Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

रुद्रपुत्रस् तु सावर्णिर् भविता द्वादशो मनुः ऋतधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो भविता शृणु मे सुरान्

Transliteration

rudraputras tu sāvarṇir bhavitā dvādaśo manuḥ ṛtadhāmā ca tatrendro bhavitā śṛṇu me surān

Translation

But Sāvarṇi, the son of Rudra, will become the twelfth Manu. And in that very Manvantara, Ṛtadhāmā will be Indra—now hear from me of the gods who preside there.

Word by Word

• रुद्रपुत्रः: son of Rudra
• रुद्रपुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रुद्रस्य पुत्रः

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi (name)
• सावर्णिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः ‘भविता’ (he will be)

• द्वादशः: twelfth
• द्वादशः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

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

• ऋतधामा: Ṛtadhāmā (name)
• ऋतधामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—ऋतस्य धाम (abode of ṛta)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• तत्र: there/then
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb ‘there/in that (period)’)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg. enclitic)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of the 12th Manu (Rudra-sāvarṇi) and the Indra (Ṛtadhāmā) of that Manvantara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Rudra-savarni (12th)

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manvantara succession is fixed: each age has its Manu and its Indra, indicating a patterned unfolding of cosmic governance.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Reflect on impermanence of positions and permanence of duty; cultivate humility and steadiness amid changing roles.

Vishishtadvaita: The predictable succession of cosmic offices implies an intelligent, purposive governance rooted in the Supreme, with real plurality of agents functioning under one Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Sāvarṇi (12th Manu)
• Ṛtadhāmā (Indra)
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

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

This verse shows how each Manvantara has designated rulers—Manu for human order and Indra for deva-sovereignty—revealing a regulated cosmic timetable upheld under Vishnu’s overarching supremacy.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic administration across ages?

Parāśara enumerates, in sequence, who will serve as Manu and Indra in each Manvantara, presenting history and futurity as a dharma-governed order rather than random change.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when specific offices like Manu and Indra change, the Purana’s frame implies Vishnu as the constant Supreme ground who sustains the universe through these delegated powers.