Garudapurana 1.87

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The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa: [Chapter] 87
Hari said: / I shall describe the fourteen Manus and their sons, Śuka and the rest. / In the beginning was Manu Svāyambhuva, and his sons were Āgnīdhra and the rest.

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Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, / and Vasiṣṭha of great splendour are proclaimed as the seven sages.

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Those named Jayas, Amitābhas, Śukras, and Yāmas— / these four groups of twelve drink soma.

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Viśvabhuj was the Indra of the gods; his enemy was Bāṣkali. / That great-souled daitya was slain by Viṣṇu with his discus.

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Then there was Manu Svārociṣa, and his son Maṇḍaleśvara, / Citraka, Vinata, Karṇānta, Vidyuta, Ravi,

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Bṛhadguṇa, and Nabha of great strength and prowess. / Ūrja, Stamba, Prāṇa, Ṛṣabha, Niścara,

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Dambholi, and Arvatīvat are proclaimed as the seven sages. / The Tuṣitas are declared to be twelve, and also those who are Pārāvatas.

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Vipaścit was the Indra of the gods; his enemy was Purukṛtsara. / The blessed Lord Madhusūdana killed him in the form of an elephant.

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The sons of Manu Auttama were Aja, Paraśu, / Vinīta, Suketu, Sumitra, Subala, Śuci,

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Deva, Devāvṛdha, Rudra, Mahotsāha, and Ajita. / Rathaujā, Ūrdhvabāhu, Śaraṇa, the sage Anagha,

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Sutapas, and Śaṅku—these are proclaimed as the seven sages. / The Vaśavartins, the Svadhāmāns, the Śivas, the Satyas, and the Pratardanas—

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these are declared as five classes of gods, and they all consist of twelve each. / The Indra was Śānti; his enemy was the dānava named Pralamba.

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Hari Viṣṇu in the form of a fish killed that dānava. / The sons of Manu Tāmasa were Jānujaṅgha, Nirbhaya,

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Navakhyāti, Naya, Priyabhṛtya, Vivikṣipa, / Dṛḍheṣudhi, Prastalākṣa, Kṛtabandhu, and Kṛta.

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Jyotirdhāman, Pṛthu, Dhṛṣṭa, Kāvya, Caitra, Agni, and Hemaka
are proclaimed as the seven sages; likewise the Surāgas and Sudhīs,

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and the Haris are the gods, [constituting] four classes of twenty-five [or seven] each.
Śibi was the Indra of that [manvantara], and the Bhīmarathas are remembered as his enemies.

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The asura Bhīmaratha was slain by Hari in the form of a tortoise.
The sons of Raivata Manu were Mahāprāṇa, Sādhaka,

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Vanabandhu (or Balabandhu), Niramitra, Pratyaṅga, Parahā, Śuci,
Dṛḍhavrata, and Ketuśṛṅga. His sages are described [thus]:

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Vedaśrī, Vedabāhu, and likewise Ūrdhvabāhu,
Hiraṇyaroman, Parjanya, Satyanetra (or Satyanāman), and Svadhāman.

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The Abhūtarajasas, the gods Aśvamedhas,
the Vaikuṇṭhas, and the Amṛtas are the four classes of gods;

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in each class are fourteen gods. The powerful Vibhu was the Indra.
Śānta was his enemy, a daitya slain by Viṣṇu in the form of a swan.

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The sons of Cākṣuṣa Manu were Uru, Puru of great strength,
Śatadyumna, Tapasvin, Satyabāhu, Kṛti,

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Agniṣṭu, Atirātra, Sudyumna, and Nara.
Haviṣmat, the glorious Uttama, Sudhāman, Virajas,

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Abhimāna, Sahiṣṇu, and Madhuśrī are remembered as the sages.
The Āryas, Prabhūtas, Bhāvyas, Lekhas, and Pṛthukas

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are stated to be the five groups of eight celestials.
Manojava was Indra; the enemy was Mahākāla of great arms.

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He was slain by Hari, the sustainer of the worlds, in the form of a horse.
These sons of Vaivasvata Manu are devoted to Viṣṇu:

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Ikṣvāku, then Nābhāga, Dhṛṣṭa, and Śaryāti,
Nariṣyanta, Pāṃsu, Nabha, and Nediṣṭha,

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Karūṣa, Pṛṣadhra, and Sudyumna are the sons of the Manu.
Atri, the blessed Vasiṣṭha, Jamadagni, Kaśyapa,

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Gautama, Bharadvāja, and Viśvāmitra as the seventh [are the sages].
Likewise, the Maruts are celebrated as forty-nine;

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the Ādityas, Vasus, and Sādhyas are three groups of twelve;
the Rudras are declared as eleven, and the Vasus as eight;

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the two Aśvins are specified, and the Viśvedevas as ten;
the Āṅgirasa gods are ten; and there are nine classes of deities.

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Śakra is named Tejasvin, and Hiraṇyākṣa is remembered as the foe;
he named Hariṇyā [Hiraṇyākṣa] was slain by Viṣṇu in the form of a boar.

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I shall tell of the sons of the future Manu named Sāvarṇi:
Vijaya, Arvavīra, Nirmoha, Satyavāc, Kṛti,

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Variṣṭha, Gariṣṭha, and Vācassamgati.
Aśvatthāman, Kṛpa, Vyāsa, Gālava, Dīptimat,

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Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, and Rāma are celebrated as the seven sages.
The Sutapas, the Amṛtābhas, and the Mukhyas are the gods;

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each group among those gods is remembered as having twenty [members].
Bali, the son of Virocana, will be their Indra.

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Having given these three strides to Viṣṇu who begged [for them],
and having relinquished the prosperity of Indra's station, he will then attain perfection.

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Hear the sons of the ninth [Manu], Dakṣasāvarṇi, son of Varuṇa:
Dhṛtiketu, Dīptiketu, Pañcahasta, Nirāmaya,
Pṛthuśravas, Bṛhaddyumna, Ṛcīka, and Bṛhadguṇa.

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Medhātithi, Dyuti, Savasa, Vasu,
Jyotiṣmat, Havya, and Kavya are the sages; the lord is Vibhu.

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The Paras, Marīcis, Garbhas, and Sudharmans are the three [classes of gods];
Kālakākṣa is the enemy of the gods, and Padmanābha is his slayer.
The gods then will be [in classes], each class of twelve;
their Indra, O Hara, will be the wondrous and heroic [Adbhuta].

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