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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 1: ****Maitreyah - ****Proktaani etaani bhavataa sapta manvantaraani vai | **Bhavishyaani api viprarshe mamaakhyaatum tvam arhasi || Maitreya asks Paraasharar - You are a Rishi, you see everything, what happened in the seven Manvantaraas and what is going to come also. Please tell me what is going to come from now in future, in the future Manvantaraas. Please do tell me what are the Manvantaraas which are going to come in the future.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 2: ****Sri Paraasharah - ****Sooryasya patnee samjnyaa abhoot tanayaa vishvakarmanah | **Manuh yamo yamee cha eva tat apatyaani vai mune || Sri Paraasharar - Soorya’s wife was Samjnyaa, she was the daughter of Vishvakarma. Other children were Manu, Yama, Yami.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Sooryasya iti | Ashtama manoh prasangaat yamaadeenaam janma itihaasah | Manu, Yama and Yami were the children of Soorya with Samjnyaa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 3: ****Asahantee tu saa bhartuh tejah cchaayaam yuyoja vai | **Bhartuh shushrooshane aranyam svayam cha tapase yayou || Samjnyaa was not able to tolerate the intensity of Soorya’s tejas, the brilliance of Soorya. She created a replica of herself called Cchaayaa, and put her in the service of her husband. She herself went to do tapas in the forest.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Asahantee iti | Cchyaam - pratikrutim, tatvat atyanta aatma sadrusheem ****kaanchit striyam krutvaa, shushrooshane yuyojanyayunkta | **She created a replica of herself. Who was exactly like herself, she created a woman, she put her to take care of her husband Soorya.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 4: ****Samjyeyam iti atha arkah cha cchaayaayaam aatmajah trayam | **Shanaischaram manum cha anyam tapateem cha api ajeejanat || Sun did not notice that she was different. He thought that Cchaayaa was www.sadagopan.org [[11]] of 219
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only Samjnyaa. He had three children through Cchaayaa. They were Shanishchara, another Manu named Saavarnee, and Tapatee.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 5: ****Cchaayaa samjyaa dadou shaapam yamaaya kupitaa yadaa | **Tadaa anyeyam asou ghuddhih iti aaseet yama sooryayoh || Once Yama tried to offend her, he tried to kick her with his foot, at that time, Cchaayaa got very angry and cursed him. When she gave a shaapa, Yama, and also Soorya, knew that a mother will not curse her child - so they know that Cchaayaa was different and not Samjnyaa.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Cchaayaa iti | Cchaayaa roopaa samjnyaa sva putra pakshapaatinee kupitaaya ****aatmaanam padaa jinghaasate yamaaya tava paadah patatu iti yadaa shaapam ****dadou tadaa jananyaah shaapo na sambhavati iti anyeyam iti asou buddhih **aaseet | Cchaaya, who was not Samjnyaa, had a bias for her own children, *Shaniashchara, *Manu and Tapatee, and did not like Samjnyaa, and when Yama was angry with her and tried to kick her, and gave a cruse, “Your foot fall off”; a mother cannot curse her own son, he knew, and thought that she was not his mother at all, and must be someone different.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 6: ****Tato vivasvaan aakhyaataam tayaa eva aranya samsthitaam | **Samaadhi drushtyaa dadrushe taam ashvaam tapasee sthitaam || Then Vivasvaan, who is the son, asked Cchaayaa about “Who are you? Tell me the truth”, tells the truth that Samjnyaa is your wife, and I am replica of Samjnyaa, and that she has gone to the forest. When he heard the story from Cchaayaa, he did samaadhi, did meditation and saw that Samjnyaa was doing tapas in the forest taking the form of a female horse, mare.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 7: ****Vaaji roopa dharah so atha tasyaam devou atha ashvinou | ****Janayaamaasa revantam retaso ante cha bhaaskarah || **He also took the form of a horse, he had Ashvini Devataas through her. At the end of that retas, he had Revanta.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Vaaji roopadhara iti | Retaso anta iti revantatva niruktih |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 8: ****Aaninye cha punah samjnyaam svasthaanam bhagavaan ravih | ****Tejasah shamanam cha asya vishvakarmaa chakaara ha || **Bhagavaan Ravi, Sun brought back Samjnyaa to his place. Samjnyaa’s father, Vishvakarma, he reduced the intensity of Sun’s brilliance.
