Shloka 28

Paramparā (Transmission), Rudra’s Viṣṇu-Dhyāna, and the Garuḍa Purāṇa’s Origin-Impulse

Devanagari script

मूर्धभागाद्दिवं यस्य तं देवं चिन्तयाम्यहम् / सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च

Transliteration

mūrdhabhāgāddivaṃ yasya taṃ devaṃ cintayāmyaham / sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca

Translation

Eu medito naquele Ser Divino de cuja coroa (a parte mais elevada) surgem os céus; e (este Purāṇa) fala também da criação e da recriação, das linhagens e dos Manvantaras.

Word by Word

• मूर्धभागात्: from the head-part (crown)
• मूर्धभागात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मूर्ध्नः भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामि: I contemplate
• चिन्तयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्गः: creation
• सर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय

• प्रतिसर्गः: re-creation, dissolution-and-recreation
• प्रतिसर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय

• वंशः: lineage
• वंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्वन्तराणि: Manu-periods (manvantaras)
• मन्वन्तराणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मनोरन्तरम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय

Speaker

Suta (narrator) / compiler’s invocatory voice (mangala-acharana style)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme as source of higher realms; cyclical cosmology: creation, dissolution, re-creation; time structured by manvantaras and genealogies.

Vedantic Theme: Kala (time) and jagat cycles under Ishvara’s governance; order (rita/dharma) across cosmic epochs.

Application: Frame life within long cycles: cultivate detachment from transient phases; study dharma and devotion as stable anchors across change.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.2.28-29 (scope: sarga/pratisarga/vamsha/manvantara)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Divine Lord)
• Diva (Heaven)
• Manus (via Manvantaras)

FAQs

What is the importance of sarga and pratisarga in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists them as core subjects: sarga is the primary emanation of the cosmos, while pratisarga is the cyclical re-creation after dissolution—framing the Purana’s cosmological teaching.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by establishing the Purana’s scope—cosmic cycles and dharmic history (vamsha, manvantara)—it provides the larger framework within which individual karma and destiny unfold.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of cyclical time and accountability: reflect (cintana) on the Divine and live dharmically, recognizing one’s life as part of a larger moral and cosmic order.