Shloka 5
Adhyaya 80 — Vaivasvata Manvantara: Enumeration of Manus and the Eighth Manu Sāvarṇi
सुतपाश्चामिताभाश्च मुख्याश्चैव त्रिधा सुराः ।
विंशकः कथिताश्चैषां त्रयाणां त्रिगुणो गणः ॥
sutapāś cāmitābhāś ca mukhyāś caiva tridhā surāḥ / viṃśakaḥ kathitāś caiṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ triguṇo gaṇaḥ
Les dieux sont de trois ordres : les Sutapās, les Amitābhās et les Mukhyas. Chacun est énoncé comme un groupe de vingt ; ainsi, pour les trois, l’ensemble total est trois fois vingt.
FAQs
Order (ṛta) in the cosmos is portrayed through structured offices and classifications—devas too are arranged into functional groups, emphasizing that harmony arises from dharmic organization rather than randomness.
Manvantara: listing the deva-gaṇas (classes of gods) is a hallmark of manvantara narration.
The ‘three groups of twenty’ suggests completeness through measured enumeration—cosmic forces are many, yet countable and intelligible, reflecting a universe governed by intelligible law (dharma/ṛta).