Shloka 22
भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
तेषाम् इन्द्रो महावीर्यो भविष्यत्य् अद्भुतो द्विज
teṣām indro mahāvīryo bhaviṣyaty adbhuto dvija
তেওঁলোকৰ মাজত, হে দ্বিজ, ইন্দ্ৰ মহাবীৰ্য আৰু অদ্ভুত শক্তিসম্পন্ন হ’ব; তেওঁ দেৱাধিপতি হৈ শাসন কৰিব।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya as 'dvija')
FAQs
This verse highlights that Indra is an appointed office that changes with each Manvantara; the Purana forecasts the particular Indra who will rule in that cycle, emphasizing ordered cosmic governance.
By listing future regents—such as Indra—Parāśara presents the universe as administered through designated divine roles, unfolding according to the Manvantara framework taught to Maitreya.
Even when focusing on Indra’s might, the Vishnu Purana frames such power as derivative—cosmic offices operate under the supreme order ultimately grounded in Vishnu.