Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

ततो विवस्वान् आख्याते तयैवारण्यसंस्थिताम् समाधिदृष्ट्या ददृशे ताम् अश्वां तपसि स्थिताम्

Transliteration

tato vivasvān ākhyāte tayaivāraṇyasaṃsthitām samādhidṛṣṭyā dadṛśe tām aśvāṃ tapasi sthitām

Translation

Then Vivasvān, thus informed by her, beheld with the inner sight born of samādhi that Aśvā dwelt in the forest, steadfast and absorbed in austerity.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• विवस्वान्: Vivasvān (the Sun)
• विवस्वान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आख्याते: when (it was) told/announced
• आख्याते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आख्यात (कृदन्त; आ+ख्या धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it was told)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आरण्यसंस्थिताम्: dwelling in the forest
• आरण्यसंस्थिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त; सम्+स्था धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘संस्थित’; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (आरण्ये संस्थिता)

• समाधिदृष्ट्या: with meditative vision
• समाधिदृष्ट्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (समाधेः दृष्ट्या)

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अश्वाम्: a mare
• अश्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तपसि: in austerity/penance
• तपसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थिताम्: standing/remaining
• स्थिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; स्था धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ताम्/अश्वाम्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of solar family events within manvantara narration.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Samādhi-born inner sight (samādhidṛṣṭi) can apprehend truths beyond ordinary perception, especially regarding beings established in tapas.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Cultivate steadiness (dhyāna, self-discipline) so insight is not merely sensory but inward and discerning.

Vishishtadvaita: Yogic perception is meaningful within a real world-order (not illusory negation), aligning with Viśiṣṭādvaita’s affirmation of a knowable, structured reality.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Vivasvān (Sūrya), Aśvā (Saṃjñā in mare-form), Chāyā

Characters & Entities

• Vivasvān (Sun-god)
• Aśvā

FAQs

What is the significance of samādhi-dṛṣṭi (yogic vision) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents samādhi-dṛṣṭi as a legitimate means of knowing at a distance—inner, disciplined perception that reveals truth beyond ordinary senses, reinforcing the Purana’s respect for yogic attainment within dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of tapas in this episode?

By describing Aśvā as ‘tapasi sthitā’ in the forest, Parāśara frames austerity as a stabilizing spiritual force that preserves dharma and transforms personal circumstance through disciplined restraint.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named, the narrative assumes a Vishnu-ordered cosmos: yogic insight, rightful conduct, and the unfolding of lineage occur within the sovereign moral structure sustained by the Supreme Reality (Vishnu).