Shloka 41

Devanagari script

भृगोरनन्तरं ब्रह्मा शतवर्षादनन्तरम् / कश्यपञ्जनयामास मनसा च स्वयं प्रभुः

Transliteration

bhṛgoranantaraṃ brahmā śatavarṣādanantaram / kaśyapañjanayāmāsa manasā ca svayaṃ prabhuḥ

Translation

భృగువు తరువాత బ్రహ్మ—నూరు సంవత్సరాలు గడిచిన తరువాత—స్వయంగా ప్రభువు మనశ్శక్తితో కశ్యపుని కూడా జనింపజేశాడు।

Word by Word

• भृगोः: after Bhṛgu / of Bhṛgu
• भृगोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘afterwards’

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शत-वर्षात्: after a hundred years
• शत-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शतानां वर्षाणाम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘after a hundred years’

• अनन्तरम्: thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘thereafter’

• कश्यपम्: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनयामास: brought forth; generated
• जनयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative): ‘caused to be born/produced’

• मनसा: by (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; ‘by mind’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘himself/independently’

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणरूपेण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mānasa-sṛṣṭi: the Lord (Brahmā) produces beings through mind-power; subtle intention precedes gross manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Primacy of mind in experienced reality (manomaya): the world’s forms are contingent and arise from subtle causes; encourages disidentification from mere appearances.

Application: Train the mind (manonigraha) through japa, dhyāna, and ethical clarity; recognize that sustained thought-patterns ‘create’ one’s lived world.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (prajāpati/ṛṣi creation chronology)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Bhṛgu
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the importance of Kaśyapa’s birth in the Garuda Purana?

This verse situates Kaśyapa within Brahmā’s lineage of mind-born progenitors, establishing a key link in the Purāṇic genealogy through which many beings and lineages are later traced.

How does this verse explain the mode of creation (manasa-sṛṣṭi)?

It states that Brahmā “produced” Kaśyapa ‘by the mind’ (manasā), indicating creation through will and mental power rather than physical generation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the Purāṇic emphasis on disciplined mind and intention—suggesting that inner resolve and clarity of purpose are foundational to responsible action and generative work.