Shloka 13
मन्वन्तर-क्रमः (अतीत-सप्तमन्वन्तराः) तथा मन्वन्तरावताराः
तृतीये ऽप्य् अन्तरे ब्रह्मन्न् उत्तमो नाम यो मनुः सुशान्तिर् नाम देवेन्द्रो मैत्रेयाभूत् सुरेश्वरः
tṛtīye 'py antare brahmann uttamo nāma yo manuḥ suśāntir nāma devendro maitreyābhūt sureśvaraḥ
ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນ, ໃນມັນວັນຕະຣະທີສາມ ມະນຸມີນາມວ່າ ອຸດຕະມະ; ແລະ ອິນທຣະ ຈອມເທວະມີນາມວ່າ ສຸຊານຕິ, ໂອ ໄມເຕຣຍ, ທ່ານເປັນຜູ້ເປັນໃຫຍ່ແຫ່ງສຸຣະ.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse illustrates that cosmic order is structured into repeating Manvantaras, each with its own Manu and Indra—administrative leaders who sustain dharma under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.
Parāśara lists them Manvantara by Manvantara, naming the ruling Manu and the corresponding Indra for each era, showing a systematic rotation of divine governance across cosmic time.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Manvantara framework presumes Vishnu as the Supreme Reality whose will sustains and regulates these recurring epochs and their rulers.