The Future Manvantaras and the Cycle of the Kalpa

Verse 1 (vishnu.3.2.1)

मैत्रेय उवाच प्रोक्तान्येतानि भवता सप्त मन्वन्तराणि वै । भविष्याण्यपि विप्रर्ष ममाख्यातुं त्वमर्हसि

maitreya uvāca proktānyetāni bhavatā sapta manvantarāṇi vai bhaviṣyāṇyapi viprarṣa mamākhyātuṁ tvamarhasi

Maitreya said: These seven Manvantaras have been told by you. Now, O sage among Brahmins, you should tell me of the future ones as well.

Verse 2 (vishnu.3.2.2)

श्रीपराशर उवाच सूर्यस्य पत्नी संज्ञाभूत्तनया विश्वकर्मणः । मनुर्यमो यमी चैव तदपत्यानि वै मुने

śrīparāśara uvāca sūryasya patnī saṁjñābhūttanayā viśvakarmaṇaḥ manuryamo yamī caiva tadapatyāni vai mune

Sri Parashara said: The wife of Surya was Sanjna, daughter of Vishvakarma; Manu, Yama, and Yami, O sage, were her children.

Verse 3 (vishnu.3.2.3)

असहन्ती तु सा भर्तुस्तेजश्छायां युयोज वै । भर्तृशुश्रूषणेऽरण्यंस्वयं च तपसे ययौ

asahantī tu sā bhartustejaśchāyāṁ yuyoja vai bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe'raṇyaṁsvayaṁ ca tapase yayau

Unable to bear her husband's fiery radiance, she set her shadow-double, Chhaya, in her own place to serve him, while she herself went off to the forest to practise austerities.

Verse 4 (vishnu.3.2.4)

संज्ञेयमित्यथार्कश्च छायायामात्मजत्रयम् । शनैश्चरं मनुं चान्यं तपतीं चाप्यजाजनत्

saṁjñeyamityathārkaśca chāyāyāmātmajatrayam śanaiścaraṁ manuṁ cānyaṁ tapatīṁ cāpyajājanat

Believing her to be Sanjna herself, Surya begot upon Chhaya three children -- Shanaishchara, another Manu, and Tapati.

Verse 5 (vishnu.3.2.5)

छायासंज्ञा ददौ शापं यमाय कुपिता यदा । तदान्येयमसौ बुद्धिरित्यासीद्यमसूर्ययोः

chāyāsaṁjñā dadau śāpaṁ yamāya kupitā yadā tadānyeyamasau buddhirityāsīdyamasūryayoḥ

When Chhaya-Sanjna, in anger, cursed Yama, then it was understood by both Yama and Surya that she was someone other than the true Sanjna.

Verse 6 (vishnu.3.2.6)

ततो विवस्वानाख्यातां तयैवारण्यसंस्थिताम् । समाधिदृष्ट्याददृशे तामश्वां तपसि स्थिताम्

tato vivasvānākhyātāṁ tayaivāraṇyasaṁsthitām samādhidṛṣṭyādadṛśe tāmaśvāṁ tapasi sthitām

Then Vivasvat (Surya), through the eye of meditation, beheld that same Sanjna, dwelling in the forest in the form of a mare, absorbed in austerity.

Verse 7 (vishnu.3.2.7)

वाजिरूपधरः सोथ तस्यां देवावथाश्विनौ । जनयामास रेवन्तं रेतसोंते च भास्करः

vājirūpadharaḥ sotha tasyāṁ devāvathāśvinau janayāmāsa revantaṁ retasoṁte ca bhāskaraḥ

Then, taking the form of a horse, Surya begot upon her the two divine Ashvins, and from the seed that fell upon the ground he also begot Revanta.

Verse 8 (vishnu.3.2.8)

आनिन्ये च पुनः संज्ञां स्वस्थानं भगवान् रविः । तेजसः शमनं चास्य विश्वकर्मा चकार ह

āninye ca punaḥ saṁjñāṁ svasthānaṁ bhagavān raviḥ tejasaḥ śamanaṁ cāsya viśvakarmā cakāra ha

The illustrious Sun then brought Sanjna back to her rightful place, and Vishvakarma proceeded to temper his fiery radiance.