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While reciting the story, incidentally Paraasharar is reciting the story of *Yama, *Soorya and others.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 9: ****Bhramam aaropya sooryam tu tasya tejovashaatanam | **Krutavaan ashtamam bhaagam sa vyashaatayat avyayam || Bhramaa is an equipment like a lathe, where a wheel of solid stone, and sword and other weapons are sharpened. Vishwakarma put Sun in a lathe like that, and reduced his tejas. His tejas was so much that it could not be reduced. He could remove only one-eighth part of his tejas.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Bhramam iti | Bhramah khadgaadeenaam naishityakaranam **kashanashaanachakram | Bhrama is the wheel which is used to sharpen weapons like sword and others.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 10: ****Yat tasmaat vaishnavam tejah shaatitam vishvakarmanaa | ****Jaajvalyamaanamapatah tat bhoomou munisattama || **That intensity which is Vaishnava shakti, Vaishnava tejas in the Sun, which is vibhooti of Vishnu only, which was cut off by Vishvakarma, it was glowing and fell on the earth.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 11: ****Tvashtaa eva tejasaa tena vishnoh chakram akalpayat | **Trishoolam cha eva sharvasya shibikaam dhanadasya cha || With that tejas, Tvashtaa created Vishnu’s chakra, Shiva’s trishoola, and *Kubera’s *Pushpaka Vimaana,
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Tvashta eva iti | Shibikaam pushpakaakhyaam * Vimaanayodhee dhanado **vyanadatpushpake sthitah, iti harivamsha ukteh | Aayudha vishesho vaa | In Harivamsha Shibikaa is told that it is a Vimaana, it could also be an aayudha.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 12: ****Shaktim guhasya devaanaam anyeshaam cha yat aayudham | **Tat sarvam tejasaa tena vishvakarmaa vyavardhayat || And the shakti of Kaartikeya, and the aayudhaas of the devataas. Vishakarma did all these things and increased the power of the weapons of the devataas also with this tejas.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Shaktim iti | Vyavardhayat vyarachayat | Vyakalpayat iti cha paathah | **
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 13: ****Cchaaya samjnyaa suto yo asou dviteeyah kathito manuh | **www.sadagopan.org [[13]] of 219
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**Poorvajasya savarno asou saavarnih tena kathyate || **The second Manu who was told as Cchaayaa’s son, Cchaayaa who was a replica of Samjnyaa, he belonged to the same varna, class as his elder brother, the first Manu who is son of Samjnyaa; he was called as Saavarni.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 14: ****Tasya manvantaram hi etat saavarnikam atha ashtamam | **Tat shrunushva mahaabhaaga bhavishyat kathayaami te || The eighth Manvantara is called as Saavarnika Manvantara. Saavarni is the son of Cchaayaa, from the Sun. O Maitreyar, do listen to me, I am going to tell you about the next Manvantara, the eighth Manvantara.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 15: ****Saavarnih tu munih yo asou maitreya bhavitaa tatah | **Sutapaah cha amitaabhaah cha mukhyaah cha api tathaa suraah || In Saavarni Manvantara, Saavarni is the Manu, he is going to come next. For him, Sutapa, Amitaabha, Mukhya are the groups of gods who will be there.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Saavarnih iti | Tatah tasmin manou |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 16: ****Teshaam ganaah cha devaanaam ekaiko vimshakah smrutah | ****Saptarsheen api vakshyaami bhavishyaan munisattama || **Each of them have 20 devataas in their group. I am also going to tell you who are the Saptarshis in the period of Saavarni Manu.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 17: ****Deeptimaan gaavalo raamah krupo drounih tathaa parah | **Mat putrah cha tathaa vyaasah rushyashrungah cha saptamah || These are going to be the seven Saptarshis, in the period of *Saavarni. Deeptimaan, *Gaalava, Raama, Krupa, Drona’s son Ashvatthaama, my son ( Paraasharar’s son) Vyaasa, Rushyashringa.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Deeptimaan iti | Vyaasaadeenaam brahmaaparokshye satyapi aadhikaarika ****karma kshaya avadhi sthaatavyatvaat, punah saptarshitve api avirodhah, * ****Yaavat adhikaaram avasthitih aadhikaarikaanaam iti nyaayaat | **Paraashara says that his son Vyaasa is going to be the Saptarshi, in the next Manvantara. There, the Commentary says that Vyaasa and others are doing Brahmopaasane, and have achieved Paramaatman directly, with *Brahma *aparoksha jnyaana, they had the saakshaatkaara of Brahman; though they did like that, why did they not go to moksha? Why are they born again as Saptarshis? There is a Brahma Sutra which says " Yaavat adhikaaram avasthitih aadhikaarikaanaam", they are called adhikaaris, being sent to this world by Paramaatman for doing certain duties, for teaching dharma, by themselves practicing it, www.sadagopan.org [[14]] of 219
