Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

अञ्ज (न्त) को नरकश्चैव काल नाभस्तथैव च / निवातकवचा दैत्याः प्रह्रादस्य कुले ऽभवन्

Transliteration

añja (nta) ko narakaścaiva kāla nābhastathaiva ca / nivātakavacā daityāḥ prahrādasya kule 'bhavan

Translation

अञ्जक (किंवा अन्तक), नरक आणि कालनाभ—हे निवातकवच दैत्य प्रह्लादाच्या कुळात उत्पन्न झाले।

Word by Word

• añjantaḥ: Añjantas (name)
• añjantaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; proper name/group-name; पाठभेद: अञ्जन्तः/अञ्जको

• kaḥ: who?/Ka (as written)
• kaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; interrogative pronoun; here likely corruption for proper name ‘Añjakaḥ’

• narakaḥ: Naraka
• narakaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• kālaḥ: Kāla
• kālaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name

• nābhaḥ: Nābhaḥ
• nābhaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name (Nābhaḥ)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha-bodhaka (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb), ‘also/likewise’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• nivātakavacāḥ: Nivātakavacas
• nivātakavacāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāta + kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (nivāta-kavacāḥ = ‘those whose armor is windless/impervious’)

• daityāḥ: Daityas
• daityāḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• prahrādasya: of Prahrāda
• prahrādasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prahrāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/Genitive), Ekavacana

• kule: in the lineage/family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th/Locative), Ekavacana

• abhavan: were/became
• abhavan: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage does not guarantee virtue; dharma is determined by conduct (ācāra) rather than birth alone.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma-vibhāga: behavior arises from guṇas and choices within prakṛti; ethical identity is not fixed by origin.

Application: Avoid essentializing people by family/group; evaluate actions and cultivate sattva through discipline and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: genealogical/lineage note (Prahlāda-kula)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (Prahlāda lineage context within daitya genealogies)

Characters & Entities

• Prahlada
• Naraka
• Kalanabha
• Nivatakavaca Daityas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Daityas like Naraka and Kālanābha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Purāṇic genealogy—linking well-known asuras and demon clans (like the Nivātakavacas) to Prahlāda’s lineage, helping readers place later stories and conflicts within a family-line framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife teachings?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it functions as a genealogical note within the Vishnu–Garuda discourse, providing background on notable beings referenced elsewhere in Purāṇic cosmology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that texts like the Garuda Purana also transmit historical-theological context (genealogy and cosmology); studying these lineages can clarify later teachings on dharma, adharma, and their consequences.