Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

निर्मोहस्तत्त्वदर्शो च ऋषयः सप्त कीर्तिताः / स्व (सु) रोमाणः स्व (सु) धर्माणः स्व (सु) कर्माणस्तथामराः

Transliteration

nirmohastattvadarśo ca ṛṣayaḥ sapta kīrtitāḥ / sva (su) romāṇaḥ sva (su) dharmāṇaḥ sva (su) karmāṇastathāmarāḥ

Translation

മോഹരഹിതരും തത്ത്വദർശികളുമായ ഏഴ് ഋഷിമാർ കീര്ത്തിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അതുപോലെ അമരദേവന്മാരും തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ രൂപങ്ങളിലും ധർമ്മങ്ങളിലും കർമ്മങ്ങളിലും സ്ഥിരരായിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion
• निर्मोहः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

• तत्त्वदर्शः: seer of truth/reality
• तत्त्वदर्शः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व-दर्श (प्रातिपदिक; तत्त्व + दर्श)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tattva-sya darśaḥ) विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; genitive tatpurusha adjective)

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

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

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

• कीर्तिताः: are declared/mentioned
• कीर्तिताः: Karmaṇi-bhāva / Predicative (कर्मणि/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (PPP; Masculine nominative plural; predicate)

• स्व: own
• स्व: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिकरूपेण उपपद-विशेषण (pronominal adjective, used as qualifier)

• रोमाणः: hairs (of the body)
• रोमाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative plural)

• स्व: own
• स्व: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उपपद-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• धर्माणः: duties/laws
• धर्माणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• स्व: own
• स्व: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उपपद-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• कर्माणः: actions/deeds
• कर्माणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative plural)

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/connector: 'thus/also')

• अमराः: immortals; gods
• अमराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Svadharma and svakarma as the stabilizing principle of cosmic and personal order; truth-vision arises with freedom from delusion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma aligned with svabhāva; clarity (tattva-jñāna) reduces moha and supports right action.

Application: Cultivate discernment to reduce delusion; perform one’s duties according to role and capacity without confusion or imitation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (cosmology/creation sections listing Manus, ṛṣis, devas and their orders)

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Devas (Amaras)

FAQs

What is the importance of being nirmoha (free from delusion) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links freedom from delusion with tattva-darśana—clear insight into reality—presenting nirmoha as a prerequisite for truthful living and spiritually aligned action (dharma and karma).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing svadharma and one’s own karma, it implies that spiritual clarity and right action shape one’s trajectory—inner truth-vision and disciplined conduct are portrayed as the stable basis of progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Reduce moha through self-inquiry and ethical restraint, then align daily decisions with your duties (svadharma) and conscientious action (karma), rather than impulse or confusion.