Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

परो मरीचिर्गर्भश्च स्व (सु) धर्माणश्च ते त्रयः / देशशत्रु) कालकाक्षस्तद्धन्ता पद्मनाभकः

Transliteration

paro marīcirgarbhaśca sva (su) dharmāṇaśca te trayaḥ / deśaśatru) kālakākṣastaddhantā padmanābhakaḥ

Translation

สามองค์นี้คือ ปะระ, มรีจิ และครรภะ; อีกทั้ง สวะ (หรือ สุ) และธรรมาณะ. ยังกล่าวถึง เทศศัตรุ, กาลกากษะ และปัทมนาภกะ—โดยปัทมนาภกะเป็นผู้สังหารผู้นั้น

Word by Word

• परः: Para (name)
• परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (नामरूप/विशेषणवत्)

• मरीचिः: Marīci (name)
• मरीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गर्भः: Garbha (name)
• गर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• स्व: Sva (name / ‘one’s own’)
• स्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; स्वकीयार्थक (possessive adjective)

• धर्माणः: Dharmāṇas (name; the Dharmas)
• धर्माणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (नामरूप)

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• देशशत्रुः: Deśaśatru (name; ‘enemy of the land’)
• देशशत्रुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक) + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देशस्य शत्रुः)

• कालकाक्षः: Kālakākṣa (name)
• कालकाक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + काक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कालस्य काक्षः/कालकाक्षः)

• तद्धन्ता: Taddhantā (name; ‘slayer of that’)
• तद्धन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य हन्ता)

• पद्मनाभकः: Padmanābhaka (name; ‘Padmanābha-like/related’)
• पद्मनाभकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभ (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पद्मनाभः) + क-प्रत्यय (diminutive/derivative: ‘named/related to’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra) — attribution based on the common Garuda Purana dialogue frame; exact speaker may vary by edition

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Beings and events unfold in structured sequences; conflict and ‘slaying’ motifs indicate karmic consequence and the maintenance of cosmic balance.

Vedantic Theme: Līlā within sṛṣṭi-sthiti; oppositions resolved under overarching order; names as markers of function (karma-adhikāra).

Application: Read conflicts as prompts for self-restraint and discernment; uphold balance through non-harm where possible and righteous firmness when duty demands.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (continuation of lists; variant readings likely across manuscripts for names like Sva/Su, Dharmāṇa, Deśaśatru, Kālakākṣa, Padmanābhaka)

Characters & Entities

• Para
• Marici
• Garbha
• Sva/Su
• Dharmana
• Deshashatru
• Kalakaksha
• Padmanabhaka

FAQs

What is the importance of name-lists (catalog verses) in the Garuda Purana?

Such verses function as traditional catalogs of beings/figures, preserving lineages, identifications, and narrative links used elsewhere in Purāṇic cosmology.

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

This specific verse reads as an enumeration of proper names rather than an explicit teaching on preta-yātrā or after-death rites; its role is more referential than instructional.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it for accurate recitation, cross-referencing, and study—especially when tracking Purāṇic characters across chapters and related texts.