Shloka 9

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

विशित्वा क्षोभयामास तदासौ दशधा त्वभूत् / श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च

Transliteration

viśitvā kṣobhayāmāsa tadāsau daśadhā tvabhūt / śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca

Translation

それに入りてこれを攪（かく）し動かすと、やがてそれは十種となった——すなわち聴・視・触・味・嗅の諸根（および他のもの）である。

Word by Word

• viśitvā: having entered
• viśitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु) + ktvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having entered'

• kṣobhayāmāsa: agitated/stirred
• kṣobhayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣubh (धातु) [णिच् causative: kṣobhay-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• asau: that one/he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पुंलिङ्ग)

• daśadhā: tenfold
• daśadhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśadhā (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (in ten ways)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण/विरोधार्थक अव्यय

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śrotram: ear (organ of hearing)
• śrotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakṣuḥ: eye (organ of sight)
• cakṣuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sparśanam: skin/touch (organ)
• sparśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sparśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• rasanam: tongue (organ of taste)
• rasanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ghrāṇam: nose (organ of smell)
• ghrāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/indeed)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: From subtle principle, the tenfold manifestation begins with the five jñānendriyas (hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell) through divine agitation (kṣobha).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-vikāra and the arising of indriyas under īśvara-sannidhi; distinction of seer (ātman) from instruments (indriyas).

Application: Cultivate indriya-viveka: observe senses as instruments; practice restraint (saṃyama) and mindful perception to reduce identification with sensory flux.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khaṇḍa/creation sequence): passages on ahaṅkāra, indriyas, and devatā-presidencies (adjacent verses 3.5.8-3.5.13)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the tenfold division mentioned in this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It indicates the manifestation of the indriyas (sense-faculties) as part of the functional subtle framework through which experience continues after death in the Preta context.

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

By implying that after ‘entering’ and ‘stirring,’ the experiential apparatus (senses) becomes active, enabling the jiva to perceive and undergo post-death states described in the Preta Kanda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate disciplined sense-control (indriya-nigraha): ethical restraint and mindful living reduce harmful impressions that, according to Purana logic, shape post-death experience.