Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

सत्यानां शृणु नामानि द्रोणः प्राणो ध्रुवस्तथा / अर्के दोषस्तथा वस्कः सप्तमस्तु विभावसुः

Transliteration

satyānāṃ śṛṇu nāmāni droṇaḥ prāṇo dhruvastathā / arke doṣastathā vaskaḥ saptamastu vibhāvasuḥ

Translation

सत्यस्वरूपांचे नाम ऐक—द्रोण, प्राण आणि ध्रुव; तसेच अर्कमंडळात दोष व वस्क, आणि सातवा निश्चयच विभावसु आहे।

Word by Word

• सत्यानाम्: of the Satyas (group)
• सत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (गण-नाम), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• द्रोणः: Droṇa (name)
• द्रोणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• प्राणः: Prāṇa (name)
• प्राणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva (name)
• ध्रुवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चयार्थक

• अर्के: in/under Arka (the Sun)
• अर्के: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अर्क’ = सूर्य (Sun)

• दोषः: Doṣa (name)
• दोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चयार्थक

• वस्कः: Vaska (name)
• वस्कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• विभावसुः: Vibhāvasu (name; Fire)
• विभावसुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (अग्नि-पर्याय/देवता-नाम)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-jñāna (knowledge of divine/cosmic names) as a means to understand the structure of reality.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-vibhūti / cosmic manifestation understood through ordered categories (upādhi-bheda).

Application: Use as a memorized litany for study/recitation; cultivate disciplined attention to scriptural enumerations to stabilize the mind.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial sphere (solar orb)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5.30-32 (continuation: Rudras and Ādityas lists)

Characters & Entities

• Vibhavasu
• Arka (Sun)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Satya-class names in Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional enumeration of specific Satya-associated beings, linking truthfulness (satya) with ordered cosmic categories and their named representatives.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the Purana’s broader afterlife teaching by mapping moral qualities like satya onto cosmic hierarchies—suggesting that ethical truthfulness aligns one with higher, orderly realms rather than chaotic post-death states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat satya (truthfulness) as a daily discipline—truth in speech, intention, and conduct—since the text repeatedly connects moral integrity with auspicious spiritual outcomes.