Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

आदित्या वसवः साध्यागणा द्वादशकास्त्रयः / एकादशा तथा रुद्रा वसवो ऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

ādityā vasavaḥ sādhyāgaṇā dvādaśakāstrayaḥ / ekādaśā tathā rudrā vasavo 'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Die Ādityas, die Vasus und die Scharen der Sādhyas werden jeweils als zwölf bezeichnet; ebenso sind die Rudras elf, und die Vasus werden als acht verkündet.

Word by Word

• आदित्याः: Ādityas
• आदित्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वसवः: Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• साध्यगणाः: groups of Sādhyas
• साध्यगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (साध्यानां गणाः)

• द्वादशकाः: twelve (each)
• द्वादशकाः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (twelve in number)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (three)

• एकादशाः: eleven
• एकादशाः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (eleven)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• रुद्राः: Rudras
• रुद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वसवः: Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (eight)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि ("are declared")

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The cosmos is structured into functional divine principles; numerical order reflects ṛta and aids contemplation.

Vedantic Theme: Many deities as expressions of one Brahman/Īśvara; nāma-rūpa plurality organized within unity.

Application: Use structured contemplation (gaṇa-saṅkhyā) as a meditative aid; recognize functional ‘principles’ behind natural forces and ethical life.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (continuation of deva-gaṇa lists)

Characters & Entities

• Adityas
• Vasus
• Sadhyas
• Rudras

FAQs

What is the importance of enumerating Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, and Rudras in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional Vedic-style classification of divine groups, used to frame cosmology and the hierarchy of beings referenced throughout Purāṇic teachings.

How does this verse connect to Garuda Purana teachings on death rituals or the afterlife?

While not a ritual instruction itself, such enumerations establish the cosmological order and divine authorities often invoked in rites, prayers, and doctrinal explanations elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for correct traditional counts and names when studying Purāṇas, reciting stotras, or learning the broader Vedic cosmological framework.