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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 1: ****Maitreya - ****Kathitaa gurunaa samyak bhoo samudra aadi samsthitih | **Sooryaadeenaam cha samsthaanam jyotishaam cha ati vistaraat || The bhoo mandala, the samudraas, how they are located, what is their disposition, were all very clearly taught to me you. Soorya and others also, their positions, their activities were told. And also the nakshatraas, in great detail, were taught by you. **Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Uktah prathama amshe prajaa sargah | Dviteeye tat sheshah priyavrata ****vamshah, prasaktah srushtaanaam aavaasa bhooto loka sanniveshah | Atha ****truteeya chaturthayoh vaidikah manu vyaasa aadi pravartito dharmah, tat ****sthaapako kshatra vamshah cha kramaat uchyate | Tatra amsha dvaya **ukthaartham anoodya manvantaraani prucchati - kathita iti | In Amsha 1, srushti was taught. In Amsha 2, the remaining part of that srushti, the Priyavrata vamsha, was taught. Whoever was created, their place of residence was told. What is now to be told is - who are the people living here, what they are doing, all these things are remaining to be told. In Amshas 3 and 4, Manu, Vyaasa, and others who spread this vaidika dharma, and practiced the dharma, that is going to be told. And whatever they taught, those vaidika dharmaas, those who helped in establishing that, those Kshatra vamshaas, the vamshaas of the kings, are also going to be told in order. He tells briefly what was told in the two Amshaas, and then asks what is it that he wants to know. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 2: ****Devaadeenaam tathaa srushtih rusheenaam cha api varnitaa | **Chaaturvarnasya cha utpattih tiryak yonigatasya cha || You also told about the creation of deva and others, all the rishis, very clearly in detail. And also the four varnaas, how they were created, *Braahmana, Kshatriya, *Vaishya, Shoodra, and also the creation of the animals was also told. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 3: **www. [[1]] of 219 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3 **Dhruva prahlaada charitam vistaraat cha tvaya uditam | ****Manvantaraani asheshaani shrotum icchaami anukramaat || **You taught me Dhruvacharita and Prahlaada charita in great detail. Now, I would like to listen to all the Manvantaraas, in this order. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 4: ****Manvantara adhipaan cha eva shakra deva purogamaan | **Bhavataa kathitaan etaan shrotum icchaami aham guro || Who are the presiding kings in all these Manvantaraas, who was the Indra at that time in each of the Manvantaraas, who are the devaas, who are the rishis, all the details I would like to know. I would like to listen to these, being taught by you, about all these details. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 5: ****Sri Paraasharah - ****Ateeta anaagataani iha yaani manvantaraani vai | ****Taani aham bhavatah samyak kathayaami yathaa kramam || **I will now teach you whatever is past, and whatever is going to come, and also whatever is presently there. All the manvantaraas which are past, all the manvantaraas which are going to come in future, all those things I am going to tell you in detail, in order. **Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Ateeta iti | Ateeta anaagatayoh eva vartamaanasya antarbhaavaat na pruthak ****uktih | Iha - vaaraahe kalpe | **The present one is not told, as it is included in what is past and what is going to come. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 6: ****Svaayambhuvo manuh poorvam parah svarochishah tathaa | ****Uttamah taamasah cha eva raivatah chaakshushah tathaa || **Earlier, the manvantara was Svaayambhuva, and after that Svaarochisha, then Uttama, then Taamasa, then Raivata, then Chaakshusha. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 7: ****Shadete manavo ateetaah saampratam tu raveh sutah | **Vaivasvato ayam yah tu etat saptamam vartate antaram || These six Manus were there in the past. Currently, it is Ravi or *Vivasvaan *- his son, Vaivasvata. Now, it is Vaivasvata manvantara, the seventh manvantara is presently running. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 8: ****Svaayambhuvam tu kathitam kalpaadou antaram mayaa | ****Devaah tatra rushayah cha eva yathaavat kathitaa mayaa || **I told you already about the Svaayambhuva Manvantara. I also told you that in the Svaayambhuva Manu’s time, who were the devaas, rishis, and all this. www. [[2]] of 219 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Svaayambhuvam iti | Svaayambhuvam kathitam prathama amshe | Tatra hi ****tasya manoh vamshyaah priyavrataadyaah uktaah | Devaascha yaamaakhyaa ****dvaadasha, indrastu vishvabhuk aakhyah, * teshaam indrah tadaa hi aaseet **vishvabhuk prathamah smrutah, iti vaayu ukteh | Rishayoh mareechyaadyaah | In the First Amsha itself, the Svaayambhuva Manvantara was explained in detail. And those who came in his vamsha, Priyavrata, and others, those details were also told. The devaas, yaamaas, and others, Vishvabhuk and all the Indraas. In the Vaayu Puraana, it is told that the first Indra was Vishvabhuk, and Mareechi and other Rishis.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 9: ****Ata oordhvam pravakshyaami manoh svaarochishasya tu | **Manvantaraadhipaan samyak devarsheen tat sutaan tathaa || Now, I am going to tell you, about all the Manvantaraas after the *Svaayambhuva *Manvantara. I will now tell you the details of Svaarochisha Manu. Who were the presiding kings during that time, the devaas, rishis, the ruling kings, and their children.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Ata iti | Devarsheen mareechyaadeen | Tat sutaan - manu putraan |

