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Shloka 61

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

चक्षुषोरपि गंधर्वा अधस्तात्सर्वजंतवः । देवाः पितृगणाः सर्वे गंधर्वा जंतवस्तथा

cakṣuṣorapi gaṃdharvā adhastātsarvajaṃtavaḥ | devāḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ sarve gaṃdharvā jaṃtavastathā

కళ్ల నుండికూడా గంధర్వులు ఉద్భవిస్తారు; వారి కింద సమస్త జీవులు ఉంటారు. అక్కడ దేవతలు, సమస్త పితృగణులు, అలాగే గంధర్వులు మరియు ఇతర ప్రాణులు కూడా ఉన్నారు.

चक्षुषोःof the two eyes
चक्षुषोः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Sambandha (Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)
गन्धर्वाःGandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
अधस्तात्below
अधस्तात्:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधस्तात् (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: below)
सर्वजन्तवःall creatures
सर्वजन्तवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
पितृगणाःgroups of Pitṛs (ancestral hosts)
पितृगणाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
गन्धर्वाःGandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
जन्तवःcreatures
जन्तवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Similarly)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the input excerpt)

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चक्षुषोरपि = चक्षुषोः + अपि; अधस्तात्सर्वजन्तवः = अधस्तात् + सर्वजन्तवः; जन्तवस्तथा = जन्तवः + तथा.

G
Gandharvas
D
Devas
P
Pitṛs

FAQs

It describes a creation sequence and ordering of classes of beings—mentioning Gandharvas arising from the eyes, and situating gods, Pitṛs, Gandharvas, and other creatures within a layered cosmological scheme.

Gandharvas are celestial musicians and attendants in Purāṇic cosmology. Their association with the eyes symbolically connects them with beauty, perception, and aesthetic experience—common Purāṇic motifs used to map beings to cosmic/body-based origins.

The verse frames life as part of an ordered, interconnected cosmos where different beings have distinct roles and origins, encouraging humility and a sense of place within a larger sacred creation.