Shloka 37

Devanagari script

त्रयोदशो रौच्यनामा भविष्यति मुने मनुः

Transliteration

trayodaśo raucyanāmā bhaviṣyati mune manuḥ

Translation

O sage, the thirteenth Manu will arise bearing the name Raucyā.

Word by Word

• त्रयोदशः: the thirteenth
• त्रयोदशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यासमासः—द्विगुः (त्रयः + दश)

• रौच्यनामा: named Raucy(a)
• रौच्यनामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौच्य-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रौच्यः नाम यस्य)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identification of the thirteenth Manu in the manvantara cycle

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Raucyā

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Time unfolds in vast, repeating Manu-cycles, each with its own administration and moral order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate perspective: personal crises shrink when viewed against long cycles; prioritize dharma and devotion over anxiety.

Vishishtadvaita: The regulated succession of Manus reflects a purposeful divine governance rather than random cosmology.

Characters & Entities

• Raucyā Manu
• Manu

FAQs

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

This verse is part of the sequential listing of Manus, showing how cosmic order is structured into repeating Manvantaras, each governed by a Manu under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the succession of Manus?

Parāśara narrates them as a fixed cosmic chronology—each Manu presides over a distinct era—here identifying the thirteenth as Raucyā within that ordered sequence.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Manvantara framework presupposes a supreme sustaining intelligence—Vishnu—as the source and regulator of dharma and universal governance.