Shloka 7

Dynastic Enumeration and the Threefold Pralaya (वंशानुकीर्तनं—प्रलयत्रयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

सुपर्णः कृतजिच्चैव बृहद्भ्राजश्च धार्मिकः / कृतञ्जयो धनञ्जयः संजयः शाक्य एव च

Transliteration

suparṇaḥ kṛtajiccaiva bṛhadbhrājaśca dhārmikaḥ / kṛtañjayo dhanañjayaḥ saṃjayaḥ śākya eva ca

Translation

စုပဏ္ဏ (Suparṇa)၊ ကృతဇိတ (Kṛtajit) နှင့် ဘృဟဒ္ဘ္ရာဇ (Bṛhadbhrāja)၊ ထို့ပြင် ဓာရ္မိက (Dhārmika) ဟူသော တရားသမာဓိရှိသူ။ ကృతઞ္ဇယ (Kṛtañjaya)၊ ဓနઞ္ဇယ (Dhanañjaya)၊ သံဇယ (Saṃjaya) နှင့် ရှာက്യ (Śākya) တို့လည်း ရှိ၏။

Word by Word

• सुपर्णः: Suparṇa (a name)
• सुपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• कृतजित्: Kṛtajit (a name)
• कृतजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कृदन्त) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतं जितं येन/कृत-जित्) नाम

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• बृहद्भ्राजः: Bṛhadbhrāja (a name)
• बृहद्भ्राजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कृतञ्जयः: Kṛtañjaya (a name)
• कृतञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त; कृदन्त) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृत-जयः) नाम

• धनञ्जयः: Dhanañjaya (a name)
• धनञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धनं जयति इति/धन-जयः) नाम

• संजयः: Saṃjaya (a name)
• संजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• शाक्यः: Śākya (a name)
• शाक्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/जातिवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Righteousness (dhārmika) and victory (jaya) are praised as royal virtues; fame is secondary to dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma shaping worldly identity; ethical qualities outlast the body as reputation (kīrti) within saṃsāra.

Application: Pursue ‘jaya’ as self-mastery and justice rather than domination; align achievement with ethical conduct.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: dynastic lineage

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.141 (continuing king lists; epithet ‘dhārmika’ as evaluative marker)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing names like Suparṇa and Kṛtajit in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional sequence of revered epithets/names; such listings are used for remembrance, recitation, and dharma-oriented praise within the Purana’s narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

This specific shloka does not describe after-death geography or punishments; it functions as a name/epithet enumeration within the chapter’s flow rather than a direct teaching on the soul’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse for careful, accurate recitation and reflection on dharma-oriented qualities (victory over wrongdoing, radiance, righteousness) as personal ethical ideals.