Shloka 16

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

रैवतो रेवतस्यापि रैवताद्रेवती सुता / धृष्टस्य धार्ष्टर् (त) कं क्षेत्रं वैष्णवं (श्यकं) तद्वभूव ह

Transliteration

raivato revatasyāpi raivatādrevatī sutā / dhṛṣṭasya dhārṣṭar (ta) kaṃ kṣetraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ (śyakaṃ) tadvabhūva ha

Translation

จากเรวตะได้กำเนิดไรวตะ; จากไรวตะมีธิดานามเรวตี และเพื่อธฤษฏะได้มีการสถาปนา ‘ธารษฏรตะ’ อันเป็นเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์แห่งพระวิษณุ

Word by Word

• रैवतः: Raivata
• रैवतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रेवतस्य: of Revata
• रेवतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of Revata’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• रैवतात्: from Raivata
• रैवतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; from Raivata

• रेवती: Revatī
• रेवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate/apposition to Revatī

• धृष्टस्य: of Dhṛṣṭa
• धृष्टस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of Dhṛṣṭa’

• धार्ष्टकं: Dhārṣṭaka (pertaining to Dhṛṣṭa)
• धार्ष्टकं: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्ष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjectival to क्षेत्रम् (reading normalized from manuscript variant धार्ष्टर्(त)कं)

• क्षेत्रम्: region/field/territory
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैष्णवम्: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjectival to क्षेत्रम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; refers to ‘that (territory)’

• अभूव: became
• अभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-प्रायः पाठभेद; here treated as लुङ् (aorist) परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘became’ (orthographic variant for अभूत्)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical/holy-site context to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacralization of space through Viṣṇu sambandha (connection): geography becomes a support for devotion and dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as immanent—divinity recognized in place, name, and remembrance; bhakti as a means to purify mind via sacred associations.

Application: Visit/maintain sacred places; create ‘kṣetra’ in daily life via worship space, cleanliness, and remembrance of Viṣṇu.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kṣetra/tīrtha (sacred field)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (kṣetra mentions embedded in vaṃśa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Raivata
• Revata
• Revatī
• Dhṛṣṭa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the importance of a Vaiṣṇava kṣetra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links a sacred region (kṣetra) specifically to Viṣṇu, indicating that certain places are remembered and validated through Purāṇic lineage and sanctity, and are treated as spiritually potent.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it preserves lineage and the sanctification of a holy place—context that often frames later teachings on dharma, merit, and ritual efficacy.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that dharma is preserved through accurate remembrance—study, correct recitation, and respectful engagement with sacred places and traditions.