગેરે ભગવાનના ભક્તોની સૃષ્ટિ કરી.

Word by Word

• विष्वक्सेन-अनन्तरम्: after Viṣvaksena
• विष्वक्सेन-अनन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विष्वक्सेन + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: after Viṣvaksena)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; विरोध/अनुक्रम (but/then)

• दशवर्षात्: after ten years
• दशवर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान/Time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; काल-अपादान

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालवाचक

• जय-आदीन्: Jaya and others
• जय-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘जय’ इत्यादीन् (and others beginning with Jaya)

• भगवत्-भक्तान्: devotees of the Lord
• भगवत्-भक्तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to जयादीन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devotees of the Lord)

• सृष्टवान्: created
• सृष्टवान्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (having created)

• कमलासनः: Lotus-seated (Brahmā)
• कमलासनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (one whose seat is a lotus)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavad-bhakti as a created/manifested category of beings (Jaya and others) within cosmic administration; devotion as a sustaining principle.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-bhakti as a purifying orientation within vyavahāra leading toward sattva and liberation-eligibility.

Application: Prioritize devotion and service (sevā) as stabilizing forces amid worldly roles; cultivate remembrance of the Lord in daily duties.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-lotus/creation-seat

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.50 (subsequent creations)

Characters & Entities

• Viṣvaksena
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)
• Jaya

FAQs

What is the importance of creating Bhagavad-bhaktas like Jaya in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that devotees and divine attendants are part of the cosmic order established by Brahmā, emphasizing bhakti as an integral principle in creation and divine administration.

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

Indirectly, it frames the Purāṇic worldview where devotion (bhagavad-bhakti) is a recognized divine category; such a context supports later teachings that bhakti guides beings toward auspicious destinies beyond Yama’s punishments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady devotion and service-mindedness—qualities exemplified by the Lord’s attendants—so one’s life aligns with dharma and a higher spiritual goal rather than mere worldly timelines.