Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

तदनन्तरजो रुद्रः स एवं सृष्टवान्प्रभुः / स्वोत्पत्त्यनन्तरं ब्रह्मा दशवर्षान्महाप्रभुः

Transliteration

tadanantarajo rudraḥ sa evaṃ sṛṣṭavānprabhuḥ / svotpattyanantaraṃ brahmā daśavarṣānmahāprabhuḥ

Translation

そののちルドラが生まれ、かの主はこのように創造された。自らの顕現の後、大主ブラフマーは十年にわたり創造の業を続けた。

Word by Word

• तत्-अनन्तर-जः: born thereafter / subsequent-born
• तत्-अनन्तर-जः: कर्तृविशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘-ज’ = ‘born from/after’; विशेषण to रुद्रः

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Pronoun ‘he’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• सृष्टवान्: created
• सृष्टवान्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + क्तवत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी अर्थे; finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’: ‘has created’

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; apposition to सः

• स्व-उत्पत्ति-अनन्तरम्: after his own birth
• स्व-उत्पत्ति-अनन्तरम्: कालाधिकरण (काल/Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: after his own birth/origin)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दश-वर्षान्: ten years
• दश-वर्षान्: कालाधिकरण (काल/Duration adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; Accusative plural; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• महाप्रभुः: the great Lord
• महाप्रभुः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject, appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition to ब्रह्मा

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating cosmological sequence to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sequential manifestation of deities as stages of sarga; Brahma’s time-bound creative function after self-manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as nimitta-upadana (ordering cause) with devata-forms as cosmic functions; time (kala) as structuring principle.

Application: Contemplate creation as ordered emergence; cultivate humility about one’s role as a limited agent within a larger cosmic process.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khanda/cosmogony sections): sarga lists of devata-utpatti; Garuda Purana: accounts of Rudra/Brahma roles in creation

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the importance of Rudra’s birth in this Garuda Purana verse?

It marks a key stage in the Purāṇic creation order, where Rudra appears after an earlier phase and participates in (or is associated with) the unfolding of creation.

How does this verse describe Brahmā’s role after his manifestation?

It states that after Brahmā’s own origination, he continues the creative process for a defined span—ten years—indicating an ordered, staged cosmology rather than an instantaneous creation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The verse encourages seeing life as structured and purposeful—supporting disciplined action (dharma) and patience, since even cosmic processes unfold in stages.