Shloka 33

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

मनोहरायां शिशिरः प्राणो ऽथ रमणस्तथा / अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्याः पुत्रः पुलोमजः

Transliteration

manoharāyāṃ śiśiraḥ prāṇo 'tha ramaṇastathā / anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putraḥ pulomajaḥ

Translation

ในมโนหราได้บังเกิด ศิศิระ ปราณะ และรมนะ ส่วนอนิลมีชายาชื่อศิวา และโอรสของนางคือ ปุโลมชะ

Word by Word

• मनोहरायाम्: in/with Manoharā
• मनोहरायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular (proper name)

• शिशिरः: Śiśira (name)
• शिशिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• प्राणः: Prāṇa (name)
• प्राणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• अथ: then, and
• अथ: Discourse marker (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle)

• रमणः: Ramaṇa (name)
• रमणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector (Anvaya-sūcaka/अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्ययपद (adverb/particle)

• अनिलस्य: of Anila (Wind)
• अनिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive Singular

• शिवा: Śivā (name)
• शिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular (proper name)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• पुलोमजः: Pulomaja (son of Pulomā)
• पुलोमजः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमा + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular; समासः (तत्पुरुष): पुलोमायाः जायते इति — ‘born of Pulomā’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating genealogical details to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Personification of natural principles: wind (Anila) begets life-force and experiential qualities; cosmology maps inner physiology (prāṇa) onto divine genealogy.

Vedantic Theme: Microcosm–macrocosm correspondence (piṇḍa–brahmāṇḍa): prāṇa as cosmic principle mirrored in beings.

Application: Contemplate prāṇa as sacred; practice breath-awareness and restraint (prāṇāyāma in a dharmic frame) to align inner ‘Anila’ with steadiness and clarity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mythic locale (possibly a celestial/apsaras-associated place-name in genealogical tradition)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (lists of progeny of elemental devas)

Characters & Entities

• Manoharā
• Śiśira
• Prāṇa
• Ramaṇa
• Anila
• Śivā
• Pulomaja

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogical lists in the Garuda Purana?

They map relationships among cosmic beings and help place later teachings and narratives within an accepted Purāṇic lineage framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; it provides lineage information about named beings (e.g., Anila, Śivā, Pulomaja) as part of the chapter’s broader catalog.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate name-identification in study, chanting, or commentary—avoiding confusion between common nouns (e.g., prāṇa) and proper names (Prāṇa).