Shloka 3

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

मरीचिमत्र्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् / वसिष्ठं नारदं चैव पितॄन्बर्हिषदस्तथा

Transliteration

marīcimatryaṅgirasau pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum / vasiṣṭhaṃ nāradaṃ caiva pitṝnbarhiṣadastathā

Translation

മരീചി, അത്രി, അങ്ഗിരസ്; പുലസ്ത്യ, പുലഹ, ക്രതു; വസിഷ്ഠൻ, നാരദൻ—അതുപോലെ ബർഹിഷദ് എന്ന പിതൃഗണവും.

Word by Word

• मरीचिम्: Marīci
• मरीचिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• अत्रिम्: Atri
• अत्रिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• अङ्गिरसम्: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• पुलस्त्यम्: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• पुलहम्: Pulaha
• पुलहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• क्रतुम्: Kratu
• क्रतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

• नारदम्: Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• पितॄन्: the Fathers (Pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• बर्हिषदः: the Barhiṣads
• बर्हिषदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; accusative plural; (barhiṣad = a class of Pitṛs)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (adverb: 'likewise')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage of seers and ancestors forms the backbone of dharma transmission; honoring Pitṛs is part of sustaining cosmic reciprocity.

Vedantic Theme: Ṛṣi-paramparā as vehicle of śruti/smṛti continuity; pitṛ-yajña as a dharmic obligation supporting social-spiritual order.

Application: Maintain gratitude to teachers and ancestors; perform remembrance/offerings appropriately; preserve learning through study and teaching.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: loka/ancestral realm (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana śrāddha chapters detailing Barhiṣad Pitṛs as recipients of offerings and their classifications

Characters & Entities

• Marīci
• Atri
• Aṅgiras
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Vasiṣṭha
• Nārada
• Pitṛs
• Barhiṣad Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the importance of the Barhiṣad Pitṛs in the Garuda Purana?

This verse explicitly names the Barhiṣad Pitṛs among revered ancestral beings, supporting the Purāṇic emphasis that honoring Pitṛs through śrāddha/tarpaṇa is grounded in authoritative tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by invoking revered ṛṣis and Pitṛs, it frames the after-death and ancestral themes of the Garuḍa Purāṇa within a lineage of sacred authorities connected to rites that aid the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain pitṛ-kārya practices (such as tarpaṇa/śrāddha when appropriate) with reverence for the ancestral order (Pitṛs) and guidance of scriptural tradition.