Shloka 23

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

मनोरमां भानुमतीं विशालां बहुदामथ / दक्षः प्रादान्महादेव ! चतस्रो ऽरिष्टनेमये (ने)

Transliteration

manoramāṃ bhānumatīṃ viśālāṃ bahudāmatha / dakṣaḥ prādānmahādeva ! catasro 'riṣṭanemaye (ne)

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, ദക്ഷൻ മനോരമാ, ഭാനുമതി, വിശാലാ, ബഹുദാ—ഈ നാലു പുത്രിമാരെയും അരിഷ്ടനേമിക്കു വിവാഹമായി നൽകി।

Word by Word

• मनोरमाम्: Manoramā
• मनोरमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भानुमतीम्: Bhānumatī
• भानुमतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विशालाम्: Viśālā
• विशालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• बहुदाम्: often / many times
• बहुदाम्: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (often/many times)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• चतस्रः: four (wives)
• चतस्रः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतस् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (four)

• अरिष्टनेमये: to Ariṣṭanemi
• अरिष्टनेमये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्टनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; पाठभेदः: अरिष्टनेमये/अरिष्टनेमे

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Name-and-lineage remembrance (smaraṇa) as a way to situate beings within dharmic cosmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa unfolding within sṛṣṭi; orderliness of creation despite multiplicity.

Application: Cultivate respect for ancestry and tradition; use remembrance of origins to ground ethical identity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6.22-26 (continuing list of Dakṣa’s daughters and marital assignments)

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Mahadeva (as an address)
• Arishtanemi
• Manorama
• Bhanumati
• Vishala
• Bahuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Daksha’s marriages in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the Purāṇic genealogical record: Dakṣa’s daughters are married to specific sages/lineages, which explains how various cosmic families and dharmic lineages proliferate in creation narratives.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; it belongs to the Brahma Kanda’s genealogical/creation framework that establishes the cosmic order within which later teachings on dharma, karma, and afterlife are situated.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic lineage structure and the idea of social/cosmic order (dharma) established through sanctioned relationships and responsibilities.