From here, till the end of this chapter, various names are going to be told, in each of the Manvantara. Who are the kings, who are the gods, who are the sons of the kings, names will be told.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 10: ****Paraavataah satushitaa devaah svaarochishe antare | **Vipaschit tatra devendro maitreya aaseet mahaabalah || In Svaarochisha Manvantara, Paaraavata and Sushita gana are the *deva ganaas *- two groups of devaas. The Indra was Vipaschit, he was very powerful, O Maitreya.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 11: ****Oorjah stambhah tathaa praano dattognee rushabhah tathaa | **Nirayah cha pareevaan cha tatra saptarshayo abhavan || The Sapta rishis during Svaarochisha manvantara were *Oorjaa, Stambha, Praana, *Dattogni, Rushabha, Niraya, Pareevaan.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 12: ****Chaitra kimpurushaadyaah cha sutaah svaarochishasya tu | **Dviteeyam etat vyaakhyaayatam antaram shrunu chottaram || Svaarochisha Manu’s children were Chaitra and Kimpurusha and others. These are the details of the second manvantara, the Svaarochisha manvantara. Next comes the Uttama Manvantara, Uttama is the name of the Manu. ****www.sadagopan.org [[3]] of 219

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3 **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 13: ****Truteeye api antare brahman uttamo naama yo manuh | **Sushaantih naama devendro maitreya aaseet sureshvarah || In the third Manvantara, the Manu was Uttama. During that time, O Maitreya, the head of all gods, Devendra, was Sushaanti. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 14: ****Sudhaamaanah tathaa satyaa japaah cha atha pratardanah | **Vashavartih cha pancha ete ganaa dvaadashakaah smrutaah || The devaas who were there, there were five groups of hosts of devaas, and each group had twelve devaas. One is Sudhaamaana, second is Satya, third is Japa, fourth is Pratardana, fifth is Vashavarti. **Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Sudhaamaana iti | Aadya truteeyayoh deva ganaanaam dvaadashakatva uktayaa ****dviteeye api dvaadashakatvam jnyeyam, * Dviteeye cha truteeye cha dvaadasho **dvou ganou smrutou, iti vaayu ukteh | In the first and third manvantara, deva ganaas are told as 12 devaas in each. We have to understand in the same way in the second one also. This is told in *Vaayu *Puraana. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 15: ****Vasishta tanayaa hi ete sapta saptarshayo abhavan | ****Ajah parashudeepta aadyaah tathaa uttama manoh sutaah || **During Uttama Manvantara, Vasishta’s children became *Saptarshis. Uttama *Manu’s children were Aja, Parashu, Deepta, and others. **Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Vasishta iti | Vasishta tanayaa rajo gotraadyaah sapta uktaah prathama amshe | In the first Amsha, it was told that Vasishtha’s children became Saptarshis. This is told in the Uttama Manvantara. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 16: ****Taamasasya antare devaah supaaraah harayah tathaa | **Satyaah cha sudhiyah cha eva saptavimshatikaa ganaah || In Taamasa Manu’s period, Supaara, Hari, Satya, Sudhi were the four *deva *ganaas which were there, and each one had 27 gods in each group. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 17: ****Shibi indrah tathaa cha aaseet shata yajnya upalakshanah | **Saptarshayah cha ye teshaam sapta naamaani me shrunu || Indra during Taamasa Manvantara was Shibi, and he was Shatakratu, had done hundred Ashvamedha Yaagaas. Saptarshis I am going to tell you. **Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Shibih iti | Shata yajnya upalakshana iti | Shata ashvamedha kartrutvena **www. [[4]] of 219 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3

