Shloka 28

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

Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

इन्द्रद्युम्नः पुरेद्रस्तु गाधी वाली तथार्जुनः / विकुक्षिः कुश एवैते सप्त चेन्द्राः प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

indradyumnaḥ puredrastu gādhī vālī tathārjunaḥ / vikukṣiḥ kuśa evaite sapta cendrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

インドラデュムナ（Indradyumna）、プーレドラ（Puredra）、ガーディ（Gādhi）、ヴァーリー（Vālī）、アルジュナ（Arjuna）、そしてヴィククシ（Vikukṣi）とクシャ（Kuśa）—これらが七人のインドラとして称えられる。

Word by Word

• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Indradyumna
• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• पुरेद्रः: Puredra
• पुरेद्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरेद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• तु: and/indeed (particle)
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• गाधी: Gadhi
• गाधी: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• वाली: Vali
• वाली: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन्/वाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• विकुक्षिः: Vikukṣi
• विकुक्षिः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• कुशः: Kusha
• कुशः: Karta (कर्ता/Member of list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative): 'these'

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally) qualifying 'इन्द्राः'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्राः: Indras
• इन्द्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP): 'are proclaimed'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine functions recur through time; the same archetypal power (Indra) manifests through multiple named individuals.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa multiplicity over an underlying functional unity; cosmic administration as part of dharmic order.

Application: See leadership and power as roles with accountability; focus on duty and virtue rather than personal glorification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic-office/temporal-cycle

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28.26 (Vikukṣi/Kuśa identification); Garuda Purana 3.28.27 (Kuśa naming)

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Puredra
• Gadhi
• Vali
• Arjuna
• Vikukshi
• Kusha
• Indras

FAQs

What is the importance of the Sapta Indras (seven Indras) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that “Indra” can denote an office held by different exalted beings across cycles, emphasizing Puranic cosmology and succession rather than a single fixed individual.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It does not directly discuss the after-death journey; instead, it provides a cosmological enumeration of divine rulership (Indra-lineage/office), which frames the broader Purana’s worldview in which karma and merit can elevate beings to high stations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat status as temporary and duty-centered: the verse implies positions of power are time-bound, encouraging humility, righteous conduct, and focus on dharma over ego.