Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तेषाम् इन्द्रश् च भविता शान्तिर् नाम महाबलः सप्तर्षयो भविष्यन्ति ये तदा ताञ् छृणुष्व च

Transliteration

teṣām indraś ca bhavitā śāntir nāma mahābalaḥ saptarṣayo bhaviṣyanti ye tadā tāñ chṛṇuṣva ca

Translation

Among them, the Indra shall be Śānti, mighty in power. And as for the Seven Ṛṣis who will preside in that time, listen now as I declare them.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• bhavitā: will be (will become)
• bhavitā: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया-समर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; लृटर्थे ‘भवितृ’ (future agent noun/परिप्रयोगः), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; ‘will be’ अर्थे

• śāntiḥ: Śānti (name)
• śāntiḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Avyaya (Qualifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (particle: ‘by name’)

• mahābalaḥ: mighty
• mahābalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān balaḥ yasya/mahā-balaḥ)

• saptarṣayaḥ: the seven sages
• saptarṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक; सप्त + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (seven sages)

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

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

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tān: them
• tān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who will be Indra and the Saptarṣis in the tenth Manvantara?

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Brahma-savarni (10th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order is maintained by designated offices—Indra and the Saptarṣis—renewed each Manvantara.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Respect roles of stewardship (leadership and counsel) and seek guidance from wise teachers in one’s own sphere.

Vishishtadvaita: Administrative deities function as instruments of the Supreme’s will, consistent with a world real and governed by God.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Shanti

FAQs

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

This verse shows that each Manvantara has designated cosmic officers—an Indra and a set of Saptarishis—who sustain order and dharma for that period.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the changing of Indras and Saptarishis?

Parāśara narrates them as time-bound appointments within recurring cosmic cycles, listing who holds authority ‘then’ (tadā) and prompting Maitreya to hear the names in sequence.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse names Indra and the Saptarishis, the Purāṇic framework treats such offices as functions within Vishnu’s overarching preservation of the cosmos—Vishnu remains the constant Supreme Reality behind changing administrations.