Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

चित्रसेनविचित्राद्या भविष्यन्ति महीक्षितः

Transliteration

citrasenavicitrādyā bhaviṣyanti mahīkṣitaḥ

Translation

Thereafter, kings of the earth shall arise—beginning with Citrasena and Vicitra—who will rule in due succession.

Word by Word

• चित्रसेनविचित्राद्याः: Citrasena, Vicitra and others
• चित्रसेनविचित्राद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन + विचित्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) ‘चित्रसेन’ ‘विचित्र’ ‘आद्य’ (etc.)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महीक्षितः: O king (protector of the earth)
• महीक्षितः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीक्षित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः मही + क्षित् (earth-protector)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Manvantara succession: future kings who will rule the earth in order

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Citrasena, Vicitra

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• Vicitra
• Kings (Mahīkṣitaḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of naming kings like Citrasena and Vicitra in the Vishnu Purana?

It anchors cosmic time (Manvantara) into human history by mapping the succession of rulers, showing continuity of dharma and governance across ages.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity in this section?

He presents a sequential list of earthly rulers—“beginning with” certain names—to indicate an ordered lineage rather than isolated reigns.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in a verse about kings?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana frames kingship as part of universal order upheld by the Supreme—so political succession is implicitly under Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty.