Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
आदित्यवसुरुद्राद्या देवा वैवस्वतंऽतरे । इन्द्रः पुरंदरः प्रोक्तः सर्वकामसमन्वितः ॥ २९ ॥
ādityavasurudrādyā devā vaivasvataṃ'tare | indraḥ puraṃdaraḥ proktaḥ sarvakāmasamanvitaḥ || 29 ||
বৈৱস্বত মন্বন্তৰত আদিত্য, বসু, ৰুদ্ৰ আদি দেৱগণ বুলি কোৱা হৈছে; আৰু ইন্দ্ৰ ‘পুরন্দর’ বুলি প্ৰোক্ত, যি সকলো কামনা-সিদ্ধিৰে সমন্বিত।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It situates spiritual life within cosmic order (manvantara-dharma), identifying the presiding deva-groups and Indra for the Vaivasvata age, reminding practitioners that worship and rites are traditionally aligned with the governing powers of a given era.
While it is primarily cosmological, it supports bhakti by clarifying the hierarchy of devas within time-cycles; in Narada’s teaching style this helps devotees distinguish administrative deities (like Indra) from the supreme object of devotion, typically Vishnu, who transcends manvantaras.
It reflects Purāṇic chronography used alongside Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/time-reckoning): knowing the manvantara framework supports calendrical understanding for rites and traditional narratives about deva offices such as Indra.