Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सुक्षेत्रश् चोत्तमौजाश् च भूरिषेणादयो दश ब्रह्मसावर्णिपुत्रास् तु रक्षिष्यन्ति वसुंधराम्

Transliteration

sukṣetraś cottamaujāś ca bhūriṣeṇādayo daśa brahmasāvarṇiputrās tu rakṣiṣyanti vasuṃdharām

Translation

Sukṣetra and Uttamaujā, and Bhūriṣeṇa and the rest—ten in all—these sons of Brahma-sāvarṇi will protect the Earth.

Word by Word

• sukṣetraḥ: Sukṣetra (name)
• sukṣetraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक; सु + क्षेत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (good field; proper name)

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

• uttamaujāḥ: Uttamaujā (name)
• uttamaujāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttama-ojas (प्रातिपदिक; उत्तम + ओजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (excellent vigor; proper name)

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

• bhūriṣeṇa-ādayaḥ: Bhūriṣeṇa and others
• bhūriṣeṇa-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūriṣeṇa-ādi (प्रातिपदिक; भूरिषेण + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (bhūriṣeṇaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Saṅkhyā (Numeral qualifier/संख्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (cardinal numeral) प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे प्रयोगः

• brahmasāvarṇiputrāḥ: sons of Brahma-Sāvarṇi
• brahmasāvarṇiputrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma-sāvarṇi-putra (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मसावर्णि + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmasāvarṇeḥ putrāḥ)

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

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

• vasuṃdharām: the earth
• vasuṃdharām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasuṃdharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who are the royal protectors (Manu’s sons) in the tenth Manvantara?

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Brahma-savarni (10th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rulership is defined by protection of the Earth and maintenance of social-cosmic order (rājadharma).

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Exercise stewardship in one’s responsibilities—protect dependents, uphold fairness, and sustain the commons.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhūmi and beings are real dependents (śeṣa) of the Lord; governance is service within His cosmic order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Lakshmi Presence: Bhumi

Characters & Entities

• Sukṣetra
• Uttamaujā
• Bhūriṣeṇa
• Brahma-sāvarṇi Manu
• Earth (Vasundharā)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Brahma-sāvarṇi Manvantara in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a future cycle of cosmic governance in which Brahma-sāvarṇi Manu’s lineage administers and protects the Earth according to dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of Manu’s sons in maintaining universal order?

He presents them as appointed protectors of Vasundharā, indicating that political rule and protection are instruments of cosmic order within the Manvantara framework.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Manvantara system and its rulers operate under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty, reflecting a divinely ordered cosmos central to Vaishnava theology.