Shloka 28

Tithi-Vrata Vidhāna: Śikhī-vrata (Pratipadā), Tṛtīyā Devī/Śrīdhara rites, Gaṇeśa Caturthī Mantra-Nyāsa, and Nāga Pañcamī

Devanagari script

वासुकिस्तक्षकश्चैव कालीयो मणिभद्रकः / ऐरावतो धृतराष्टः कर्कोटकधनञ्जयौ

Transliteration

vāsukistakṣakaścaiva kālīyo maṇibhadrakaḥ / airāvato dhṛtarāṣṭaḥ karkoṭakadhanañjayau

Translation

വാസുകി, തക്ഷകൻ, കാലീയൻ, മണിഭദ്രകൻ; ഐരാവതൻ, ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ, കൂടാതെ കർക്കോടകൻ, ധനഞ്ജയൻ—ഇവർ പ്രസിദ്ധ നാഗന്മാർ.

Word by Word

• वासुकिः: Vāsuki (name of a nāga)
• वासुकिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तक्षकः: Takṣaka (name of a nāga)
• तक्षकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• कालीयः: Kālīya (name of a nāga)
• कालीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मणिभद्रकः: Maṇibhadraka (name)
• मणिभद्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिभद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ऐरावतः: Airāvata (name)
• ऐरावतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name)
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्कोटकधनञ्जयौ: Karkoṭaka and Dhanañjaya
• कर्कोटकधनञ्जयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कोटक (प्रातिपदिक) + धनञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smaraṇa (recollection) of powerful beings as a means of protection and auspiciousness.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha mediated through devatā-upāsanā; sacred name as śakti.

Application: Recite/remember the listed Nāga-names as a stotra-like enumeration in nāga-pūjā contexts.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.129.29-32 (nāga-snāna, monthly remembrance, Bhādrapada/Śrāvaṇa worship, Pañcamī observance)

Characters & Entities

• Vasuki
• Takshaka
• Kaliya
• Manibhadraka
• Airavata
• Dhritarashtra
• Karkotaka
• Dhananjaya

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Nāgas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional taxonomy of prominent nāgas, supporting the Purana’s broader cosmology and the Garuda-centered narrative world in which serpent lineages are repeatedly referenced.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it contributes contextual cosmology by naming nāgas—beings often connected with subterranean realms, fear, protection, and ritual symbolism in Purāṇic thought.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate recitation, study, and indexing: these names are commonly searched and cited in Purāṇic reading traditions, and they help practitioners cross-reference nāga-related prayers and narratives.