Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

अयो (पो) मूर्तिर्हविष्मांश्च सुकृतिश्चाव्ययस्तथा / नाभागो ऽप्रतिमौजाश्च सौरभ ऋषयस्तथा

Transliteration

ayo (po) mūrtirhaviṣmāṃśca sukṛtiścāvyayastathā / nābhāgo 'pratimaujāśca saurabha ṛṣayastathā

Translation

അയോ (പോയും), മൂർത്തി, ഹവിഷ്മാൻ, സുകൃതി, അവ്യയ; കൂടാതെ നാഭാഗൻ, അപ്രതിമൗജൻ, സൗരഭൻ—ഇവർ ഋഷിമാരെന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अयः: Ayas (name/iron) (uncertain)
• अयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठभेदः—‘अयो (पो)’ इत्यत्र अस्पष्टः

• पो: (uncertain reading)
• पो: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पो (अव्यय/पाठभेद)
• Form: पाठभेद/अस्पष्टपाठः; सम्भाव्यं निपातः/अन्यपदं

• मूर्तिः: Mūrti (name/form)
• मूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हविष्मान्: Haviṣmān (name; possessing oblation)
• हविष्मान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सुकृतिः: Sukṛti (name; good deed/merit)
• सुकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृति (प्रातिपदिक) = सु + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अव्ययः: Avyaya (name; imperishable)
• अव्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) = अ + व्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Discourse adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नाभागः: Nābhāga (name)
• नाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अप्रतिमौजाः: Apratimaujā (name; of incomparable vigor)
• अप्रतिमौजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रतिमौजस् (प्रातिपदिक) = अ + प्रतिम + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (unmatched strength)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सौरभ: Saurabha (name)
• सौरभ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (पाठे ‘सौरभ’ इति प्रथमा-एकवचनं)

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

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Discourse adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ṛṣis as seers embodying tapas and insight; naming them functions as a mnemonic honoring knowledge lineages.

Vedantic Theme: Paramparā (transmission) and the sanctity of śruti-smṛti custodians; knowledge as purifier.

Application: Honor teachers and knowledge traditions; cultivate tapas (discipline) and study as a form of reverence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87.41-42 (preceding genealogical names); Garuda Purana 1.87.44 (transition to deities/Prāṇas)

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Ayo
• Po
• Murti
• Havishman
• Sukriti
• Avyaya
• Nabhaga
• Apratimauja
• Saurabha

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Ṛṣis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a traditional enumeration of authoritative seers, anchoring the teaching in recognized rishi lineages and sacred transmission.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s journey; it names Ṛṣis, likely as part of a larger chapter establishing sacred authorities or lineages before (or alongside) doctrinal instruction.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder of disciplined scriptural learning—approach afterlife teachings, rites, and dharma through authentic sources and qualified lineages rather than hearsay.