Shloka 16

Names of Priyavrata’s Sons; Division of the Seven Continents; Sapta-dvīpa and Meru Description; Nābhi–Ṛṣabha–Bharata Lineage

Devanagari script

सुतस्तस्मादथै जातः प्रस्तारस्तत्सुतो विभुः / पृथुश्च तत्सुतो नक्तो नक्तस्यापि गयः स्मृतः

Transliteration

sutastasmādathai jātaḥ prastārastatsuto vibhuḥ / pṛthuśca tatsuto nakto naktasyāpi gayaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

ຈາກທ່ານນັ້ນ ຕໍ່ມາ ສຸຕະ (Suta) ໄດ້ເກີດ. ແລະ ບຸດຂອງສຸຕະ ແມ່ນ ປະສຕາຣ (Prastāra) ຜູ້ມີອຳນາດ. ປຣຶຖຸ (Pr̥thu) ເປັນບຸດຂອງລາວ; ບຸດຂອງປຣຶຖຸ ແມ່ນ ນັກຕະ (Nakta); ແລະ ບຸດຂອງນັກຕະ ຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ ກະຍະ (Gaya).

Word by Word

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Sequence (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक (then)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Modifier (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकालिक-कर्तरि/भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘born’

• प्रस्तारः: Prastāra (proper name)
• प्रस्तारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्सुतः: his son
• तत्सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य सुतः’)

• विभुः: Vibhu (proper name)
• विभुः: Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पृथुः: Pṛthu (proper name)
• पृथुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तत्सुतः: his son
• तत्सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य सुतः’)

• नक्तः: Nakta (proper name)
• नक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नक्तस्य: of Nakta
• नक्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Modifier (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (also/even)

• गयः: Gaya (proper name)
• गयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘is said/called’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Historical continuity culminating in culturally sacred nodes (names that become tīrtha-identities).

Vedantic Theme: Providential unfolding of sacred history within saṃsāra; dharma is carried through time by persons and places.

Application: Read genealogies as maps of sacred memory: names can signal later ritual geographies and duties.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha-city (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.55 (immediately transitions to cosmography/regions); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa sections that elevate Gayā-śrāddha (general internal thematic link)

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Prastāra
• Pr̥thu
• Nakta
• Gaya

FAQs

What is the importance of Gaya mentioned in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Gaya within a remembered lineage, supporting Gaya’s traditional sanctity—later associated with śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna for ancestors in Hindu practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides genealogical context, a common Purāṇic method for grounding sacred places and later ritual teachings in authoritative tradition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for understanding why certain tirthas (like Gaya) are revered in śrāddha traditions, and as a reminder to preserve family and cultural memory with accuracy.