Shloka 24

Ahaṅkāra-Tripartition and the Rise of Indriyas, Devatās, and Cosmic Administrators

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रो वसिष्टोत्रिर्मरीचिः पुलहः क्रतुः / पुलस्त्योङ्गिरसश्चैव तथा वैवस्वतो मनुः

Transliteration

viśvāmitro vasiṣṭotrirmarīciḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ / pulastyoṅgirasaścaiva tathā vaivasvato manuḥ

Translation

毗湿瓦密多罗、婆悉吒、阿特利、摩利支、普罗诃、克罗图、普罗罗斯底耶与安吉罗娑——并同毗婆斯伐多·摩奴——在此被点名。

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिः: Atri
• त्रिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; here proper name ‘Atri’ (अत्रिः) intended; पाठे ‘त्रिः’ सम्भाव्य लिप्यन्तरदोष

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

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अङ्गिरसः: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/particle

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/adverb (‘likewise’)

• वैवस्वतः: Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Vivasvān’s/solar)

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Smṛti-style cosmological genealogy: knowing the lineages of ṛṣis and Manu as pillars of dharma and creation.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and the ordered manifestation of names/forms (nāma-rūpa) within prakṛti.

Application: Use as a mnemonic/recitative list in study of Purāṇic cosmology; cultivate respect for ṛṣi-paramparā and scriptural transmission.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (cosmogony/genealogy sections around 3.5); Lists of saptarṣi/manu lineages elsewhere in the Purana

Characters & Entities

• Vishvamitra
• Vasistha
• Atri
• Marici
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Pulastya
• Angiras
• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

What is the importance of naming these sages in the Garuda Purana?

The verse invokes authoritative ṛṣis and Vaivasvata Manu to ground the teaching in a recognized dharmic lineage, signaling that what follows aligns with established sacred tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by citing revered seers and Manu, it frames the subsequent guidance on dharma and conduct—key determinants of post-death outcomes—as rooted in time-tested spiritual authority.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat ethical living and ritual discipline as part of an inherited dharmic framework—learn from traditional sources, follow principled conduct, and align actions with dharma to shape one’s destiny.