Shloka 92

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

हनुमांश्च तदा जज्ञे त्रेतायां पक्षिसत्तम / तदा शिवाख्यविप्राच्च जज्ञे सा भारती स्मृता

Transliteration

hanumāṃśca tadā jajñe tretāyāṃ pakṣisattama / tadā śivākhyaviprācca jajñe sā bhāratī smṛtā

Translation

Ó melhor entre as aves, na era Tretā nasceu Hanumān; e então, de um brāhmaṇa chamado Śiva, nasceu também ela, lembrada como Bhāratī.

Word by Word

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tretāyām: in the Tretā (yuga)
• tretāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tretā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; युगे (in the Tretā age)

• pakṣi-sattama: O best of birds
• pakṣi-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• śiva-ākhya-viprāt: from the Brahmin named Śiva
• śiva-ākhya-viprāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक) + vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘शिव-नामक-विप्रात्’ (from the Brahmin named Śiva)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhāratī: Bhāratī
• bhāratī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāratī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• smṛtā: is remembered/called
• smṛtā: Vidheyā (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘इति स्मृता’ (is remembered/called)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine helpers manifest in specific ages to serve dharma; births are purposeful, not random.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara’s līlā through time (kāla) and nāma-rūpa; instruments of dharma arise according to cosmic necessity.

Application: See life roles as service-oriented; cultivate devotion and strength in support of righteousness, as exemplified by Hanumān.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: yuga-era

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16 (Tretā-related births and unions sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman
• Garuda
• Tretā-yuga
• Bhāratī
• Brāhmaṇa named Śiva

FAQs

What is the importance of mentioning Hanumān’s birth in the Garuda Purana?

This verse anchors sacred history in yuga-chronology, identifying Hanumān as a Tretā-yuga figure and situating related births within a Purāṇic genealogical framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it emphasizes rebirth and time-cycles (yugas), implying that embodied beings appear in specific cosmic periods according to divine order and karmic timing, even though this verse itself is genealogical rather than funerary.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to live dharmically within one’s own time and role—seeing life events as part of a larger moral-cosmic order rather than mere chance.