Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

करूषश्च पृषध्रश्च सुद्युम्नश्च मनोः सुताः / अत्रिर्वसिष्ठो भगवाञ्जमदग्निश्च कश्यपः

Transliteration

karūṣaśca pṛṣadhraśca sudyumnaśca manoḥ sutāḥ / atrirvasiṣṭho bhagavāñjamadagniśca kaśyapaḥ

Translation

కరూష, పృషధ్ర, సుద్యుమ్న—ఇవారు మనువు కుమారులు; అలాగే అత్రి, వసిష్ఠ, భగవాన్ జమదగ్ని మరియు కశ్యపుడు అనే పూజ్య ఋషులూ (ఉల్లేఖింపబడ్డారు).

Word by Word

• करूषः: Karūṣa (proper name)
• करूषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• पृषध्रः: Pṛṣadhra (proper name)
• पृषध्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृषध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• सुद्युम्नः: Sudyumna (proper name)
• सुद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + द्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सु-द्युम्नः = 'good/bright Dyumna')

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

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable/holy one
• भगवान्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (honorific epithet)

• जमदग्निः: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमत्/जमद् (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जमद्-अग्निः)

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

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Society is upheld by both kṣatriya lineages and brahmarṣi lineages; ṛṣis function as dharma-founders and transmitters of mantra/vidyā.

Vedantic Theme: Guru-śiṣya paramparā and ṛṣi as mantra-draṣṭā; dharma as revealed and preserved through seers within time.

Application: Honor teachers and lineages; study and preserve śāstra; balance worldly governance with spiritual counsel.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (lists of Manu’s sons and associated sages/deva-groups)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Karusha
• Prishadhra
• Sudyumna
• Atri
• Vasishtha
• Jamadagni
• Kashyapa

FAQs

What is the importance of Manu’s lineage in the Garuda Purana?

This verse anchors the teaching in a recognized dharmic genealogy, linking human royal lines and great rishis to Manu as a source of social and ritual order.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by invoking Manu and major rishis, it situates later teachings on dharma, rites, and consequences (karma) within an authoritative tradition that guides right living and post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to align conduct with dharma preserved by rishis—truthfulness, restraint, and duty—since ethical living is the foundation for auspicious rites and spiritual progress.