Shloka 14
Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology
स एव वंशेप्यभवद्रवेश्च आकूत्यां यः सच्चिदानन्दरूपः / स्वायंभुवं यत्तु मन्वन्तरं च देवैः साकं पालयामास वीन्द्र
sa eva vaṃśepyabhavadraveśca ākūtyāṃ yaḥ saccidānandarūpaḥ / svāyaṃbhuvaṃ yattu manvantaraṃ ca devaiḥ sākaṃ pālayāmāsa vīndra
হে পক্ষিশ্ৰেষ্ঠ (গৰুড়), সেই সচ্চিদানন্দস্বরূপ পৰমেশ্বৰ সেই বংশতো প্ৰকাশ পালে আৰু ৰৱেশ (সূৰ্যাধিপতি) ৰূপেও। আকূতিৰ পৰা জন্ম লৈ তেওঁ দেৱসকলৰ সৈতে স্বায়ম্ভুৱ মন্বন্তৰক পালন-ৰক্ষা কৰিলে।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)
Concept: Īśvara as protector (pālana) of cosmic and moral order across time-cycles; the Supreme as Sat-Cit-Ānanda underlying governance.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman/Īśvara as the ground of being and the sustainer of ṛta/dharma; unity of transcendence (Sat-Cit-Ānanda) and immanence (world-order).
Application: See duty and social order as supported by a larger moral cosmos; align leadership and personal responsibility with protection of the vulnerable and maintenance of order.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic era
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: cosmological and dharma-protection themes; praise of Viṣṇu as jagat-pāla (general thematic parallel)
FAQs
This verse highlights Svāyambhuva Manvantara as a foundational cosmic era overseen and protected by the Supreme Being along with the Devas, establishing divine order (dharma) for creation.
Indirectly, it frames the soul’s journey within a divinely governed cosmos: Manvantaras are protected by the Supreme and the Devas, implying moral law and cosmic administration behind karmic outcomes.
Cultivate dharmic living with the understanding that the universe is sustained by a moral-cosmic order; aligning actions with truth and duty supports harmony in personal and social life.