Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

अन्तरं चाक्षुषं चैतन् मया ते परिकीर्तितम् सप्तमं तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यद्वैवस्वतमुच्यते //

Transliteration

antaraṃ cākṣuṣaṃ caitan mayā te parikīrtitam saptamaṃ tatpravakṣyāmi yadvaivasvatamucyate //

Translation

Thus have I recounted to you this Cākṣuṣa Manvantara. Now I shall expound the seventh, which is called the Vaivasvata (Manvantara).

Word by Word

• antaram: manvantara/interval (of a Manu)

• cākṣuṣam: pertaining to Cākṣuṣa Manu

• ca: and

• etat: this

• mayā: by me

• te: to you

• parikīrtitam: fully described/recounted

• saptamam: the seventh

• tat: that

• pravakṣyāmi: I will declare/explain

• yat: which

• vaivasvatam: pertaining to Vivasvān (the Sun), i.e., Vaivasvata Manu

• ucyate: is called

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Vaivasvata Manu

Tags

• Manvantara
• Cosmic Cycles
• Genealogy
• Puranic Chronology
• Matsya-Teachings

FAQs

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

It frames time in Manvantara cycles, transitioning from the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara to the seventh (Vaivasvata), a key structure used in Purāṇas to situate events around periodic cosmic changes.

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

Indirectly: by locating dharma and royal lineages within the Vaivasvata Manvantara, it prepares the narrative ground where kingly duties and human social order are taught as time-bound responsibilities in a specific cosmic era.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual injunction appears in this verse; its significance is chronological—introducing the Vaivasvata Manvantara that later chapters may use as the temporal setting for rites, temple traditions, and dynastic histories.