Shloka 10

Ajāna Lineages, Divine Classes, Ṛṣi Catalogues, and the Merit of Śravaṇa-Smaraṇa

Devanagari script

शतर्चिः कश्यपो ज्ञेयो मध्यमश्च पराशरः / पावमान्यः प्रगाथश्च क्षुद्रसूक्तश्च देवलः

Transliteration

śatarciḥ kaśyapo jñeyo madhyamaśca parāśaraḥ / pāvamānyaḥ pragāthaśca kṣudrasūktaśca devalaḥ

Translation

శతర్చి ఋషి కశ్యపుడని కూడా తెలుసుకొనవలెను; ‘మధ్యమ’ుడు పరాశరుడు. పావమాన్యుడు ప్రగాథుడు, క్షుద్రసూక్తుడు దేవలుడు.

Word by Word

• शतर्चिः: Śatarci (name)
• शतर्चिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: शतं ऋचः यस्य/शत-ऋच् (name)

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्/यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय: 'is to be known/should be known'

• मध्यमः: Madhyama (name)
• मध्यमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• पराशरः: Parāśara
• पराशरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पावमान्यः: Pāvamānya (name)
• पावमान्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावमान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रगाथः: Pragātha (name)
• प्रगाथः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रगाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• क्षुद्रसूक्तः: Kṣudrasūkta (name)
• क्षुद्रसूक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुद्र + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: क्षुद्रं सूक्तं यस्य/क्षुद्र-सूक्त (name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• देवलः: Devala
• देवलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ṛṣi-nāma-bheda and identification of seers/recensions—preserving correct attribution in Vedic tradition.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa and paramparā as a support for right knowledge (though not directly nondual teaching).

Application: Use accurate lineage/attribution when reciting, studying, or citing mantras and Vedic passages; cultivate respect for teachers and sources.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.9.11; Garuda Purana 3.9.12; Garuda Purana 3.9.13; Garuda Purana 3.9.14

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Parāśara
• Devala
• Śatarci
• Pāvamānya
• Pragātha
• Kṣudrasūkta

FAQs

What is the importance of listing sages and alternate names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves traditional identifications—showing which names refer to the same seer or hymnic designation—so reciters and readers avoid confusion in ritual, study, and lineage references.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings beyond death rituals?

Alongside afterlife topics, the Garuda Purana also catalogs sacred authorities (ṛṣis) and Vedic/hymnic nomenclature, grounding later teachings in recognized scriptural tradition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When studying or chanting, cross-check variant names and epithets for sages and hymns; it improves accuracy in citation, recitation, and understanding of traditional commentaries.