Shloka 37

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचारिव्रतस्थानां ब्रह्मलोकः प्रजायते / प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां यथाविहितकारिणाम्

Transliteration

brahmacārivratasthānāṃ brahmalokaḥ prajāyate / prājāpatyaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ yathāvihitakāriṇām

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മചര്യവ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതർക്കു ബ്രഹ്മലോകപ്രാപ്തി ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു; യഥാവിധി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഗൃഹസ്ഥർക്കു പ്രാജാപത്യലോകം ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचारिव्रतस्थानाम्: of those in the brahmacārin-vow stage
• ब्रह्मचारिव्रतस्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारि (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (of those in the brahmacārin-vow stage)

• ब्रह्मलोकः: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• प्रजायते: arises / is attained
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• प्राजापत्यम्: Prājāpatya (Prajāpati's realm/state)
• प्राजापत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (realm/condition of Prajāpati)

• गृहस्थानाम्: of householders
• गृहस्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यथाविहितकारिणाम्: of those who act as prescribed
• यथाविहितकारिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विहित (वि + धा धातु + क्त) + कारिन् (कृ धातु + इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (yathā-vihita) + कारिन्; अर्थः 'विधिपूर्वकं कर्म कुर्वन्तः' (those who act as prescribed)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Svarga

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āśrama-phala: brahmacarya-vrata leads to Brahmaloka; gṛhastha who follows injunctions attains Prajāpatya world.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-yoga within varṇāśrama as a ladder within saṃsāra; higher worlds are still within conditioned existence, pointing beyond to mokṣa as ultimate.

Application: Practice disciplined study and continence in student life; for householders, follow ethical injunctions—truthfulness, charity, hospitality, ritual duties—consistently.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial realms (lokas)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.4.36 (loka mapping)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Prajapati

FAQs

What is the importance of ashrama-dharma in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links each āśrama’s disciplined duty to a corresponding spiritual destination, showing that right living according to one’s stage of life generates specific post-death attainments.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

It presents a karma-and-dharma based mapping: brahmacarya leads toward Brahmaloka, while faithfully performed householder duties lead to the Prajāpatya realm—indicating that conduct shapes the soul’s next state.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Live your life-stage duties with integrity—students cultivate self-restraint and study; householders follow ethical livelihood, worship, and obligations—treating śāstra-guided discipline as spiritually consequential.