Shloka 22

Devanagari script

गुरोरनन्तरं ब्रह्मा पञ्चविंशादनन्तरम् / स्वायंभुवं मनुं चैव निर्ममे मनसा विभुः

Transliteration

guroranantaraṃ brahmā pañcaviṃśādanantaram / svāyaṃbhuvaṃ manuṃ caiva nirmame manasā vibhuḥ

Translation

ഗുരുവിന് പിന്നാലെ, പഞ്ചവിംശതി തത്ത്വങ്ങൾക്കു ശേഷം, സർവശക്തനായ വിഭു മനസ്സാൽ സ്വായംഭുവ മനുവിനെയും നിർമ്മിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पञ्चविंशात्: from twenty-five (units/years)
• पञ्चविंशात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular; ‘from twenty-five’

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards
• अनन्तरम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्वायंभुवम्: Svāyambhuva (the self-born one)
• स्वायंभुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वायंभुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मनुम्: Manu
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• निर्ममे: created/made
• निर्ममे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• मनसा: by (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• विभुः: the mighty one
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition to ब्रह्मा

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: After foundational principles (tattvas) are established, Manu—archetype of law and social order—arises through mind (manas), indicating dharma as grounded in cosmic structure.

Vedantic Theme: Sāṅkhya-like tattva framework (pañcaviṃśati) as the scaffold of experience; mind as a creative organizer; dharma as alignment with ṛta/order.

Application: Ground ethical life in clarity of mind: cultivate disciplined manas (attention, restraint) so that personal ‘law’ aligns with universal order.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana references to manvantaras and Manu as progenitor/lawgiver; Garuda Purana dharma sections that presuppose Manu-based social order

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Brahma
• Svayambhuva Manu

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'twenty-five (tattvas)' mentioned in this verse of the Garuda Purana?

It signals a cosmological framework where creation unfolds through a set of fundamental principles (tattvas), after which beings like Manu—key to human lineage and dharma—are manifested.

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

Indirectly, it grounds afterlife teachings in a larger cosmology: the same Lord who creates the cosmic principles and lawgivers (Manu) also governs dharma and the soul’s moral order described elsewhere in the Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

See ethical life as aligned with cosmic order: honoring the Guru, learning dharma, and living by disciplined principles supports clarity of mind and right conduct.