Shloka 24

Sṛṣṭi–Pratisṛṣṭi: Viṣṇu as Kāla and the Ninefold Creation Schema

Devanagari script

सत्त्वोद्रिक्तास्तु मुखतः संभूता ब्रह्मणो हर ! / सत्त्वप्राया तनुस्तेन सन्त्यक्ता साप्यभूद्दिनम्

Transliteration

sattvodriktāstu mukhataḥ saṃbhūtā brahmaṇo hara ! / sattvaprāyā tanustena santyaktā sāpyabhūddinam

Translation

ஹே ஹரா! சத்துவம் மேலோங்கிய உயிர்கள் பிரம்மாவின் வாயிலிருந்து தோன்றின. அவர் கைவிட்ட அந்த சத்துவமயமான உடலே பின்னர் ‘பகல்’ ஆனது।

Word by Word

• सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताः: abounding in sattva
• सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्रिक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्त्वेन उद्रिक्ताः = सत्त्वोद्रिक्ताः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• मुखतः: from the mouth
• मुखतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (from the mouth)

• संभूताः: arisen/produced
• संभूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘सम्+भू’

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• हर: O Hara
• हर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सत्त्वप्राया: mostly sattvic
• सत्त्वप्राया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्त्व-प्राया = mostly sattva)

• तनुः: body
• तनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सन्त्यक्ता: completely abandoned
• सन्त्यक्ता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सम्+त्यज्’

• सा: she/that (body)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (फल/परिणाम-रूपेण)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda), addressing Hara as a vocative within the narration

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sattva as the principle of illumination: beings and temporal divisions arise according to predominance of guṇas; ‘mouth’ signifies expression/manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vibhāga and nāma-rūpa manifestation; sattva as prakāśa (illumination) enabling knowledge and dharmic activity.

Application: Align daytime with sattvic pursuits—study, worship, charity, truthful speech; treat speech (‘mouth’) as a creative power to be purified.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.4.23 (Night from tamas); Garuda Purana 1.4.25-27 (asuras/devas by night/day; sandhyā; humans from rajas)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Hara (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of sattva in the Garuda Purana’s creation narrative?

This verse links sattva (purity, clarity) with Brahmā’s mouth-born creation and associates a sattva-dominant form with the manifestation of daytime, showing sattva as the luminous principle in cosmic order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames sattva as the luminous, elevating quality; in Garuda Purana’s broader teaching, cultivating sattva supports clarity, dharma, and higher destinies compared to rajas/tamas-driven outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Strengthen sattva through truthful speech, cleanliness, moderation, and devotional practice—habits traditionally linked with clarity and ethical living, symbolically aligned here with “daylight” qualities.