Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

गरुडानन्तरं देवीं सौपर्णीमसृजत्प्रभुः / दशवर्षानन्तरं च पार्वतीं च तथैव सः

Transliteration

garuḍānantaraṃ devīṃ sauparṇīmasṛjatprabhuḥ / daśavarṣānantaraṃ ca pārvatīṃ ca tathaiva saḥ

Translation

ಗರುಡನಂತರ ಪ್ರಭುವು ಸೌಪರ್ಣೀ ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದನು; ಮತ್ತು ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ನಂತರ ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಪಾರ್ವತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಹ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿದನು।

Word by Word

• garuḍa-anantaram: after Garuḍa
• garuḍa-anantaram: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: garuḍa + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) used adverbially; sense: 'after Garuḍa' (गरुडानन्तरम्)

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

• sauparṇīm: Sauparṇī
• sauparṇīm: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauparṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

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

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

• pārvatīm: Pārvatī
• pārvatīm: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

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

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sṛṣṭi-krama (ordered emanation) under the Lord’s sovereignty; devī-tattva appears as part of cosmic administration.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-kartṛtva and nāma-rūpa-prapañca as ordered manifestation; the Lord as nimitta (and implicitly upādāna in Purāṇic idiom).

Application: Contemplate cosmic order to cultivate humility and steadiness; see relationships and time as governed by dharma-like order rather than randomness.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (sṛṣṭi-krama sequence continuing across adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Sauparṇī
• Pārvatī
• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the importance of this creation sequence (Garuḍa, Sauparṇī, Pārvatī) in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves a Puranic chronology and lineage-style narration, situating Garuḍa and associated divine figures within a structured account of creation and manifestation.

How does this verse relate to the broader Garuda–Vishnu dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

Even when the topic is not directly about death rites, the text often proceeds as Vishnu’s instruction to Garuḍa, weaving cosmology and divine origins into the larger teaching framework.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of the Purāṇic view of ordered creation and reverence for divine lineages—supporting disciplined study (svādhyāya) and devotional context when reading ritual or afterlife sections.