Shloka 46

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

दशवर्षानन्तरेण मनुर्वैवस्वतो ऽभवत् / मनोरनन्तरं जज्ञे शतवर्षादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

daśavarṣānantareṇa manurvaivasvato 'bhavat / manoranantaraṃ jajñe śatavarṣādanantaram

Translation

പത്ത് വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം വൈവസ്വത മനു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു; മനുവിന് ശേഷം വീണ്ടും നൂറു വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ മറ്റൊരാളും ജനിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• daśa-varṣa-anantareṇa: after ten years
• daśa-varṣa-anantareṇa: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa + varṣa + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ‘दशवर्षानन्तर’ + तृतीया (Instr. 3) एकवचन; काल-निर्देश (after ten years)

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• vaivasvataḥ: Vaivasvata
• vaivasvataḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet) ‘Vivasvān’s son’

• abhavat: became/was born
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfect-like narrative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन

• anantaram: after
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘after’

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• śata-varṣāt: after a hundred years
• śata-varṣāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śata + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास ‘शतवर्ष’ (hundred years) + पञ्चमी (Abl. 5) एकवचन ‘-āt’; काल-निर्देश

• anantaram: afterwards
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘afterwards’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manu’s appearance indicates the establishment of social-cosmic order (dharma) within cyclical time.

Vedantic Theme: Cyclicality of creation (kalpa/manvantara) under īśvara; dharma as sustaining order in vyavahāra.

Application: Align personal conduct with sustaining principles—truthfulness, restraint, responsibility—seeing oneself as part of a longer generational continuum.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic/temporal marker

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (transition toward manvantara-related genealogy)

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Manu
• Vivasvat

FAQs

What is the importance of Vaivasvata Manu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse situates Vaivasvata Manu within a precise Purāṇic chronology, highlighting him as a key epoch-marker (Manu) in the unfolding of cosmic and dynastic time.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing Purāṇic time-structure (successions and intervals), it frames human life, death, and ritual duties as occurring within larger cosmic cycles overseen by dharma and divine order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of long-term dharmic accountability: personal conduct and rites (like śrāddha and pinda-dāna) gain meaning when viewed within a broader sacred timeline rather than short-term concerns.