Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

तथैव जल्पधीमानौ मुनयः सप्त तामसे साध्या देवगणा यत्र कथितास्तामसे ऽन्तरे //

Transliteration

tathaiva jalpadhīmānau munayaḥ sapta tāmase sādhyā devagaṇā yatra kathitāstāmase 'ntare //

Translation

Likewise, in the Tāmasa Manvantara there were seven sages, among whom were Jalpa and Dhīmān, and the host of gods called the Sādhyas; all these have been described in the interval of the Tāmasa age.

Word by Word

• तथैव: likewise

• जल्पधीमानौ: Jalpa and Dhīmān (two named sages)

• मुनयः: sages

• सप्त: seven

• तामसे: in the Tāmasa (Manvantara/age)

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas (a class of gods)

• देवगणाः: hosts/groups of gods

• यत्र: where/in which context

• कथिताः: have been stated/described

• तामसेऽन्तरे: in the Tāmasa interval/period (i.e., during the Tāmasa Manvantara)

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic cosmology/manvantara details

Entities Mentioned

• Tāmasa Manvantara
• Saptarishis
• Sādhyas
• Jalpa
• Dhīmān

Tags

• Manvantara
• Cosmology
• Saptarishis
• Deva-gana
• Puranic chronology

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

It situates cosmic governance within a specific Manvantara (the Tāmasa period), listing its presiding sages and a deva-class (Sādhyas), implying orderly re-creation and administration between dissolutions rather than describing Pralaya directly.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it frames dharma within a cosmic order: sages and divine hosts uphold and transmit law and ritual in each Manvantara, which kings and householders are expected to follow as part of maintaining social and religious stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the Manvantara-based classification of sages and deities, useful for Purāṇic recitation, calendrical framing, and contextualizing ritual lineages.