Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

चाक्षुषाश् च पवित्राश् च कनिष्ठा भ्राजिरास् तथा वाचावृद्धाश् च वै देवाः सप्तर्षीन् अपि मे शृणु

Transliteration

cākṣuṣāś ca pavitrāś ca kaniṣṭhā bhrājirās tathā vācāvṛddhāś ca vai devāḥ saptarṣīn api me śṛṇu

Translation

Hear from me of the divine classes as well: the Cākṣuṣas and the Pavitras; the Kaniṣṭhas and the Bhrājiras; and likewise the Vācāvṛddhas—these indeed are the gods. And now, listen also as I recount the Seven Ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• चाक्षुषाः: Cākṣuṣas (a class/name)
• चाक्षुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• पवित्राः: Pavitrās (a class/name)
• पवित्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• कनिष्ठाः: Kaniṣṭhas (a class/name)
• कनिष्ठाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भ्राजिराः: Bhrājiras (a class/name)
• भ्राजिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्राजिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• वाचावृद्धाः: Vācāvṛddhas (a class/name)
• वाचावृद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचा + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः वाचा (instrumental sense) + वृद्ध (वाचया वृद्धाः)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सप्तर्षीन्: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः सप्त + ऋषि (द्विगु)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (particle: also)

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

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Names of the five deva-classes and the Seven Ṛṣis for the 14th Manvantara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Bhautya (14th)

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine functions are distributed among distinct deva-classes, reflecting a structured cosmos rather than randomness.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Adopt disciplined order in practice (niyama), mirroring cosmic order—regular worship, study, and ethical routine.

Vishishtadvaita: Multiplicity of divine hosts coheres under one supreme Lord, supporting unity-in-diversity central to Viśiṣṭādvaita.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣas
• Pavitras
• Kaniṣṭhas
• Bhrājiras
• Vācāvṛddhas

FAQs

What is the significance of listing deva-groups in the Vishnu Purana?

The deva-group lists function as a map of cosmic governance within a Manvantara, showing how universal order is maintained under the supreme regulation of Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara framework here?

By naming specific classes of gods and then transitioning to the Saptarṣis, Parāśara outlines the key administrators of a Manvantara—divine hosts and the seven sages who uphold dharma.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s cosmology treats these divine orders as operating within Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty—his will as the sustaining principle behind cosmic hierarchy.