Shloka 55
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
पुलोमजा मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य भार्या या काशिका गाधिराजस्य भार्या / विकुक्षिभार्या सुमतिश्चेति संज्ञा कुशस्य पत्नी कान्तिमतीति संज्ञा
pulomajā mantradyumnasya bhāryā yā kāśikā gādhirājasya bhāryā / vikukṣibhāryā sumatiśceti saṃjñā kuśasya patnī kāntimatīti saṃjñā
പുലോമജാ മന്ത്രദ്യുമ്നന്റെ ഭാര്യയായിരുന്നു; കാശികാ ഗാധിരാജന്റെ ഭാര്യയായിരുന്നു. വികുക്ഷിയുടെ ഭാര്യ ‘സുമതി’ എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെട്ടു; കുശന്റെ ഭാര്യ ‘കാന്തിമതി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയായി.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Smṛti-style preservation of lineage and relational dharma through precise naming (nāma) and spousal associations.
Vedantic Theme: Smṛti as a vehicle for dharma-jñāna within vyavahāra (worldly order).
Application: Value accurate transmission of family/community history; recognize relational duties and social roles as part of dharmic order (while remaining ethically reflective).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: sacred city; royal dynastic settings
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28 (lists of incarnational/dynastic identifications)
FAQs
This verse preserves traditional genealogical memory—linking rulers to spouses and dynastic continuity—used in Purāṇic historiography and ritual-cultural identity.
While the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and rites, it also includes Purāṇic catalogues of lineages; this verse functions as a factual register within that narrative section.
Use it as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and documentation of Purāṇic names—helpful for researchers, family tradition keepers, and Sanskrit learners practicing proper nouns and compounds.