Shloka 25

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

विहङ्गमा: कामगमा निर्वाणरुचय: सुरा: । इन्द्रश्च वैधृतस्तेषामृषयश्चारुणादय: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

vihaṅgamāḥ kāmagamā nirvāṇarucayaḥ surāḥ indraś ca vaidhṛtas teṣām ṛṣayaś cāruṇādayaḥ

Translation

The Vihaṅgamas, Kāmagamas, Nirvāṇarucis and others will be the demigods. Their Indra will be Vaidhṛta, and the sages will be headed by Aruṇa.

Synonyms

• विहङ्गमाः: Vihaṅgamas (name/class)
• विहङ्गमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कामगमाः: Kāmagamas (those who go at will)
• कामगमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘कामेन गच्छन्ति’ (at will-going)

• निर्वाणरुचयः: Nirvāṇarucis (name/class)
• निर्वाणरुचयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष: ‘निर्वाणे रुचिः येषाम्’ (name/class)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वैधृतः: Vaidhṛta (name)
• वैधृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अरुण-आदयः: Aruṇa and others
• अरुण-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘X-आदयः’ = ‘X and others’

Characters & Entities

• Vaidhṛta
• Aruṇa

FAQs

Who is Vaidhṛta Indra in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse names Vaidhṛta as the Indra (ruler of heaven) for that particular manvantara described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

What are the Vihaṅgamas and Kāmagamas mentioned in Bhagavatam 8.13?

They are designated groups of celestial beings and their associates in that manvantara, listed as part of the Bhagavatam’s manvantara descriptions.

What is the practical takeaway from the phrase ‘nirvāṇa-rucayaḥ surāḥ’?

It highlights that even exalted beings can cultivate a taste for liberation—encouraging seekers to orient desires toward spiritual freedom rather than temporary gains.