Shloka 25

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

मन्वादयोनन्तसंख्या उपस्थात्मान ईरिताः / पायोश्च मानिनो वीन्द्र जज्ञिरे तदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

manvādayonantasaṃkhyā upasthātmāna īritāḥ / pāyośca mānino vīndra jajñire tadanantaram

Translation

മനു മുതലായ അനന്തസംഖ്യ പ്രജാപതികൾ ഉപസ്ഥത്തിൽ നിന്നു ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചതായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു; തുടർന്ന്, ഹേ പക്ഷിരാജ ഗരുഡാ, പായുവിൽ നിന്നു ആ അഭിമാനികൾ ജനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• मनु-आदयः: Manu and others
• मनु-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मनुः आदिः येषां ते’) = ‘Manu and others’

• अनन्त-संख्याः: countless
• अनन्त-संख्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (‘अनन्ता संख्या येषां ते’/‘of endless number’)

• उपस्थ-आत्मानः: presiding beings of the generative organ
• उपस्थ-आत्मानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘उपस्थस्य आत्मानः’ = ‘souls/presiders of the generative organ’)

• ईरिताः: are declared
• ईरिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘declared/mentioned’

• पायोः: of the anus
• पायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय/conjunction

• मानिनः: identifiers/presiders
• मानिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘those who identify/presume (as presiders)’

• वीन्द्र: O best of heroes
• वीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• जज्ञिरे: were born / arose
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्: then
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग/indeclinable adverbial use (‘then’)

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/adverb (accusative used adverbially: ‘afterwards’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodied cosmology: diverse beings arise from differentiated sources, illustrating hierarchy/variegation within sṛṣṭi.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s diversification into guṇa-bheda and nāma-rūpa; the body as microcosm (piṇḍa–brahmāṇḍa nyāya).

Application: Read allegorically: cultivate discernment about purity/impurity as symbolic of tendencies (sattva/rajas/tamas), avoiding literalism that leads to contempt for beings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5 (emanation lists; element/sense presiding deities)

Characters & Entities

• Manus
• Garuda (Vinata-putra)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing creation from body parts in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses symbolic ‘body-part’ origins to classify beings and lineages, presenting a hierarchical and functional map of creation rather than a literal biological account.

How does this verse fit the dialogue between Vishnu and Garuda?

Vishnu instructs Garuda in a cosmological sequence, naming categories of progenitors and explaining their stated sources as part of a broader account of emanation and order in creation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Read it as a reminder to cultivate humility: pride (māna) is flagged as a spiritual fault, while the text emphasizes that all beings arise within an ordered cosmic framework.