Verse 9 (vishnu.3.2.9)

भ्रममारोप्य सूर्यं तु तस्य तेजोनिशातनम् । कृतवानष्टमं भागं स व्यशातयदव्ययम्

bhramamāropya sūryaṁ tu tasya tejoniśātanam kṛtavānaṣṭamaṁ bhāgaṁ sa vyaśātayadavyayam

Placing the Sun upon a lathe, Vishvakarma pared away and shaved off an imperishable eighth portion of his radiance.

Verse 10 (vishnu.3.2.10)

यत्तस्माद्वैष्णवं तेजस्शातितं विश्वकर्मणा । जाज्वल्यमानमपतत्तद्भूमौ मुनिसत्तम

yattasmādvaiṣṇavaṁ tejasśātitaṁ viśvakarmaṇā jājvalyamānamapatattadbhūmau munisattama

That Vaishnava radiance, pared away by Vishvakarma, fell blazing upon the earth, O best of sages.

Verse 11 (vishnu.3.2.11)

त्वष्टैव तेजसा तेन विष्णोश्चक्रमकल्पयत् । त्रिशूलं चैव शर्वस्य शिबिकां धनदस्य च

tvaṣṭaiva tejasā tena viṣṇoścakramakalpayat triśūlaṁ caiva śarvasya śibikāṁ dhanadasya ca

From that very radiance, Tvashtr fashioned the discus of Vishnu, the trident of Sharva (Shiva), and the palanquin of Dhanada (Kubera).

Verse 12 (vishnu.3.2.12)

शक्तिं गुहस्य देवानामन्येषां च यदायुधम् । तत्सर्वं तेजसा तेन विश्वकर्मा व्यवर्धयत्

śaktiṁ guhasya devānāmanyeṣāṁ ca yadāyudham tatsarvaṁ tejasā tena viśvakarmā vyavardhayat

The spear of Guha (Kartikeya), and whatever other weapons belonged to the rest of the gods -- all these Vishvakarma fashioned from that same radiance.

Verse 13 (vishnu.3.2.13)

छायासंज्ञासुतो योसौ द्वितीयः कथितो मनुः । पूर्वजस्यासवर्णोसौ सावर्णिस्तेन कथ्यते

chāyāsaṁjñāsuto yosau dvitīyaḥ kathito manuḥ pūrvajasyāsavarṇosau sāvarṇistena kathyate

That second Manu, said to be the son of Chhaya-Sanjna, being of a complexion different from the first-born, is therefore called Savarni.

Verse 14 (vishnu.3.2.14)

तस्य मन्वन्तरं ह्योतत्सावर्णिकमथाष्टमम् । तच्छृणुष्व महाभाग भविष्यत्कथयामि ते

tasya manvantaraṁ hyotatsāvarṇikamathāṣṭamam tacchṛṇuṣva mahābhāga bhaviṣyatkathayāmi te

His Manvantara is this eighth one, the Savarnika. Hear it, O fortunate one; I shall tell you of the future Manvantaras.

Verse 15 (vishnu.3.2.15)

सावर्णिस्तु मनुर्योसौ मैत्रेय भविता ततः । सुतपाश्चामिताभाश्च मुख्याश्चापि तथा सुराः

sāvarṇistu manuryosau maitreya bhavitā tataḥ sutapāścāmitābhāśca mukhyāścāpi tathā surāḥ

That Manu Savarni who is to come, O Maitreya -- in his time the Sutapas and the Amitabhas will be the chief gods.

Verse 16 (vishnu.3.2.16)

तेषां गणाश्च देवानामेकैको विंशकः स्मृतः । सप्तर्षिनपि वक्ष्यामि भविष्यान्मुनिसत्तम

teṣāṁ gaṇāśca devānāmekaiko viṁśakaḥ smṛtaḥ saptarṣinapi vakṣyāmi bhaviṣyānmunisattama

Of these gods, each group is remembered as numbering twenty. O best of sages, I shall also tell of the future Seven Sages.

Verse 17 (vishnu.3.2.17)

दीप्तिमान् गालवो रामः कृपो द्रोणिस्तथा परः । मत्पुत्रश्च तथा व्यास ऋष्यशृङ्गश्च सप्तमः

dīptimān gālavo rāmaḥ kṛpo droṇistathā paraḥ matputraśca tathā vyāsa ṛṣyaśṛṅgaśca saptamaḥ

Diptiman, Galava, Rama, Kripa, and next Droni, and my own son, namely Vyasa, and seventh, Rishyashringa.

