Shloka 72
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
तेषां देवगणानान्तु चतुर्णामपि चेश्चरः ।
नाम्ना विभुरभूदिन्द्रः शतयज्ञोपलक्षकः ॥
teṣāṃ devagaṇānāṃ tu caturṇām api ceśvaraḥ | nāmnā vibhur abhūd indraḥ śatayajñopalakṣakaḥ ||
At sa apat na pangkat ng mga diyos na iyon, ang panginoon ay si Indra na may pangalang Vibhū; siya’y natangi dahil sa pagsasagawa ng sandaang yajña (mga handog).
FAQs
Indra’s ‘office’ is tied to ritual excellence: the epithet ‘marked by a hundred yajñas’ underscores yajña as a public, order-sustaining act rather than mere personal piety.
Manvantara: naming the Indra of the epoch is a required manvantara datum in Purāṇic chronology.
‘Indra’ operates as a cosmic function; the proper name (Vibhū) indicates the same archetypal role manifesting through different individuals across cycles.