Shloka 12

Dynasties of Kings: From Manu to Ikṣvāku, Śrī Rāma, and Janaka

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

विशालं जनयामास तृणबिन्दोस्त्वलम्बुसा / विशालाद्धेमचन्द्रो ऽभूद्धेम चन्द्राच्च चन्द्रकः

Transliteration

viśālaṃ janayāmāsa tṛṇabindostvalambusā / viśālāddhemacandro 'bhūddhema candrācca candrakaḥ

Translation

จากตฤณบินทุ อลัมพุสาให้กำเนิดวิศาล จากวิศาลกำเนิดเหมหจันทร และจากเหมหจันทรกำเนิดจันทรกะ

Word by Word

• विशालम्: Viśāla
• विशालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जनयामास: gave birth to
• जनयामास: Predicate (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) [णिच् causative: जनय]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘caused to be born/bore’

• तृणबिन्दोः: of Tṛṇabindu
• तृणबिन्दोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृणबिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• अलम्बुसा: Alambusā
• अलम्बुसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विशालात्: from Viśāla
• विशालात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• हेमचन्द्रः: Hemacandra
• हेमचन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘हेमः चन्द्र इव’/‘golden-moon’)

• अभूत्: was born/became
• अभूत्: Predicate (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हेमचन्द्रात्: from Hemacandra
• हेमचन्द्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (Avyaya/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• चन्द्रकः: Candraka
• चन्द्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (genealogical narration within Garuḍa Purāṇa’s discourse framework)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Extraordinary births arise from accumulated merit and complex karmic intersections between realms.

Vedantic Theme: Saṁsāra’s inter-realm connectivity; guṇa/karma shaping embodiment while the ātman remains untouched.

Application: Use privilege/talent (symbolized by semi-divine ancestry) for dharmic ends; cultivate restraint in relationships.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138.11-13 (continuation of Viśāla’s descendants)

Characters & Entities

• Tṛṇabindu
• Alambusā
• Viśāla
• Hemacandra
• Candraka

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse exemplifies the Purāṇic method of preserving dharmic history through lineage—linking notable figures across generations to situate later teachings and events in a recognized tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it records a dynastic succession (Tṛṇabindu → Viśāla → Hemacandra → Candraka) within the Ācāra Kāṇḍa’s narrative material.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages respect for ancestry and textual memory—maintaining family records, honoring forebears, and understanding dharma as something transmitted through disciplined traditions.