Verse 18 (vishnu.3.2.18)

विष्णु प्रसादादनघः पातालान्तरगोचरः । विरोचनसुतस्तेषां बलिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति

viṣṇu prasādādanaghaḥ pātālāntaragocaraḥ virocanasutasteṣāṁ balirindro bhaviṣyati

By the grace of Vishnu, sinless, moving within the netherworld of Patala -- Bali, son of Virochana, will become their Indra.

Verse 19 (vishnu.3.2.19)

विरजाश्चोर्वरीवांश्च निर्मोकाद्यास्तथापरे । सावर्णेस्तु मनोः पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति नरेश्वराः

virajāścorvarīvāṁśca nirmokādyāstathāpare sāvarṇestu manoḥ putrā bhaviṣyanti nareśvarāḥ

Viraja, Urvarivan, Nirmoka, and other such -- these will be the sons of Manu Savarni, lords of men.

Verse 20 (vishnu.3.2.20)

नवमो दक्षसावर्णिर्भविष्यति मुने मनुः

navamo dakṣasāvarṇirbhaviṣyati mune manuḥ

The ninth Manu, O sage, will be Daksha-Savarni.

Verse 21 (vishnu.3.2.21)

पारा मरीचिगर्भाश्च सुधर्माणस्तथा त्रिधा । भविष्यन्ति तथा देवा ह्योकैको द्वादशो गणः

pārā marīcigarbhāśca sudharmāṇastathā tridhā bhaviṣyanti tathā devā hyokaiko dvādaśo gaṇaḥ

The Paras, the Marichigarbhas, and the Sudharmans will be the gods, in three groups, each group numbering twelve.

Verse 22 (vishnu.3.2.22)

तेषामिन्द्रो महावीर्यो भविष्यत्यद्भुतो द्विज

teṣāmindro mahāvīryo bhaviṣyatyadbhuto dvija

Their Indra will be the mighty and wondrous one named Adbhuta, O Brahmin.

Verse 23 (vishnu.3.2.23)

सवनो द्युतिमान् भव्यो वसुर्मेधातिथिस्तथा । ज्योतिष्मान् सप्तमः सत्यस्तत्रैते च महर्षयः

savano dyutimān bhavyo vasurmedhātithistathā jyotiṣmān saptamaḥ satyastatraite ca maharṣayaḥ

Savana, Dyutiman, Bhavya, Vasu, Medhatithi, Jyotishman, and seventh Satya -- these will be the great sages there.

Verse 24 (vishnu.3.2.24)

धृतकेतुर्दीप्तिकेतुः पञ्चहस्तनिरामयौ । पृथुश्रवाद्याश्च तथा दक्षसावर्णिकात्मजाः

dhṛtaketurdīptiketuḥ pañcahastanirāmayau pṛthuśravādyāśca tathā dakṣasāvarṇikātmajāḥ

Dhritaketu, Diptiketu, Panchahasta, Niramaya, Prithushrava, and others -- these will be the sons of Daksha-Savarni.

Verse 25 (vishnu.3.2.25)

दशमो ब्रह्मसावर्णिर्भविष्यति मुने मनुः । सूधामानो विशुद्धाश्च शतसंख्यास्तथा सुराः

daśamo brahmasāvarṇirbhaviṣyati mune manuḥ sūdhāmāno viśuddhāśca śatasaṁkhyāstathā surāḥ

The tenth Manu, O sage, will be Brahma-Savarni; the Sudhamans and the Vishuddhas will be the gods, a hundred in number.

Verse 26 (vishnu.3.2.26)

तेषामिन्द्रश्च भविता शान्तिर्नाम महाबलः । सप्तर्षयो भविष्यन्ति ये तथा ताञ्छृणुष्व ह

teṣāmindraśca bhavitā śāntirnāma mahābalaḥ saptarṣayo bhaviṣyanti ye tathā tāñchṛṇuṣva ha

Their Indra will be the mighty one named Shanti; now hear also of the Seven Sages who are to come.

Verse 27 (vishnu.3.2.27)

हविष्मान्सुकृतःसत्यस्तपोमूर्तिस्तथापरः । नाभागोऽप्रतिमौजाश्चसत्यकेतुस्तथैव च

haviṣmānsukṛtaḥsatyastapomūrtistathāparaḥ nābhāgo'pratimaujāścasatyaketustathaiva ca

Havishman, Sukriti, Satya, and next Tapomurti, Nabhaga, Apratimaujas, and likewise Satyaketu.

