Shloka 13
Cosmic Time, Cycles of Creation and Dissolution, and the Varāha Uplift of Earth
भवंति परिमाणं च तेषां कालकृतं शृणु । सप्तर्षयः सुराः शक्रो मनुस्तत्सूनवो नृप
bhavaṃti parimāṇaṃ ca teṣāṃ kālakṛtaṃ śṛṇu | saptarṣayaḥ surāḥ śakro manustatsūnavo nṛpa
ഹേ നൃപ, അവരുടെ കാലനിയതമായ പരിമാണം കേൾക്കുക—സപ്തർഷികൾ, ദേവഗണം, ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ), മനു, അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ।
Unspecified narrator addressing a king (nṛpa) (context-dependent within Adhyaya 3)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालकृतं = काल + कृतम्; मनुस्तत्सूनवो = मनुः + तत् + सूनवः (विसर्गसन्धि: मनुः + तत् → मनुस् तत् → मनुस्तत्)
FAQs
It introduces a discussion of the time-ordained measures (durations or spans) associated with key cosmic figures—Saptarṣis, the gods, Indra, Manu, and Manu’s sons.
They are standard markers in Purāṇic cosmology and chronology: Saptarṣis and Indra are closely tied to a Manvantara, and Manu with his progeny represents the human/cosmic administration within that era.
It underscores impermanence and order: even exalted beings have spans determined by Kāla, reinforcing humility and the idea that cosmic roles unfold according to a higher temporal law.