Shloka 3
Ajāna Lineages, Divine Classes, Ṛṣi Catalogues, and the Merit of Śravaṇa-Smaraṇa
विराधश्चारुदेष्णश्च तथा चित्ररथस्तथा / धृतराष्ट्रः किशोरश्च हूहूर्हाहास्तथैव च
virādhaścārudeṣṇaśca tathā citrarathastathā / dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ kiśoraśca hūhūrhāhāstathaiva ca
วิราธะ อารุเทศณะ และจิตรระถะ; ธฤตราษฏระ และกิโศระ; อีกทั้ง หูหู และ หาฮา ด้วย
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Knowledge through enumeration: preserving cosmological categories by naming constituent beings.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as a pedagogical layer—classification of manifested orders without mistaking them for the ultimate.
Application: Use lists as memory aids while studying; treat names as pointers to functions/roles rather than mere trivia.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.9.2 (Ajāna-deities as karma-devatās); Garuda Purana 3.9.4 (continuation of the list; total fifteen)
FAQs
This verse functions as a catalog of celestial figures (commonly Gandharvas), preserving traditional cosmological knowledge and identifying specific classes of divine musicians in Purāṇic geography.
It does not directly describe the soul’s journey or after-death rites; instead, it lists named celestial beings, contributing to the broader Purāṇic map of worlds and inhabitants that frames later discussions of destiny and realms.
Use it as a reference for accurate chanting, indexing, and study of Purāṇic cosmology—helpful when cross-checking names across texts and maintaining fidelity in digital archives of Sanskrit sources.