Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

मन्वादयोनन्तसंख्या उपस्थात्मान ईरिताः / पायोश्च मानिनो वीन्द्र जज्ञिरे तदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

manvādayonantasaṃkhyā upasthātmāna īritāḥ / pāyośca mānino vīndra jajñire tadanantaram

Translation

“Các Manu và những bậc tổ sinh khác, vô lượng vô số, được tuyên rằng phát sinh từ cơ quan sinh dục. Sau đó, hỡi chúa tể loài chim (Garuda), những kẻ tự phụ ấy lại sinh ra từ hậu môn.”

Word by Word

• मनु-आदयः: Manu and others
• मनु-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मनुः आदिः येषां ते’) = ‘Manu and others’

• अनन्त-संख्याः: countless
• अनन्त-संख्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (‘अनन्ता संख्या येषां ते’/‘of endless number’)

• उपस्थ-आत्मानः: presiding beings of the generative organ
• उपस्थ-आत्मानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘उपस्थस्य आत्मानः’ = ‘souls/presiders of the generative organ’)

• ईरिताः: are declared
• ईरिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘declared/mentioned’

• पायोः: of the anus
• पायोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• मानिनः: identifiers/presiders
• मानिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘those who identify/presume (as presiders)’

• वीन्द्र: O best of heroes
• वीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• जज्ञिरे: were born / arose
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्: then
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग/indeclinable adverbial use (‘then’)

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/adverb (accusative used adverbially: ‘afterwards’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodied cosmology: diverse beings arise from differentiated sources, illustrating hierarchy/variegation within sṛṣṭi.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s diversification into guṇa-bheda and nāma-rūpa; the body as microcosm (piṇḍa–brahmāṇḍa nyāya).

Application: Read allegorically: cultivate discernment about purity/impurity as symbolic of tendencies (sattva/rajas/tamas), avoiding literalism that leads to contempt for beings.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.5 (emanation lists; element/sense presiding deities)

Characters & Entities

• Manus
• Garuda (Vinata-putra)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing creation from body parts in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses symbolic ‘body-part’ origins to classify beings and lineages, presenting a hierarchical and functional map of creation rather than a literal biological account.

How does this verse fit the dialogue between Vishnu and Garuda?

Vishnu instructs Garuda in a cosmological sequence, naming categories of progenitors and explaining their stated sources as part of a broader account of emanation and order in creation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Read it as a reminder to cultivate humility: pride (māna) is flagged as a spiritual fault, while the text emphasizes that all beings arise within an ordered cosmic framework.