Shloka 3

Pramlaucā’s appearance and Ruci’s marriage to Māninī

Devanagari script

अतीवरूपिणी कन्या मत्प्रसाद्वराङ्गना / जाता वरुणपुत्रेण पुष्करेण महात्मना

Transliteration

atīvarūpiṇī kanyā matprasādvarāṅganā / jātā varuṇaputreṇa puṣkareṇa mahātmanā

Translation

అత్యంత సౌందర్యవతിയായ ఒక కన్య—నా ప్రసాదముచే శ్రేష్ఠ స్త్రీ—వరుణపుత్రుడైన మహాత్ముడు పుష్కరుని ద్వారా జన్మించింది.

Word by Word

• atīva-rūpiṇī: exceedingly beautiful
• atīva-rūpiṇī: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atīva (अव्यय) + rūpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• kanyā: girl, maiden
• kanyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mat-prasāda-vara-aṅganā: an excellent woman by my grace
• mat-prasāda-vara-aṅganā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—'मत्प्रसादेन वराङ्गना' (my favor-made excellent woman)

• jātā: born
• jātā: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावे—'born'

• varuṇa-putreṇa: by Varuṇa's son
• varuṇa-putreṇa: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृवाचक

• puṣkareṇa: by Puṣkara
• puṣkareṇa: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; नाम

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (of Puṣkara)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Birth and endowments (beauty, fortune) are framed as outcomes of grace and prior causes, mediated through divine agencies.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha alongside karma: apparent gifts are not random but arise within cosmic order.

Application: Receive talents and advantages with humility; use them for dharmic ends rather than vanity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: sacred lake/kshetra (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana genealogical/narrative passages connecting divine lineages to human outcomes (general)

Characters & Entities

• Varuna
• Pushkara

FAQs

What is the importance of divine grace (matprasāda) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames extraordinary birth and excellence as arising from Vishnu’s grace, emphasizing that spiritual merit and divine favor can shape destiny and auspicious outcomes.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it highlights causality beyond the material—divine sanction and merit can influence embodied life, which in the Garuda Purana often sets the stage for later teachings on dharma and karmic results.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dharma and devotion with humility—recognize talents and favorable circumstances as gifts to be used ethically rather than as grounds for pride.