Shloka 27

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

विराजसंज्ञकां भार्यां मध्यमाङ्गुलिपर्वतः / अनिरुद्धानन्तर तु शतवर्षादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

virājasaṃjñakāṃ bhāryāṃ madhyamāṅguliparvataḥ / aniruddhānantara tu śatavarṣādanantaram

Translation

Para além do estágio chamado Aniruddha, após um intervalo de cem anos, há o que se denomina Virāj; e menciona-se sua consorte, bem como o monte chamado Madhyamāṅguli-parvata.

Word by Word

• विराज-संज्ञकाम्: (a woman) named Virāj
• विराज-संज्ञकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विराज (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘विराज’ इति संज्ञा यस्याः (virāj-named)

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मध्यम-अङ्गुलि-पर्वतः: from the joint of the middle finger
• मध्यम-अङ्गुलि-पर्वतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘मध्यमायाः अङ्गुलेः पर्वतः’ (from the joint of the middle finger)

• अनिरुद्ध-अनन्तरम्: after Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्ध-अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-समास; ‘अनिरुद्धस्य अनन्तरम्’ = तदनन्तरम् (immediately after Aniruddha)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis/contrast

• शत-वर्षात्: after/from (a period of) one hundred years
• शत-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास ‘शतं वर्षाणि’ (from a hundred years)

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Virāj as a cosmic principle/persona associated with manifest totality; creation includes relational pairs (consort) and spatial markers (mountain).

Vedantic Theme: Hiraṇyagarbha/Virāj as macrocosmic embodiment; emergence of structured world (nāma-rūpa with relations and loci).

Application: See the world as an interconnected whole; cultivate reverence for cosmic order and relational responsibility.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic mountain / cosmic body-mountain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (Virāj and emanational sequencing)

Characters & Entities

• Viraj
• Aniruddha
• Madhyamanguli-parvata

FAQs

What is the importance of the ‘hundred-year interval’ mentioned in this verse of the Garuda Purana?

It marks a doctrinal time-gap between successive stations on the post-death route, emphasizing that the preta’s journey is described as gradual, with distinct phases and milestones rather than a single instant transition.

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

It presents the journey as a sequence of named stations/regions (e.g., Aniruddha, Virāj) and recognizable landmarks (a named mountain), indicating an ordered cosmography through which the subtle being is said to pass.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat death-rites and remembrance practices (shraddha, pinda-dana, charity in the departed’s name) as disciplined, time-aware duties—supporting ethical living and responsibility toward ancestors rather than neglecting end-of-life obligations.