Verse 28 (vishnu.3.2.28)

सुक्षेत्रश्चोत्तमौजाश्चभूरिषेणादयो दश । ब्रह्मसावर्णिपुत्रास्तु रक्षिष्यन्ति वसुंधराम्

sukṣetraścottamaujāścabhūriṣeṇādayo daśa brahmasāvarṇiputrāstu rakṣiṣyanti vasuṁdharām

Sukshetra, Uttamaujas, Bhurishena, and others, ten in all -- these sons of Brahma-Savarni will protect the earth.

Verse 29 (vishnu.3.2.29)

एकादशश्च भविता धर्मसावर्णिको मनुः

ekādaśaśca bhavitā dharmasāvarṇiko manuḥ

The eleventh Manu will be Dharma-Savarni.

Verse 30 (vishnu.3.2.30)

विहङ्गमाः कामागमा निर्वाणा ऋषयस्तथा । गणास्त्वेते तदा मुख्या देवानां च भविष्यताम् । ऐकैकस्त्रिंशकस्तेषां गणश्चेन्द्रश्च वै पृषा

vihaṅgamāḥ kāmāgamā nirvāṇā ṛṣayastathā gaṇāstvete tadā mukhyā devānāṁ ca bhaviṣyatām aikaikastriṁśakasteṣāṁ gaṇaścendraśca vai pṛṣā

The Vihangamas, the Kamagamas, and the Nirvanas -- these will be the chief groups of gods to come; each of their groups will number thirty, and Prisha will be their Indra.

Verse 31 (vishnu.3.2.31)

निः स्वरश्चाग्नितेजाश्च वपुष्मान्घणिरारुणिः । हविष्माननघश्चैव भाव्याः सप्तर्षयस्तथा

niḥ svaraścāgnitejāśca vapuṣmānghaṇirāruṇiḥ haviṣmānanaghaścaiva bhāvyāḥ saptarṣayastathā

Nihsvara, Agniteja, Vapushman, Ghrini, Aruni, Havishman, and Anagha -- these will be the future Seven Sages.

Verse 32 (vishnu.3.2.32)

सर्वत्रगस्शुधर्मा च देवानीकादयस्तथा । भविष्यन्ति मनोस्तस्य तनयाः पृथिवीश्वराः

sarvatragasśudharmā ca devānīkādayastathā bhaviṣyanti manostasya tanayāḥ pṛthivīśvarāḥ

Sarvatraga, Shudharma, Devanika, and others -- these will be the sons of that Manu, lords of the earth.

Verse 33 (vishnu.3.2.33)

रुद्रपुत्रस्तु सावर्णिर्भविता द्वादशो मनुः । ऋतुधामा च तत्रेन्द्रो भविता शृणु मे सुरान्

rudraputrastu sāvarṇirbhavitā dvādaśo manuḥ ṛtudhāmā ca tatrendro bhavitā śṛṇu me surān

The son of Rudra, Savarni, will become the twelfth Manu; and Ritudhama will be Indra there -- now hear of the gods of that time.

Verse 34 (vishnu.3.2.34)

हरिता रोहिता देवास्तथा सुमनसो द्विज । सुकर्माणः सुरापाश्च दशकाः पञ्च वै गणाः

haritā rohitā devāstathā sumanaso dvija sukarmāṇaḥ surāpāśca daśakāḥ pañca vai gaṇāḥ

The Haritas, the Rohitas, and likewise the Sumanases, the Sukarmans, and the Surapas, O Brahmin -- these are five groups, each numbering ten.

Verse 35 (vishnu.3.2.35)

तपस्वी सुतपाश्चैव तपोमूर्तिस्तपोरतिः । तपोधृतिर्द्युतिश्चान्यः सप्तमस्तु तपोधनः । सप्तर्षयस्त्विमे तस्य पुत्रानपि निबोध मे

tapasvī sutapāścaiva tapomūrtistaporatiḥ tapodhṛtirdyutiścānyaḥ saptamastu tapodhanaḥ saptarṣayastvime tasya putrānapi nibodha me

Tapasvi, Sutapas, Tapomurti, Taporati, Tapodhriti, Dyuti, and seventh Tapodhana -- these will be his Seven Sages; now learn from me his sons too.

