Shloka 6

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Devanagari script

भविष्यति च वाराहो यत्र कल्पस्तपोधन वैवस्वतश्च तत्रापि यदा तु मनुरुत्तमः //

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati ca vārāho yatra kalpastapodhana vaivasvataśca tatrāpi yadā tu manuruttamaḥ //

Translation

O ascetic rich in austerities, there will be in the future a Varāha-kalpa; and in that same cycle there will also be the Vaivasvata Manvantara, when the excellent Manu arises to preside.

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be/shall occur

• च: and

• वाराहः: (pertaining to) Varāha / the Boar incarnation

• यत्र: wherein/where

• कल्पः: kalpa, a cosmic aeon

• तपोधन: O treasure of austerity (address to an ascetic)

• वैवस्वतः: Vaivasvata (connected with Vivasvān

• च: and

• तत्रापि: there also/in that very (kalpa) too

• यदा: when

• तु: indeed/then

• मनुः: Manu (progenitor and lawgiver)

• उत्तमः: excellent, foremost.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (narrating cosmic chronology to Manu/ascetic interlocutor)

Entities Mentioned

• Varaha
• Kalpa
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Manu

Tags

• Manvantara
• Kalpa
• Pralaya
• Cosmology
• Puranic Chronology

FAQs

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

It situates events within repeating cosmic cycles (kalpas and manvantaras), implying that creation and dissolution recur in structured epochs such as the Varāha-kalpa and the Vaivasvata period.

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

By naming Vaivasvata Manu—the archetypal lawgiver—this verse points to the Manvantara framework in which dharma is re-established; kings and householders are expected to align conduct with Manu-led order in each epoch.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the significance is contextual—Vāstu and rites are traditionally taught as valid within a given kalpa/manvantara, so the verse anchors such prescriptions within cosmic time.