Shloka 4
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
प्रतर्दनाख्यश्च गणो देवानां मुनिसत्तम ।
चतुर्थस्तत्र कथित औत्तमस्यान्तरे मनोः ॥
pratardanākhyaś ca gaṇo devānāṃ munisattama / caturthas tatra kathita auttamasyāntare manoḥ
കൂടാതെ, ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ആ ഔത്തമ മന്വന്തരകാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ നാലാം ഗണമായി ‘പ്രതർദന’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ദേവസംഘവും പരാമർശിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology emphasizes ordered plurality: many divine functions operate in coordinated ‘groups’ rather than as a single monolithic power.
Manvantara: part of the standard listing of deva groups for a given Manu.
A ‘gaṇa’ suggests a structured set of forces. The sequence of groups can be contemplated as successive layers of cosmic function unfolding within an epoch.