Shloka 13

वेदव्यास-परम्परा तथा प्रणव-ब्रह्म-स्तुति

Devanagari script

सप्तमे च तथैवेन्द्रो वसिष्ठश् चाष्टमे स्मृतः सारस्वतश् च नवमे त्रिधामा दशमे स्मृतः

Transliteration

saptame ca tathaivendro vasiṣṭhaś cāṣṭame smṛtaḥ sārasvataś ca navame tridhāmā daśame smṛtaḥ

Translation

In the seventh Manvantara, Indra is likewise appointed; in the eighth, the great seer Vasiṣṭha is remembered. In the ninth, Sārasvata is declared; and in the tenth, Tridhāmā is recalled.

Word by Word

• सप्तमे: in the seventh (Manvantara)
• सप्तमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणवत् (ordinal used adverbially)

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

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: in that manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

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

• अष्टमे: in the eighth
• अष्टमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणवत्

• स्मृतः: is said/recorded
• स्मृतः: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; ‘स्मृत’ = “is said/remembered”

• सारस्वतः: Sārasvata
• सारस्वतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

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

• नवमे: in the ninth
• नवमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणवत्

• त्रिधामा: Tridhāmā (one having three abodes)
• त्रिधामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (possessive): ‘त्रीणि धामानि यस्य’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्रमवाचक-विशेषणवत्

• स्मृतः: is said/recorded
• स्मृतः: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of Manvantara-wise cosmic offices (Indra/ṛṣi names) within the succession of Manus

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vasiṣṭha
• Sārasvata
• Tridhāmā

FAQs

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

This verse exemplifies how each Manvantara has designated cosmic officials—such as Indra and leading sages—showing an ordered, recurring governance of the universe within Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic order through names like Indra and Vasiṣṭha?

Parāśara lists successive holders of offices (Indra-ship and rishi pre-eminence) across Manvantaras, presenting history as structured cycles rather than random events.

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

Even when individual Indras and sages change, the stable pattern of cosmic roles implies a higher, continuous regulator—Vishnu—who sustains dharma and universal order across repeating ages.