Shloka 7

Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations

Devanagari script

अनिरुद्धस्य भार्या तु शान्ता नाम्नीति कीर्तिता / कृतिः प्रद्युम्नभार्यापिं सृष्टिं कर्तुं बभूवह

Transliteration

aniruddhasya bhāryā tu śāntā nāmnīti kīrtitā / kṛtiḥ pradyumnabhāryāpiṃ sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ babhūvaha

Translation

พระชายาของอนิรุทธะได้รับการสรรเสริญว่า ‘ศานตา’; และ ‘กฤติ’ พระชายาของประทยุมน์ก็อุบัติขึ้นเพื่อกิจแห่งการสร้างสรรค์

Word by Word

• अनिरुद्धस्य: of Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धस्य: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• शान्ता: Śāntā
• शान्ता: Viśeṣya/Abheda (विधेय/अभेद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम्नी: by name
• नाम्नी: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘by name’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha (वाक्यार्थ-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणार्थक

• कीर्तिता: is said/proclaimed
• कीर्तिता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कृतिः: Kṛti
• कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• प्रद्युम्न-भार्या: Pradyumna’s wife
• प्रद्युम्न-भार्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न-भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: प्रद्युम्नस्य भार्या (wife of Pradyumna)

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

• सृष्टिम्: creation
• सृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to create/do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana/Artha (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive)

• बभूव: became; came to be
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śaktis are not merely spouses but functional principles; Kṛti is associated with sṛṣṭi-kārya (creative operation).

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa-brahman’s creative power (māyā/śakti) as the operative principle behind manifestation.

Application: Contemplate creation as ordered and purposeful; in worship, honor the Lord’s śakti as the enabling power behind dharma, prosperity, and worldly duties.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.6; Garuda Purana 3.16.8; Garuda Purana 3.16.9; Garuda Purana 3.16.10

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Shanta
• Kriti
• Pradyumna

FAQs

What is the importance of naming Śāntā and Kṛti in Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Purāṇic genealogy by identifying the spouses of Aniruddha and Pradyumna, linking family lineages to the theme of sṛṣṭi (progeny and continuity of creation).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe after-death travel; instead, it situates the narrative in cosmological and dynastic continuity, which in Purāṇic teaching frames dharma through lineage and ordained social order.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights the Purāṇic emphasis on responsibility in family life—maintaining dharma through righteous household duties and ethical continuity across generations.