Shloka 55

Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds

Devanagari script

अञ्ज (न्त) को नरकश्चैव काल नाभस्तथैव च / निवातकवचा दैत्याः प्रह्रादस्य कुले ऽभवन्

Transliteration

añja (nta) ko narakaścaiva kāla nābhastathaiva ca / nivātakavacā daityāḥ prahrādasya kule 'bhavan

Translation

At si Añjaka (o Antaka), si Naraka, at si Kālanābha rin—ang mga daitya na Nivātakavaca na ito ay isinilang sa angkan ni Prahlāda.

Word by Word

• añjantaḥ: Añjantas (name)
• añjantaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; proper name/group-name; पाठभेद: अञ्जन्तः/अञ्जको

• kaḥ: who?/Ka (as written)
• kaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; interrogative pronoun; here likely corruption for proper name ‘Añjakaḥ’

• narakaḥ: Naraka
• narakaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• kālaḥ: Kāla
• kālaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name

• nābhaḥ: Nābhaḥ
• nābhaḥ: Karta (List item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nābhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name (Nābhaḥ)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha-bodhaka (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb), ‘also/likewise’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• nivātakavacāḥ: Nivātakavacas
• nivātakavacāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāta + kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (nivāta-kavacāḥ = ‘those whose armor is windless/impervious’)

• daityāḥ: Daityas
• daityāḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• prahrādasya: of Prahrāda
• prahrādasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prahrāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/Genitive), Ekavacana

• kule: in the lineage/family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th/Locative), Ekavacana

• abhavan: were/became
• abhavan: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage does not guarantee virtue; dharma is determined by conduct (ācāra) rather than birth alone.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma-vibhāga: behavior arises from guṇas and choices within prakṛti; ethical identity is not fixed by origin.

Application: Avoid essentializing people by family/group; evaluate actions and cultivate sattva through discipline and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: genealogical/lineage note (Prahlāda-kula)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.6 (Prahlāda lineage context within daitya genealogies)

Characters & Entities

• Prahlada
• Naraka
• Kalanabha
• Nivatakavaca Daityas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Daityas like Naraka and Kālanābha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves Purāṇic genealogy—linking well-known asuras and demon clans (like the Nivātakavacas) to Prahlāda’s lineage, helping readers place later stories and conflicts within a family-line framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife teachings?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it functions as a genealogical note within the Vishnu–Garuda discourse, providing background on notable beings referenced elsewhere in Purāṇic cosmology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that texts like the Garuda Purana also transmit historical-theological context (genealogy and cosmology); studying these lineages can clarify later teachings on dharma, adharma, and their consequences.