Shloka 49

Devanagari script

मनुः सप्तर्षयो देवा भूपालाश् च मनोः सुताः मन्वन्तरे भवन्त्य् एते शक्रश् चैवाधिकारिणः

Transliteration

manuḥ saptarṣayo devā bhūpālāś ca manoḥ sutāḥ manvantare bhavanty ete śakraś caivādhikāriṇaḥ

Translation

In every Manvantara there come to be the Manu, the Seven Ṛṣis, the gods, the kings, and the sons of Manu; and Śakra (Indra) too is appointed to his governing office, each according to that age’s divine order.

Word by Word

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

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः

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

• भूपालाः: earth-protectors (kings)
• भूपालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—भुवः पालाः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

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

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

• मन्वन्तरे: in a manvantara
• मन्वन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

• भवन्ति: are/occur
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• अधिकारिणः: those holding authority/office-holders
• अधिकारिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधि + कृ (धातु) → अधिकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘अधिकार’ युक्ताः (office-holders)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Each manvantara is defined by a complete administrative set—Manu, Saptarṣis, devas, kings/Manu’s sons, and an appointed Indra—operating by divinely fixed authority.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See roles and responsibilities as time-bound ‘adhikāras’; cultivate humility and service in whatever office one holds.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin governance is implied: the Lord appoints and regulates cosmic functions through empowered agents rather than being absent from the world.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Cosmic governance (adhikāra) as duty under divine order

Key Kings: Śakra (Indra)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Devas
• Bhupalas (Kings)
• Sons of Manu
• Shakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

This verse states that each Manvantara repeats a structured cosmic administration—Manu, the Saptarishis, the Devas, kings, and Indra—showing cyclical time governed by an ordered divine framework.

How does Sage Parāśara explain recurring authority (adhikāra) in the cosmos?

Parāśara explains that offices such as Indra (Śakra) are not permanent persons but recurring appointments within each Manvantara, reflecting a regulated succession of authority across ages.

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

Even when not named directly, the verse implies that cosmic roles and their succession function within a higher sustaining order—classically understood in the Vishnu Purana as upheld by Vishnu, the supreme ground of governance and dharma.