Shloka 13

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

शेषादनन्तरास्तासां दशवर्षादनंरम् / उत्पत्तिरिति विज्ञेयं क्रमेण तु खगेश्वर

Transliteration

śeṣādanantarāstāsāṃ daśavarṣādanaṃram / utpattiriti vijñeyaṃ krameṇa tu khageśvara

Translation

اے خگیشور! باقی مدت کے بعد ان کی بعد والی پیدائش ترتیب وار دس برس کے بعد ہوتی ہے—یوں سمجھنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• śeṣāt: from Śeṣa
• śeṣāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Pañcamī (5th case/Ablative), Ekavacana (singular)

• anantarāḥ: subsequent (ones)
• anantarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Bahuvacana (plural); विशेषण

• tāsām: of those (fem.)
• tāsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/Genitive), Bahuvacana (plural)

• daśa-varṣāt: after ten years (lit. from ten years)
• daśa-varṣāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (neuter), Pañcamī (5th/Ablative), Ekavacana (singular)

• anantaram: afterwards
• anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative), kāla-avyaya

• utpattiḥ: origin/production
• utpattiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana (singular)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (iti)

• vijñeyam: is to be understood
• vijñeyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive) in -ya; Napuṃsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana (singular); ‘to be known’

• krameṇa: in sequence
• krameṇa: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā-ekavacana used adverbially (instrumental singular as adverb)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, viśeṣa (particle)

• khaga-īśvara: O lord of birds
• khaga-īśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana (singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation/manifestation proceeds in stages with specified intervals (‘after ten years’), emphasizing krama (gradual order) in cosmic evolution.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as an ordering principle within māyā/prakṛti; the intelligibility of manifestation through sequence rather than randomness.

Application: Adopt krama in practice: steady incremental discipline (abhyāsa) rather than impatience; respect developmental stages in learning and spiritual growth.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5.11-3.5.12 (entities whose arising is being timed)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda (Khageshvara)

FAQs

What is the importance of the “ten years” period mentioned in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse highlights that post-death developments are not instantaneous; certain states or results arise after a defined interval (here, ten years), unfolding in an ordered sequence (krameṇa).

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

It frames the after-death journey as a staged process with time-bound transitions—events or conditions “arise” gradually rather than all at once.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages patience and disciplined observance of rites and ethical living, recognizing that consequences and spiritual transitions mature over time and in due order.