Shloka 15
भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
सावर्णिस् तु मनुर् यो ऽसौ मैत्रेय भविता ततः सुतपाश् चामिताभाश् च मुख्याश् चापि तदा सुराः
sāvarṇis tu manur yo 'sau maitreya bhavitā tataḥ sutapāś cāmitābhāś ca mukhyāś cāpi tadā surāḥ
پھر، اے میتریہ، وہی منو ‘ساورنِی’ ہوگا؛ اور اس منونتر میں سُتپاس، امِتابھاس اور مُکھیا—دیوتاؤں میں برگزیدہ—وشنو کے قائم کردہ شاہانہ نظام کے مطابق نگہبان و حاکم ہوں گے۔
Sage Parāśara
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Enumeration of future Manvantaras—Manu, devas, Indra, and sages
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Manvantara: Savarni
Concept: The offices of Manu and the devas unfold by Viṣṇu’s sovereign ordinance within cyclic time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate time as dharma-governed and cultivate steadiness (śānti) amid change.
Vishishtadvaita: Viṣṇu is the supreme ruler whose will orders cosmic administration without negating the real plurality of devas and worlds.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse identifies Sāvarṇi as a future Manu, marking the Purana’s structured chronology of Manvantara cycles where each Manu governs a distinct cosmic epoch under Vishnu’s overarching order.
Parāśara lists the Manu and the principal groups of devas for that period, showing that each Manvantara has a defined administration—Manu as lawgiver and specific divine classes as its presiding gods.
Even when not named in the line, the Manvantara system is presented as Vishnu’s cosmic governance: devas and Manus function within a divinely maintained order where Vishnu remains the supreme reality and regulator.