Shloka 8

वेदव्यास-परम्परा तथा प्रणव-ब्रह्म-स्तुति

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे ये ये व्यासास् तांस् तान् निबोध मे यथा च भेदः शाखानां व्यासेन क्रियते मुने

Transliteration

yasmin manvantare ye ye vyāsās tāṃs tān nibodha me yathā ca bhedaḥ śākhānāṃ vyāsena kriyate mune

Translation

ในแต่ละมันวันตระ ผู้ใดเป็นพระวยาสะ จงเรียนรู้จากเราทีละองค์; และดูก่อนฤๅษี จงรู้ด้วยว่า พระวยาสะทรงทำให้เกิดความจำแนกแห่งสาขาเวท (ศาขา) อย่างไร

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• मन्वन्तरे: in the Manvantara
• मन्वन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• ये: whoever (each)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• व्यासाः: Vyāsas / compilers
• व्यासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• तान्: each of them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• निबोध: know / understand
• निबोध: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: from me / of me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: how
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भेदः: division / distinction
• भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• शाखानाम्: of the branches (recensions)
• शाखानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• क्रियते: is done / is made
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Maitreya

Topic: Vyāsa succession in each Manvantara and the method of dividing the Vedic śākhās

Teaching: Historical

Quality: inquisitive and systematic

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Across Manvantaras, the Veda is preserved through appointed Vyāsas who systematize its branches for transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Study and teach scripture with disciplined structure, adapting pedagogy without altering the essence.

Vishishtadvaita: Scriptural order (śāstra-vyavasthā) is a divine arrangement serving the world, implying an overseeing Lord who sustains revelation through time.

Characters & Entities

• Vyasa

FAQs

What is the significance of the Manvantara cycle in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames history as cyclical: in every Manvantara a Vyāsa appears to safeguard revelation by reorganizing Vedic knowledge for that age.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the division of Vedic branches (śākhās)?

He signals that Vyāsa is the agent who differentiates and systematizes śākhās—an intentional structuring of the Veda to ensure continuity of learning and practice.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named directly, the Manvantara order and the recurring preservation of the Veda imply Vishnu’s sovereign governance of cosmic time and dharma through appointed sages like Vyāsa.