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**upalakshitam sahasra akshatva vajritva aadi chinham sarvendraanaam samam, * **sarva manvantarendraah te vijnyeyaah tulya lakshanaah iti vaayu ukteh | Having performed hundred Ashvamedha yaagaas, Indra is also called Shatakratu, having done 100 Ashvamedha yaagaas. It is said that all the Indraas have this characteristic. Because of this, they have attained *sahasraakshitva, **vajritva *(having Vajraayudha), these characteristics are similar in all Indraas. In all Manvantaraas, characteristics of Indra are similar. **Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 18: ****Jyotirdhaamaa pruthuh kaavyah chaitro agnih dhanakah tathaa | ****Peevarah cha rushayo hi ete sapta tatra api cha antare || **Jyotirdhaama, Pruthu, Kaavya, Chaitra, Agni, Dhanak, Peevara, are the seven rishis in the Taamasa Manvantara.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 19: ****Narah khyaatih keturoopo jaanujanghaadayah tathaa | **Putraah tu taamasasya aasan raajaanah sumaabalaah || Taamasa Manu’s children were very powerful, and their names are *Nara, Khyaati, *Keturoopa, Jaanujangha, and others.

Similarly, other Manvantaraas are going to be told in this Chapter. We will take up the study of the Fifth Manvantara onwards now. We are studying Amsha 3, Chapter 1. Where the details of the past Manvantaraas narrated by Sri Paraasharar to Maitreyar. In that, we had studied about 4 Manvantaraas. Now, the fifth Manvantara is going to be told.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 20: ****Panchame va api maitreya raivato naama naamatah | **Manuh vibhuh cha tatra indro devaan cha atra antare shrunu || The fifth Manvantara is known as Raivata Manvantara. Manu is called Raivata only. Indra’s name is Vibhu.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 21: ****Amitaabhaa bhootarayaa vaikunthaah susamedhasah | **Ete deva ganaah tatra chaturdasha chaturdasha || The Deva ganaas are these four group of *devataas, Amitaabha, Bhootarayaa, *Vaikuntha, Susamedhasa. Each one is having 14 devataas.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 22: ****Hiranyaromaa vedashree oordhvabaahuh tathaa avarah | ****Vedabaahuh sudhaamaa cha parjanyah cha mahaamunih | **Ete saptarshayo vipra tatra aasan raivate antare || The Saptarshis there are - *Hiranyaroma, Vedashree, Oordhvabaahu, Vedabaahu, *Sudhaama, Parjanya, Manaamuni. In the Raivata Manvantara.

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**Balabandhuh cha sambhaavyah satyakaadyaah cha tat sutaah | **Narendraah cha mahaaveeryaa babhoovuh munisattama || The Manu’s children were Balabandhu, Sambhaavya, Satyaka and others. They were actually ruling during that Manvantara, and were very courageous and valorous.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 24: ****Svaarochishah cha uttamah cha taamaso raivatah tathaa | **Priyavrata anvayaah hi ete chatvaaro manavah smrutaah || The four, which are Svaarochisha, Uttama, Taamasa and Raivata are belonging to the Priyavrata vamsha.

