Shloka 7

Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture

Devanagari script

रुद्र पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि असंख्याता महाबलाः / भृगवे च ददौ ख्यातिं रूपेणाप्रतिमां शुभाम्

Transliteration

rudra putrā babhūvurhi asaṃkhyātā mahābalāḥ / bhṛgave ca dadau khyātiṃ rūpeṇāpratimāṃ śubhām

Translation

Quả thật, các con trai của Rudra đã sinh khởi—vô số và đại lực. Và Ngài ban cho Bhṛgu danh tiếng, cùng một dung sắc cát tường, vô song.

Word by Word

• रुद्र: of Rudra
• रुद्र: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (सम्बन्धे; 'रुद्रस्य')

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• बभूवुः: became/were born
• बभूवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुबोधक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle)

• असंख्याताः: countless
• असंख्याताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पुत्राः)

• महाबलाः: greatly strong
• महाबलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः महत् बलं येषाम्/महाबलाः

• भृगवे: to Bhṛgu
• भृगवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ख्यातिम्: Khyāti (name of a daughter)
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रूपेण: by (her) beauty/form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• अप्रतिमाम्: incomparable
• अप्रतिमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (शुभाम्/ख्यातिम्)

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Boons such as fame and form arise through divine dispensation aligned with merit and cosmic roles; power multiplies according to function.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-driven manifestation: tejas (radiance) and bala (strength) appear as attributes within prakṛti under higher order.

Application: Seek excellence with humility; treat recognition as a responsibility, not entitlement.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Rudra line and rishi boons)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the importance of Rudra’s sons in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights their countless, great strength, indicating their expansive role in the cosmic order described in the creation narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s post-death journey directly; it belongs to the cosmological/genealogical context that frames later teachings on dharma, karma, and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages reverence for ṛṣis and deities and a broader view of life as part of a vast cosmic lineage—supporting humility and dharmic living.