Shloka 13

लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्

Devanagari script

द्वे कोटी तु जनो लोको यत्र ते ब्रह्मणः सुताः सनन्दनाद्याः कथिता मैत्रेयामलचेतसः

Transliteration

dve koṭī tu jano loko yatra te brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ sanandanādyāḥ kathitā maitreyāmalacetasaḥ

Translation

The Jana-loka extends for two koṭis; and there dwell the stainless sons of Brahmā—Sanandana and the others—of whom I have spoken, O Maitreya, whose mind is pure.

Word by Word

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषणम् (qualifier of कोटी)

• कोटी: two crores
• कोटी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• जनः: Jana (name)
• जनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकः: world
• लोकः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सनन्दनाद्याः: beginning with Sanandana (Sanandana etc.)
• सनन्दनाद्याः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'आदि' (etc.)-अर्थे (beginning with Sanandana)

• कथिताः: are called/are described
• कथिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि (are said/called)

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अमलचेतसः: O pure-minded one
• अमलचेतसः: Sambodhana (Address-qualifier/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of मैत्रेय)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The extent of Janaloka and the residents there (Sanandana and other mind-born sons of Brahmā)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The higher lokas are characterized not by power but by purity (amala) and renunciant wisdom embodied by Sanandana and the Kumāras.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Prioritize inner cleanliness—truthfulness, restraint, and study—so that knowledge and devotion become steady rather than merely ritualistic.

Vishishtadvaita: Purity and wisdom are situated within the Lord’s graded cosmos: liberated-leaning beings inhabit higher realms while remaining within divine order, aligning with a real, meaningful hierarchy upheld by Nārāyaṇa.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sanandana (Kumāra)
• Sanaka
• Sanātana
• Sanatkumāra
• Maitreya
• Jana-loka

FAQs

What is the significance of Jana-loka in the Vishnu Purana?

Jana-loka is presented as a higher realm in the cosmic hierarchy, measured here as extending for two koṭis, and characterized as the abode of exalted, renunciate beings such as Brahmā’s sons, the Kumāras.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the presence of the Kumāras in this realm?

Parāśara identifies Jana-loka as the dwelling place of Brahmā’s sons—Sanandana and the others—linking the realm to primordial sages whose nature is purity and detachment, within his cosmological narration to Maitreya.

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

Even when describing worlds and sages, the Vishnu Purana frames such cosmic order as part of the Supreme governance of Vishnu—within whose sovereignty these realms, creators like Brahmā, and perfected sages find their place.