Shloka 19

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

दशवर्षानन्तरं तु निर्ममे नासिक ततः / तस्य भार्यां नासिकस्यः पञ्चवर्षादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

daśavarṣānantaraṃ tu nirmame nāsika tataḥ / tasya bhāryāṃ nāsikasyaḥ pañcavarṣādanantaram

Translation

పది సంవత్సరాల అనంతరం ఆయన నాసికను నిర్మించెను. ఆపై ఐదు సంవత్సరాల తరువాత ఆ నాసికకు భార్యగా (స్త్రీ-ప్రతిరూపంగా) సృష్టించెను.

Word by Word

• दश-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: after ten years
• दश-वर्ष-अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (after ten years)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: None (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)

• निर्ममे: created/made
• निर्ममे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• नासिकः: Nāsika (a person)
• नासिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: None (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thereupon/from that)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• नासिकस्य: of Nāsika
• नासिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पञ्च-वर्षात्: from five years
• पञ्च-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; काल-निर्देश

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment unfolds in ordered stages; organs and their complementary counterparts arise according to a timed creative sequence.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa-krama (ordered causation) within prakṛti’s manifestation; the body as a constructed instrument rather than the Self.

Application: Use the staged-creation motif to cultivate disidentification: the senses are assembled instruments; practice restraint and mindful use of smell and breath.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmogony passages enumerating indriya-sṛṣṭi and paired principles (male/female, right/left)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of this creation detail in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves a Purāṇic, step-by-step cosmological narration where creation is described as occurring in sequences and counterparts, highlighting ordered manifestation rather than randomness.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like death rituals or the soul’s journey?

Indirectly: it situates later teachings on the subtle body and post-death experience within a broader framework of how embodied form and its faculties are said to arise in a structured cosmic process.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages viewing life and embodiment as purposeful and ordered, supporting disciplined living (dharma) and mindful use of the senses rather than treating the body as accidental or meaningless.