Shloka 22

Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment

Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

हत्युक्ता ताभिरथ च तथैत्युक्त्वा द्विजोत्तम / सा पार्वत्यादिभिर्युक्ता भारतीत्यभवद्भुवि

Transliteration

hatyuktā tābhiratha ca tathaityuktvā dvijottama / sā pārvatyādibhiryuktā bhāratītyabhavadbhuvi

Translation

హే ద్విజోత్తమా, వారు అలా చెప్పగా ఆమె కూడా “తథాస్తు” అని పలికింది. తరువాత పార్వతీ మొదలైనవారితో యుక్తమై భూమిపై ‘భారతీ’ (సరస్వతి) అనే పేరుతో ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది.

Word by Word

• हत-उक्ताः: struck and spoken to / rebuked and addressed
• हत-उक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (हताः च उक्ताः च)

• ताभिः: by them (f.)
• ताभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

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

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so/thus)

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• द्विज-उत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘द्विजानाम् उत्तमः’)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्वती-आदिभिः: with Pārvatī and others
• पार्वती-आदिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘पार्वती-आदि’ = पार्वतीप्रभृतिभिः (starting with Pārvatī)

• युक्ता: joined/associated
• युक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; विशेषणम् ‘सा’

• भारती: Bhāratī (name)
• भारती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus (called)
• इति: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश-सूचक-अव्यय

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine assent (‘tathā’) seals destiny; association with Pārvatī and others indicates śakti-sāmarasya (harmonized divine powers) manifesting in the world as sacred speech/knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-śakti manifesting as vāk (Sarasvatī/Bhāratī); the divine becomes immanent without losing transcendence.

Application: Honor learning, truthful speech, and disciplined study as forms of reverence to Bhāratī/Sarasvatī; seek harmony among powers rather than rivalry.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: realm/plane

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: narrative identifications of deities through names and earthly manifestations (nāma-rūpa-prādurbhāva)

Characters & Entities

• Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
• Pārvatī
• Dvija (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the importance of Bhāratī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Bhāratī as a revered divine identity on earth—associated with sacred speech and wisdom—linked with Pārvatī and other goddesses in the Purāṇic narrative.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana themes like dharma and ritual?

By establishing Bhāratī (Sarasvatī) as the power of speech on earth, it implicitly grounds dharma and ritual in correct mantra, truthful speech, and scriptural transmission—key supports for rites and ethical living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat speech as sacred: speak truthfully, use words carefully, and approach prayer/mantra or study with clarity and reverence.