Shloka 55
Multi-form Manifestations, Indra–Kāma Incarnations, Pravāha, and the Twofold Buddhi
Sense-Discipline and Exclusive Refuge in Viṣṇu
पुलोमजा मन्त्रद्युम्नस्य भार्या या काशिका गाधिराजस्य भार्या / विकुक्षिभार्या सुमतिश्चेति संज्ञा कुशस्य पत्नी कान्तिमतीति संज्ञा
pulomajā mantradyumnasya bhāryā yā kāśikā gādhirājasya bhāryā / vikukṣibhāryā sumatiśceti saṃjñā kuśasya patnī kāntimatīti saṃjñā
پُلومجا منترَدْیُمن کی زوجہ تھی؛ کاشِکا راجا گادھی کی زوجہ تھی۔ وِکُکشی کی بیوی ‘سُمتی’ کہلاتی تھی؛ اور کُش کی زوجہ ‘کانتِمتی’ کے نام سے مشہور تھی۔
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Smṛti-style preservation of lineage and relational dharma through precise naming (nāma) and spousal associations.
Vedantic Theme: Smṛti as a vehicle for dharma-jñāna within vyavahāra (worldly order).
Application: Value accurate transmission of family/community history; recognize relational duties and social roles as part of dharmic order (while remaining ethically reflective).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: sacred city; royal dynastic settings
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.28 (lists of incarnational/dynastic identifications)
FAQs
This verse preserves traditional genealogical memory—linking rulers to spouses and dynastic continuity—used in Purāṇic historiography and ritual-cultural identity.
While the Garuda Purana is famous for afterlife and rites, it also includes Purāṇic catalogues of lineages; this verse functions as a factual register within that narrative section.
Use it as a reference for accurate recitation, study, and documentation of Purāṇic names—helpful for researchers, family tradition keepers, and Sanskrit learners practicing proper nouns and compounds.