भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
निर्मोहस् तत्त्वदर्शी च निष्प्रकम्पो निरुत्सुकः धृतिमान् अव्ययश् चान्यः सप्तमः सुतपा मुनिः सप्तर्षयस् त्व् इमे तस्य पुत्रान् अपि निबोध मे
nirmohas tattvadarśī ca niṣprakampo nirutsukaḥ dhṛtimān avyayaś cānyaḥ saptamaḥ sutapā muniḥ saptarṣayas tv ime tasya putrān api nibodha me
(They are) Nirmoha and Tattvadarśin; Niṣprakampa and Nirutsuka; Dhṛtimān and also Avyaya; and as the seventh, the sage Sutapā. These indeed are the Seven Ṛṣis of that Manvantara; now learn from me their sons as well.
Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Manvantaras: identification of the Seven Ṛṣis (Saptarṣis) of that Manvantara and their progeny
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Bhakti Type: Shanta
This verse lists the Seven Seers for a Manvantara, presenting them as stabilizing custodians of cosmic order whose lineages continue dharma through their descendants.
By naming the Saptarṣis and then promising to describe their sons, Parāśara frames dharma as preserved through teacher-lineages that persist across Manvantara transitions.
Even when not named in the verse, the Manvantara framework presumes Vishnu as the supreme regulator of time and order, under whose ordinance the Saptarṣis function as agents of cosmic governance.