Shloka 91
Mahālakṣmī’s Forms, Brahmā’s Fourfold Origin, Vāyu’s Names and Soteriology, and Bhāratī’s Manifestations
चित्ररूपस्य वायोस्तु भार्या सा परिकीर्तिता / रोचनेन्द्रस्य भार्या च श्रद्धाख्या परिकीर्तिता
citrarūpasya vāyostu bhāryā sā parikīrtitā / rocanendrasya bhāryā ca śraddhākhyā parikīrtitā
چترروپ نامی وایو کے روپ کی وہ بیوی کہی گئی ہے؛ اور روچنیندر راجہ کی بیوی ‘شردھا’ نام سے مشہور بیان کی گئی ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Legitimate union (patnī-bhāva) as a stabilizing principle in cosmic and social order; names preserve lineage-memory.
Vedantic Theme: Rta/dharma as the harmonizing structure within prakriti’s manifest relations; individuality expressed through nāma-rūpa.
Application: Honor relational duties and lineage remembrance; treat names/titles as carriers of responsibility, not mere labels.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.16 (genealogical/avatara-context sequence around Tretayuga births and unions)
FAQs
This verse personifies Śraddhā as a named consort, highlighting faith as a recognized divine principle within Purāṇic cosmology and lineage narration.
Indirectly: by cataloging divine names and relationships, it situates ritual and ethical teachings within a cosmic order—an organizing framework used elsewhere in the Garuda Purana when discussing post-death rites and outcomes.
Treat śraddhā (sincere faith and intent) as essential in practice—whether in daily dharma or rites—since Purāṇic teaching often links inner disposition with the efficacy of actions.