Shloka 101
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
भृगुः सुधामा विरजः सहिष्णुर्नारदस्तथा । विवस्वान्कृतिनामा च सप्त सप्तर्षयोपरे
bhṛguḥ sudhāmā virajaḥ sahiṣṇurnāradastathā | vivasvānkṛtināmā ca sapta saptarṣayopare
Bhṛgu, Sudhāmā, Viraja, Sahiṣṇu e também Nārada; bem como Vivasvān e um chamado Kṛtin — estes são os outros sete sábios (Saptarṣis).
Unspecified (narratorial voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहिष्णुर्नारदस्तथा = सहिष्णुः + नारदः + तथा; विवस्वान्कृतिनामा = विवस्वान् + कृतिनामा; सप्तर्षयोपरे = सप्तर्षयः + अपरे.
FAQs
The verse enumerates a set of seven Saptarṣis: Bhṛgu, Sudhāmā, Viraja, Sahiṣṇu, Nārada, Vivasvān, and Kṛtin.
Purāṇic cosmology often presents changing cosmic cycles (manvantaras/yugas) where different groups of sages serve as the Saptarṣis; this verse identifies one such set described as “other” (apare).
By highlighting revered sages associated with knowledge and dharma, the text underscores the tradition of spiritual authority and disciplined conduct transmitted through rishi-lineages.