Shloka 4
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
प्रतर्दनाख्यश्च गणो देवानां मुनिसत्तम ।
चतुर्थस्तत्र कथित औत्तमस्यान्तरे मनोः ॥
pratardanākhyaś ca gaṇo devānāṃ munisattama / caturthas tatra kathita auttamasyāntare manoḥ
Und es wird, o Bester der Weisen, eine Göttergruppe namens Pratardanas erwähnt, als die vierte (Gruppe) in jenem Auttama-Zeitalter des Manu.
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology emphasizes ordered plurality: many divine functions operate in coordinated ‘groups’ rather than as a single monolithic power.
Manvantara: part of the standard listing of deva groups for a given Manu.
A ‘gaṇa’ suggests a structured set of forces. The sequence of groups can be contemplated as successive layers of cosmic function unfolding within an epoch.