Shloka 37

मन्वन्तर-क्रमः (अतीत-सप्तमन्वन्तराः) तथा मन्वन्तरावताराः

Devanagari script

ततः पुनः स वै देवः प्राप्ते स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे तुषितायां समुत्पन्नो ह्य् अजितस् तुषितैः सह

Transliteration

tataḥ punaḥ sa vai devaḥ prāpte svārociṣe 'ntare tuṣitāyāṃ samutpanno hy ajitas tuṣitaiḥ saha

Translation

Thereafter, when the Svārociṣa Manvantara arrived, that very Lord manifested again as Ajita, taking birth in Tuṣitā together with the Tuṣita gods.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — adverb

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — adverb

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात — emphatic particle

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative absolute participle ‘when (it) had come/arrived’

• स्वारोचिषे: in (the period) of Svārociṣa
• स्वारोचिषे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वारोचिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular (qualifying ‘अन्तरे’)

• अन्तरे: in the Manvantara/interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

• तुषितायाम्: in Tuṣitā
• तुषितायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

• समुत्पन्नः: was born/manifested
• समुत्पन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, nominative singular

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात — causal/emphatic particle

• अजितः: Ajita (the Unconquered)
• अजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तुषितैः: with the Tuṣitas
• तुषितैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक — postposition ‘with’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Manvantara-wise names and births of the presiding Lord

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Svarochisha

Avatara Context

Purpose: As Ajita, the Lord manifests in the Svārociṣa Manvantara to sustain the devas and uphold the sacrificial-cosmic administration of that cycle.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protection of deva-order and continuity of yajña-based governance of the worlds

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The same Supreme Hari assumes different names and modes of appearance in each Manvantara while remaining one and unconquered (Ajita).

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice steadiness in devotion by remembering the Lord’s unchanging sovereignty amid changing historical cycles.

Vishishtadvaita: Unity-in-diversity: one personal Brahman (Hari) manifests manifoldly to coordinate divine communities (devas) without losing identity.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ajita
• Svārociṣa Manu
• Tuṣitas

FAQs

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

This verse marks Svārociṣa as a distinct cosmic administration (Manvantara) in which Vishnu again manifests to uphold dharma, showing the Purana’s emphasis on cyclical time and recurring divine intervention.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s manifestations across Manvantaras?

Parāśara presents them as purposeful, periodic appearances: the same Supreme Lord assumes particular names and forms—here “Ajita”—aligned with each Manvantara’s needs and its divine beings (like the Tuṣitas).

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being called Ajita here?

“Ajita” (“Unconquered”) highlights Vishnu’s sovereignty: even while ‘born’ within cosmic cycles, he remains the transcendent, undefeated Supreme who stabilizes the universe from within time.