Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

अत्रेरनन्तरं ब्रह्मा दशवर्षादनन्तरम् / अजीजनद्भरद्वाजं वसिष्ठ तदनतरम्

Transliteration

atreranantaraṃ brahmā daśavarṣādanantaram / ajījanadbharadvājaṃ vasiṣṭha tadanataram

Translation

अत्रेः अनन्तरं ब्रह्मा दशवर्षानन्तरं भरद्वाजमजीजनत्, ततः तदनन्तरमेव वसिष्ठमप्यसृजत्।

Word by Word

• atreḥ: of Atri
• atreḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.)

• anantaram: after
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘after’

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• daśa-varṣāt: after ten years
• daśa-varṣāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास ‘दशवर्ष’ + पञ्चमी (Abl. 5) एकवचन; काल-निर्देश (time-ablative)

• anantaram: afterwards
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् ‘afterwards’

• ajījanat: generated
• ajījanat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√jan (जन्) (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.); परस्मैपद; ‘अजीजनत्’ = he generated/produced

• bharadvājam: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• vasiṣṭham: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); (पाठे ‘वसिष्ठ’ इति सन्ध्यभावे/लोपे, अर्थतः कर्मपदम्)

• tad-anantaram: immediately after that
• tad-anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial) ‘तस्य अनन्तरम्’ = immediately after that

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sṛṣṭi proceeds in a regulated, sequential manner under īśvara-niyati (divine order).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and kāla-niyama (time as an ordering principle) within vyavahāra.

Application: Cultivate humility and steadiness by contemplating lineage and the slow, lawful unfolding of outcomes over time.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: loka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (ṛṣi-utpatti / sarga sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Atri
• Bharadvaja
• Vasistha

FAQs

What is the importance of listing sages like Atri, Bharadvaja, and Vasistha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the Purāṇic genealogy of ṛṣis, grounding later teachings and ritual lineages in an ordered creation narrative attributed to Brahmā.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it provides cosmological context—how Brahmā manifests seers whose traditions later shape dharma, rites, and teachings that guide human conduct.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to study dharma through authentic lineages and texts—valuing disciplined learning and the continuity of teacher–student traditions in spiritual practice.