Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रवर्णो दृढेषुश्च आर्द्रकः पुत्रकस्तथा / हविष्मांश्च हविष्यश्च वरुणो विश्वविस्तरौ

Transliteration

kṣetravarṇo dṛḍheṣuśca ārdrakaḥ putrakastathā / haviṣmāṃśca haviṣyaśca varuṇo viśvavistarau

Translation

Kṣetravarṇa and Dṛḍheṣu; Ārdraka and Putraka; Haviṣmān and Haviṣya; and also Varuṇa and Viśvavistara—these are the names enumerated here.

Word by Word

• क्षेत्रवर्णः: Kṣetravarṇa (one named ‘field-colored/field-class’)
• क्षेत्रवर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य वर्णः)

• दृढेषुः: Dṛḍheṣu (one with firm arrows)
• दृढेषुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक) + इषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दृढा इषुः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आर्द्रकः: Ārdraka (proper name)
• आर्द्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रकः: Putraka (proper name)
• पुत्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• हविष्मान्: Haviṣmān (one possessing oblation)
• हविष्मान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive: ‘having oblation’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हविष्यः: Haviṣya (oblation; also a proper name here)
• हविष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विश्वविस्तरौ: Viśvavistara (the ‘expansion of the universe’); two (dual)
• विश्वविस्तरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य विस्तरः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowing the divine order through names and classifications (nāma-rūpa as a key to cosmology).

Vedantic Theme: nāma-rūpa and īśvara-vibhūti (manifestations) as supports for contemplation.

Application: Use as a recitative litany for study, memorization, and reflective contemplation on cosmic hierarchy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (surrounding genealogical/cosmological catalogues)

Characters & Entities

• Varuna

FAQs

What is the importance of enumerating names like these in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog of specific named beings; such enumerations are typically used for identification, remembrance, or contextual mapping within a larger doctrinal or ritual narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By itself it does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a name-list within the chapter, which may support a broader section that discusses cosmology, guardians, or ritual recitations tied to after-death themes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a precise reference for study or recitation: preserve correct pronunciation (IAST/Sanskrit), and read it in chapter context to understand why these particular names are being grouped together.