Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

मनुः स्वारोचिषश्चाथ तत्पुत्रो मण्डलेश्वरः / चित्रको विनतश्चैव कर्णान्तो विद्युतो रविः

Transliteration

manuḥ svārociṣaścātha tatputro maṇḍaleśvaraḥ / citrako vinataścaiva karṇānto vidyuto raviḥ

Translation

ఆపై స్వారోచిష మనువు, అతని కుమారుడు మండలేశ్వరుడు; తదనంతరం చిత్రక, వినత, కర్ణాంత, విద్యుత్ మరియు రవి (అని పేర్కొనబడెను)।

Word by Word

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• स्वारोचिषः: Svārociṣa (name)
• स्वारोचिषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वारोचिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle; then/now)

• तत्: of him/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘तस्य’ अर्थे

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मण्डलेश्वरः: Maṇḍaleśvara (lord of a region; name)
• मण्डलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• चित्रकः: Citraka (name)
• चित्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• विनतः: Vinata (name)
• विनतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• कर्णान्तः: Karṇānta (name)
• कर्णान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

• विद्युतः: Vidyuta (name)
• विद्युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक (पाठान्तरात्)

• रविः: Ravi (Sun; name)
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामवाचक

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cyclical time and succession: beings arise in ordered epochs; governance and dharma flow through appointed progenitors.

Vedantic Theme: Kāla as a power of Īśvara organizing manifestation; continuity amid change in saṃsāra.

Application: Reflect on impermanence and continuity; take responsibility within one’s ‘turn’ in the lineage—family, community, or vocation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic epoch (manvantara)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: manvantara and genealogical catalogues (varies by recension)

Characters & Entities

• Manu Svarocisha
• Mandaleshvara
• Citraka
• Vinata
• Karnanta
• Vidyuta
• Ravi

FAQs

What is the importance of listing Svārociṣa Manu and these names in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a genealogical/cosmological register, anchoring later teachings in an authoritative Puranic timeline of Manus and their lineages.

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

This specific verse does not describe the soul’s post-death journey; it is a lineage enumeration within the broader cosmological narration that frames other sections on karma, death rites, and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it to contextualize Garuda Purana teachings within the larger Puranic worldview—helpful for study, recitation indexing, and accurate referencing of chapters and themes.