Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

विष्णुश्चैवाग्नितेजाश्च ऋषयः सप्त कीर्तिताः / विहङ्गमाः कामगम् निर्माणरुचयस्तथा

Transliteration

viṣṇuścaivāgnitejāśca ṛṣayaḥ sapta kīrtitāḥ / vihaṅgamāḥ kāmagam nirmāṇarucayastathā

Translation

विष्णुश्चैवाग्नितेजाश्च ऋषयः सप्त कीर्तिताः । विहङ्गमाः कामगं निर्माणरुचयस्तथा ॥

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• अग्नितेजाः: Agnitejā (one having Agni’s splendor)
• अग्नितेजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्नेः तेजः/तेजाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘ऋषयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कीर्तिताः: are declared/mentioned
• कीर्तिताः: Karta (Predicate/State)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘उक्ताः/प्रकीर्तिताः’

• विहङ्गमाः: Vihaṅgamāḥ (those who move in the sky; a group name)
• विहङ्गमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कामगम्: able to go at will
• कामगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘विहङ्गमाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; पाठभेदे ‘कामगाः’ (प्रथमा बहुवचन) सम्भवः

• निर्माणरुचयः: Nirmāṇarucayaḥ (those whose taste/liking is for creation)
• निर्माणरुचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निर्माणस्य रुचयः)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vibhūti-like description: beings characterized by tejas (radiance) and siddhi-like capacities (kāmagamana, nirmāṇa-ruci).

Vedantic Theme: tejas as a mark of sattva; extraordinary powers as secondary to knowledge of the cosmic order.

Application: Contemplate divine radiance and disciplined aspiration: treat powers as descriptive, not as the goal; cultivate sattva through study and devotion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (lists of sages/hosts and their attributes)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Agni
• Rishis
• Vihangamas (birds)

FAQs

What is the importance of the Sapta Rishis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the Sapta Rishis as divinely proclaimed beings associated with Vishnu and fiery spiritual radiance (agni-tejas), indicating their elevated cosmic and dharmic authority.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it frames a cosmos governed by luminous divine and rishi powers; such cosmological ordering underlies later Garuda Purana teachings on dharma, karma, and post-death destinations.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate sattva—clarity, discipline, and reverence for rishis and sacred knowledge—since spiritual “tejas” (inner radiance) is presented as a mark of higher realization and right living.