Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

हविष्मान् सुकृतिः सत्यो ह्य् अपांमूर्तिस् तथापरः नाभागो ऽप्रतिमौजाश् च सत्यकेतुस् तथैव च

Transliteration

haviṣmān sukṛtiḥ satyo hy apāṃmūrtis tathāparaḥ nābhāgo 'pratimaujāś ca satyaketus tathaiva ca

Translation

Then came Haviṣmān, Sukṛti, and Satya; likewise Apāṃmūrti and the next in succession. Thereafter were Nābhāga, Pratimaujā of peerless splendour, and also Satyaketu.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• hi: indeed
• hi: Avyaya (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• apāṃmūrtiḥ: Apāṃmūrti (name)
• apāṃmūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apām-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक; अपाम् + मूर्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (apāṃ mūrtiḥ)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

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

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

• apratimaujāḥ: Apratimaujā (of incomparable vigor; name)
• apratimaujāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-pratima-ojas (प्रातिपदिक; अ + प्रतिम + ओजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/नञ्-समासः (apratimaṃ ojaḥ yasya)

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

• satyaketuḥ: Satyaketu (name)
• satyaketuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya-ketu (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + केतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (satyaḥ ketuḥ)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (also)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle: just/indeed)

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Names of the Saptarṣis in the tenth Manvantara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Brahma-savarni (10th)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Maitreya
• Haviṣmān
• Sukṛti
• Satya
• Apāṃmūrti
• Nābhāga
• Pratimaujā
• Satyaketu

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogy lists in Ansha 3 of the Vishnu Purana?

They preserve the Purāṇic memory of dharmic succession—showing how rulership and social order continue across generations within the Manvantara framework.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity to Maitreya in this chapter?

By enumerating successive names in order, Parāśara presents lineage as a disciplined chain of transmission—an organizing principle for history, dharma, and kingship.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in each verse, the Purāṇic view treats stable succession and righteous sovereignty as upheld by Vishnu’s overarching governance of cosmic order.