Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

सुत्रामाणः सुकर्माणः सुधर्माणस् तथा सुराः त्रयस् त्रिंशद्विभेदास् ते देवानां ये तु वै गणाः

Transliteration

sutrāmāṇaḥ sukarmāṇaḥ sudharmāṇas tathā surāḥ trayas triṃśadvibhedās te devānāṃ ye tu vai gaṇāḥ

Translation

スートラーマーナ、スカルマーナ、スダルマーナ—これらもまた神々の一群である。まさに彼らこそ、三十三の区分に分かれる देवたちのガナ（神衆）である。

Word by Word

सुत्रामाणःSutrāmāṇas (a class/name)

सुकर्माणःSukarmāṇas (a class/name)

सुधर्माणःSudharmāṇas (a class/name)

तथाand likewise

सुराःgods

त्रयःthree

त्रिंशद्विभेदाःwith thirty subdivisions

तेthey/those

देवानाम्of the gods

येwho/which

तुindeed/but

वैindeed

गणाःgroups/hosts

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Devas

Sutrāmāṇas

Sukarmāṇas

Sudharmāṇas

FAQs

What is the significance of the “thirty-three” gods (trayastriṃśat) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames the devas as organized into recognized groupings, counted as the “thirty-threefold” divisions—an enumeration used to express cosmic administration rather than random mythic plurality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the divine order in this chapter?

Parāśara lists specific deva-classes (gaṇas) by name, presenting the gods as structured categories within the Manvantara framework, thereby mapping how the universe is governed through ranked divine hosts.

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

Even when the verse names deva-groups, the Vishnu Purana’s larger intent is that such orders function within a higher sovereignty—ultimately grounded in Vishnu as the supreme regulator of cosmic order.