Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

नवमो दक्षसावर्णिर् मैत्रेय भविता मनुः

Transliteration

navamo dakṣasāvarṇir maitreya bhavitā manuḥ

Translation

O Maitreya, the ninth Manu shall be Dakṣa-sāvarṇi; by Vishnu’s supreme will he will rule that Manvantara and uphold the cosmic order of dharma.

Word by Word

• नवमः: ninth
• नवमः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक; नवन्-क्रमवाचक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• दक्षसावर्णिः: Dakṣasāvarṇi (a Manu, descendant of Dakṣa)
• दक्षसावर्णिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष-सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक; दक्ष + सावर्णि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दक्षस्य सावर्णिः = descendant of Dakṣa)

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

• भविता: will be / will become
• भविता: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविता = लृट्-समर्थः कर्तरि भविष्यत्कालवाचकः; कर्तरि-कर्तृवाचक-नामधातुजः (agent-noun used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of future Manvantaras and their rulers (Manus)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Daksha-savarni (9th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manu’s sovereignty in each Manvantara is established by Viṣṇu’s supreme will, ensuring the maintenance of ṛta/dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate trust in dharma as a cosmic principle and align personal conduct with ordered duty rather than impulse.

Vishishtadvaita: Viṣṇu as the sovereign inner governor who appoints and empowers cosmic administrators while remaining the transcendent Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Dakṣa-sāvarṇi
• Manu

FAQs

What is the significance of Dakṣa-sāvarṇi being named the ninth Manu in the Vishnu Purana?

It situates the ninth Manvantara within the Purana’s cosmic chronology, marking a specific era of governance where a Manu presides over dharma, creation’s continuity, and societal order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara succession to Maitreya?

Parāśara lists the Manus sequentially, identifying who presides over each Manvantara; this verse is one such identification, spoken directly to Maitreya in the instructional dialogue.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames Manvantara rule as operating under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—Manu functions as an instrument of the divine order.