Shloka 50
भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
चतुर्दशभिर् एतैस् तु गतैर् मन्वन्तरैर् द्विज सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तः कल्पो निःशेष उच्यते
caturdaśabhir etais tu gatair manvantarair dvija sahasrayugaparyantaḥ kalpo niḥśeṣa ucyate
द्विज, एतेषां चतुर्दश मन्वन्तराणां गतेषु, सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तः कल्पो निःशेषः परिपूर्ण इति उच्यते।
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Measure and structure of a kalpa in terms of manvantaras and yuga-cycles
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Concept: A kalpa is defined as the complete span comprising fourteen manvantara-periods extending to a thousand yuga-cycles.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate time as cyclical and vast to cultivate detachment from short-term anxieties.
Vishishtadvaita: The cosmos is an ordered, intelligible system sustained by the Lord’s governance rather than random flux.
Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)
FAQs
This verse states that a complete Kalpa is understood through the passage of fourteen Manvantaras, presenting cosmic time as a structured, repeating order rather than a random flow.
Parāśara defines the Kalpa as extending to a thousand Yuga-cycles and being complete when the fourteen Manvantara epochs have run their course.
By framing time as a lawful cosmic cycle, the Purana implies a sustaining supreme order—classically attributed to Vishnu as the sovereign ground of creation, preservation, and periodic renewal.