Shloka 18

Yuga-Dharma, Kalpa Measure, Purāṇa Definitions, and the Kali-Yuga Power of Nāma-Kīrtana

Devanagari script

तृतीयं स्कान्दमुद्दिष्टं कुमारेण तु भाषितम् / चतुर्थं शिवधर्माख्यं स्यान्नन्दीश्वरभाषितम्

Transliteration

tṛtīyaṃ skāndamuddiṣṭaṃ kumāreṇa tu bhāṣitam / caturthaṃ śivadharmākhyaṃ syānnandīśvarabhāṣitam

Translation

تیسرا حصہ اسکاند (کارتیکے) کی تعلیم ہے، جو کُمار نے بیان کی۔ چوتھا ‘شیودھرم’ کے نام سے معروف ہے، جسے نندییشور کا کہا ہوا بتایا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• स्कान्दम्: (the) Skānda (Upapurāṇa)
• स्कान्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skānda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• उद्दिष्टम्: declared/indicated
• उद्दिष्टम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + √diś (धातु) + ta (क्त, कर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उद्दिष्ट’ = ‘indicated/declared’

• कुमारेण: by Kumāra
• कुमारेण: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masc., Instr., Sg.)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भाषितम्: spoken
• भाषितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (धातु) + ta (क्त, कर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘भाषित’ = ‘spoken’

• चतुर्थम्: the fourth
• चतुर्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg.)

• शिवधर्माख्यम्: called ‘Śivadharma’
• शिवधर्माख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivadharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शिवधर्म-आख्य = ‘named Śivadharma’)

• स्यात्: would be/is said to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person, Sg.)

• नन्दीश्वरभाषितम्: spoken by Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरभाषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nandīśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣita (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नन्दीश्वरस्य भाषितम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Plurality within dharma-literature: multiple authoritative streams (Kumāra/Skanda; Śiva-dharma via Nandīśvara) are acknowledged.

Vedantic Theme: Smṛti plurality serving one dharma: different devatā-oriented texts can function as upabṛṃhaṇa (support) to Vedic intent.

Application: When encountering differing purāṇic emphases, read them as complementary lenses; track speaker/tradition to interpret intent.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.223.17-21 (same catalogue context)

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra/Kārttikeya)
• Shiva
• Nandīśvara

FAQs

What is the importance of the Skanda and Śiva-dharma sections mentioned here?

This verse identifies authoritative speakers for two divisions—Kumāra for the Skanda teaching and Nandīśvara for Śiva-dharma—thereby marking these portions as specialized dharma instructions within the Garuda Purana’s arrangement.

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

Indirectly: by mapping which teachers transmit which dharma streams, it frames the text’s guidance as coming from recognized divine authorities—guidance that later supports right conduct, merit, and favorable post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat dharma guidance as tradition-specific and source-grounded: study and practice ethical duties (śiva-dharma/discipline) with clarity about lineage and authority, rather than mixing teachings without understanding context.