Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

उरुर्गभीरो धृष्टश्च तरस्वीग्रा (ग्र) ह एव च / अभिमानि प्रवीरश्च जिष्णुः संक्रन्दनस्तथा / तेजस्वी दुर्लभश्चैव भौत्यस्यैते मनोः सुताः

Transliteration

ururgabhīro dhṛṣṭaśca tarasvīgrā (gra) ha eva ca / abhimāni pravīraśca jiṣṇuḥ saṃkrandanastathā / tejasvī durlabhaścaiva bhautyasyaite manoḥ sutāḥ

Translation

Uru, Gabhīra, Dhṛṣṭa, Tarasvī, and also Grāha; Abhimānī, Pravīra, Jiṣṇu, and Saṃkrandana; as well as Tejasvī and Durlabha—these are the mind-born sons of the Manu named Bhauti.

Word by Word

• उरुः: Uru (name)
• उरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• गभीरो: Gabhīra (name)
• गभीरो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• धृष्टः: Dhṛṣṭa (name)
• धृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

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

• तरस्वी: Tarasvī (name)
• तरस्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• ग्राहः: Grāha/Graha (name)
• ग्राहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name; variant reading grāha/graha)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis: 'indeed/only')

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

• अभिमानि: Abhimāni (name)
• अभिमानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• प्रवीरः: Pravīra (name)
• प्रवीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

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

• जिष्णुः: Jiṣṇu (name)
• जिष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• संक्रन्दनः: Saṃkrandana (name)
• संक्रन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (connector/adverb)

• तेजस्वी: Tejasvī (name)
• तेजस्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

• दुर्लभः: Durlabha (name)
• दुर्लभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular; proper name)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• भौत्यस्य: of Bhāutya
• भौत्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive singular)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Pronoun; Masculine nominative plural)

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

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lineage and named archetypes encode functions/virtues (valor, depth, radiance) supporting social and cosmic continuity.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa as functional designation within prakṛti; order expressed through structured emanation (mānasa-putra).

Application: Treat inherited roles and talents as responsibilities; cultivate the virtues implied by names—steadfastness, courage, clarity, vigor.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana manvantara genealogies and lists of Manus and their progeny

Characters & Entities

• Bhauti Manu
• Manasaputras (mind-born sons)

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the cosmological lineage by naming Bhauti Manu’s mind-born sons, a key method by which Purāṇas map creation, rulership, and the continuity of dharma across ages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates the broader cosmic order (Manu lineages) within which dharma, karma, and later afterlife teachings are framed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of the Purāṇic emphasis on order and continuity: live in alignment with dharma so one’s personal lineage of actions (karma) supports stability rather than confusion.