Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

दत्तो (म्भो) लिश्चावरीवांश्च ऋष्यः सप्तकीर्तिताः / तुषिता द्वादश प्रोक्तास्तथा पारावताश्च ये

Transliteration

datto (mbho) liścāvarīvāṃśca ṛṣyaḥ saptakīrtitāḥ / tuṣitā dvādaśa proktāstathā pārāvatāśca ye

Translation

Datta, (Ambho), and Liśca-Āvarīvān—these are declared to be the seven Ṛṣis. The Tuṣitas are said to be twelve in number, and likewise those called the Pārāvatas are also twelve.

Word by Word

• दत्तः: Datta (name)
• दत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अम्भः: water (variant reading)
• अम्भः: Sambodhana/Other (पाठभेद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पाठभेद/कोष्ठकस्थ

• लिः: Li (name)
• लिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लि (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• अवरीवान्: Avarīvān (name)
• अवरीवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

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

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (indeclinable numeral)

• कीर्तिताः: are declared/mentioned
• कीर्तिताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्ति-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय (predicative)

• तुषिताः: the Tuṣitas (class of deities)
• तुषिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषित (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral)

• प्रोक्ताः: are said
• प्रोक्ताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्, क्त-प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग प्र-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• पारावताः: the Pārāvatas (class of deities)
• पारावताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारावत (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic taxonomy: knowing the classes of Ṛṣis and divine groups as part of Purāṇic cosmology.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and loka-vyavasthā (ordered manifestation) as an aid to viveka between the eternal Self and changing cosmic roles.

Application: Use as a mnemonic/cosmological study aid; cultivate humility by seeing one’s place within a vast, ordered universe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (manvantara/cosmology lists continuing across adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Tushitas
• Paravatas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing groups like the Tuṣitas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a cosmological catalogue, preserving traditional counts and names of divine classes and sage-groups used to map the universe and its lineages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by situating the teaching within a structured cosmos of devas and ṛṣis, it frames later afterlife teachings as occurring within an ordered, hierarchically populated universe.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate recitation/study and to understand how the Purana organizes spiritual knowledge through named lineages and divine categories.