Verse 36 (vishnu.3.2.36)

देववानुपदेवश्च देवश्रेष्ठादयस्तथा । मनोस्तस्य महावीर्या भविष्यन्ति महानृपाः

devavānupadevaśca devaśreṣṭhādayastathā manostasya mahāvīryā bhaviṣyanti mahānṛpāḥ

Devavan, Upadeva, Devashreshtha, and others -- these will be the mighty great kings, sons of that Manu.

Verse 37 (vishnu.3.2.37)

त्रयोदशो रुचिर्नामा भविष्यति मुने मनुः

trayodaśo rucirnāmā bhaviṣyati mune manuḥ

The thirteenth Manu to come, O sage, will be named Ruchi.

Verse 38 (vishnu.3.2.38)

सुत्रामाणः सुकर्माणः सुधर्माणस्तथामराः । त्रयस्त्रिंशद्विभेदास्त देवानां यत्र वै गणाः

sutrāmāṇaḥ sukarmāṇaḥ sudharmāṇastathāmarāḥ trayastriṁśadvibhedāsta devānāṁ yatra vai gaṇāḥ

The Sutramans, the Sukarmans, and likewise the Sudharmans -- these immortal gods, there, will be divided into thirty-three groups.

Verse 39 (vishnu.3.2.39)

दिवस्पतिर्महावीर्यस्तेषामिन्द्रोभिविष्यति

divaspatirmahāvīryasteṣāmindrobhiviṣyati

Divaspati, of great valor, will be their Indra.

Verse 40 (vishnu.3.2.40)

निर्मोहस्तत्त्वदर्शि च निष्प्रकंप्यो निरुत्सुकः । धृतिमानव्ययश्चान्यःसप्तमःसुतपा मुनिः । सप्तर्षयस्त्वमी तस्य पुत्रानपि निबोधे मे

nirmohastattvadarśi ca niṣprakaṁpyo nirutsukaḥ dhṛtimānavyayaścānyaḥsaptamaḥsutapā muniḥ saptarṣayastvamī tasya putrānapi nibodhe me

Nirmoha, Tattvadarshi, Nishprakampya, Nirutsuka, Dhritiman, Avyaya, and seventh, the sage Sutapa -- these will be his Seven Sages; now learn from me his sons too.

Verse 41 (vishnu.3.2.41)

चित्रसेनविचित्राद्या भविष्यन्ति महीक्षितः

citrasenavicitrādyā bhaviṣyanti mahīkṣitaḥ

Chitrasena, Vichitra, and others will be the rulers of the earth.

Verse 42 (vishnu.3.2.42)

भौमश्चतुर्दशश्चात्र मैत्रेय भविता मनः । शुचिरिन्द्रः सुरगणस्तत्र पञ्च शृणुष्व तान्

bhaumaścaturdaśaścātra maitreya bhavitā manaḥ śucirindraḥ suragaṇastatra pañca śṛṇuṣva tān

And here, O Maitreya, the fourteenth will be Manu Bhauma; Shuchi will be Indra there; there will be five groups of gods -- hear them.

Verse 43 (vishnu.3.2.43)

चाक्षुषाश्च पवित्राश्च कनिष्ठा भ्राजिकास्तथा । वाचवृद्धश्च वै देवाःसप्तर्षीनपि मे शृणु

cākṣuṣāśca pavitrāśca kaniṣṭhā bhrājikāstathā vācavṛddhaśca vai devāḥsaptarṣīnapi me śṛṇu

The Chakshushas, the Pavitras, the Kanishthas, the Bhrajikas, and the Vachavriddhas -- these are the gods; hear from me also the Seven Sages.

Verse 44 (vishnu.3.2.44)

अग्निबाहुः शुचिः शुक्रो मागधोग्नीध्र एव च । युक्तस्तथा जितश्चान्यो मनुपुत्रानतः शृणु

agnibāhuḥ śuciḥ śukro māgadhognīdhra eva ca yuktastathā jitaścānyo manuputrānataḥ śṛṇu

Agnibahu, Shuchi, Shukra, Magadha, Agnidhra, and likewise Yukta, and next Jita -- now hear the sons of that Manu.

Verse 45 (vishnu.3.2.45)

ऊरुगंभीरबुद्ध्याद्या मनोस्तस्य सुता नृपाः । कथिता मुनिशार्दुल पालयिष्यन्ति ये महीम्

ūrugaṁbhīrabuddhyādyā manostasya sutā nṛpāḥ kathitā muniśārdula pālayiṣyanti ye mahīm

Uru, Gambhirabuddhi, and others are told as the royal sons of that Manu, O tiger among sages, who will protect the earth.

