Shloka 37

सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः

Devanagari script

तस्यां वसन्ति मनुजाः सह दैतेयदानवैः तथैव देवगन्धर्वयक्षकिंपुरुषादयः

Transliteration

tasyāṃ vasanti manujāḥ saha daiteyadānavaiḥ tathaiva devagandharvayakṣakiṃpuruṣādayaḥ

Translation

In that very region dwell human beings together with the Daityas and Dānavas; and there also reside the Devas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Kimpuruṣas, and others besides.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (land)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वसन्ति: live/dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनुजाः: humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable); सह + तृतीया

• दैतेयदानवैः: with the Daityas and Dānavas
• दैतेयदानवैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय + दानव (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: दैतेय, दानव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (दैतेयाश्च दानवाश्च)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• देवगन्धर्वयक्षकिंपुरुषादयः: gods, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Kiṃpuruṣas, and others
• देवगन्धर्वयक्षकिंपुरुषादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गन्धर्व + यक्ष + किंपुरुष + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; घटक: देव, गन्धर्व, यक्ष, किंपुरुष, आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्राय (सूचीसमास) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who inhabits the varṣas of Kuśadvīpa and how beings are distributed in cosmic order

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Varshas (regions)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All classes of beings abide in their proper stations within an order upheld by the Supreme Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate respect for cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) by recognizing differentiated roles and restraining disruptive impulses.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord as antaryāmin and regulator sustains a real, differentiated world while remaining its inner controller.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Manujas (humans)
• Daityas
• Dānavas
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Kiṃpuruṣas

FAQs

What is the significance of listing many classes of beings together in the Vishnu Purana?

It emphasizes a structured cosmos where multiple orders of life—human, divine, and asuric—inhabit designated regions within a single, governed universe.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the ordering of the world in this passage?

By describing who dwells in a given region, he conveys that creation is not random but arranged into domains populated by distinct beings, consistent with cosmic law.

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

Even when not named in the verse, the Purāṇic framework assumes Vishnu as the sustaining sovereign whose governance makes this layered coexistence of beings possible.