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teaching tattvajnyaana, dharmaanushthaana, establishing dharma on this earth. They have been sent on duty. They are adhikaaris, till their adhikaara gets over, till their karmaas get exhausted, have to be born. They are ordained to perform their duties according to their karmaas. They have to perform their duties till their karmaas get exhausted. There is no virodha there.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 18: ****Vishnu prasaadaat anaghah paataalaantara gocharah | **Virochanasutah teshaam balirindro bhavishyati || Bali who is son of Virochana, is going to become the Indra. Bali, who got rid of all his sins by the grace of Vishnu, who lives in the Paataala.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 19: ****Viraajah cha urvareevaan cha nirmokaadyaah tathaa apare | **Saavarneh tu manoh putraah bhavishyanti nareshvaraah || Saavarni is going to have children who are Viraaja, Urvareevaan, Nirmoka and others.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 20: **Navamo dakshasaavarnih bhavishyati mune manuh || The ninth Manu is going to be Daksha Saavarni.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 21: ****Paaraa mareechigarbhaah cha sudharmaanah cha te tridhaa | ****Bhavishyanti tathaa devaa hi ekaiko dvaadasho ganah || **There will be three groups of devataas, each having 12 devataas in their group. Paaraas, Mareechgarbhaas, Sudharmaas. This is in the *Dakshasaavarni’s *Manvantara.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 22: ****Teshaam indro mahaaveeryo bhavishyati adbhuto dvija || **The very powerful Indra, who is called Adbhuta, he will be the Indra during that time.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 23: ****Savano dyutimaan bhavyo vasuh medhaathithih tathaa | **Jyotishmaan saptamah satyah tatra ete cha maharshayah || The seven Saptarshis who will be there during this time are *Savana, Dyutimaan, *Bhavya, Vasu, Medhaatithi, Jyotishmaan, Satya.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 24: ****Dhrutaketuh deeptiketuh panchahasta niraamayou | **Pruthushravaadyaah cha tathaa dakshasaavarnika aatmajaah || Dakshasaavarni’s children are *Dhrutaketu, Deeptiketu, Panchahasta, Niraamaya, *Pruthushrava and others.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 25: ****Dashamo brahmasaavarnih bhavishyati mune manuh | ****Sudhaamaano vishuddhaah cha shatasamkhyaah tathaa suraah || **In the tenth Manvantara, Manu is going to be Brahma Saavarni. There are going to be two groups of devataas - Sudhaamaana and Vishuddha, each having 100 devataas in their group.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 26: ****Teshaam indrah cha bhavitaa shaantirnaama mahaabalah | ****Saptarshayo bhavishyanti te tadaa taan shrunushva ha || **There, the Indra is going to have the name Shaanti, and is going to be very powerful. I am also going to tell you who will be the Saptarshis.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 27: ****Havishmaan sukrutah satyah tapomoortih tathaa aparah | **Naabhaago apratimoujaah cha satyaketuh tathaa eva cha || The Saptarshis are going to be *Havishmaan, Sukruta, Satya, Tapomoorti, *Naabhaaga, Apratimouja and Satyaketu.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 28: ****Sukshetrah cha uttamoujaah cha bhoorishenaadayo dasha | **Brahma saavarni putraah tu rakshishyanti vasundharaam || Sukshetra, Uttamouja, Bhoorishena are going to be the children of *Brahma **Saavarni *- he will have 10 children. They are going to protect all the worlds during that time.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Sukshetra iti | Sukshetraadayo manuputraah |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 29: ****Ekaadashah cha bhavitaa dharmasaavarniko manuh || **In the eleventh Manvantara, the Manu’s name is Dharmasaavarni.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 30: ****Vihangamaah kaamagamaa nirvaanaa ruchayah tathaa | ****Ganaah tu ete tadaa mukhyaa devaanaam cha bhavishyataam | **Ekaikah trimshakah teshaam ganashcha indrascha vai prushaa || The devataa ganaas who will be there during Dharmasaavarni’s Manvantara, are *Vihangama, Kaamagama, Nirvaana, Ruchi *- these are the groups of devataas. Each one has got 30 devataas in their group. Prushaa is going to be the Indra.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 31: ****Nissvarah cha agnitejaah cha vapushmaan ghrunih aarunih | **Havishmaan anaghah cha eva bhaavyaah saptarshayah tathaa || In the eleventh Manvantara, the Saptarshis are going to be *Nissvara, Agniteja, *Vapushmaan, Ghruni, Aaruni, Havishmaan, Anagha. www.sadagopan.org [[16]] of 219
