Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

तपस्वी सुतपाश् चैव तपोमूर्तिस् तपोरतिः तपोधृतिर् द्युतिश् चान्यः सप्तमस् तु तपोधनः

Transliteration

tapasvī sutapāś caiva tapomūrtis taporatiḥ tapodhṛtir dyutiś cānyaḥ saptamas tu tapodhanaḥ

Translation

There were also Tapasvī and Sutapā; Tapomūrti and Taporati; Tapodhṛti and another named Dyuti—while the seventh among them was Tapodhana.

Word by Word

• तपस्वी: Tapasvī (one named Tapasvī / an ascetic)
• तपस्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper/common noun)

• सुतपाः: Sutapā (one named Sutapā / of good austerity)
• सुतपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-तपस् (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सु + तपस् → सुतपस्)

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• तपोमूर्तिः: Tapomūrti (one named Tapomūrti / embodiment of austerity)
• तपोमूर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तपसः मूर्तिः)

• तपोरतिः: Taporati (one devoted to austerity)
• तपोरतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तपसि रतिः)

• तपोधृतिः: Tapodhṛti (steadfastness in austerity)
• तपोधृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तपसः धृतिः)

• द्युतिः: Dyuti (splendour; one named Dyuti)
• द्युतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

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

• अन्यः: another
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (other)

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• तपोधनः: Tapodhana (one whose wealth is austerity)
• तपोधनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य धनं तपः सः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of future Manus and their sons/devas/Indras in the manvantara cycle

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Tapasvī
• Sutapā
• Tapomūrti
• Taporati
• Tapodhṛti
• Dyuti
• Tapodhana

FAQs

What is the significance of listing sages like Tapasvī and Tapodhana in the Vishnu Purana?

Such lists map the Manvantara’s spiritual administration: rishis embody tapas and uphold dharma, showing how cosmic order is maintained under Vishnu’s sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara framework through these names?

Parāśara presents a structured enumeration—identifying specific sages by name and rank (including ‘the seventh’)—to situate Maitreya within the Purana’s chronological and administrative cosmology.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Manvantara order—sages, dharma, and governance—functions as Vishnu’s sustaining power, with tapas serving as a visible sign of that sustaining divinity.