Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

मन्वन्तराण्य् अशेषाणि कथितानि मया तव मन्वन्तराधिपांश् चैव किम् अन्यत् कथयामि ते

Transliteration

manvantarāṇy aśeṣāṇi kathitāni mayā tava manvantarādhipāṃś caiva kim anyat kathayāmi te

Translation

I have told you in full of all the Manvantaras, and also of the sovereign regents who preside over them; what more, then, shall I relate to you?

Word by Word

• मन्वन्तराणि: Manvantaras (periods of Manu)
• मन्वन्तराणि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); बहुवचन (Plural)

• अशेषाणि: without remainder, all
• अशेषाणि: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier of मन्वन्तराणि)

• कथितानि: have been narrated
• कथितानि: Kriya (Predicate; passive participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मणि (past passive participle: 'have been told')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• तव: to you
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (4th/6th Dat./Gen.); एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• मन्वन्तराधिपान्: lords of the Manvantaras
• मन्वन्तराधिपान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मन्वन्तरस्य अधिपाः)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); एकवचन (Singular)

• कथयामि: shall I tell, do I narrate
• कथयामि: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिजन्त from कथ्)
• Form: लट् (Present); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Completion of the catalogue of Manvantaras and their presiding regents; transition to the next topic

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Manvantara-adhipa (regent)

FAQs

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

This verse marks the completion of the Manvantara account, emphasizing that cosmic time is structured into repeating administrations (Manus and their regents) under an overarching divine order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the structure of cosmic governance?

By listing the Manvantaras and their presiding rulers, Parāśara presents the universe as orderly and cyclical—governed through delegated authorities across eras rather than random change.

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

Even when regents preside over each Manvantara, the Purāṇic framework implies Vishnu as the sustaining Supreme Reality behind the cycles, making sovereignty ultimately derivative of him.