Verse 46 (vishnu.3.2.46)

चतुर्युगान्ते वेदानां जायते किल विप्लवः । प्रवर्तयन्ति तानेत्य भुवं सप्तर्षयो दिवः

caturyugānte vedānāṁ jāyate kila viplavaḥ pravartayanti tānetya bhuvaṁ saptarṣayo divaḥ

At the end of each set of four Yugas, indeed, a decline of the Vedas occurs; the Seven Sages then descend from heaven to earth and re-establish them.

Verse 47 (vishnu.3.2.47)

कृतेकृते स्मृतेर्विप्र प्रणेता जायते मनुः । देवा यज्ञभुजस्ते तु यावन्मन्वन्तरं तु तत्

kṛtekṛte smṛtervipra praṇetā jāyate manuḥ devā yajñabhujaste tu yāvanmanvantaraṁ tu tat

At the start of each Krita Yuga, O Brahmin, it is the Manu who becomes the promulgator of the sacred law; and for as long as that Manvantara lasts, the gods are the enjoyers of the sacrifice.

Verse 48 (vishnu.3.2.48)

भवन्ति ये मनोः पुत्रा यावन्मन्वंरतं तु तैः । तदन्वयोद्भवैश्चैव तावद्भूः परीपाल्यते

bhavanti ye manoḥ putrā yāvanmanvaṁrataṁ tu taiḥ tadanvayodbhavaiścaiva tāvadbhūḥ parīpālyate

Whoever are the sons of that Manu -- by them, and by those born in their line, the earth is protected for as long as that Manvantara lasts.

Verse 49 (vishnu.3.2.49)

मनुःसप्तर्षयो देवा भूपालाश्च मनोः सुताः । मन्वन्तरे भवन्त्येते शक्रश्चैवाधिकारिमः

manuḥsaptarṣayo devā bhūpālāśca manoḥ sutāḥ manvantare bhavantyete śakraścaivādhikārimaḥ

The Manu, the Seven Sages, the gods, the kings who are the Manu's sons, and the ruling Indra -- all these together constitute a Manvantara.

Verse 50 (vishnu.3.2.50)

चतुर्दशभिरेतैस्तु गतैर्मन्वन्तरैर्द्विज । सहस्रयुगपर्यतः कल्पो निःशेष उच्यते

caturdaśabhiretaistu gatairmanvantarairdvija sahasrayugaparyataḥ kalpo niḥśeṣa ucyate

When these fourteen Manvantaras have passed, O Brahmin, spanning a thousand divine Yugas, a kalpa is said to be complete.

Verse 51 (vishnu.3.2.51)

तावत्प्रमाणा च निशा ततो भवति सत्तम । ब्रह्मरूपधरः शेते शेषाहावंबुसंप्लवे

tāvatpramāṇā ca niśā tato bhavati sattama brahmarūpadharaḥ śete śeṣāhāvaṁbusaṁplave

Of that same duration, O most excellent one, is the night that follows; then, taking the form of Brahma, he lies asleep upon Shesha amid the flood of the deluge.

Verse 52 (vishnu.3.2.52)

त्रैलोक्यमखिलं ग्रस्त्वा भगवानादिकृद्विभुः । स्वमायासंस्थितो विप्र सर्वभूतो जनार्दनः

trailokyamakhilaṁ grastvā bhagavānādikṛdvibhuḥ svamāyāsaṁsthito vipra sarvabhūto janārdanaḥ

Having swallowed up the entire three worlds, O Brahmin, that all-pervading Lord, the primordial creator, Janardana who is the very self of all beings, remains established within his own maya.

Verse 53 (vishnu.3.2.53)

ततः प्रबुद्धो भगवान् यथा पूर्वं तथा पुनः । सृष्टिं करोत्यव्ययात्मा कल्पेकल्पे रजोगुणः

tataḥ prabuddho bhagavān yathā pūrvaṁ tathā punaḥ sṛṣṭiṁ karotyavyayātmā kalpekalpe rajoguṇaḥ

Then, awakened, that imperishable Lord again performs creation just as before, taking on the quality of rajas, in kalpa after kalpa.

