Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

गौतमश्च भरद्वाजो विशामित्रो ऽथ सप्तमः / तथा ह्येकोनपञ्चाशन्मरुतः परिकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

gautamaśca bharadvājo viśāmitro 'tha saptamaḥ / tathā hyekonapañcāśanmarutaḥ parikīrtitāḥ

Translation

Mencionam-se Gautama, Bharadvāja e Viśvāmitra, e depois também o sétimo grupo; assim, de fato, proclama-se que os Maruts são quarenta e nove.

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य मित्रः / विश्व-मित्रः)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनुक्रमसूचक अव्यय (particle: then)

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (ordinal: seventh)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Emphasis/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• एकोनपञ्चाशत्: forty-nine
• एकोनपञ्चाशत्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चाशत् (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचन-सम्बद्ध (मरुतः इति विशेष्यस्य संख्या); द्विगु-समास (49 = one less than fifty)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/mentioned
• परिकीर्तिताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ ("are proclaimed")

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order (ṛta) is intelligible and classifiable; knowing deva/ṛṣi groupings is a form of purāṇic-vedic knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Jagat as structured manifestation; nāma-rūpa classification as a step toward discerning the underlying unity.

Application: Study traditional cosmology with humility; use structured learning (saṅkhyā/gaṇa) to discipline the mind and memory.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (deva-gaṇa counts and lists)

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Bharadvaja
• Vishvamitra
• Maruts

FAQs

What is the importance of the Maruts being forty-nine in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional enumeration: the Maruts (storm-deities) are stated as forty-nine, anchoring Garuda Purana’s cosmological listing in a Vedic-style count.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it appears in a cosmological/cataloguing context, naming sages and affirming the number of Maruts as part of the Purana’s broader sacred worldview.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to study scripture with precision—counts, names, and classifications matter in traditional learning and support accurate recitation and teaching.