Shloka 13

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

अनसूया तथैवात्रेर्जज्ञे पुत्रानकल्मषान् / सोमं दुर्वाससं चैव दत्तात्रेयं च योगिनम्

Transliteration

anasūyā tathaivātrerjajñe putrānakalmaṣān / somaṃ durvāsasaṃ caiva dattātreyaṃ ca yoginam

Translation

Gayundin, si Anasūyā ay nagsilang para kay Atri ng tatlong anak na walang dungis—si Soma, si Durvāsas, at si Dattātreya, ang yogin.

Word by Word

• अनसूया: Anasūyā (name)
• अनसूया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अत्रेः: of Atri
• अत्रेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: gave birth / bore
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अकल्मषान्: stainless, sinless
• अकल्मषान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पुत्रान्)

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (पुत्र-नाम)

• दुर्वाससम्: Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (पुत्र-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दत्तात्रेयम्: Dattātreya
• दत्तात्रेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त + अत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अत्रेः दत्तः इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• योगिनम्: the yogin
• योगिनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दत्तात्रेयम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purity (anagha/akalmaṣa) and tapas in household life can become a cradle for divine manifestations and yogic realization.

Vedantic Theme: Avatāra/āveśa and guṇa-functions: Soma (sattvic nourishment/time), Durvāsas (tapas/tejas), Dattātreya (jñāna-yoga integration) as differentiated expressions within one Brahman.

Application: Integrate devotion and discipline in family life; honor saints; adopt a simple daily sādhanā (japa, satya, ahiṃsā) as the ‘Anasūyā principle’ of non-envy and purity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: ashrama

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Atri lineage context; subsequent mentions of ṛṣis)

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Atri
• Soma
• Durvāsas
• Dattātreya

FAQs

What is the importance of Anasūyā and Atri’s sons in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights a revered rishi-lineage: Anasūyā and Atri’s “sinless” sons—Soma, Durvāsas, and the yogin Dattātreya—used in Purāṇic narration to ground teachings in authoritative sacred genealogy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by presenting exemplars of purity and yogic attainment (especially Dattātreya), it points to dharma and yoga as ideals that support liberation-oriented living, though the verse itself is genealogical rather than describing after-death travel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reminder to cultivate akalmaṣatā (ethical purity) and yogic discipline—living with restraint, truthfulness, and devotion to higher knowledge.