Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

शेषस्यानन्तरं देवीं वारुणीं च महाप्रभुः / दशवर्षानन्तरं तु ह्यसृजत्कमलासनः

Transliteration

śeṣasyānantaraṃ devīṃ vāruṇīṃ ca mahāprabhuḥ / daśavarṣānantaraṃ tu hyasṛjatkamalāsanaḥ

Translation

शेष के बाद महाप्रभु ने देवी वारुणी को प्रकट किया। और फिर दस वर्ष बीतने पर कमलासन (ब्रह्मा) ने पुनः सृष्टि की रचना की।

Word by Word

• śeṣasya: of Śeṣa
• śeṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• anantaram: afterwards/after
• anantaram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of sequence (क्रमवाचक अव्यय)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vāruṇīm: Vāruṇī
• vāruṇīm: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāruṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• mahāprabhuḥ: the great lord
• mahāprabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (महान् चासौ प्रभुः)

• daśa-varṣa-anantaram: after ten years
• daśa-varṣa-anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa + varṣa + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; sense: 'after ten years' (दशवर्षानन्तरम्)

• tu: but/then
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• asṛjat: created
• asṛjat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Verb; लङ् (Imperfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kamalāsanaḥ: the lotus-seated one (Brahmā)
• kamalāsanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कमलस्य आसनम् यस्य) used as epithet

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation proceeds through shaktis (Varuni) and cyclic intervals; Brahma resumes creative function in time-bound phases.

Vedantic Theme: Cyclic sarga-pratisarga; shakti as operative power within manifestation; lotus as purity arising from the waters of prakriti.

Application: Recognize cycles in life and work; use power/pleasure (Varuni symbolism) with restraint and clarity, returning to constructive action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmology sequences involving Shesha and Brahma; Garuda Purana: references to Varuni in mythic lists (where present)

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• Vāruṇī
• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)

FAQs

What is the importance of Vāruṇī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Vāruṇī within the creation sequence, indicating her emergence as a divine principle linked with Varuṇa and the watery/cosmic order that supports later creation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames the Garuda Purana’s teachings within a larger cosmological order—creation proceeds in stages under divine governance, the same order that later underlies dharma, karma, and post-death law.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of ṛta (cosmic order): align daily conduct and ritual discipline with dharma, recognizing life events as occurring within a structured, meaningful cosmic sequence.