Shloka 8

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

आनिन्ये च पुनः संज्ञां स्वस्थानं भगवान् रविः तेजसः शमनं चास्य विश्वकर्मा चकार ह

Transliteration

āninye ca punaḥ saṃjñāṃ svasthānaṃ bhagavān raviḥ tejasaḥ śamanaṃ cāsya viśvakarmā cakāra ha

Translation

ثم أعاد رَوي المبارك سَنجْنْيا إلى مقامها اللائق؛ وقام فيشْوَكَرْما حقًّا بتهدئة وهَونِ توهّجه المتأجّج۔

Word by Word

• आनिन्ये: brought back
• आनिन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः आ-

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• संज्ञाम्: Saṃjñā
• संज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वस्थानम्: to (his) own place
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य स्थानम्)

• भगवान्: the venerable lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रविः: Ravi (the Sun)
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (भगवान्)

• तेजसः: of (his) radiance
• तेजसः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शमनम्: pacification/reduction
• शमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य कर्मा)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (narrative particle)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (expletive particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Sun’s unbearable radiance was moderated and domestic order restored.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Vaivasvata (7th)

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Power (tejas) must be moderated and harmonized for the welfare of others without destroying its essential potency.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In leadership or talent, cultivate restraint and skillful ‘tempering’ so one’s intensity benefits rather than harms.

Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic functions operate through divinely ordered agencies (devas, artisans like Viśvakarmā), consonant with a theistic, structured universe under the Supreme’s ordinance.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Ravi (Sūrya), Saṃjñā, Viśvakarmā

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)
• Saṃjñā
• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the significance of Viśvakarmā calming the Sun’s radiance in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents cosmic order as a regulated harmony—divine power (tejas) is real and overwhelming, yet it is also measured and made life-sustaining through ordained cosmic functions.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the restoration of Saṃjñā to her proper place?

Parāśara narrates it as a correction and re-establishment of rightful station (svasthāna), showing that even celestial relationships align with a larger dharmic and cosmic equilibrium.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in this verse, the episode reflects a Vaishnava cosmology where all divine offices—Sun, artisan-god, and their powers—operate within an overarching sovereign order ultimately grounded in Vishnu.