Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
भौत्यश्चतुर्दशः प्रोक्त एते हि मनवः स्मृताः । देवानिंद्रांश्च वक्ष्यामि श्रृणुष्व विबुधर्षभ ॥ २३ ॥
bhautyaścaturdaśaḥ prokta ete hi manavaḥ smṛtāḥ | devāniṃdrāṃśca vakṣyāmi śrṛṇuṣva vibudharṣabha || 23 ||
Demikianlah Bhautya dinyatakan sebagai yang keempat belas; merekalah para Manu yang diingati. Kini aku akan menghuraikan pula para dewa dan para Indra—dengarlah, wahai yang terbaik antara para bijaksana.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames cosmic time as dharmic order: Manus establish law for each era, while Devas and Indras administer it—reminding the listener that the universe runs by sacred governance, not randomness.
By pointing to the structured succession of Manus and divine rulers, the verse sets a Purāṇic context where devotion is practiced within ordained cosmic cycles—encouraging faithful listening (śravaṇa) to sacred narration as a foundational bhakti act.
It most directly supports Purāṇic chronology and calendrical reckoning (useful alongside Jyotiṣa/Vedic astrology) by identifying Manvantara succession and the corresponding divine administrations.