Shloka 5

Pramlaucā’s appearance and Ruci’s marriage to Māninī

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच / तथेति तेन साप्युक्ता तस्मात्तोयाद्वपुष्मतीम् / उद्दधार ततः कन्यां मानिनीं नाम नामतः

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca / tatheti tena sāpyuktā tasmāttoyādvapuṣmatīm / uddadhāra tataḥ kanyāṃ māninīṃ nāma nāmataḥ

Translation

Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: Nang masabihan siya nang gayon, sumagot din siya, “Gayon nga.” Pagkaraan, mula sa tubig na iyon ay iniahon niya ang isang dalagang may maningning na katawan, na ang pangalan ay Māninī.

Word by Word

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• iti: (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/indeed)

• uktā: addressed, spoken
• uktā: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'having been spoken to/said'

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• toyāt: from the water
• toyāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• vapuṣmatīm: bodied, having a form
• vapuṣmatīm: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vapuṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of kanyā)

• uddadhāra: lifted out, drew up
• uddadhāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: उत्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• kanyām: the girl
• kanyām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• māninīm: proud, self-respecting
• māninīm: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māninī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (quotative)

• nāmataḥ: as to her name
• nāmataḥ: Adhikarana (Respect/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त—'नामतः' (as regards name)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Events unfold through assent and ordained sequence; naming (nāma) stabilizes identity within cosmic narrative.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa crystallization: from undifferentiated potential (water) to defined form and name, under the governance of order.

Application: When commitments are made, follow through with clarity; ‘naming’ one’s intentions (explicit commitments) helps manifest and stabilize outcomes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: waterbody/river

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana narrative transitions where consent leads to immediate manifestation (contextual motif)

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Māninī

FAQs

What is the importance of Māninī’s emergence from water in the Garuda Purana?

This verse marks a miraculous origin motif—life or a destined figure manifested from water—framed as part of Mārkaṇḍeya’s authoritative narration.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not address the soul’s post-death journey here; it is a narrative passage describing the appearance of Māninī, not an afterlife or Yama-related teaching.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The verse underscores receptivity to dharmic instruction (“so be it”) and faith in higher causality—encouraging humility and right consent when guided by wise counsel.