Shloka 14

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

स एव वंशेप्यभवद्रवेश्च आकूत्यां यः सच्चिदानन्दरूपः / स्वायंभुवं यत्तु मन्वन्तरं च देवैः साकं पालयामास वीन्द्र

Transliteration

sa eva vaṃśepyabhavadraveśca ākūtyāṃ yaḥ saccidānandarūpaḥ / svāyaṃbhuvaṃ yattu manvantaraṃ ca devaiḥ sākaṃ pālayāmāsa vīndra

Translation

ਹੇ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ (ਗਰੁੜ), ਉਹੀ ਸੱਚਿਦਾਨੰਦ-ਸਰੂਪ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਉਸ ਵੰਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਸੂਰਜ-ਸਵਾਮੀ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ। ਆਕੂਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਜਨਮ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਸਵਾਯੰਭੁਵ ਮਨਵੰਤਰ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ-ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕੀਤੀ।

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निपात)

• vaṃśe: in the lineage
• vaṃśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• abhavat: became, was born
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist/preterite), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• raveḥ: of Ravi (the Sun)
• raveḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ākūtyām: in Ākūti
• ākūtyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन), relative pronoun (सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम)

• saccidānandarūpaḥ: whose form is being-consciousness-bliss
• saccidānandarūpaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat-cit-ānanda-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक); components: sat + cit + ānanda + rūpa
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• svāyaṃbhuvam: of Svāyambhuva
• svāyaṃbhuvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāyaṃbhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies manvantaram

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन), relative pronoun

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात)

• manvantaram: Manvantara (age of Manu)
• manvantaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb/preposition meaning ‘together with’ (सह-अर्थक)

• pālayāmāsa: protected, maintained
• pālayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pāl (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); periphrastic perfect (परस्मैपदी परोक्षभूत)

• vīndra: O best of heroes (O Indra-like one)
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara as protector (pālana) of cosmic and moral order across time-cycles; the Supreme as Sat-Cit-Ānanda underlying governance.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as the ground of being and the sustainer of ṛta/dharma; unity of transcendence (Sat-Cit-Ānanda) and immanence (world-order).

Application: See duty and social order as supported by a larger moral cosmos; align leadership and personal responsibility with protection of the vulnerable and maintenance of order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic era

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmological and dharma-protection themes; praise of Viṣṇu as jagat-pāla (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Vīndra)
• Ravi (Sun)
• Ākūti
• Svāyambhuva Manu
• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of the Svāyambhuva Manvantara in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Svāyambhuva Manvantara as a foundational cosmic era overseen and protected by the Supreme Being along with the Devas, establishing divine order (dharma) for creation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames the soul’s journey within a divinely governed cosmos: Manvantaras are protected by the Supreme and the Devas, implying moral law and cosmic administration behind karmic outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dharmic living with the understanding that the universe is sustained by a moral-cosmic order; aligning actions with truth and duty supports harmony in personal and social life.