Shloka 20

Manvantara Enumerations Begin: Svāyambhuva’s Austerity, Yajñapati’s Protection, and the Avatāras up to Hari

Gajendra Prelude

Devanagari script

तत्रेन्द्रो रोचनस्त्वासीद् देवाश्च तुषितादय: । ऊर्जस्तम्भादय: सप्त ऋषयो ब्रह्मवादिन: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

tatrendro rocanas tv āsīd devāś ca tuṣitādayaḥ ūrja-stambhādayaḥ sapta ṛṣayo brahma-vādinaḥ

Translation

In Svārociṣa’s manvantara, Rocana became Indra. Tuṣita and others were the chief devas, and Ūrja, Stambha and the rest were the seven sages—brahma-vādins and devoted servants of the Lord.

Synonyms

• tatra: there/in that period
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there/in that manvantara)

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rocanaḥ: Rocana
• rocanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/but)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tuṣita-ādayaḥ: Tuṣitas and others
• tuṣita-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣita (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘X-आदयः’ = X and others (group name)

• ūrja-stambha-ādayaḥ: Ūrja-stambha and others
• ūrja-stambha-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrja (प्रातिपदिक) + stambha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम-समूह (‘Ūrja-stambha’ etc.)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; (here) विशेषण—प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे ‘सप्त’ (seven)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• brahma-vādinaḥ: expounders of Brahman/Veda
• brahma-vādinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (those who speak/expound Brahman/Veda)

Characters & Entities

• Rocana (Indra)
• Tuṣitas
• Ūrjastambha

FAQs

Who is Rocana Indra in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that during that particular manvantara, the ruler of Svarga (Indra) was Rocana.

What are the Tuṣitas mentioned in Bhagavatam 8.1?

The Tuṣitas are a class of demigods; this verse identifies them as the prominent devas (“headed by the Tuṣitas”) in that manvantara.

What is the practical value of studying manvantara lists in the Bhagavata Purana?

They teach that cosmic leadership changes by time-cycles under the Lord’s order, encouraging humility, faith in divine governance, and steadiness in dharma beyond temporary positions.