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 32: ****Sarvatragah sudharmaa cha devaaneekaadayah tathaa | **Bhavishyanti manoh tasya tanayaah pruthiveeshvaraah || Dharmasaavarni’s children are going to be Sarvatraga, Sudharma, Devaaneeka and others. Who are going to rule over the earth.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 33: ****Rudraputrah tu saavarnih bhavitaa dvaadasho manuh | **Rutudhaamaa cha tatra indro bhavitaa shrunu me suraan || The twelfth Manu is called Saavarni, son of Rudra. During that period of *Saavarni, *Rutudhaama is the name of the Indra.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 34: ****Haritaa rohitaa devaah tathaa sumanaso dvija | **Sukarmaanah suraapaah cha dashakaa pancha vai ganaah || Five groups of devataas are going to be there, each having 10 devataas in each group. *Harita, Rohita, Sumanasa, Sukarmaana, Suraapa *- are the five groups of devataas.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 35: ****Tapasvee sutapaah cha eva tapo moortih taporatih | ****Tapoghrutih dyutih cha anyah saptamah tu tapodhanah | ****Saptarshayah tu ime tasya putraan api nibodha me || **The Saptarshis during that time are *Tapasvee, Sutapaa, Tapomoorti, Taporati, *Tapoghruti, Tapodyuti, Tapodhana.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 36: ****Devavaan upadevah cha devashreshthaadayah tathaa | **Manoh tasya mahaaveeryaa bhavishyanti sutaa nrupaah || Devavaan, Upadeva, Devashreshtha, and others, are going to be the very powerful children of this Manu, who is Saavarni, son of Rudra.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 37: **Trayodasho ruchih naama bhavishyati mune manuh || The thirteenth Manu is called Ruchi in the thirteenth Manvantara.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 38: ****Sutraamaanah sukarmaanah sudharmaanah tathaa amaraah | **Trayastrimshat vibhedaah te devaanaam yatra vai ganaah || There are three groups of devataas during the time of the thirteenth *Manvantara. *Sutraamaana, Sukarmaana, Sudharmaana. Each having 33 devataas in the group.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 39: ****Divaspati mahaa veeryah teshaam indro bhavishyati || **Divaspati is going to be the Indra. www.sadagopan.org [[17]] of 219
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 40: ****Nirmohah sattvadarshee cha nishprakampyo nirutsukah | ****Dhrutimaan avyayah cha anyah saptamah sutapaa munih | ****Saptarshayah tu ime tasya putraan api nobodha me || **The seven Saptarshis are *Nirmoha, Sattvadarshee, Nishprakampya, Nirutsuka, *Dhrutimaan, Avyaya, Sutapa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 41: **Chitrasena vichitraadyaa bhavishyanti maheekshitah || Chitrasena, Vichitra are going to be the kings during that time, ruling over the earth.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 42: ****Bhoumah chaturdashascha atra maitreya bhavitaa manuh | ****Shuchih indrah suraganaah tatra pancha shrunushva taan || **The fourteenth Manu, the last Manvantara of the kalpa, is going to be *Bhouma. *Indra’s name is called Shuchi. There are five groups of devataas. I will tell you about them also.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 43: ****Chaakshushaah cha pavitraah cha kanishthaa bhraajikaah tathaa | ****Vaachaavruddhaah cha vai devaah saptarsheen api me shrunu || **There are five *devataa ganaas, Chaakshushaas, Pavitraas, Kanishthaas, *Bhraajikaas, Vaachaavruddhaas.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Chaakshushaa iti | Chaakshushaadyaa ganassaptakaah |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 44: ****Agnibaahuh shuchih shukro maagadho agneedhra eva cha | ****Yuktah tathaa ajitah cha anyo manu putraan atah shrunu || **Agnibaahu, Shuchi, Shukra, Maagadha, Agneedhra, Yukta, Ajita are the *Manu *putraas. I will tell you about the children of these Manus.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 45: ****Oorugambheerabuddhi aadyaa manoh tasya sutaah nrupaah | **Kathitaa munishaardoola paalayishyanti ye maheem || His children who are going to rule over the world are Ooru, Gambheerabuddhi, and others.
