Shloka 8

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

विधृतिः सप्तमी तासां स्मृताः पापप्रशान्तिदाः / ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे सप्त पुत्राः शृणुष्वतान्

Transliteration

vidhṛtiḥ saptamī tāsāṃ smṛtāḥ pāpapraśāntidāḥ / jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe sapta putrāḥ śṛṇuṣvatān

Translation

Trong số (các Thánh Mẫu) ấy, Vidhṛti được ghi nhớ là vị thứ bảy, ban sự lắng dịu của tội lỗi. Tại Kuśadvīpa, từ Jyotiṣmat sinh ra bảy người con trai—hãy lắng nghe họ.

Word by Word

• विधृतिः: Vidhṛti (name)
• विधृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सप्तमी: the seventh (one)
• सप्तमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तासाम्: of those (f.)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are called/are remembered as
• स्मृताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'are said/remembered' (elliptic copula)

• पापप्रशान्तिदाः: givers of the pacification of sins
• पापप्रशान्तिदाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'पापस्य प्रशान्तिं ददाति' → 'giver of sin-quelling'

• ज्योतिष्मतः: of Jyotiṣmat (name)
• ज्योतिष्मतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कुशद्वीपे: in Kuśadvīpa
• कुशद्वीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कुशानां द्वीपः'

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्; putrāḥ इति विशेषण

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

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pāpa-praśānti (pacification of sin) through association with sacred beings/regions and their remembrance.

Vedantic Theme: Karma-niyama under Īśvara: moral causality is woven into cosmic order; purification is possible through sattvic contact and śravaṇa/smaraṇa.

Application: Cultivate pāpa-śamana via sattvic practices: listening to purāṇic recitation, tīrtha-smaraṇa, and aligning conduct with purity (śauca, satya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa (cosmic continent) and genealogical locus

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56.11 (names explicitly ‘sarvapāpaharāḥ’); Garuda Purana Pretakalpa sections on pāpa and its remedies (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vidhṛti
• Jyotiṣmat
• Kuśadvīpa

FAQs

What is the importance of Vidhṛti being called a giver of pāpa-praśānti in the Garuda Purana?

The verse highlights Vidhṛti’s role as a sanctifying, merit-supporting figure in the Purāṇic lineage—symbolizing that dharmic conduct and sacred lineages are associated with the pacification of sins.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing pāpa-praśānti (sin-calming), it points to the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that reducing sin through dharma and sacred observances supports a smoother post-death journey and better destinies.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate pāpa-praśānti through ethical living, truthful conduct, charity, and devotion—since the text repeatedly frames sin-reduction as foundational for spiritual well-being and auspicious outcomes.