**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Svaarochisha iti | Aadi sarge prathama shashtha manvoh anvayasya uktatvaat **iha svaarochishaadi chatushkasya anvayam aaha - priyavrata anvayaa iti | In the first sarga, in the beginning, the prathama and sixth Manu’s anvaya was told. Here, the remaining are told. Belonging to the vamsha of Priyavrata.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 25: ****Vishnum aaraadhya tapasaa sa raajarshih priyavratah | ****Manvantaraadhipaan etaan labdhavaan aatma vamshajaan || **Priyavrata worshipped Vishnu, and because of his tapas, Vishnu was very pleased. He got the vara from Vishnu. Those who are presiding over these *Manvantaraas, *Svaarochisa, Uttama, Taamasa, Raivata, he had them as followers of his vamsha.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 26: ****Shashte manvantare cha aaseet chaakshushaakhyaah tathaa manuh | **Manojavah tathaa eva indro devaan api nibodha me || In the sixth Manvantara, the name of the Manu was Chaakshusha. Indra’s name was Manojava, and I am going to tell you about the devataas.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 27: ****Aapyaah prasootaa bhavyaah cha pruthukaah cha divoukasah | **Mahaanubhaavaa lekhaah cha panchaite hi ashtakaa ganaah || There are five groups of devataas, each having 8 devataas. They are *Aapya, *Prasoota, Bhavya, Pruthukaa and Lekhaa. They were all excellent and great devataas.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 28: ****Sumedhaa virajaah cha eva havishmaan uttamo madhuh | ****Atinaamaa sahishnuh cha sapta aasan iti charshayah || **The Saptarshis were *Sumedha, Virajaa, Havishmaan, Uttama, Madhu, Atinaamaa, *Sahishnu.

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Chaakshushasya manoh putraah pruthivee patayo abhavan || Chaakshusha Manu’s children were Ooru, Puru, Shatadyumna, and others who were very powerful. And they were ruling over the earth during that time.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 30: ****Vivasvatah suto vipra shraadhadevo mahaadyutih | **Manuh samvartate dheemaan saampratam saptame antare || Vivasvaan’s son who is Shraaddhadeva is the seventh Manu; he had lot of tejas, was a very brilliant Manu, very knowledgeable. He is the Manu in the current Manvantara.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 31: ****Aaditya vasu rudraadyaa devaah cha atra mahaamune | **Purandarah tathaa eva atra maitreya tridasheshavarah || Aaditya, Vasu, Rudra, and others are the devataas in the current *Manvantara. *Purandara is the name of the Indra, he head of the devataas.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 32: ****Vasishthah kaashyapo atha atrih jamadagnih sa goutamah | **Vishvaamitra bharadvaajou sapta saptarshayo atra tu || The seven Saptarshis in the current seventh Manvantara are *Vasishtha, Kaashyapa, *Atri, Jamadagni, Goutama, Vishvaamtra and Bharadvaaja.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 33: ****Ikshvaakuh cha nrugah cha eva shrushtah sharyaatih eva cha | ****Narishyantah cha vikhyaato naabhaago arishta eva cha ||

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 34: ****Karooshah cha prushadhrah cha vasumaan loka vishrutah | **Manoh vaivasvatasya ete nava putraah sudhaarmikaah || Vaivasvata Manu had nine children, *Ikshvaaku, Nruga, Srushta, Sharyaati, *Narishyanta, Naabhaaga, Arishta, Karoosha, Prushadhra. They were well known all over, had a lot of wealth. Prushadhra had a lot of wealth, and was very famous all over.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 35: ****Vishnu shaktih anoupamyaa sattva udriktaa sthitou sthitaa | **Manvantareshu ashesheshu devatvena adhitishthati || Now, Paraasharar tells that all these Manvantaraas and *Manus, *devataas and *Saptarshis *- how are they all functioning? They are all functioning because of the Amsha of Vishnu. Vishnu Amsha is the one which is presiding over all of them and making them perform their roles. The shakti of Vishnu is incomparable, has very high Sattva, is engaged in the sustenance of the worlds during the Manvantaraas.

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**Vishnu shaktih iti | Vishnu shaktih vishnoh amshah | Devatvena manvaadi jagat ****rakshakena yajnya aadi devataa roopena adhitishthati, manvaadeen iti sheshah **| Manu and others who are protecting the world, and also in the form of *devataas, *yajnya, which will be told now. Vishnu is present in the form of yajnya and other devataas, and also as Manu and others who are actually protecting the world during that time.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 36: ****Amshena tasyaa jajnye asou yajnyah svaayambhuve antare | **Aakootyaam maanaso deva utpannah prathame antare || From Vishnu’s Amsha, was born as Yajnya, as His own Amsha, in *Svayambhuva *Manvantara. He was born to Aakooti from Maanasa Deva.