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We are studying Amsha 3, Chapter 2, where Maitreyar asks Paraasharar to tell him about all the past Manvantaraas, and also the future Manvantaraas. In the future Manvantaraas, details of who is the Manu, who are the Saptarshis, who is the Indra, who are the devataas - Paraasharar tells him. He now starts to tell about how Vedaas were divided, and how the pravartana of Vedaas is being done, in every Chaturyuga.
He told about the past seven Manvantaraas. After telling about the seven Manvantaraas, which are going to come in the future, when the 14 Manvantaraas get concluded, that will be 1000 Chaturyugaas, a kalpa, one day of Chaturmukha Brahma. Each Manvantara is roughly about 71 Chaturyugaas. After having told about the 14 manvantaraas, he again tells about the *Vedaas. Sri *Paraasharar is going to tell this.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 46: ****Chaturyugaante vedaanaam jaayate kila viplavah | **Pravartayanti taanetya bhuvam saptarshayo divah || At the end of every Chaturyuga, there will be some distortion in the Vedaas; some ashuddha paatha may come due to the Kaliyuga; little changes can happen as we see in the world also. At that time, Saptarshis come to the earth, and again do pravartana at the end of the Chaturyugaas. Saptarshis come from the dyuloka at the end of every Chaturyuga.
At the end of every Chaturyuga, there is no pralaya; but at the end of every kalpa, there is pralaya. At the end of every Chaturyuga, there is a sandhi amsha, and again the next Chaturyuga starts. At the end of the yuga, Vedaas will become ksheena.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Chaturyugaanta iti | Chaturyugaanta ityaadinaa manvantaraadhikaari krutya ****uktih | Taan kaliyugaante anadhyayanaat utsanna sampradaayaan vedaan **krutaarambhe bhuvi amshena avateerya pravartayanti | Manvnataraadhikaaris, those who stay for one Manvantara, the *Manu, Indra, *devataas, Saptarshis, are there for one Manvantara. This changes for the next Manvantara; a new Manu comes, a new Indra comes, new Saptarshis come, and the devataas are also different. At the end of every Chaturyuga, Vedaas will become ksheena. Saptarshis come from dyuloka to the bhooloka, and they do pravartana of Vedaas again. At the end of the Chaturyuga, there are some parts of the Vedaas which nobody studies, and that sampradaaya gets lost, because nobody will be there to do adhyayana of that; the Saptarshis come to the bhooloka and do pravartana of the Vedaas during Kruta yuga aarambha.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 47: ****Krutekrute smruteh vipra pranetaa jaayate manuh | **Devaa yajnyabhujah te tu yaavat manvantaram tu tat || Manu will be the creator of the Smruti, in every Kruta yuga. All the *yajnyaas, *www.sadagopan.org [[19]] of 219
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yaagaas, which are done, the havis of all those are enjoyed by the devataas; they will be the yajnyabhuks, for the entire Manvantara.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Krutekrute iti | Manuh tu praacheenaah smruteeh svaayambhuva daksha **aadikrutaah pravartayati | Manu does not newly create. He does pravartana of the praacheena smrutis which were already done by Svayambhu, Daksha and others. This he again brings and teaches. In every Manvantara, the Manu’s role is this. He does pravartana of the praacheena smrutis.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 48: ****Bhavanti ye manoh putraah yaavat manvantaram tu taih | **Tat anvayoh bhavaih cha eva taavat bhooh paripaalyate || Bhooloka is being ruled over by the children of Manu, and also their children, their children, and so on, all those belonging to the Manu vamsha. Till the Manvantara, the Manu’s generations will rule over the world.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 49: ****Manuh saptarshayo devaah bhoopaalaah cha manoh sutaah | **Manvantare bhavanti ete shakrashcha eva adhikaarinah || In each Manvantara, who is responsible for each activity? They are *Manu, *Saptarshis, devaas, and the kings, who are the children of Manu, and also Indra. They are responsible for various activities during the Manvantara.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 50: ****Chaturdashabhih etaih tu gataih manvantarih dvija | **Sahasrayugaparyantah kalpo nisshepa uchyate || When the fourteen Manvantaraas get completed, at that time, the kalpa ends. 1000 Chaturyugaas get completed. This is end of kalpa.
