Shloka 31

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्या मुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः / श्रद्धा कामं चला दर्पं नियमं धृतिरात्मजम्

Transliteration

khyātyādyā jagṛhuḥ kanyā munayo munisattamāḥ / śraddhā kāmaṃ calā darpaṃ niyamaṃ dhṛtirātmajam

Translation

మునిశ్రేష్ఠులు ఖ్యాతి మొదలైన కన్యలను భార్యలుగా స్వీకరించారు. శ్రద్ధ నుండి కాముడు, చలా నుండి దర్పుడు, ధృతి నుండి నియముడు కుమారుడుగా జన్మించాడు.

Word by Word

• ख्याति-आद्याः: Khyāti and others
• ख्याति-आद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘ख्याति’ इत्यादयः (ādi = etc.)

• जगृहुः: took/accepted
• जगृहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• कन्याः: daughters/maidens
• कन्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुनिसत्तमाः: the best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘best among sages’ (appositional to मुनयः)

• श्रद्धा: Śraddhā (Faith)
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कामम्: Kāma (Desire)
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चला: Calā (Fickleness)
• चला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दर्पम्: Darpā (Pride)
• दर्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नियमम्: Niyama (Restraint)
• नियमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (Fortitude)
• धृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आत्मजम्: a son (offspring)
• आत्मजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘self-born/son’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Inner dispositions arise from foundational qualities: faith can generate desire; restlessness can generate pride; steadiness can generate discipline.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-dynamics shaping mind (antaḥkaraṇa) and conduct; saṃskāra-based causality.

Application: Strengthen śraddhā with discernment; curb calatā (fickleness) to reduce darpa; cultivate dhṛti to establish niyama (consistent self-regulation).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (continuation of creation/progeny lists)

Characters & Entities

• Khyāti
• Śraddhā
• Calā
• Dhṛti
• Kāma
• Darpa
• Niyama
• Munis

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Śraddhā, Kāma, Calā, Darpa, and Niyama in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses personified qualities to show how inner dispositions (faith, desire, fickleness, pride, restraint) are treated as real forces shaping creation and conduct within the Purāṇic worldview.

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

Indirectly: it frames ethical psychology—faith and restraint support dharma, while fickleness and pride can obstruct it—setting a moral foundation for later teachings on karma and post-death consequences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate śraddhā (steady faith) and niyama (disciplined observance) to regulate kāma (desire) and reduce calā (restlessness) and darpa (ego), supporting dharmic living.