Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

(१३।५) असृजत्ते महाभागे अव्यक्तस्य नियामिके / वामहस्तात्सत्यपुत्रो महत्तत्वात्मको ऽनलः

Transliteration

(13.5) asṛjatte mahābhāge avyaktasya niyāmike / vāmahastātsatyaputro mahattatvātmako 'nalaḥ

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ມີສິຣິມົງຄຸນຍິ່ງ! ຜູ້ຄວບຄຸມແຫ່ງອະວະຍັກຕະ (ອັນບໍ່ປາກົດ) ໄດ້ສ້າງຂຶ້ນ: ຈາກພຣະຫັດຊ້າຍຂອງພຣະອົງ ເກີດອະນະລະ ບຸດແຫ່ງສັດຍະ ຜູ້ມີສະພາບເປັນມະຫັດຕັດຕະວະ (ປັນຍາຈັກກະວານ).

Word by Word

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

• te: for you / to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘mahān bhāgaḥ yasya’ (O greatly fortunate)

• avyaktasya: of the unmanifest
• avyaktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• niyāmike: O regulator/controller
• niyāmike: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyāmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• vāma-hastāt: from the left hand
• vāma-hastāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘vāmaḥ hastaḥ’ (left hand)

• satya-putraḥ: son of Satya
• satya-putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘satyasya putraḥ’ (son of Satya)

• mahat-tattva-ātmakaḥ: consisting of the Mahat principle
• mahat-tattva-ātmakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + tattva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ‘analaḥ’; तत्पुरुषः—‘mahattattvasya ātmakaḥ’

• analaḥ: Anala (fire)
• analaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Unmanifest is governed by a regulator; from that governance, specific principles/deities manifest (Anala) with Mahat-associated nature.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti is not independent; it is directed by Īśvara (niyantṛ). Manifestation proceeds in ordered stages (tattva-krama).

Application: Cultivate discernment that impulses and ‘nature’ are to be regulated; align personal energies (tejas/agni) with higher guidance and discipline.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana creation-krama passages describing emergence of deities/elements from limbs (aṅga-sṛṣṭi)

Characters & Entities

• Anala
• Satya
• Avyakta
• Mahat-tattva

FAQs

What is the importance of Mahat-tattva in Garuda Purana creation teaching?

This verse links a named primordial being (Anala) with Mahat-tattva, emphasizing that cosmic intelligence is a first, foundational principle emerging under the governance of the Unmanifest’s controller.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana terms?

By outlining how subtle principles like Mahat arise, the verse provides the metaphysical background for how the subtle body and mind-intellect complex exist—key to understanding the jīva’s post-death journey described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reflecting on the ordered emergence of mind and intelligence encourages disciplined living: cultivate buddhi (clear discernment) so actions align with dharma and reduce karmic bondage.