Shloka 37
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
त्यक्ता देहं पुनर्जाता मेनायां तु हिमालयात् / शम्भोर्भार्याभवद्रौरी तस्यां जज्ञे विनायकः
tyaktā dehaṃ punarjātā menāyāṃ tu himālayāt / śambhorbhāryābhavadraurī tasyāṃ jajñe vināyakaḥ
Setelah meninggalkan jasadnya, baginda lahir semula dalam rahim Menā sebagai puteri Himālaya. Sebagai Raurī, baginda menjadi isteri Śambhu (Śiva), dan daripadanya lahirlah Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa).
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Embodiment is relinquished and assumed again according to cosmic purpose; divine līlā uses rebirth as restoration of dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as a field of transformation; the Self is continuous while forms change—yet here framed as Purāṇic līlā rather than strict Advaita exposition.
Application: Treat endings as transitions; cultivate steadiness and devotion through life-changes, seeing continuity of purpose beyond a single identity.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain realm / divine household
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5.36 (insult leading to renunciation of body); Garuda Purana 1.5.38 (Rudra’s wrath as consequence)
FAQs
It presents a concise Puranic example of rebirth—after leaving one body, the same being takes birth again in a new lineage, showing continuity of life across embodiments.
Indirectly, by stating that after death (“giving up the body”), another birth occurs, implying the soul’s continuity through death into a new embodied existence.
It encourages long-term ethical living by reminding that actions and identity are not confined to one lifetime, and that life is viewed as a continuing journey across births.