Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

अन्यगेति च विज्ञेया कन्या तन्मतिसंज्ञिका / त्रेतान्ते सैव पक्षीन्द्र शच्याद्यैश्चैव संयुता

Transliteration

anyageti ca vijñeyā kanyā tanmatisaṃjñikā / tretānte saiva pakṣīndra śacyādyaiścaiva saṃyutā

Translation

จงรู้ว่านางเป็นกุมารีนาม “อันยคีตี” ผู้มีสมญา “ตัน-มติ”; โอ้จ้าวแห่งนก! ครั้นสิ้นยุคเตรตา นางก็ได้ร่วมกับศจีและผู้อื่นเช่นกัน.

Word by Word

• anyagā: Anyagā (name/‘one who goes elsewhere’)
• anyagā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya-gā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अन्यं गच्छति’ इति (one who goes elsewhere/another-going)

• iti: thus/so called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-शब्द (quotative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• vijñeyā: is to be known
• vijñeyā: Vidheyā (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ज्ञातव्या’ (to be known)

• kanyā: maiden/daughter
• kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tan-mati-saṃjñikā: named Tanmati
• tan-mati-saṃjñikā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘तन्मति-नाम्नी’ (bearing the name Tanmati)

• tretā-ante: at the end of the Tretā (yuga)
• tretā-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tretā (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘त्रेतायाः अन्ते’ (at the end of Tretā)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (indeed)

• pakṣi-indra: O lord of birds
• pakṣi-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• śacy-ādyaiḥ: with Śacī and others
• śacy-ādyaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘शची-प्रभृतिभिः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (indeed)

• saṃyutā: was associated/joined
• saṃyutā: Vidheyā (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Names and epithets reflect karmic disposition (mati) and destined relational outcomes; yuga transitions bring fruition.

Vedantic Theme: Karma ripening across time; nāma-rūpa as indicators within māyā while the underlying order remains governed by dharma.

Application: Attend to character (mati) as destiny-shaping; complete obligations before life transitions (personal ‘sandhi’ moments).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: yuga-transition

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16.93-95 (continuation of unions and named identities)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Anyageti
• Shachi (Indrani)
• Tretā-yuga

FAQs

What is the importance of mentioning Anyagetī and ‘Tan-mati’ in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse preserves a specific Puranic identification (name and epithet) and anchors it in yuga-time, helping readers track narrative lineage and divine associations.

How does this verse relate to the broader Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

Vishnu addresses Garuda directly (“O king of birds”) and supplies precise identifications and time markers (end of Tretā-yuga), characteristic of explanatory cataloguing within the dialogue.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to study scripture with attention to names, epithets, and chronology—careful reading preserves meaning and prevents confusion in ritual or traditional recitation contexts.