Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

सर्गश्च प्रतिसर्गश्च वंशो मन्वन्तराणि च / कस्माद्देवात्प्रवर्तन्ते कस्मिमन्नेतत्प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca / kasmāddevātpravartante kasmimannetatpratiṣṭhitam

Translation

Творение и перетворение, родословия и Манвантары — от какого божественного источника они исходят и в ком всё это утверждено?

Word by Word

• सर्गः: creation; emanation
• सर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• प्रतिसर्गः: re-creation; secondary creation
• प्रतिसर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• वंशः: lineage; dynasty
• वंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मन्वन्तराणि: Manu-periods; manvantaras
• मन्वन्तराणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक); मन्वन्तर (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनोरन्तरम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• कस्मात्: from what? from whom?
• कस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• देवात्: from the god
• देवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise; proceed; originate
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कस्मिन्: in what? in whom?
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अन्: in this (enclitic)
• अन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; एतदर्थे (enclitic form in sandhi: अस्मिन्/अत्र-प्राय)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक-सर्वनाम

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established; is founded
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थे (is established)

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Inquiry into the ultimate divine source of creation, re-creation, lineages, and Manvantaras, and the substratum in which all is established.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat-kāraṇatva and ādhāratva of the Supreme (Brahman/Nārāyaṇa as upādāna-nimitta and adhishthāna).

Application: Cultivate śāstra-guided questioning (tattva-jijñāsā) and orient study toward the ultimate cause rather than only secondary cosmological details.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Purvakhanda) cosmology and sarga-pratisarga frames in adjacent adhyayas; Garuda Purana sections describing Manvantaras and vamsa lists later in Purvakhanda

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Manu

FAQs

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

This verse frames the Purana’s cosmology by asking about the origin of primary creation (sarga) and recurring/secondary creation (pratisarga), pointing to a single divine ground behind cyclic manifestation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by establishing that cosmic order (epochs, lineages, cycles) arises from a divine source, it sets the metaphysical backdrop in which karma and rebirth operate.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reflect on a stable spiritual foundation behind change—cultivate dharma and devotion as anchors amid life’s cycles of beginnings and endings.