Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

वेदश्रीर्वेदबाहुश्च ऊर्ध्वबाहुस्तथैव च / हिरण्यरोमा पर्जन्यः सत्यनेत्रः (नामा) स्वधाम च

Transliteration

vedaśrīrvedabāhuśca ūrdhvabāhustathaiva ca / hiraṇyaromā parjanyaḥ satyanetraḥ (nāmā) svadhāma ca

Translation

ویدشری، ویدباہو اور اُردھوباہو؛ نیز ہِرنّیَروما، پرجنیہ، ستیہ نیترا (نام سے) اور سْودھام—یہی یہاں مذکور ہستیاں ہیں۔

Word by Word

• वेदश्रीः: Vedaśrī (name)
• वेदश्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य श्रीः)

• वेदबाहुः: Vedabāhu (name)
• वेदबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य बाहुः)

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

• ऊर्ध्वबाहुः: Ūrdhvabāhu (name)
• ऊर्ध्वबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (ऊर्ध्वः बाहुः)

• तथा: thus / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

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

• हिरण्यरोमा: Hiraṇyaromā (name)
• हिरण्यरोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + रोमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (हिरण्यवत् रोमा यस्य)

• पर्जन्यः: Parjanya (name)
• पर्जन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यनेत्रः: Satyanetra (name)
• सत्यनेत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सत्यं नेत्रं यस्य/सत्यनेत्रः)

• नामा: named (as)
• नामा: Sambandha (Apposition marker/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable usage) ‘नाम’ इति नामनिर्देशार्थक (quotative/name-marker)

• स्वधाम: Svadhāma (name)
• स्वधाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (स्वं धाम)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma as pointer to tattva: Veda (knowledge), bāhu (strength), ūrdhva (uplift), satya (truth), svadhāma (self-abidance).

Vedantic Theme: Names and forms as upādhis indicating Brahman/Ishvara attributes; truth-vision (satya-netra) as jñāna-lakṣaṇa.

Application: Use these epithets as contemplative cues: study (Veda), cultivate strength for dharma, uplift mind, commit to truth, abide inwardly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana name-catalogues of gaṇas/devatās in 1.87 and similar enumerations elsewhere

Characters & Entities

• Vedaśrī
• Vedabāhu
• Ūrdhvabāhu
• Hiraṇyaromā
• Parjanya
• Satyanetra
• Svadhāma

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a nāma-list, preserving specific sacred names used for identification, remembrance, and sometimes ritual recitation within the chapter’s framework.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This particular verse does not directly describe the soul’s journey; it enumerates named beings, likely as part of a larger contextual description in the chapter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a reference for accurate pronunciation and preservation of sacred names during study, recitation, or cataloging of Garuda Purana passages.