Shloka 15

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धं च श्रीमन्नारायणं ततः / इन्द्रादींश्च सुरांस्तस्माद्देवदेवात्समुत्थितान्

Transliteration

pradyumnamaniruddhaṃ ca śrīmannārāyaṇaṃ tataḥ / indrādīṃśca surāṃstasmāddevadevātsamutthitān

Translation

അവനിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ പ്രദ്യുമ്നനും അനിരുദ്ധനും പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു; തുടർന്ന് ശ്രീമാൻ നാരായണൻ. ദേവദേവനായ ആ പ്രഭുവിൽ നിന്നാണ് ഇന്ദ്രാദി ദേവന്മാരും ഉത്ഭവിച്ചത്.

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनिरुद्धम्: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• श्रीमत्: glorious
• श्रीमत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessed of Śrī/splendid)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• इन्द्रादीन्: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम् (आदि-समास/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग)

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

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: from him/therefrom
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (from that/from him)

• देवदेवात्: from the God of gods
• देवदेवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• समुत्थितान्: arisen/emanated
• समुत्थितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्√स्था (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सुरान् इति विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All divine functions and cosmic governance arise from the Supreme Nārāyaṇa; devotion should be directed to the ultimate source rather than stopping at subordinate deities.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as jagat-kāraṇa (cause of the universe) and sarva-devatātmaka (the one in whom all deities subsist).

Application: In worship, honor devas as empowered offices while anchoring surrender in Nārāyaṇa; use the emanation sequence as a contemplative ladder from multiplicity to unity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: metaphysical genealogy

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.14 (Saṃkarṣaṇa contemplation); Garuda Purana 1.32.16 (nyāsa with mūla-mantra)

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Narayana
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of Pradyumna and Aniruddha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents them as divine emanations connected to Viṣṇu’s cosmic order, indicating that key divine functions and lineages proceed from the supreme source.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it establishes Nārāyaṇa as the ultimate origin of even the devas; in Garuḍa Purāṇa’s broader teaching, this frames devotion and right living as oriented toward the supreme source beyond all celestial authorities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate humility and devotion by recognizing that power and status—even divine offices like Indra—are derivative; prioritize dharma and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa over mere worldly or heavenly achievement.