Home›Garuda Purana›Preta Kalpa›Adhyaya 17›Shloka 8
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 8

Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas

Devanagari script

वायुः सर्वगतः सृष्टः सूर्यस्तेजोभिवृद्धिमान् / धर्मराजस्ततः सृष्टश्चित्रगुप्तेन संयुत)

Transliteration

vāyuḥ sarvagataḥ sṛṣṭaḥ sūryastejobhivṛddhimān / dharmarājastataḥ sṛṣṭaścitraguptena saṃyuta)

Translation

แล้วจึงบังเกิดวายุ ผู้แผ่ซ่านไปทั่วสรรพสิ่ง; และสุริยะผู้มีรัศมีเพิ่มพูนไม่สิ้นสุดก็อุบัติขึ้น ต่อจากนั้น ธรรมราชยม ผู้เป็นราชาแห่งความยุติธรรม ได้ถูกสร้างพร้อมด้วยจิตรคุปตะ ผู้จดบันทึกกรรมทั้งปวง

Word by Word
वायुःwind, Vāyu
वायुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सर्वगतःall-pervading
सर्वगतः:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् धातु से क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘गत’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (वायुः)
सृष्टःcreated
सृष्टः:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√सृज् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), विशेषण (वायुः)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तेजोऽभिवृद्धिमान्possessing increased radiance
तेजोऽभिवृद्धिमान्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि-वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (मत्वर्थीय-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘तेजः’ + ‘अभिवृद्धिमान्’ (सन्धि: तेजः + अभि → तेजोऽभि) विशेषण (सूर्यः)
धर्मराजःDharma-rāja (Yama)
धर्मराजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana/Desh-Kaal (Adverbial/काल-देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिक से)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’
सृष्टःcreated
सृष्टः:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√सृज् (धातु) + क्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, विशेषण (धर्मराजः)
चित्रगुप्तेनwith/along with Chitragupta
चित्रगुप्तेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
संयुतःjoined, accompanied
संयुतः:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-√युज् (धातु) + क्त
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, विशेषण (धर्मराजः)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A structured cosmos includes forces of life and illumination, and an ethical-judicial order where deeds are recorded and adjudicated.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi includes niyati (cosmic law); karma-phala is administered through dharma as an impersonal, orderly principle.

Application: Live with accountability: cultivate satya and dharma, remembering that actions leave traceable results (Citragupta motif).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: Yama, Yamadūtas, Citragupta and karma-ledger motifs recur throughout afterlife sections; Garuda Purana: Sūrya as witness (sākṣin) and Vāyu as life-breath themes appear in dharma/ritual contexts

Characters & Entities
V
Vayu
S
Surya
Y
Yama (Dharmaraja)
C
Citragupta

FAQs

This verse links Yama’s authority with Citragupta, indicating that post-death judgment is based on recorded actions (karma), not arbitrary punishment.

By naming Dharmaraja (Yama) and Citragupta, it points to an ordered afterlife administration where the soul’s deeds are assessed before experiencing results.

Live with accountability: cultivate dharma, avoid harmful actions, and perform duties ethically—since deeds are portrayed as traceable and consequential.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→