Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव क्रतुश्चर्षिवरस्तथा / आत्रिर्वसिष्ठो वह्निश्च पितरश्च यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva kratuścarṣivarastathā / ātrirvasiṣṭho vahniśca pitaraśca yathākramam

Translation

普拉斯提亚、普拉哈与克拉图——诸仙中最胜者——并与阿特里、瓦西什塔、阿耆尼及诸祖灵（Pitṛ），依次而列。

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• ऋषिवरः: the best of sages
• ऋषिवरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘best among sages’)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• आत्रिः: Atri
• आत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वह्निः: Vahni (Agni)
• वह्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order
• यथाक्रमम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb): ‘in due order/according to sequence’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ṛṣi-paramparā and pitṛ-sambandha as foundations of dharma and tradition.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi order (ṛta) reflected in lineage; respect for guru/ṛṣi as conduits of śāstra.

Application: Cultivate reverence for teachers and ancestors; study within a recognized lineage; remember Pitrs in daily gratitude.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (genealogical/creation sequence context)

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Atri
• Vasistha
• Agni (Vahni)
• Pitris

FAQs

What is the importance of naming Rishis and Pitris in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes sacred lineage and the authoritative transmission of dharma, linking revered ṛṣis and the Pitṛs as foundational witnesses and recipients in ritual and tradition.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana teachings on after-death rites?

By explicitly mentioning the Pitṛs, the verse situates later teachings on śrāddha and offerings (such as piṇḍa and tarpaṇa) within the ancestral framework that supports post-death welfare and continuity of the family line.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain respect for ancestral duties—remember elders, perform appropriate śrāddha/tarpaṇa according to one’s tradition, and uphold ethical living as a way of honoring both ṛṣi-guided dharma and the Pitṛs.