Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दत्तो (म्भो) लिश्चावरीवांश्च ऋष्यः सप्तकीर्तिताः / तुषिता द्वादश प्रोक्तास्तथा पारावताश्च ये

Transliteration

datto (mbho) liścāvarīvāṃśca ṛṣyaḥ saptakīrtitāḥ / tuṣitā dvādaśa proktāstathā pārāvatāśca ye

Translation

Datta, (Ambho) và Liśca-Āvarīvān—những vị ấy được tuyên xưng là bảy bậc Ṛṣi. Các Tuṣita được nói là mười hai vị, và những vị gọi là Pārāvata cũng vậy, đều mười hai.

Word by Word

• दत्तः: Datta (name)
• दत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अम्भः: water (variant reading)
• अम्भः: Sambodhana/Other (पाठभेद)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पाठभेद/कोष्ठकस्थ

• लिः: Li (name)
• लिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लि (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• अवरीवान्: Avarīvān (name)
• अवरीवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (indeclinable numeral)

• कीर्तिताः: are declared/mentioned
• कीर्तिताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्ति-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय (predicative)

• तुषिताः: the Tuṣitas (class of deities)
• तुषिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषित (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral)

• प्रोक्ताः: are said
• प्रोक्ताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त; √वच्, क्त-प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग प्र-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विधेय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• पारावताः: the Pārāvatas (class of deities)
• पारावताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारावत (प्रातिपदिक; नाम/गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic taxonomy: knowing the classes of Ṛṣis and divine groups as part of Purāṇic cosmology.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and loka-vyavasthā (ordered manifestation) as an aid to viveka between the eternal Self and changing cosmic roles.

Application: Use as a mnemonic/cosmological study aid; cultivate humility by seeing one’s place within a vast, ordered universe.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.87 (manvantara/cosmology lists continuing across adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Tushitas
• Paravatas

FAQs

What is the importance of listing groups like the Tuṣitas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a cosmological catalogue, preserving traditional counts and names of divine classes and sage-groups used to map the universe and its lineages.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by situating the teaching within a structured cosmos of devas and ṛṣis, it frames later afterlife teachings as occurring within an ordered, hierarchically populated universe.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference for accurate recitation/study and to understand how the Purana organizes spiritual knowledge through named lineages and divine categories.