Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

विरजाश् चार्वरीवंश् च निर्मोहाद्यास् तथापरे सावर्णेस् तु मनोः पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति नरेश्वराः

Transliteration

virajāś cārvarīvaṃś ca nirmohādyās tathāpare sāvarṇes tu manoḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti nareśvarāḥ

Translation

In the Sāvarṇi Manvantara, the sons of Manu—Virajā, Cārvarīvaṃśa, Nirmoha, and others—shall arise as rulers of men.

Word by Word

• विरजाः: Virajās
• विरजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नाम (proper name/plural)

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

• अर्वरीवंशः: Arvarīvaṃśa
• अर्वरीवंशः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वरी + वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (descendant/line of Arvarī)

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

• निर्मोहाद्याः: Nirmoha and others
• निर्मोहाद्याः: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मोह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (those beginning with Nirmoha)

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

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'others' (substantivized adjective)

• सावर्णेः: of Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will be/become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरेश्वराः: kings
• नरेश्वराः: Predicate nominal (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (lords of men, kings)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who are the sons of Sāvarṇi Manu and what roles will they assume?

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Savarni

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Royal authority in each Manvantara arises as part of time’s ordained rhythm, meant to uphold rājadharma under Viṣṇu’s supreme governance.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See leadership as stewardship: exercise power as service to dharma, not personal domination.

Vishishtadvaita: Temporal sovereignties are real and meaningful, yet dependent on the supreme Lord as inner ruler and ultimate ground of order.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Rājadharma (right kingship)

Key Kings: Viraja, Carvarivamsha, Nirmoha

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Sage Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Sāvarṇi Manu
• Virajā
• Cārvarīvaṃśa
• Nirmoha
• Kings

FAQs

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

It marks a future cycle of cosmic administration where a new Manu presides, and his sons become kings—showing how worldly sovereignty is periodically renewed within the Manvantara framework.

How does Sage Parāśara explain kingship across Manvantara cycles?

He presents kingship as a recurring, divinely ordered institution: in each Manvantara, Manu’s lineage supplies rulers who uphold dharma as time turns through its appointed ages.

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

Even when the verse lists human rulers, the implied foundation is that Viṣṇu remains the supreme reality governing time, order, and the legitimacy of sovereignty throughout all Manvantaras.