Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

दीप्तिमान् गालवो रामः कृपो द्रौणिस् तथापरः मत्पुत्रश् च तथा व्यास ऋश्यशृङ्गश् च सप्तमः

Transliteration

dīptimān gālavo rāmaḥ kṛpo drauṇis tathāparaḥ matputraś ca tathā vyāsa ṛśyaśṛṅgaś ca saptamaḥ

Translation

Dīptimān, Gālava, Rāma, and Kṛpa; likewise Drauṇi; then my own son; thereafter Vyāsa; and Ṛśyaśṛṅga as the seventh—these are the revered ones enumerated here.

Word by Word

• दीप्तिमान्: Dīptimān
• दीप्तिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• कृपः: Kṛpa
• कृपः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• द्रौणिः: Drauṇi
• द्रौणिः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (son of Droṇa)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/also)

• अपरः: another
• अपरः: Viśeṣaṇa (to implied noun)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (another)

• मत्पुत्रः: my son
• मत्पुत्रः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-एकवचन-रूप) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (my son)

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

• तथा: also
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (likewise)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• ऋश्यशृङ्गः: Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• ऋश्यशृङ्गः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्य + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (ṛṣi-like horned; proper name)

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

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (to implied noun/ṛṣi)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identification of the future Saptarishis

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Savarni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Saptarishis embody continuity of dharma and knowledge across cosmic cycles.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Honor teacher-lineages and cultivate rishi-like virtues—truthfulness, restraint, and study.

Vishishtadvaita: Knowledge and dharma persist through real personal agents (ṛṣis) within the one divine order upheld by Viṣṇu.

Characters & Entities

• Dīptimān
• Gālava
• Rāma
• Kṛpa
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Vyāsa
• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• Parāśara (implied by “my son”)
• Maitreya (dialogue context)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing sages and heroes in Vishnu Purana Ansha 3?

This verse functions as a genealogical-narrative catalogue, situating renowned rishis and Mahābhārata-era figures within the Manvantara framework to show how dharma and sacred knowledge persist across ages under Vishnu’s sovereign order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain continuity across Manvantara cycles here?

By enumerating recognized names (including Vyāsa and other celebrated figures), Parāśara signals that spiritual authority and dharmic guardianship are transmitted through identifiable persons, not as abstraction, but as a living lineage within cosmic time.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Manvantara structure itself is Vishnu-centered: the ordered succession of ages and custodians of dharma reflects Vishnu as the Supreme Reality who sustains cosmic law and ensures the continuity of sacred tradition.