Shloka 15
भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
सावर्णिस् तु मनुर् यो ऽसौ मैत्रेय भविता ततः सुतपाश् चामिताभाश् च मुख्याश् चापि तदा सुराः
sāvarṇis tu manur yo 'sau maitreya bhavitā tataḥ sutapāś cāmitābhāś ca mukhyāś cāpi tadā surāḥ
मग, हे मैत्रेय, तोच मनु ‘सावर्णि’ होईल; आणि त्या मन्वंतरात सुतपाः, अमिताभाः व मुख्य—देवांतील अग्रणी—विष्णूंनी स्थापिलेल्या सार्वभौम नियमानुसार अधिष्ठाते होतील।
Sage Parāśara
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Enumeration of future Manvantaras—Manu, devas, Indra, and sages
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Manvantara: Savarni
Concept: The offices of Manu and the devas unfold by Viṣṇu’s sovereign ordinance within cyclic time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate time as dharma-governed and cultivate steadiness (śānti) amid change.
Vishishtadvaita: Viṣṇu is the supreme ruler whose will orders cosmic administration without negating the real plurality of devas and worlds.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse identifies Sāvarṇi as a future Manu, marking the Purana’s structured chronology of Manvantara cycles where each Manu governs a distinct cosmic epoch under Vishnu’s overarching order.
Parāśara lists the Manu and the principal groups of devas for that period, showing that each Manvantara has a defined administration—Manu as lawgiver and specific divine classes as its presiding gods.
Even when not named in the line, the Manvantara system is presented as Vishnu’s cosmic governance: devas and Manus function within a divinely maintained order where Vishnu remains the supreme reality and regulator.