Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

आनिन्ये च पुनः संज्ञां स्वस्थानं भगवान् रविः तेजसः शमनं चास्य विश्वकर्मा चकार ह

Transliteration

āninye ca punaḥ saṃjñāṃ svasthānaṃ bhagavān raviḥ tejasaḥ śamanaṃ cāsya viśvakarmā cakāra ha

Translation

Then the blessed Ravi brought Saṃjñā back again to her rightful abode; and Viśvakarmā indeed undertook the calming and reduction of his blazing radiance.

Word by Word

• आनिन्ये: brought back
• आनिन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः आ-

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• संज्ञाम्: Saṃjñā
• संज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वस्थानम्: to (his) own place
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य स्थानम्)

• भगवान्: the venerable lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रविः: Ravi (the Sun)
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (भगवान्)

• तेजसः: of (his) radiance
• तेजसः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• शमनम्: pacification/reduction
• शमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य कर्मा)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (narrative particle)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (expletive particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Sun’s unbearable radiance was moderated and domestic order restored.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Vaivasvata (7th)

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Power (tejas) must be moderated and harmonized for the welfare of others without destroying its essential potency.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In leadership or talent, cultivate restraint and skillful ‘tempering’ so one’s intensity benefits rather than harms.

Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic functions operate through divinely ordered agencies (devas, artisans like Viśvakarmā), consonant with a theistic, structured universe under the Supreme’s ordinance.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Ravi (Sūrya), Saṃjñā, Viśvakarmā

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)
• Saṃjñā
• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the significance of Viśvakarmā calming the Sun’s radiance in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents cosmic order as a regulated harmony—divine power (tejas) is real and overwhelming, yet it is also measured and made life-sustaining through ordained cosmic functions.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the restoration of Saṃjñā to her proper place?

Parāśara narrates it as a correction and re-establishment of rightful station (svasthāna), showing that even celestial relationships align with a larger dharmic and cosmic equilibrium.

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

Though Vishnu is not named in this verse, the episode reflects a Vaishnava cosmology where all divine offices—Sun, artisan-god, and their powers—operate within an overarching sovereign order ultimately grounded in Vishnu.