Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

भवन्ति ये मनोः पुत्रा यावन् मन्वन्तरं तु तैः तदन्वयोद्भवैश् चैव तावद् भूः परिपाल्यते

Transliteration

bhavanti ye manoḥ putrā yāvan manvantaraṃ tu taiḥ tadanvayodbhavaiś caiva tāvad bhūḥ paripālyate

Translation

मनु के जो पुत्र होते हैं, उनके द्वारा—और उनकी वंश-परंपरा में उत्पन्न होने वालों द्वारा भी—उस मन्वंतर की अवधि तक पृथ्वी का पालन और संरक्षण किया जाता है।

Word by Word

भवन्तिare/become

येwho

मनोःof Manu

पुत्राःsons

यावत्as long as

मन्वन्तरम्the manvantara

तुindeed/but

तैःby them

तदन्वयोद्भवैःby those born in their lineage (descendants)

चand

एवindeed

तावत्for that long

भूःthe earth

परिपाल्यतेis protected/ruled

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Manu

Earth (Bhū)

FAQs

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

This verse ties political order to cosmic time: during each Manvantara, Manu’s progeny and their descendants uphold governance, showing how universal cycles are stabilized through righteous succession.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity (anvaya) here?

He presents rule as an inherited responsibility: Manu’s sons begin the line, and their descendants continue protecting the earth for the full duration of that Manvantara.

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

Even when not named, the framework implies Vishnu’s sovereignty: Manvantara order, lawful kingship, and protection of the earth function as expressions of the divine governance that Vishnu sustains.