Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

वारुणेर्दक्षसावर्णेर्नवमस्य सुताञ्छृणु / धृतिकेतुर्देप्तिकेतुः पञ्चहस्तो निरामयः / पृतुश्रवा बृहदूद्युम्न ऋचीको बृहतो गुणः

Transliteration

vāruṇerdakṣasāvarṇernavamasya sutāñchṛṇu / dhṛtiketurdeptiketuḥ pañcahasto nirāmayaḥ / pṛtuśravā bṛhadūdyumna ṛcīko bṛhato guṇaḥ

Translation

Höre nun die Söhne Varuṇas, geboren von Dakṣa-sāvarṇi—dem Neunten der Linie: Dhṛtiketu, Deptiketu, Pañcahasta, Nirāmaya, Pṛtuśravā, Bṛhadūdyumna, Ṛcīka und Bṛhato-guṇa.

Word by Word

• वारुणेः: of Varuṇa’s (descendant/son)
• वारुणेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दक्षसावर्णेः: of Dakṣa-sāvarṇi
• दक्षसावर्णेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दक्षस्य सावर्णिः)

• नवमस्य: of the ninth
• नवमस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• धृतिकेतुः: Dhṛtiketu (name)
• धृतिकेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक) + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (धृतेः/धृत्या केतुः)

• देप्तिकेतुः: Deptiketu (name)
• देप्तिकेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देप्तेः केतुः)

• पञ्चहस्तः: Pañcahasta (name; ‘five-handed’)
• पञ्चहस्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च हस्ताः यस्य/पञ्चहस्तः)

• निरामयः: free from disease
• निरामयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक विशेषण

• पृतुश्रवाः: Pṛtuśravā (name; ‘broad-famed’)
• पृतुश्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतु (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पृतुं श्रवः यस्य)

• बृहदूद्युम्नः: Bṛhadūdyumna (name)
• बृहदूद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहद् उद्युम्नः)

• ऋचीको: Ṛcīka (name)
• ऋचीको: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बृहतः: of the great
• बृहतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• गुणः: Guṇa (name/quality)
• गुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Remembering and reciting lineages/names preserves cosmic order (ṛta) and transmits dharmic memory; ‘śravaṇa’ as a purifying act.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa within sṛṣṭi-krama; the ordered manifestation of beings under Īśvara’s governance.

Application: Use disciplined study/recitation (śravaṇa–smaraṇa) to cultivate clarity; treat knowledge transmission as a dharmic duty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic domain

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana Purvakhanda 1.87 (genealogical catalogues of Manus, Devas, and progeny)

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Dakṣa-sāvarṇi

FAQs

What is the importance of genealogy lists in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a specific Puranic lineage—identifying Varuṇa’s descendants—which supports the text’s broader cosmological and dynastic mapping.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; instead, it functions as a genealogical-cosmological record within the chapter’s narrative flow.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate archival reference—recitation, indexing, and cross-checking Puranic genealogies when studying Deva lineages and related ritual or mythic contexts.