Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

मनोस्तु दक्षपुत्रस्य द्वादशस्यात्मजाञ्छृणु / देववानु पदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठो विदूरथः

Transliteration

manostu dakṣaputrasya dvādaśasyātmajāñchṛṇu / devavānu padevaśca devaśreṣṭho vidūrathaḥ

Translation

今、ダクシャの第十二子マヌの子らを聞け。デーヴァヴァーヌ、パデーヴァ、デーヴァシュレーシュタ、そしてヴィドゥーラタである。

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• दक्षपुत्रस्य: of Dakṣa’s son
• दक्षपुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य पुत्रः)

• द्वादशस्य: of the twelfth
• द्वादशस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दक्षपुत्रस्य’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (the twelfth)

• आत्मजान्: sons/offspring
• आत्मजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• देववानु: Devavānu (proper name)
• देववानु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देववानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• पदेवः: Padeva (proper name)
• पदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

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

• देवश्रेष्ठः: Devaśreṣṭha (best among gods; proper name)
• देवश्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां श्रेष्ठः)

• विदूरथः: Vidūratha (proper name)
• विदूरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदूरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Transmission of cosmological knowledge through vaṃśa (lineage) narration; attentive listening (śṛṇu) as a method of learning.

Vedantic Theme: śravaṇa (hearing) as a primary doorway to knowledge; ordered creation narratives as preparatory understanding.

Application: Adopt disciplined listening/reading of śāstra; treat genealogies as frameworks for remembering relationships among cosmic principles.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (Dakṣa/Manu-related progeny lists)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Daksha
• Devavanu
• Padeva
• Devasreshtha
• Viduratha

FAQs

What is the importance of this genealogy passage in the Garuda Purana?

It preserves the Purāṇic lineage framework, situating later teachings within a recognized cosmic and dynastic order traced through Dakṣa and Manu.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not address the soul’s journey; it functions as a genealogical listing that supports the broader Purāṇic narrative structure.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate textual study and recitation—maintaining precision in names and lineages when reading or cataloging Purāṇic chapters.