Shloka 27
Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās
इक्ष्वाकुरथ नाभागो धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च / नरिष्यन्तस्तथा पांसुर्नभो नेदिष्ठ एव च
ikṣvākuratha nābhāgo dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca / nariṣyantastathā pāṃsurnabho nediṣṭha eva ca
Es waren Ikṣvākuratha, Nābhāga, Dhṛṣṭa und auch Śaryāti; ebenso Nariṣyanta, Pāṁsu, Nabhas und Nediṣṭha.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana’s dialogue frame)
Concept: Smaraṇa of righteous lineages as a support for dharmic continuity and social memory.
Vedantic Theme: Itihāsa-purāṇa as pramāṇa for dharma; names as markers within māyā’s unfolding of time (kāla).
Application: Use lineage-remembrance to orient one’s duties (svadharma), cultivate gratitude to forebears, and study purāṇic history as ethical exemplars.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (surrounding verses listing Manu’s progeny and divine/ṛṣi groups)
FAQs
They preserve puranic memory of dynasties and dharmic succession, situating teachings within a recognized lineage of rulers and descendants.
This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it functions as a lineage enumeration within Kanda 1, providing historical-puranic context rather than afterlife doctrine.
Use it as a reference for puranic study (itihasa-purana context) and as a reminder of continuity—ethical governance and dharma are transmitted through generations.