Shloka 4

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

स एवं संकर्षणनामधेयः प्रद्युम्ननामा च स एव विश्रुतः / सरस्वतीभारतीसर्जनार्थं स एव देव्या मूलरूपो बभूव

Transliteration

sa evaṃ saṃkarṣaṇanāmadheyaḥ pradyumnanāmā ca sa eva viśrutaḥ / sarasvatībhāratīsarjanārthaṃ sa eva devyā mūlarūpo babhūva

Translation

ఆయనే సంకర్షణ అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధుడు, అలాగే ప్రద్యుమ్న అనే నామంతోనూ విశ్రుతుడు. సరస్వతి, భారతి సృష్టి నిమిత్తం ఆయనే దేవ్యా మూలాధార రూపముగా అవతరించెను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• संकर्षणनामधेयः: having the name Saṃkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षणनामधेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण + नामधेय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संकर्षण-नामधेयः = having the name Saṃkarṣaṇa)

• प्रद्युम्ननामा: named Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्ननामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (प्रद्युम्न-नामा = named Pradyumna)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• विश्रुतः: well-known
• विश्रुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विश्रुत’ = well-known

• सरस्वतीभारतीसर्जनार्थम्: for the purpose of creating Sarasvatī and Bhāratī
• सरस्वतीभारतीसर्जनार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती + भारती + सर्जन + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सरस्वती-भारती- सर्जनस्य अर्थम् = for the purpose of creating Sarasvatī and Bhāratī)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मूलरूपः: in original form
• मूलरूपः: Vishesana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूल + रूप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord as the ground of śakti—especially vāk (speech) and vidyā (learning); names (Saṅkarṣaṇa/Pradyumna) indicate functional emanations in creation.

Vedantic Theme: Śakti-śaktimān abheda (non-separation of power and possessor of power); knowledge and expression arise from the divine foundation.

Application: Sanctify speech: study, teaching, and creative expression as offerings; begin learning/recitation with remembrance of the divine source of vāk.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: stuti/namas and vāk-related praises where present; Garuda Purana: creation of deities/śaktis sequences

Characters & Entities

• Sankarshana
• Pradyumna
• Sarasvati
• Bharati
• Devi

FAQs

What is the importance of Sankarshana and Pradyumna in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse highlights that the same supreme divine principle is recognized through multiple celebrated names—Saṅkarṣaṇa and Pradyumna—indicating functional manifestations of one reality within creation.

How does this verse explain the origin of Sarasvati and Bharati?

It states that Sarasvatī and Bhāratī are manifested for the work of creation through the deity becoming the Goddess’s root-form, presenting speech/knowledge as divine powers arising from an original source.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat learning, truthful speech, and sacred study as divine disciplines—cultivating purity in words and knowledge as a form of devotion and ethical living.