Sahasrayugaparyantam aharyat brahmano viduh, is told in the Bhagavadgeeta. 1000 Chaturyugaas is one day of Brahma, and 1000 Chaturyugaas is one night of Brahma. In 1000 Chaturyugaas, 14 manvantaraas will be there.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 51: ****Taavatpramaanaa cha nishaa tato bhavati sattama | **Brahmaroopadharah shete sheshaahaavaambosamplave || Another 1000 Chaturyugaas is the night of Chaturmukha Brahma. In the Ksheerasaagara, on Aadishayana, Paramaatman is lying down taking the form of Brahma, presiding over the shareera of Chaturmukha Brahma. He is residing on Aadishesha during the night.
During the day, He will be antaryaami of Chaturmukha Brahma, and carries on all the activities. During the night, He will be present in His own form. ****www.sadagopan.org [[20]] of 219
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**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: **Taavat pramaanaa iti | Baahya roopa dharah brahmashareeram adhishthaaya |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 52: ****Trailokyamakhilam grastvaa bhagavaan aadikrut vibhuh | ****Svamaayaa samsthito vipra sarvabhooto janaardanah || **Having swallowed all the three lokaas, Bhooh, Bhuvah, Suvah, the all-pervasive Lord, who is the Creator, He will be there in His own maayaa.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Trailokyam iti | Sva maayaa samsthitah * Aatma maayamayeem divyaam ****yoganidraam samaasthitah; * Sankalpajnyaanam vaa maayaa | **During the night, He is present in His own form. During the day, He is present as antaryaami of Chaturmukha Brahma. During the night, He swallows all the three worlds Himself, does upasamhaara, and He is lying down in His own form. He will be in apraakruta yoga nidraa. Maayaa is His sankalpajnyaana. This is also told in Nighantu.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 53: ****Tatah prabuddho bhagavaan yathaa poorvam tathaa punah | ****Srushtim karoti avyaya aatmaa kalpe kalpe rajo gunah || **Then, Bhagavaan again awakens from His yoga nidraa, and again do the creation as it was earlier. Having resorted to Rajo guna, which induces action, He will do creation in every kalpa.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 54: ****Manavo bhoobhujassendraa devaah saptarshayah tathaa | **Saatviko amshah sthitikaro jagato dvijasattama || The adhikaaris of each Manvantara - Manu, sons of Manu who are ruling over the world, along with Indra, the devataas and *Saptarshis *- are all said to be the Saatvika amsha of Bhagavaan who is responsible for the sustenance of the world.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Manava iti | Saatviko amshah bhagavatah saatvikah tanuh | **They are all the saatvika shareera of Paramaatman.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 55: ****Chaturyuge api asou vishnuh sthiti vyaapaara lakshanah | **Yugavyavasthaam kurute yathaa maitreya tat shrunu || In all the four yugaas, Vishnu is the One doing sustenance, and He is responsible for the *yuga vyavasthaa *- what yuga comes after what yuga, what happens in each yuga. I will tell you how He does that.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Chaturyuge api, na kevalam manvantare | **www.sadagopan.org [[21]] of 219
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Not only in every Manvantara, but also in all the yugaas.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 56: ****Krute yuge param jnyaanam kapilaadi svaroopadhruk | **Dadaati sarvabhootaatmaa sarvabhootahite ratah || In the Krutayuga, Paramaatman is present as Kapila, and those rishis. He bestows the supreme knowledge, taking on the form of Kapila and others, for the good of all beings. One who is the inner self of all beings, He bestows supreme knowledge.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 57: ****Chakravartisvaroopena tretaayaam api sa prabhuh | **Dushtaanaam nigraham kurvan paripaati jagattrayam || During Tretaayuga also, the Supreme Lord, takes the form of the Chakravartis during that time, and controls the bad elements, destroys the bad elements, and rules over all the three worlds. He protects all the three worlds from the bad elements.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 58: ****Vedamekam chaturbhedam krutvaa shaakhaa shataih vibhuh | **Karoti bahulam bhooyo vedavyaasa svaroopadhruk || Taking on the form of Vedavyaasa, He divides the Veda which is one, he divides into four parts - Rig, Yajus, Saama and *Atharva *- and each one of them having hundreds of branches. This is how Vedaas are said to be *Ananta, Anantaa vai *Vedaah, says Shruti. There is no limit to the branches, it has got hundreds of branches.
