Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशस्य रौच्यस्य मनोः पुत्रान्निबोध मे / चित्रसेनो विचित्रश्च तपोधर्मरतो धृतिः

Transliteration

trayodaśasya raucyasya manoḥ putrānnibodha me / citraseno vicitraśca tapodharmarato dhṛtiḥ

Translation

Learn from me the sons of the thirteenth Manu, Raucya: Citrasena, Vicitra, and Dhṛti, who is devoted to austerity (tapas) and dharma.

Word by Word

• त्रयोदशस्य: of the thirteenth
• त्रयोदशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः+दश) संख्यावाचक; (मन्वन्तर/मनु-क्रमे)

• रौच्यस्य: of Raucya
• रौच्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण मनोः (Raucya)

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

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

• निबोध: know/learn (listen)
• निबोध: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) उपसर्ग-नि
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• मे: from me / to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) / चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (here: 'from me' sense often as ablative-like, but form is gen/dat enclitic)

• चित्रसेनः: Citrasena (a name)
• चित्रसेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; नाम

• विचित्रः: Vicitra (a name)
• विचित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

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

• तपोधर्मरतः: Tapodharmarata (devoted to ascetic duty; a name)
• तपोधर्मरतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तपः-धर्मे रतः) ; नाम

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (a name)
• धृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Exemplary progeny are characterized not only by birth but by tapas and dharma-rati (delight in dharma).

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/ācāra over mere nāma-rūpa: virtue as the true marker of nobility; dharma as a purifier supporting higher realization.

Application: Value character and disciplined conduct as the real inheritance; cultivate ‘dharma-rati’—a positive taste for right action.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana manvantara lists naming Manus and their sons

Characters & Entities

• Manu (Raucya)
• Citrasena
• Vicitra
• Dhriti

FAQs

What is the importance of Manu genealogies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves the Manvantara lineage by naming the sons of Raucya Manu, linking cosmic time-cycles with dharma-based rulership and tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it situates dharma and tapas (austerity) as virtues embodied by figures like Dhṛti, which the Purana elsewhere connects to auspicious post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that dharma and disciplined living (tapas) are praised qualities—cultivate steadiness (dhṛti) and ethical conduct in daily decisions.