Shloka 35

Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

इत्येतास्तनवस्तस्य सप्त मन्वन्तरेषु वै / सप्त चैवाभवन् विप्रा याभिः संरक्षिताः प्रजाः

Transliteration

ityetāstanavastasya sapta manvantareṣu vai / sapta caivābhavan viprā yābhiḥ saṃrakṣitāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ในเจ็ดมันวันตระ มีรูปภาวะเกื้อหนุนของพระองค์อยู่เจ็ดประการโดยแท้; และโอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย ยังมีเจ็ดประการเช่นกันที่โดยสิ่งนั้นเหล่าประชาสัตว์ได้รับการคุ้มครองและพิทักษ์รักษา

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात) concluding statement

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; demonstrative qualifying 'tanavaḥ'

• तनवः: forms/manifestations
• तनवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'forms/bodies/manifestations'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; of him (Viṣṇu)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral, indeclinable-like; qualifying 'tanavaḥ' or count statement

• मन्वन्तरेषु: in (the) manvantaras
• मन्वन्तरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; 'in (the) manvantaras'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral; qualifying implied 'tanavaḥ' or 'viprāḥ' per context

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अवधारण)

• अभवन्: were
• अभवन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural; 'were/became'

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas / sages
• विप्राः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; vocative-like address possible, but here nominative as addressee/statement

• याभिः: by which (forms)
• याभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; relative pronoun referring to 'tanavaḥ'

• संरक्षिताः: protected
• संरक्षिताः: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√rakṣ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Plural; agreeing with 'prajāḥ' (protected)

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; subject of 'saṃrakṣitāḥ'

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the teaching to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manvantara
• Prajā

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme as the one Lord whose manifest powers (tanavaḥ) operate across cosmic cycles, implying an underlying single reality that sustains and protects all beings through ordered manifestations.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic view that meditation culminates in recognizing the one Ishvara whose śakti sustains the cosmos through recurring Manvantaras.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By focusing on a single supreme protector functioning through multiple sustaining powers, the verse aligns with the Purana’s synthetic theology where sectarian names differ but lordship and cosmic preservation are ultimately one.