**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Amshena iti | Tasya vishnoh amshena svaayambhuve antare yajnyo jajnye | ****Tasya iti pullinga nirdeshah paathaantare | Katham jajnye iti atra aaha **aakootyaam iti | Yajnya was born in the Svaayambhuva Manvantara. There is also a masculine form as tasya. How was He born - as a son of Aakooti.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 37: ****Tatah punah sa vai devah praapte svaarochishe antare | **Tushitaayaam samutpannou hi ajitah tushitaih saha || When the Svaarochisha Manvantara came, again, Vishnu’s Amsha was born in Tushitaa. He was born as Ajita, along with the Tushita gana.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 38: ****Outtame api antare devah tushitah tu punah sa vai | **Satyaayaam abhavat satyah satyaih saha surottamaih || Tushita only, was again born in the Uttama Manvantara, His name was Satya, and He was born to Satyaa only. The devataa ganaas name was also Satya.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 39: ****Taamasasya antare chaiva saamprate punareva hi | ****Haryaayaam haribhih saarddham harireva babhoova ha || **When the next Taamasa Manvantara came, again, He was born to Haryaa as Hari Himself. Along with the devataa ganaas called Haris.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 41: ****Chaakshushe cha antare devo vaikunthah purushottamah | **Vikunthaayaam asou jajnye vaikunthaih devataih saha || In the Chaakshusha Manvantara, that Purushottama only, was born as Vaikuntha. He was born to Vikuntha. Along with the groups of devataas called as Vaikunthaas.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 42: ****Manvantare atra sampraapte tathaa vaivasvate dvija | ****Vaamanah kaashyapaat vishnuh adityaam sambabhoova ha || **Now, in the current Manvantara, Vaivasvata Manvantara, He was born as Vaamana, to Kaashyapa and Aditi. He is Vishnu only, incarnated as Vaamana.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 43: ****Tribhih kramaih imaan lokaan jitvaa yena mahaatmanaa | ****Purandaraaya trailokyam dattam nihata kantakam || **Vaamana became Trivikrama, and in three steps, He occupied all the worlds. He won all the worlds. All the worlds were given to *Purandara *(name of the Indra in Vaivasvata Manvantara) by Trivikrama, after eliminating all the enemies.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 44: ****Iti etaah tanavah tasya sapta manvantareshu vai | ****Saptasu eva abhavan vipra yaabhih samvardhitaah prajaah || **Like this, children were born to all the Manus, in all the Manvantaraas. The children of the Manus continued the progeny, and it expanded like that. This is how it happened in the seven Manvantaraas.

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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 1, Shloka 45: ****Yasmaat vishtam idam vishvam tasya shaktyaa mahaatmanah | **Tasmaat sa prochyate vishnuh visheh dhaatoh praveshanaat || This entire universe is pervaded by the shakti of that Supreme Paramaatman, Supreme Brahman. That is why He is called Vishnu. Visha is the dhaatu. Because of this, He is Vishnu, all pervading; has entered into everything as antaraatman, Inner Self.

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the devataas, all are vibhootis of Mahaavishnu only. They are all His amsha, or shareera.

**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Vishnutvam vivrunoti - sarve cheti |

He narrated all the Manvantaraas also to say the Vishnu Paaramya, which is told in Vishnu Puraana. Vishnu is antaryaami of everything, is all pervading. All these are established in this Puraana everywhere. And all the Manvantaraas also narrated to finally conclude that everything is Vishnu’s vibhooti only.

This concludes the First Chapter of Amsha 3.

|| Iti Sri Vishnu Puraane Truteeye Amshe Prathamo Adhyaayah ||* **|| Iti Sri Vishnu Chitteeye Vishnu Puraana Vyaakhyaane Truteeye Amshe Prathamo Adhyaayah || *

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|| Atha Dviteeyo Adhyaayah || *Future Manvantaraas, Brahmaatmakatva *

Now the Second Chapter. ****