Shloka 43

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

Sūryavaṁśa Genealogy

Devanagari script

पारियात्राद्दलो यज्ञे दल पुत्रश्छलः स्मृतः / छलादुक्थस्ततो ह्युक्थाद्वज्रनाभस्ततो गणः

Transliteration

pāriyātrāddalo yajñe dala putraśchalaḥ smṛtaḥ / chalādukthastato hyukthādvajranābhastato gaṇaḥ

Translation

จากปาริยาตระ ในสายแห่งพิธียัญ เกิดดละ; โอรสของดละเป็นที่จดจำว่า ฉละ จากฉละเกิดอุกถะ จากอุกถะเกิดวัชรนาภะ และจากเขาเกิดคณะ

Word by Word

• पारियात्रात्: from Pāriyātra
• पारियात्रात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारियात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दलः: Dala
• दलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दल: of Dala
• दल: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति-एकवचनार्थे (Genitive sense: ‘of Dala’), प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग (अनुक्त-विभक्ति/ellipsis)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• छलः: Chala
• छलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्मृतः: is said (to be)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is said/remembered’

• छलात्: from Chala
• छलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उक्थः: Uktha
• उक्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then / from that
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘thereupon/from that’)

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

• उक्थात्: from Uktha
• उक्थात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वज्रनाभः: Vajranabha
• वज्रनाभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रनाभ (प्रातिपदिक; वज्र + नाभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• ततः: then / from that
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘thereupon/from that’)

• गणः: Gana
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical succession to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual competence and lineage remembrance together legitimize dharmic authority and cultural continuity.

Vedantic Theme: Karma in the service of order (dharma) as preparatory purification (citta-śuddhi) though not explicit.

Application: Value institutions that preserve memory (archives, oral tradition); perform duties with ritual-like care and accountability.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-cultural sphere

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.138 (continuing Rāghava-vaṃśa)

Characters & Entities

• Pāriyātra
• Dala
• Chala
• Uktha
• Vajranābha
• Gaṇa
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogies like this in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a remembered succession of figures linked with yajña, establishing traditional lineage and the continuity of ritual culture.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it functions as a lineage statement within the broader teaching context of Vishnu’s discourse to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages respect for scriptural memory and disciplined transmission of dharma—especially the careful preservation of ritual and textual traditions.