Shloka 48

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

देवसावर्णिसावर्णिरिन्द्रसावर्णिरेवच / तथैव दक्षसावर्णिर्धर्मभावर्णिरेव च

Transliteration

devasāvarṇisāvarṇirindrasāvarṇirevaca / tathaiva dakṣasāvarṇirdharmabhāvarṇireva ca

Translation

देवसावर्णिसावर्णिरिन्द्रसावर्णिरेव च। तथैव दक्षसावर्णिर्धर्मभावर्णिरेव च॥

Word by Word

• deva-sāvarṇi-sāvarṇīḥ: Deva-sāvarṇi
• deva-sāvarṇi-sāvarṇīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + sāvarṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• indra-sāvarṇī: Indra-sāvarṇi
• indra-sāvarṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + sāvarṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• dakṣa-sāvarṇīḥ: Dakṣa-sāvarṇi
• dakṣa-sāvarṇīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāvarṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-bhāvarṇīḥ: Dharma-sāvarṇi (Dharma-bhāvarṇi)
• dharma-bhāvarṇīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvarṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Multiplicity of Manu-governed epochs; cosmic order is administered through recurring archetypal offices.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-saṅgraha across cycles; īśvara’s order expressed through names/roles within time.

Application: Cultivate duty-with-detachment: roles change across time, but ethical order and responsibility remain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic epoch

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5 (completion/continuation of Manu enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Devasāvarṇi
• Sāvarṇi
• Indrasāvarṇi
• Dakṣasāvarṇi
• Dharmabhāvarṇi

FAQs

What is the importance of these names (Devasāvarṇi, Sāvarṇi, etc.) in the Garuda Purana?

They function as a catalog of cosmic rulers in successive eras (manvantaras), helping situate dharma and creation within a structured Puranic timeline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by placing spiritual teaching within cosmic time, it frames dharma as perennial across changing ages, even though this particular verse is primarily a genealogical listing.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that dharma is continuous across eras—practice daily ethical discipline and scriptural study rather than treating spirituality as tied only to one historical moment.