Shloka 37

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

त्यक्ता देहं पुनर्जाता मेनायां तु हिमालयात् / शम्भोर्भार्याभवद्रौरी तस्यां जज्ञे विनायकः

Transliteration

tyaktā dehaṃ punarjātā menāyāṃ tu himālayāt / śambhorbhāryābhavadraurī tasyāṃ jajñe vināyakaḥ

Translation

身を捨てたのち、彼女はメーナーの胎に再生し、ヒマーラヤの娘となった。ラウリーとしてシャンブ（シヴァ）の妃となり、そこからヴィナーヤカ（ガネーシャ）が生まれた。

Word by Word

• त्यक्ता: having abandoned
• त्यक्ता: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• जाता: was born
• जाता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) प्रयुक्तः क्रियार्थे; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मेनायाम्: in (the womb of) Menā
• मेनायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तु: but, and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• हिमालयात्: from Himālaya
• हिमालयात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रौरी: Raurī (name/form of the goddess)
• रौरी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment is relinquished and assumed again according to cosmic purpose; divine līlā uses rebirth as restoration of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a field of transformation; the Self is continuous while forms change—yet here framed as Purāṇic līlā rather than strict Advaita exposition.

Application: Treat endings as transitions; cultivate steadiness and devotion through life-changes, seeing continuity of purpose beyond a single identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain realm / divine household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5.36 (insult leading to renunciation of body); Garuda Purana 1.5.38 (Rudra’s wrath as consequence)

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Himālaya
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Raurī
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the importance of rebirth (punarjanma) in this Garuda Purana verse?

It presents a concise Puranic example of rebirth—after leaving one body, the same being takes birth again in a new lineage, showing continuity of life across embodiments.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, by stating that after death (“giving up the body”), another birth occurs, implying the soul’s continuity through death into a new embodied existence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages long-term ethical living by reminding that actions and identity are not confined to one lifetime, and that life is viewed as a continuing journey across births.