Shloka 27

Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

एष मन्वन्तरे सर्गो ब्रह्मन् स्वारोचिषे स्मृतः वैवस्वते च महति वारुणे वितते क्रतौ

Transliteration

eṣa manvantare sargo brahman svārociṣe smṛtaḥ vaivasvate ca mahati vāruṇe vitate kratau

Translation

婆罗门啊，此次创世的展开被忆为属于斯瓦罗奇沙（Svārociṣa）摩奴劫；又在宏大的毗婆斯瓦塔（Vaivasvata）时代、在伐楼那（Varuṇa）广阔的祭仪中再度叙说，当宇宙秩序得以圆满铺陈。

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• manvantare: in (this) manvantara
• manvantare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• sargaḥ: creation
• sargaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• brahman: O Brahman (sage)
• brahman: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; संबोधन (vocative address)

• svārociṣe: in the Svārociṣa (manvantara)
• svārociṣe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svārociṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘manvantare’)

• smṛtaḥ: is remembered/said
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is said/remembered’

• vaivasvate: in the Vaivasvata (manvantara)
• vaivasvate: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘manvantare’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• mahati: in the great
• mahati: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘kratau’)

• vāruṇe: in the Varuṇa-related
• vāruṇe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘kratau’)

• vitate: in the extended/spread
• vitate: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-tan (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘kratau’)

• kratau: in the sacrifice/rite
• kratau: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Svayambhuva/Svarochisha/Uttama/.../Vaivasvata (current, 7th)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation narratives are indexed to specific Manvantaras and recur in later cycles, indicating patterned cosmic repetition under ṛta.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Read cosmological accounts as cyclical frameworks (not linear history) and cultivate steadiness amid recurring change.

Vishishtadvaita: Implicitly supports ordered cosmic governance (niyati/ṛta) under the supreme Lord’s administration, even when narrated through Brahmā’s cycles.

Characters & Entities

• Svārociṣa Manu
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Varuṇa

FAQs

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

This verse highlights that creation (sarga) is not a one-time event but is remembered and described across multiple Manvantaras, especially the Svārociṣa and Vaivasvata epochs.

How does Sage Parāśara explain recurring creation across different Manvantaras?

By stating that the same type of sarga is “remembered” in one Manvantara and “recounted again” in another, Parāśara frames cosmic history as cyclical and orderly rather than linear.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named explicitly, the Vishnu Purana’s Manvantara framework presumes a single supreme governance behind recurring creation—Vishnu as the sustaining sovereign of cosmic order across ages.