Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

तदनन्तरजो वीन्द्र अष्टवर्षादनन्तरम् / धनपो ह्यभवत्तत्र तद्भार्या वत्सरे परे

Transliteration

tadanantarajo vīndra aṣṭavarṣādanantaram / dhanapo hyabhavattatra tadbhāryā vatsare pare

Translation

ഹേ രാജശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! അതിനുശേഷം കൂടി എട്ട് വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ അവിടെ ധനപ എന്ന പേരുള്ള പുത്രൻ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു; അടുത്ത വർഷം അവന്റെ ഭാര്യയും പ്രത്യക്ഷയായി.

Word by Word

• तत्-अनन्तरजः: the one born thereafter
• तत्-अनन्तरजः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अनन्तर + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तदनन्तरः=thereafter) + ज (born)

• वीन्द्र: O lord of heroes (O Indra-like one)
• वीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• अष्टवर्षात्: after eight years
• अष्टवर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान/Time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; काल-अपादान (after eight years)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालवाचक (temporal)

• धनपः: Dhanapa
• धनपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• तत्-भार्या: his wife
• तत्-भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (his wife)

• वत्सरे: in the year
• वत्सरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• परे: next, subsequent
• परे: Adhikarana-anvaya (अधिकरणविशेषण/Time-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies वत्सरे)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time-bound manifestation (kāla-krama) of beings within sṛṣṭi; emergence of progeny and relational bonds.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as an upādhi governing nāma-rūpa in vyavahāra; continuity of saṃsāra through progeny.

Application: Reflect on impermanence and the patterned unfolding of life-events; cultivate detachment while fulfilling duties within family life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13.49-52 (continuation of sequential creations)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanapa

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the Garuda Purana?

It records a precise sequence of births over time, reinforcing the Purana’s theme that relationships and life-events unfold according to karmic continuity and ordained timing.

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

Indirectly, it supports the text’s broader teaching that after death and post-death transitions, the jiva can take further births in a structured order shaped by prior causes (karma), even when the verse itself is a lineage-style narration.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat family bonds and life circumstances as ethically consequential: act with dharma now, since future situations and relationships are portrayed as arising from prior choices and their results.