Shloka 131
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
विवस्वान् सविता चैव मित्रो वरुण एव च अंशो भगश् चातितेजा आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः
vivasvān savitā caiva mitro varuṇa eva ca aṃśo bhagaś cātitejā ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
ویوسوان، ساویتṛ، مِتر اور ورُن؛ نیز اَمش، بھگ اور نہایت درخشاں—یہی بارہ آدتیہ یاد کیے جاتے ہیں۔
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Classification of devas (Ādityas) and their roles across cosmic administration
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: Cosmic order is administered through definite divine powers (Ādityas) whose names and functions are remembered in śruti-smṛti tradition.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate order in nature (sun, seasons, law) as a manifestation of divine governance and cultivate reverence and regularity (niyama).
Vishishtadvaita: The many Ādityas are real distinct powers functioning as modes (prakāra) within the one supreme Lord’s governance.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse lists key Ādityas as solar, law-bearing powers who uphold cosmic order, showing how the universe is governed through structured divine functions.
By enumerating the Ādityas, Parāśara presents a taxonomy of ruling deities—each associated with order, radiance, and regulation—within the Purāṇic framework of time and world-structure.
Even when listing subordinate deities, the Vishnu Purana frames them as instruments of universal sovereignty—functions that ultimately operate within the supreme order grounded in Vishnu.