Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

अभिमानः सहिष्णुश्च मधुश्रीरृषयः स्मृताः / आर्याः प्रभूता भाव्याश्च लेखाश्च पृथुकास्तथा

Transliteration

abhimānaḥ sahiṣṇuśca madhuśrīrṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ / āryāḥ prabhūtā bhāvyāśca lekhāśca pṛthukāstathā

Translation

Abhimāna, Sahiṣṇu, Madhuśrī, and the Ṛṣis are remembered as such; likewise there are the Āryas, the Prabhūtas, the Bhāvyas, the Lekhas, and also the Pṛthukas.

Word by Word

• अभिमानः: Abhimāna (proper name)
• अभिमानः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सहिष्णुः: Sahiṣṇu (proper name / tolerant)
• सहिष्णुः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह् (धातु) + इष्णु (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृत्प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (tolerant)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मधुश्रीः: Madhuśrī (proper name)
• मधुश्रीः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are said/remembered
• स्मृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (are) ‘remembered/called’

• आर्याः: noble
• आर्याः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• प्रभूताः: numerous, abundant
• प्रभूताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भाव्याः: to be (in future), destined
• भाव्याः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (future/necessitative sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• लेखाः: Lekhā (proper name / lines)
• लेखाः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पृथुकाः: Pṛthuka (proper name / broad)
• पृथुकाः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse linker/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vainateya, per common Garuda Purana framing)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Society and cosmos are structured through recognized groups; virtues like forbearance (sahiṣṇutā) and right-mindedness (āryatā) are upheld.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-karma-vibhāga as an ordering principle; ethical qualities as expressions within nāma-rūpa.

Application: Cultivate sahiṣṇutā (forbearance) and ārya conduct; recognize community roles without contempt.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (group lists; gaṇa terminology)

FAQs

What is the importance of these named groups in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog of traditionally recognized classes/designations of exalted beings (including ṛṣis and other named groups), used in Purāṇic cosmology to map the hierarchy and variety of subtle/celestial orders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by presenting the Purāṇic taxonomy of higher orders of beings, it provides the cosmological backdrop against which the soul’s journey, merit, and post-death states are described elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that Purāṇic teachings often preserve structured ‘lists’ to orient spiritual study—prompting disciplined learning, humility toward sages (ṛṣis), and reverence for dharma-based cosmology.