Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
सुताः पाराहराश्चैव सुत्याश्चासुधियस्तथा । तेषामिंद्रः शिवः प्रोक्तः शक्रस्तामसकेंऽतरे । विभानामा देवपतिः पञ्चमः परिकीर्तितः ॥ २७ ॥
sutāḥ pārāharāścaiva sutyāścāsudhiyastathā | teṣāmiṃdraḥ śivaḥ proktaḥ śakrastāmasakeṃ'tare | vibhānāmā devapatiḥ pañcamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || 27 ||
Les Sutā, les Pārāhara, les Sutya et les Asudhiya : parmi eux, Śiva est déclaré être l’Indra ; et, dans l’intervalle du Manvantara Tāmasa, il est appelé Śakra. Le seigneur des devas nommé Vibhā est proclamé comme le cinquième.
Narada (instructing, within a manvantara/Indra enumeration context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames divine governance as cyclical: different Manvantaras have different Indras (deva-lords), showing that even high cosmic offices are time-bound within dharma’s larger order.
By implying that positions like Indra/Śakra change with cosmic time, it subtly redirects devotion away from temporary offices toward the eternal Divine whom the Purana ultimately upholds as the highest refuge.
It aligns with Purāṇic chronology used alongside Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning (yuga–manvantara frameworks), helping readers situate rituals, lineages, and cosmological lists in a structured timeline.