Shloka 6
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
Sanskrit
एते देवगणाः पञ्च स्मृता यज्ञभुजस्तथा ।
मन्वन्तरे मनुश्रेष्ठे सर्वे द्वादशका गणाः ॥
Transliteration
ete devagaṇāḥ pañca smṛtā yajñabhujas tathā | manvantare manuśreṣṭhe sarve dvādaśakā gaṇāḥ ||
Translation
These five groups of gods are remembered, and likewise the partakers of the sacrifice; in the manvantara of that excellent Manu, all these groups are arranged as twelve sets (classes).
Speakers
Puranic narrator describing Manvantara order (frame-speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Key Themes
CosmologyManvantaraRitual (Yajña)