Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिर् भविष्यति मुने मनुः सुधामानो विरुद्धाश् च शतसंख्यास् तथा सुराः

Transliteration

daśamo brahmasāvarṇir bhaviṣyati mune manuḥ sudhāmāno viruddhāś ca śatasaṃkhyās tathā surāḥ

Translation

O sage, the tenth Manu shall be Brahma-sāvarṇi. In his Manvantara, the gods will be the Sudhāmans and the Viruddhas, and the Suras will arise in a hundredfold host.

Word by Word

• daśamaḥ: tenth
• daśamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• brahmasāvarṇiḥ: Brahma-Sāvarṇi (name of Manu)
• brahmasāvarṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + सावर्णि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ sāvarṇiḥ)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sudhāmānaḥ: Sudhāmān (a deity)
• sudhāmānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudhāmān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• viruddhāḥ: Viruddhas (a group/name)
• viruddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viruddha (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from वि-रुध्/रुध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नाम (proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śatasaṃkhyāḥ: numbering a hundred (i.e., a hundred in count)
• śatasaṃkhyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata-saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक; शत + संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (śatasya saṃkhyā = numbering a hundred)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise/also)

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of future Manvantaras (Manus, gods, Indras, sages)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Brahma-savarni (10th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The universe is governed through recurring Manvantara cycles, each with its own Manu and appointed divine administrations.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Contemplate time as cyclical and cultivate steadiness by aligning personal life with dharma rather than transient events.

Vishishtadvaita: Nārāyaṇa’s sovereign governance is expressed through ordered cosmic administrations without diminishing His transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Manu (Brahma-sāvarṇi)
• Sudhāmans
• Viruddhas
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

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

This verse exemplifies how each Manvantara is defined by a specific Manu and a corresponding divine administration, presenting cosmic time as an ordered cycle governed under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the structure of a Manvantara here?

Parāśara identifies the Manu of the period (Brahma-sāvarṇi for the tenth Manvantara) and names the principal groups of gods (Sudhāmans and Viruddhas), indicating the recurring administrative pattern of each cosmic age.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic framework assumes that these repeating cosmic offices—Manus and Deva-groups—operate within the supreme order sustained by Vishnu as the ultimate ground of dharma and cosmic continuity.