Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

ऋष्यशृङ्गस्तथा राम ऋषयः सप्त कीर्तिताः / सुतपा अमृताभाश्च मुख्याश्चापि तथा सुराः

Transliteration

ṛṣyaśṛṅgastathā rāma ṛṣayaḥ sapta kīrtitāḥ / sutapā amṛtābhāśca mukhyāścāpi tathā surāḥ

Translation

O Rāma, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga too is counted among them. Seven sages (ṛṣi) are enumerated; likewise Sutapā and Amṛtābhā, and also the foremost among the gods.

Word by Word

• ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• ṛṣyaśṛṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣya + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (name-compound)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Connector/Adverbial (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/रीति (thus/also)

• rāma: Rāma
• rāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (as name; sometimes vocative in address, but here list-item)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (numeral qualifying ‘ṛṣayaḥ’)

• kīrtitāḥ: are declared
• kīrtitāḥ: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘are proclaimed’

• sutapāḥ: Sutapā
• sutapāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (name)

• amṛtābhāḥ: Amṛtābhāḥ (immortal-splendid ones)
• amṛtābhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘amṛtābhāḥ’ = having immortal-like splendor)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• mukhyāḥ: chief
• mukhyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘surāḥ’)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also/even)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Connector/Adverbial (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (likewise)

• surāḥ: gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The world is guided by appointed ṛṣis and devas in each era; spiritual authority and cosmic function are structured, not random.

Vedantic Theme: Cosmic governance (niyati) under Īśvara; the harmony of adhidaiva (deities) and adhyātma (seers/knowledge).

Application: Respect spiritual disciplines and qualified guidance; align personal life with higher order through study, yajña-spirit, and ethical living.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana manvantara enumerations in the same chapter

Characters & Entities

• Rishyashringa (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)
• Rama (Rāma)
• Rishis (Ṛṣayaḥ)
• Devas (Surāḥ)
• Sutapa (Sutapā)
• Amritabha (Amṛtābhā)

FAQs

What is the importance of listing sages and devas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a formal enumeration of revered beings—sages and foremost devas—used in Purāṇic narration to authenticate tradition and situate the teaching within an authoritative sacred lineage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; rather, it names exalted rishis and divine beings, which typically frames or supports the surrounding teaching with recognized spiritual authorities.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use such enumerations as a reminder to study teachings through authentic lineages, cultivate respect for sages, and prioritize disciplined practice (tapas) symbolized by figures like Sutapā and the rishis.