Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

मरीचिरत्र्यङ्गिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः / वसिष्ठश्च महातेजा ऋषयः सप्तकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

marīciratryaṅgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ / vasiṣṭhaśca mahātejā ṛṣayaḥ saptakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Marīci, Atri, and Aṅgiras; Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and the great-radiant Vasiṣṭha—these are proclaimed as the Seven Sages (Saptarṣis).

Word by Word

• मरीचिः: Marīci (a sage)
• मरीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri (a sage)
• अत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अङ्गिरसौ: the two Aṅgirases / Aṅgiras (dual form)
• अङ्गिरसौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya (a sage)
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुलहः: Pulaha (a sage)
• पुलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रतुः: Kratu (a sage)
• क्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (a sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे

• कीर्तिताः: are declared/mentioned
• कीर्तिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘कथिताः/उक्ताः’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Authority of ṛṣi-paramparā: dharma and Veda are preserved through the seven seers.

Vedantic Theme: Śruti-smṛti-pramāṇa and guru-paramparā as supports for right knowledge (samyag-jñāna) and right conduct.

Application: Honor teachers and scriptural lineage; study with humility; align conduct with time-tested dharmic guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: constellation/ashrama (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmology/genealogies sections listing Saptarṣis (varies by recension)

Characters & Entities

• Marichi
• Atri
• Angiras
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Vasistha
• Saptarishis

FAQs

What is the importance of the Saptarishis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse formally enumerates the Saptarishis, presenting them as authoritative seers whose lineage and teachings underpin dharma and sacred tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by grounding the teaching in the authority of the great ṛṣis, it signals that later instructions on conduct, rites, and liberation rest on established Vedic-seer tradition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a devotional and study anchor—remembering the Saptarishis encourages respect for scriptural discipline, ethical living (dharma), and learning from authentic lineages.