Shloka 15

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

सावर्णिस् तु मनुर् यो ऽसौ मैत्रेय भविता ततः सुतपाश् चामिताभाश् च मुख्याश् चापि तदा सुराः

Transliteration

sāvarṇis tu manur yo 'sau maitreya bhavitā tataḥ sutapāś cāmitābhāś ca mukhyāś cāpi tadā surāḥ

Translation

Then, O Maitreya, that Manu shall be Sāvarṇi; and in that Manvantara the gods Sutapās, Amitābhās, and the Mukhyas—foremost among the devas—shall preside according to the sovereign order established by Lord Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (proper name)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Apposition/Anvaya (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक (demonstrative pronoun)

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे/काल-क्रमे (thereafter/from then)

• सुतपाः: the Sutapās
• सुतपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; देव-नाम (name of a class of gods)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अमिताभाः: the Amitābhās
• अमिताभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमिताभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; देव-नाम (name of a class of gods)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मुख्याः: chief
• मुख्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to सुराः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=also/even

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of future Manvantaras—Manu, devas, Indra, and sages

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Savarni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The offices of Manu and the devas unfold by Viṣṇu’s sovereign ordinance within cyclic time.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Contemplate time as dharma-governed and cultivate steadiness (śānti) amid change.

Vishishtadvaita: Viṣṇu is the supreme ruler whose will orders cosmic administration without negating the real plurality of devas and worlds.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Sāvarṇi Manu
• Sutapās
• Amitābhās
• Mukhyas
• Devas (Suras)
• Vishnu (as the implicit supreme governor of Manvantara order)

FAQs

What is the significance of Sāvarṇi Manu in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Sāvarṇi as a future Manu, marking the Purana’s structured chronology of Manvantara cycles where each Manu governs a distinct cosmic epoch under Vishnu’s overarching order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara framework here?

Parāśara lists the Manu and the principal groups of devas for that period, showing that each Manvantara has a defined administration—Manu as lawgiver and specific divine classes as its presiding gods.

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

Even when not named in the line, the Manvantara system is presented as Vishnu’s cosmic governance: devas and Manus function within a divinely maintained order where Vishnu remains the supreme reality and regulator.