Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

ऊरुगम्भीरबुध्नाद्या मनोस् तस्य सुता नृपाः कथिता मुनिशार्दूल पालयिष्यन्ति ये महीम्

Transliteration

ūrugambhīrabudhnādyā manos tasya sutā nṛpāḥ kathitā muniśārdūla pālayiṣyanti ye mahīm

Translation

O tiger among sages, I have thus recounted the royal sons of that Manu—beginning with Ūrugambhīra and Budhna—who, in due course, shall protect and govern the earth.

Word by Word

• ऊरुगम्भीरबुध्नाद्याः: (the kings/sons) beginning with Urugambhīrabudhna
• ऊरुगम्भीरबुध्नाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक) + बुध्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आद्याः = ‘आदि’ सहिताः), विशेष्यः ‘सुता/नृपाः’ इत्यर्थे मनोः पुत्र-नृपसमूहः

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him (of that one)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; ‘सुताः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण

• कथिताः: have been told/declared
• कथिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘मुनिः एव शार्दूलः’

• पालयिष्यन्ति: will protect
• पालयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Earth is upheld through orderly succession of Manu’s royal progeny who bear the duty of protection and governance.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat leadership and civic responsibility as a protective dharma oriented to the common good.

Vishishtadvaita: Implied cosmic order: worldly governance functions as part of the Lord’s ordained arrangement (niyati) within creation.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Rāja-dharma (protective governance of the earth)

Key Kings: Ūrugambhīra, Budhna

Characters & Entities

• Manu (Svāyambhuva Manu)
• Ūrugambhīra
• Budhna
• Kings (nṛpāḥ)
• Maitreya (addressed as muniśārdūla)

FAQs

What is the significance of Manu’s royal offspring in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Manu’s sons as future rulers whose task is to protect the earth, showing how cosmic order (dharma) is maintained through legitimate dynastic succession within the Manvantara.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the continuity of kingship in this chapter?

Parāśara presents a structured genealogy—naming heirs ‘beginning with Ūrugambhīra and Budhna’—to show an orderly transmission of rule, where governance is depicted as protection (pālana) rather than mere power.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this genealogical context?

Even when Vishnu is not named directly, the Purana implies that righteous sovereignty and the preservation of the world operate under Vishnu’s supreme ordinance—kingship becomes an instrument of preservation aligned with the divine order.