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Shloka 29

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

यक्षाख्या जक्षणाज्ज्ञेयाः सर्पा वै केशसर्पणात् / जाताः कोपेन भूतास्ते गन्धर्वा जज्ञिरे ततः

Transliteration

yakṣākhyā jakṣaṇājjñeyāḥ sarpā vai keśasarpaṇāt / jātāḥ kopena bhūtāste gandharvā jajñire tataḥ

Translation

‘စားသောက်ခြင်း’ (jakṣaṇa) မှ ဆင်းသက်သဖြင့် ယက္ခ (Yakṣa) ဟု ခေါ်ကြသည်ဟု သိမှတ်ပါ။ ဆံပင်လျှောလျှောရွေ့ခြင်း (keśa-sarpaṇa) မှ မြွေတို့ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာသည်။ ဒေါသမှ ဘူတ (Bhūta) များ မွေးဖွားလာပြီး ထို့နောက် ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (Gandharva) များ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။

Word by Word
यक्षाख्याःthose called Yakshas
यक्षाख्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (यक्ष इति आख्या येषाम्)
जक्षणात्from eating/devouring
जक्षणात्:
Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootजक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √जक्ष् ‘भक्षणे’ इत्यस्य भावनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (हेतौ/अपादाने)
ज्ञेयाःare to be known (as)
ज्ञेयाः:
Vidhi/Predicate (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive potential); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्थः—‘ज्ञातव्याः/विज्ञेयाः’
सर्पाःserpents
सर्पाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic/assurance particle)
केशसर्पणात्from the creeping/crawling of hair
केशसर्पणात्:
Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootकेश + सर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केशानां सर्पणम्)
जाताःborn
जाताः:
Predicate (विशेषण/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
कोपेनby/through anger
कोपेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
भूताःhaving become
भूताः:
Predicate (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘भूत’ = ‘उत्पन्न/भवित’ (become)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
गन्धर्वाःGandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
जज्ञिरेwere born/arose
जज्ञिरे:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद
ततःthereupon/then
ततः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Names (nāma) and functions (karma/pravṛtti) are linked; beings manifest from specific impulses/qualities (e.g., krodha).

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa emergence within prakṛti; guṇa/affect (krodha) as a causal condition for particular forms.

Application: Observe how mental states generate ‘forms’ of behavior; restrain anger to prevent ‘bhūta-like’ disturbance in oneself and society.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: cosmogonic setting

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmogenesis passages describing classes of beings and their origins (general internal parallel)

Characters & Entities
Y
Yakṣas
S
Sarpas (Nāgas/serpents)
B
Bhūtas
G
Gandharvas

FAQs

This verse uses name-origins to classify beings and link their identities to characteristic functions or causes, a common Purāṇic method of teaching cosmology and taxonomy.

Indirectly, it frames the wider cosmology of non-human orders (Yakṣas, Bhūtas, etc.) that populate Purāṇic worlds—background knowledge that supports later discussions on post-death realms and encounters.

It encourages discerning categories and causes—recognizing how qualities like anger can be ‘creative’ of harmful states—supporting self-restraint and sattvic conduct.

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