Shloka 26

Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās

Devanagari script

अश्वरूपेण स हतो हरिणा लोकधारिणा / मनोर्वैवस्वतस्येते पुत्रा विष्णुपरायणाः

Transliteration

aśvarūpeṇa sa hato hariṇā lokadhāriṇā / manorvaivasvatasyete putrā viṣṇuparāyaṇāḥ

Translation

قُتِل على يد هَري—حامل العوالم—إذ اتخذ هيئةَ حصان. هؤلاء هم أبناء مانو فَيْفَسْوَتَ، المكرَّسون كليًّا لفيشنو.

Word by Word

• अश्वरूपेण: in the form of a horse
• अश्वरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘अश्व-रूप’ इति समास

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हतः: was slain
• हतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (was) slain

• हरिणा: by Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिणा: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लोकधारिणा: by the sustainer of the worlds
• लोकधारिणा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of हरिणा)

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (विशेष-रूप: मनोः)

• वैवस्वतस्य: of Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Visheshya (Demonstrative determiner/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• विष्णुपरायणाः: devoted to Viṣṇu
• विष्णुपरायणाः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of पुत्राः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narration to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari sustains the worlds and intervenes to restore order; the ideal lineage is Vishnu-parāyaṇa (single-minded devotion).

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as jagat-dhāraṇa and dharma-saṃsthāpana; surrender (śaraṇāgati) as stabilizing principle.

Application: Adopt Vishnu-centered remembrance in daily life; in crises, align actions with dharma and devotion rather than ego.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87.26 (devotion statement concluding the list)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Manu Vaivasvata

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishnu being called 'lokadhāri' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights Vishnu as the cosmic sustainer who actively upholds dharma, even by assuming specific forms when needed.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing 'viṣṇu-parāyaṇāḥ' (Vishnu as the highest refuge), it points to devotion as a guiding principle for spiritual direction and protection, complementing Garuda Purana’s broader afterlife teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate steady devotion and ethical living aligned with dharma, taking Vishnu (the sustaining principle) as one’s primary refuge in conduct and remembrance.