Manvantara Catalog: Fourteen Manus, Their Sons, Saptarishis, Indras, Deva-Hosts, and the 18 Vidyās
रुद्र पुत्रस्य ते पुत्रान्वक्ष्याम्येकादशस्य तु / सर्वत्रगः सुशर्मा च देवानीकः पुरुर्गुरुः
rudra putrasya te putrānvakṣyāmyekādaśasya tu / sarvatragaḥ suśarmā ca devānīkaḥ pururguruḥ
ఇప్పుడు రుద్రపుత్రుని పదకొండు కుమారులను నేను చెప్పుదును—సర్వత్రగుడు, సుశర్ముడు, దేవానీకుడు, పురుర్గురుడు।
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Cosmic families (deva/ṛṣi lineages) are remembered to situate duties and narratives within a structured universe.
Vedantic Theme: Interconnectedness of beings within īśvara-sṛṣṭi (divine creation) and cyclical time.
Application: Study purāṇic structure: track lineages to understand how later narratives and dharma exemplars are positioned.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87.41-44 (same chapter catalogue context)
This verse functions as a genealogical marker—preserving traditional cosmology and identifying specific beings by name, which helps readers track larger narratives and classifications across Purāṇic literature.
This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it is a catalog-style statement naming descendants in a Rudra-related lineage within the broader discourse.
Use it as a reference point for study: keeping accurate names and lineages supports careful reading of Purāṇic texts and avoids confusion when cross-checking related passages and commentaries.