Shloka 34

मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्

Devanagari script

मनवो मनुपुत्राश् च भूपा वीर्यधराश् च ये सन्मार्गाभिरताः शूरास् ते नित्यं स्थितिकारिणः

Transliteration

manavo manuputrāś ca bhūpā vīryadharāś ca ye sanmārgābhiratāḥ śūrās te nityaṃ sthitikāriṇaḥ

Translation

The Manus, the sons of Manus, and the mighty kings who bear strength—delighting in the true path as heroes of dharma—ever uphold the stability of the world-order.

Word by Word

• मनवः: Manus
• मनवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• मनुपुत्राः: sons of Manu
• मनुपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनॊः पुत्राः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• भूपाः: kings
• भूपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वीर्यधराः: possessing strength/valor
• वीर्यधराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (वीर्यं धरन्ति इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• सन्मार्गाभिरताः: devoted to the good path
• सन्मार्गाभिरताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + मार्ग + अभिरत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; अभिरत (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त/ppp) = 'devoted'; सन्-मार्गे अभिरताः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास)

• शूराः: heroes
• शूराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; निर्देश/अन्वय (correlative pronoun)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्थितिकारिणः: maintainers of stability (preservers)
• स्थितिकारिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिति + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुष (स्थितिं कुर्वन्ति इति)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Agents of worldly stability: Manus, their sons, and dharmic kings

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manus, their progeny, and valorous kings devoted to the true path uphold the world’s stability by righteous governance and protection of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Support social order through integrity in leadership and personal adherence to ethical conduct, treating stability as a sacred responsibility.

Vishishtadvaita: Portrays worldly order as a divinely oriented stewardship where rulers serve as the Lord’s instruments in sustaining dharma.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Manuputras (sons of Manu)
• Kings (Bhūpas)

FAQs

What is the significance of Manus and kings in maintaining universal order in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Manus, their descendants, and righteous kings as continual agents of stability (sthiti), preserving dharma so society and the cosmic rhythm remain steady.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of “sthiti” (sustenance) here?

Parāśara links worldly stability to dharmic leadership: when rulers are devoted to the sanmārga, they become “sthitikāriṇaḥ,” sustaining order as part of the larger Purāṇic vision of preservation.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even without naming Vishnu directly, the verse echoes Vishnu’s preserving principle (sthiti): righteous governance is portrayed as a terrestrial reflection of the Supreme Sustainer’s order.