Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

भार्यभिः सहिताः सर्वे रुद्रं देवीं सतीं विना / अनाहूता सती प्राप्ता दक्षेणैवावमानिता

Transliteration

bhāryabhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve rudraṃ devīṃ satīṃ vinā / anāhūtā satī prāptā dakṣeṇaivāvamānitā

Translation

എല്ലാവരും ഭാര്യമാരോടുകൂടെ അവിടെ പോയി; എന്നാൽ രുദ്രനും ദേവി സതിയും പോയില്ല. ക്ഷണമില്ലാതെയും സതി അവിടെ എത്തി; ദക്ഷൻ തന്നേ അവളെ അപമാനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• भार्यभिः: with (their) wives
• भार्यभिः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• सहिताः: accompanied, together
• सहिताः: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• रुद्रम्: Rudra
• रुद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सतीम्: Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विना: without, except
• विना: Vinā-yoga (Exclusion/विनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• अनाहूता: not invited
• अनाहूता: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + आ + हु (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नकारार्थक-उपसर्ग (negated)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्राप्ता: arrived
• प्राप्ता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) प्रयुक्तः क्रियार्थे; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अवमानिता: insulted, dishonored
• अवमानिता: Karta-anvaya (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + मान् (धातु) + इत (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aparādha (offense) toward the divine and toward one’s kin violates dharma; ritual cannot sanctify arrogance.

Vedantic Theme: Outer karma without inner purity (śuddhi) is unstable; ego (ahaṅkāra) veils discernment (viveka).

Application: Do not weaponize invitations or social standing; practice respectful speech, especially in sacred or communal settings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: yajña-vedi / sabhā

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5.35 (invited assembly); Garuda Purana 1.5.37 (Satī’s rebirth); Garuda Purana 1.5.38 (yajña destruction and curse)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Satī
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the importance of the Daksha Yajna episode in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the pivotal trigger—Dakṣa’s deliberate insult of Satī and exclusion of Rudra—showing how pride and disrespect toward the divine lead to grave consequences.

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

Indirectly, it frames a moral-causal principle used throughout the Purāṇa: actions rooted in arrogance and insult (avamāna) generate severe karmic outcomes, shaping one’s future suffering or downfall.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid humiliating others—especially in religious or family settings—and practice humility; disrespect and exclusion can escalate conflicts and create long-term karmic and social harm.