Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Account of the Manvantaras: Manus

Devanagari script

देवाश्च तुषिता नाम स्मृताः स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे हस्तीन्द्रः सुकृतो मूर्तिर् आपो ज्योतिरयः स्मयः //

Transliteration

devāśca tuṣitā nāma smṛtāḥ svārociṣe 'ntare hastīndraḥ sukṛto mūrtir āpo jyotirayaḥ smayaḥ //

Translation

In the Svārociṣa Manvantara, the gods are remembered as the Tuṣitas; the Indra is Hastīndra; and the sages are Sukṛta, Mūrti, Āpa, Jyotiraya, and Smaya.

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods

• ca: and

• tuṣitāḥ: the Tuṣita gods (a divine class)

• nāma: by name/known as

• smṛtāḥ: remembered/recorded

• svārociṣe antare: in the Svārociṣa interval (Manvantara)

• hastīndraḥ: Hastīndra (name of Indra)

• sukṛtaḥ: Sukṛta (sage)

• mūrtiḥ: Mūrti (sage)

• āpaḥ: Āpa (sage)

• jyotirayaḥ: Jyotiraya (sage)

• smayaḥ: Smaya (sage)

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) summarizing Manvantara details

Entities Mentioned

• Svārociṣa Manvantara
• Tuṣita
• Hastīndra
• Sukṛta
• Mūrti
• Āpa
• Jyotiraya
• Smaya

Tags

• Manvantara
• Cosmology
• Puranic genealogy
• Indra
• Deva-gana

FAQs

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

It does not describe Pralaya directly; it catalogs the administrative order within a Manvantara—specifically the class of gods (Tuṣitas), the Indra (Hastīndra), and the chief sages—showing how cosmic governance is organized between dissolutions.

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

Indirectly, it presents the Purāṇic model of orderly governance (Indra and sages). In Matsya Purāṇa ethics, a king mirrors this by ruling with guidance from learned sages, and a householder sustains social order through dharma aligned with scriptural authority.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is classificatory—naming the deities and sages for the Svārociṣa Manvantara, a context often used in Purāṇas to frame later rites, genealogies, and dharma teachings.