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Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

धूरिलोचनसंज्ञौ द्वौ क्रतुदक्षेतिसंज्ञकौ / द्वौ सत्यवसुसंज्ञौ च कामकालकसंज्ञकौ

Transliteration

dhūrilocanasaṃjñau dvau kratudakṣetisaṃjñakau / dvau satyavasusaṃjñau ca kāmakālakasaṃjñakau

Translation

‘தூரிலோசன’ என இருவர்; ‘க்ரது’ மற்றும் ‘தக்ஷ’ என இருவர்; ‘ஸத்ய’ மற்றும் ‘வஸு’ என இருவர்; மேலும் ‘காம’ மற்றும் ‘காலக’ என இருவர் அழைக்கப்படுகின்றனர்।

Word by Word
धूरिDhūri (name)
धूरि:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūri (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक)
लोचनLocana (name)
लोचन:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootlocana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक)
संज्ञौ(the) two named
संज्ञौ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃjña (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘named’
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Karta (कर्ता/quantifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
क्रतुKratu (name)
क्रतु:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootkratu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक)
दक्षेति(called) ‘Dakṣa’
दक्षेति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdakṣa + iti (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय)
Form‘इति’ इत्यव्ययेन सह नामनिर्देशः (quotative marker)
संज्ञकौ(the) two named
संज्ञकौ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘named’
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Karta (कर्ता/quantifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
सत्यवसुSatyavasu (name)
सत्यवसु:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootsatya + vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक); कर्मधारय (‘true’ + ‘Vasu’)
संज्ञौ(the) two named
संज्ञौ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃjña (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘named’
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
कामKāma (name)
काम:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक)
कालकKālaka (name)
कालक:
Apposition (नाम-घटक)
TypeNoun
Rootkālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम-घटक)
संज्ञकौ(the) two named
संज्ञकौ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘named’
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Orderly naming and pairing indicates structured cosmic functions; knowledge is transmitted through precise lists.

Vedantic Theme: Cognitive discipline (saṅkhyāna) as a preparatory aid; plurality organized without losing underlying unity of order.

Application: Use paired grouping as a memorization method; in liturgy, maintain accuracy of names to preserve intended referents.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5.36 (introduction to the tenfold Viśvedevas); Garuda Purana 3.5.38 (concluding statement and next groups: Ṛbhus, Pitṛs)

Characters & Entities
D
Dhūriloċana
K
Kratu
D
Dakṣa
S
Satya
V
Vasu
K
Kāma
K
Kālaka

FAQs

This verse functions as a catalog of specific beings/officials associated with Yama’s realm, helping identify the structured administration described in Preta Kanda narratives.

Indirectly: by naming paired officials/attendants, it supports the text’s broader depiction that the departed soul’s journey is overseen by designated beings within Yama’s system of judgment and transit.

It encourages seriousness about karma and śrāddha/antyeṣṭi duties—because the Purana presents the after-death process as orderly and accountability-driven, not random.

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