Verse 54 (vishnu.3.2.54)

मनवो भूभुजःसेंद्रा देवाःसप्तर्षयस्तथा । सात्त्विकोंशः स्थितिकरो जगतो द्विजसत्तम

manavo bhūbhujaḥseṁdrā devāḥsaptarṣayastathā sāttvikoṁśaḥ sthitikaro jagato dvijasattama

The Manus, the kings together with Indra, the gods, and the Seven Sages, O best of Brahmins, arise from his sattvic portion -- the sustainer of the world.

Verse 55 (vishnu.3.2.55)

चदुर्युगोप्यसौ विष्णुः स्थितिव्यापारलक्षमः । युगव्यवस्थां कुरुते तथा मैत्रेय तच्छृणु

caduryugopyasau viṣṇuḥ sthitivyāpāralakṣamaḥ yugavyavasthāṁ kurute tathā maitreya tacchṛṇu

And this Vishnu, whose function is preservation, likewise maintains the order of the Yugas across each set of four Yugas; hear that too, O Maitreya.

Verse 56 (vishnu.3.2.56)

कृते युगे परं ज्ञानं कपिलादिस्वरूपधृक् । ददाति सर्वभूतात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रतः

kṛte yuge paraṁ jñānaṁ kapilādisvarūpadhṛk dadāti sarvabhūtātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

In the Krita Yuga, taking the form of Kapila and others, the soul of all beings, ever devoted to the welfare of all beings, bestows supreme knowledge.

Verse 57 (vishnu.3.2.57)

चक्रवर्तिस्वरूपेण त्रेतायामपि स प्रभूः । दुष्टानां निग्रह कुर्वन्परिपाति जगत्त्रयम्

cakravartisvarūpeṇa tretāyāmapi sa prabhūḥ duṣṭānāṁ nigraha kurvanparipāti jagattrayam

In the Treta Yuga too, that Lord, in the form of a universal emperor, protects the three worlds while restraining the wicked.

Verse 58 (vishnu.3.2.58)

वेदमेकं चतुर्भेदं कृत्वा शाखाशतैर्विभुः । करोति बहुलं भूयो वेदव्यासस्वरूपधृक्

vedamekaṁ caturbhedaṁ kṛtvā śākhāśatairvibhuḥ karoti bahulaṁ bhūyo vedavyāsasvarūpadhṛk

Taking the form of Vedavyasa, the all-pervading Lord divides the one Veda into four, and then further multiplies it into hundreds of branches.

Verse 59 (vishnu.3.2.59)

वेदांस्तु द्वापरे व्यस्य कलेरन्ते पुनर्हरिः । कल्किस्वरूपी दुर्वृत्तन्मार्गे स्थापयति प्रभुः

vedāṁstu dvāpare vyasya kalerante punarhariḥ kalkisvarūpī durvṛttanmārge sthāpayati prabhuḥ

Having thus divided the Vedas in the Dvapara Yuga, at the end of the Kali Yuga that same Lord Hari, taking the form of Kalki, establishes the wicked upon the right path.

Verse 60 (vishnu.3.2.60)

एवमेतज्जगत्सर्वं शश्वत्पाति करोति च । हन्ति चान्तेष्वनन्तात्मा नास्त्यस्मव्द्यतिरेकि यत्

evametajjagatsarvaṁ śaśvatpāti karoti ca hanti cānteṣvanantātmā nāstyasmavdyatireki yat

Thus, being infinite in his own self, he eternally protects, creates, and at the end destroys this entire world; there is nothing that exists apart from him.

Verse 61 (vishnu.3.2.61)

भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च सर्वभूतान्महात्मनः । तदत्रान्यत्र वा विप्र सद्भावः कथितस्तव

bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhaviṣyaṁ ca sarvabhūtānmahātmanaḥ tadatrānyatra vā vipra sadbhāvaḥ kathitastava

The past, the present, and the future, and all beings -- these are but the very self of that great soul. Whether here or elsewhere, O Brahmin, this his true nature has now been told to you.

Verse 62 (vishnu.3.2.62)

मन्वन्तराण्यशेषाणि कथितानि मया तवा । मन्वन्तराधिपांश्चैव किमन्यत्कथयामि ते

manvantarāṇyaśeṣāṇi kathitāni mayā tavā manvantarādhipāṁścaiva kimanyatkathayāmi te

All the Manvantaras without exception, along with their lords, have now been told to you by me. What else shall I tell you?