Shloka 56

Devanagari script

सत्यरथो रामरथात्तस्मादुपगुरुः स्मृतः / उपगुरोरुपगुप्तः स्वागतश्चोपगुप्ततः

Transliteration

satyaratho rāmarathāttasmādupaguruḥ smṛtaḥ / upagurorupaguptaḥ svāgataścopaguptataḥ

Translation

రామరథుని నుండి సత్యరథుడు అనే నామధారి వచ్చాడు; అతనినుండి ఉపగురు అని స్మరించబడతాడు. ఉపగురుని నుండి ఉపగుప్తుడు, ఉపగుప్తుని నుండి స్వాగతుడు జన్మించాడు.

Word by Word

• सत्यरथः: Satyaratha
• सत्यरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (सत्यः रथः / ‘Satyaratha’ नाम)

• रामरथात्: from Rāmaratha
• रामरथात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपगुरुः: Upaguru
• उपगुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is remembered/called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Naming/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/called’

• उपगुरोः: of Upaguru
• उपगुरोः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• उपगुप्तः: Upagupta
• उपगुप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वागतः: Svāgata
• स्वागतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपगुप्ततः: from Upagupta
• उपगुप्ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपगुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating a lineage/list to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Transmission (guru/lineage resonance) implied by names like Upaguru/Upagupta.

Vedantic Theme: Paramparā as a vehicle for saṃskāra; knowledge and identity move through relational continuity.

Application: Value teacher-student continuity; safeguard authentic transmission of learning and practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (continuation of the same genealogical register)

Characters & Entities

• Rāmaratha
• Satyaratha
• Upaguru
• Upagupta
• Svāgata

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies and name-lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a link in a teacher/descendant succession, preserving remembered transmission (smṛti) and authority of a tradition through named lineages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey or afterlife; instead, it records a lineage chain, which in the Purana supports the credibility of teachings that may appear elsewhere in the dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain accurate attribution and continuity in spiritual learning—study from reliable sources/teachers and preserve textual lineages carefully when reciting, teaching, or archiving.