Shloka 14

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

दिवावृत्पञ्चमश्चान्यो दुन्दुभिः पुण्डरीकवान् / गौरी कुमुद्वती चैव सन्ध्या रात्रिर्मनोजवा

Transliteration

divāvṛtpañcamaścānyo dundubhiḥ puṇḍarīkavān / gaurī kumudvatī caiva sandhyā rātrirmanojavā

Translation

အခြားတစ်ဦးကို ဒိဝါဝෘတ်ပဉ္စမ (Divāvṛtpañcama) ဟု ခေါ်ကြပြီး၊ (တစ်ဦး) ဒုန္ဒုဘိ (Dundubhi)၊ (တစ်ဦး) ပုဏ္ဍရီကဝါန် (Puṇḍarīkavān) ဟု ခေါ်ကြသည်။ ထို့အတူ ဂေါရီ (Gaurī)၊ ကုမုဒဝတီ (Kumudvatī)၊ သန္ဓျာ (Sandhyā)၊ ရာတြိ (Rātri) နှင့် မနောဇဝါ (Manojavā) တို့လည်း ရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• दिवावृत्: Divāvṛt (name)
• दिवावृत्: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवावृत् (प्रातिपदिक; दिवा + वृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• पञ्चमः: the fifth
• पञ्चमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दुन्दुभिः: Dundubhi (name)
• दुन्दुभिः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• पुण्डरीकवान्: having lotuses / lotus-possessing
• पुण्डरीकवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्डरीकवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessive)

• गौरी: Gaurī (name)
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• कुमुद्वती: Kumudvatī (name)
• कुमुद्वती: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद्वती (प्रातिपदिक; कुमुद + वती)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• सन्ध्या: Sandhyā (name)
• सन्ध्या: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• रात्रिः: Rātri (name)
• रात्रिः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• मनोजवा: Manojavā (name)
• मनोजवा: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोजवा (प्रातिपदिक; मनस् + जवा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Interweaving of cosmography with kāla (time): day, twilight, and night as sacred principles; the cosmos is apprehended through named powers.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as a manifestation within māyā; recognition of cyclical time supporting vairāgya and contemplative awareness.

Application: Use the day–twilight–night triad as a mindfulness cue for sandhyā practices (even if not explicitly ritual here): pause at transitions and recollect sacred order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56 (lists that include personified temporal and floral names)

Characters & Entities

• Divāvṛtpañcama
• Dundubhi
• Puṇḍarīkavān
• Gaurī
• Kumudvatī
• Sandhyā
• Rātri
• Manojavā

FAQs

What is the importance of listing these names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog of specific named entities (or designations), preserving traditional nomenclature used in the text’s cosmological/ritual descriptions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; it primarily enumerates names, likely as part of a broader contextual listing in the chapter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and cross-checking Sanskrit names (especially Sandhyā/Rātri-related terms) when reading or teaching Garuḍa Purāṇa passages.