Shloka 26

मन्वन्तर-क्रमः (अतीत-सप्तमन्वन्तराः) तथा मन्वन्तरावताराः

Devanagari script

षष्ठे मन्वन्तरे चासीच् चाक्षुषाख्यस् तथा मनुः मनोजवस् तथैवेन्द्रो देवान् अपि निबोध मे

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhe manvantare cāsīc cākṣuṣākhyas tathā manuḥ manojavas tathaivendro devān api nibodha me

Translation

In the sixth Manvantara arose the Manu famed as Cākṣuṣa; and in that age Manojava was Indra. Hear from me as well the hosts of gods who served beneath that cosmic order.

Word by Word

• षष्ठे: in the sixth
• षष्ठे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• मन्वन्तरे: in the Manvantara
• मन्वन्तरे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चाक्षुषाख्यः: named Cākṣuṣa
• चाक्षुषाख्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चाक्षुष + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चाक्षुष-आख्य = ‘named Cākṣuṣa’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनोजवः: Manojava (name)
• मनोजवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोजव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (इन्द्रस्य नाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: emphasis)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• निबोध: know/understand
• निबोध: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic); अत्र प्रायः चतुर्थी (to me)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of Manvantaras (Manu, Indra, deva-gaṇas) and their orderly succession

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Cakshusha (6th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic governance proceeds in ordered cycles (manvantaras) with designated Manu and Indra for each epoch.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Contemplate time as cyclical and cultivate steadiness (dharma) by aligning one’s life with larger rhythms rather than momentary upheavals.

Vishishtadvaita: The universe is a regulated order under the Lord’s sovereignty, implying a real, meaningful cosmos governed from within.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Manojava (Indra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the significance of the sixth Manvantara in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a distinct cosmic administration where Cākṣuṣa serves as Manu and Manojava as Indra, showing how divine governance is periodically renewed within Vishnu’s overarching order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara framework here?

He lists the Manu and Indra for each cycle and signals that the associated gods (devas) also change accordingly, presenting history as structured, recurring epochs.

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

Even when the verse names Manus and Indras, the Purāṇic intent is that such rulers function within Vishnu’s sovereign preservation—Vishnu remains the constant Supreme Reality behind changing cosmic offices.