Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्रा उरुः पुरुर्महाबलः / शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी च सत्यबाहुः(क्यो) कृतिस्तथा

Transliteration

cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putrā uruḥ pururmahābalaḥ / śatadyumnastapasvī ca satyabāhuḥ(kyo) kṛtistathā

Translation

ചാക്ഷുഷ മനുവിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ ഉരു, മഹാബലൻ പുരു, തപസ്വിയായ ശതദ്യുമ്നൻ, സത്യബാഹു, കൂടാതെ കൃതി എന്നിങ്ങനെയായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• चाक्षुषस्य: of Cākṣuṣa
• चाक्षुषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• उरुः: Uru (proper name)
• उरुः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुरुः: Puru (proper name)
• पुरुः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शतद्युम्नः: Śatadyumna (proper name)
• शतद्युम्नः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तपस्वी: ascetic, practicing austerities
• तपस्वी: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन् (तद्धित/प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्यबाहुः: Satyabāhu (proper name)
• सत्यबाहुः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृतिः: Kṛti (proper name)
• कृतिः: Apposition (नाम-निर्देश/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse linker/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy (contextual attribution; not a Vishnu–Garuda doctrinal exchange in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order is preserved through Manu’s progeny and righteous succession.

Vedantic Theme: Loka-sangraha (maintenance of world-order) within the cyclical Manvantara framework.

Application: Contemplate lineage as responsibility: uphold family and social duties with steadiness; honor ancestors and teachers as carriers of dharma.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (surrounding manvantara/vamsa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Uru
• Puru
• Śatadyumna
• Satyabāhu
• Kṛti

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the Purāṇic record of royal and progenitor lineages, linking later dynasties to Manu and establishing traditional chronology and dharmic legitimacy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address the soul’s journey; it is a genealogical statement naming the sons of Cākṣuṣa Manu, serving historical and lineage context within the Purāṇa.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for studying Purāṇic family lines and understanding how dharma is transmitted through generations via exemplary rulers and ascetics.