Shloka 11

रुद्रसर्गः (नीललोहितः), अष्टनाम-स्थान-परिवारः, श्री-नारायणयोः अभेदव्याप्तिः

Devanagari script

शनैश्चरस् तथा शुक्रो लोहिताङ्गो मनोजवः स्कन्दः स्वर्गो ऽथ सन्तानो बुधश् चानुक्रमात् सुताः

Transliteration

śanaiścaras tathā śukro lohitāṅgo manojavaḥ skandaḥ svargo 'tha santāno budhaś cānukramāt sutāḥ

Translation

In due succession were born his sons—Śanaiścara, Śukra, Lohitāṅga, Manojava, Skanda, Svarga, Santāna, and Budha.

Word by Word

• शनैश्चरः: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैः + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शनैः चरति इति)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• शुक्रः: Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोहिताङ्गः: Lohitāṅga (red-bodied one)
• लोहिताङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोहित + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (लोहितम् अङ्गं यस्य)

• मनोजवः: Manojava (swift as thought)
• मनोजवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मनसो जवः = मनोवेगः)

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वर्गः: Svarga
• स्वर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Samuccaya (Sequencing/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक-निपात (particle: then/next)

• सन्तानः: Santāna
• सन्तानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बुधः: Budha (Mercury)
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अनुक्रमात्: in order / successively
• अनुक्रमात्: Adhikarana (Adverbial circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—'क्रमेण' इत्यर्थे (ablative used adverbially)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of divine offspring and their ordered succession within cosmic governance.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The ordered succession of cosmic powers (including graha-deities) reflects a harmonized sovereignty ultimately grounded in Viṣṇu’s indwelling rule.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Align daily conduct with ṛta/dharma—regularity, restraint, and devotion—seeing cosmic order as a model for inner order.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin: Viṣṇu as inner governor harmonizes diverse cosmic agents without negating their real distinctness.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Śanaiścara, Śukra, Lohitāṅga, Manojava, Skanda, Svarga, Santāna, Budha

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• Śukra (Venus)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Skanda
• Svarga
• Santāna
• Lohitāṅga
• Manojava
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the significance of listing planetary deities like Śani, Śukra, and Budha in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse frames the grahas within a genealogical and cosmic sequence, showing that planetary powers are not random forces but ordered beings within a divinely governed universe.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic order in this passage?

By using “anukramāt” (in due succession), Parāśara emphasizes that creation and celestial authority unfold in a regulated progression, reflecting an intelligible, dharma-aligned cosmos.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu in this context?

Even when the verse lists secondary deities and celestial agents, the Purāṇic worldview treats their roles as dependent on the Supreme Reality—Viṣṇu—who sustains the coherence of the cosmic order.