Shloka 25

Sṛṣṭi-krama: Brahmā’s Sequential Creation of Devas, Sages, and Sense-Presiding Powers

Devanagari script

प्रसूतिमसृजद्ब्रह्मा सृष्ट्यर्थं परमादरात् / दक्षस्यानन्तरं ब्रह्मा पञ्चविंशादनन्तरम्

Transliteration

prasūtimasṛjadbrahmā sṛṣṭyarthaṃ paramādarāt / dakṣasyānantaraṃ brahmā pañcaviṃśādanantaram

Translation

为使造化继续推进，梵天以至诚恳切之心创造了“普罗苏蒂”（Prasūti）。在达克沙之后，梵天又继续创造——继而相续成二十五位。

Word by Word

• प्रसूतिम्: Prasūti
• प्रसूतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• असृजत्: created/emitted
• असृजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सृष्टि: of creation
• सृष्टि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; compound member (genitive relation)

• अर्थम्: for the purpose
• अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (समास: सृष्टि-अर्थ) ‘for the purpose of creation’

• परम: great/utmost
• परम: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound member

• आदरात्: from reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular; ‘out of’

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अनन्तरम्: after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पञ्चविंशात्: from twenty-five (units/years)
• पञ्चविंशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), पञ्चमी, एकवचन; Ablative singular

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation advances through intentional agency and assigned roles; beings are brought forth for functional purposes (sṛṣṭy-artha).

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-driven activity under Īśvara’s sanction; teleology within prakṛti’s unfolding.

Application: Perform one’s role with ‘paramādara’ (care/earnestness); align actions with constructive ends rather than impulse.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.13 (genealogical creation sequence; Prasūti and Dakṣa linkage)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Prasuti
• Daksha

FAQs

What is the importance of Prasūti in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Prasūti as a key progenitress created by Brahmā specifically to advance sṛṣṭi (cosmic generation), indicating her foundational role in the lineage of beings.

How does this verse fit into the Garuda Purana’s narrative flow?

It belongs to a cosmological-genealogical sequence where Viṣṇu explains to Garuḍa the ordered emergence of progenitors like Dakṣa and related beings to structure creation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It emphasizes intentionality and responsibility in one’s creative acts—creation (family, work, service) should be undertaken with care (parama-ādara) and in harmony with dharma.