During the Kruta and Treta yugaas, Veda is present as one unit only.
Bhaashyakaarar explains in Vedaarthasangraha how Vedaas are Ananta, though they are only four. There are ananta shaakhaas, branches.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Vedam iti | Chaturbhedam rugaadi roopena shaakhaashataih bahulam iti **anvayah |
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 59: ****Vedaamstu dvaapare vyasya kalerante punah harih | ****Kalkisvaroopee durvruttaan maarge sthaapayati prabhuh || **In the Dvaapara yuga, having divided the Vedaas, at the end of *Kaliyuga, *Hari takes on the form of Kalki, and to those who are on the wrong path, not following the shaastraas, He establishes them in the right path.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 60: ****Evam etat jagat sarvam shashvat paati karoti cha | ****Hanti cha ante api anantaatmaa na asti asmaat vyatireki yat || **In this way, this whole world, He keeps on protecting many many times, www.sadagopan.org [[22]] of 219
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continuously one after the other. And also, He does pralaya, upasamhaara, at the end. There is nothing which is not Him, which is other than Him.
Everything is Brahmaatmaka. He is antaryaami of everything. There is nothing which is different from Him. There is nothing which is not Brahmaatmaka. There is nothing abrahmaatmaka. There is nothing which is separate from Him, which is different from Him. Everything is Vishnumaya, Bhagavadaatmaka.
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**Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 61: ****Bhootam bhavyam bhavishyam cha sarva bhootaat mahaatmanah | ****Tat atra anyatra vaa vipra sadbhaavah kathitah tava || **In this way, what is past, what is there now, and what is going to happen in future, how they all exist, either here or elsewhere, I have told you, in many places, many times.
**Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ****Bhootam iti | Upasamharati tat atra iti | Sarva bhootaat bhagavato vyatiriktam ****na asti iti esha sadbhaavo atra prakaranaantare cha kathitah | **He concludes with this. What is sadbhaava, is explained in the commentary. Everything is Bhagavaan only, was told. This only was told, even in other prakaranaas. In other places, and also in this Vishnu Puraana, in other prakaranaas, I have told you many times.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 3, Chapter 2, Shloka 62: ****Manvantaraani asheshaani kathitaani mayaa tava | **Manvantaraadhipaah cha eva kim anyat kathayaami te || I told you everything about all the Manvantaraas, and all the presiding persons, Manu, Indra, Saptarshis, and others, during the Manvantara. Paraasharar is getting interested in teaching more and more to Maitreya, and asks a question - “What else do you want to hear? What else shall I teach you?”.
In this Chapter, he told about all the future Manvantaraas, how Veda pravartana is done in every Kruta yuga, and also about how Bhagavaan in all the four yugaas, in every kalpa, He protects, sustains, does upasamhaara. How He takes different forms and does all these, was told.
This concludes Amsha 3, Chapter 2.
|| Iti Sri Vishnu Puraane Truteeye Amshe Dviteeyo Adhyaayah ||* **|| Iti Sri Vishnu Chitteeye Vishnu Puraana Vyaakhyaane Truteeye Amshe Dviteeyo Adhyaayah || *www.sadagopan.org [[23]] of 219
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|| Atha Truteeyo Adhyaayah || **Names of the Vyasas, Greatness of Pranava * *
Now, the Chapter 3. ****