94 - The Rauch’ya and future Manv-antaras. 

Markandeya mentions briefly the succeeding Manus, the ninth to the thirteenth, and declares what shall he the names of the gods, rishis and Kings in their several periods. 

Markandeya spoke:

1 I have duly declared unto thee this account of the Savarnika Manv-antara, and also the Devi-mahatmya which tells of the

2 slaughter of the Asura Mahisha. And the origins of the Mothers also which were from the goddess in the great battle,

3 and the origin as well as the life of the goddess Ch’amunda, and the majesty of Sh’iva-duti, the slaying of Sh’umbha and Nishum bha, and the killing of Rakta-vija—all this has been narrated to thee. 

4 Now hear O noble muni, of the next Manu Savarnika. And Daksha’s son shall be Savarna, who will he the ninth Mann.

5 I tell thee about that Manu, and who shall he the gods, the munis and the kings in his period. The Paras and the Marichis

6 and the Bhargas and the Sa-dharmans shall he the gods; these shall be in threes; they shall be twelve groups in all; now

7 their lord* shall be Sahasraksha, great in power. He, who is at present Agni’s six-faced son Karttikeya, shall be the Indra,

* Indra

8 by name Adbhuta, in that Mann’s period. Medhatithi, Vasu, Satya, Jyotish-mat and Dyuti-mat, Sabala another, and Havyavahana

9 vahana another-these shall he the seven rishis. Dhrishta-ketu, Varha-ketu, Pancha-hasta, Nir-amaya, Prithu-shravas, and 10 Archish-mat, Bhuri-dyumna, Vrihad-bhaya—these shall be the royal sons of that son of Daksha, yea the kings. 

Now hear, brahman, about the next Manv-antara, that of the 11 tenth Manu. And in the tenth Manv-antara of the wise son of Brahma, the Sukhasinas and the Niruddhas shall be the gods,

12 with three classes each, according to tradition; they indeed Shall be the gods, a hundred in number, in the period of that future Manti. As there shall be a hundred sons* of his,

* For praninam read putranam as in the Bombay edition. 

13 so shall there be a hundred gods then. And Shanti shall be the Indra, endowed with all Indra’s good qualities. Hear thou

14 who shall indeed be the seven rishis then; Apo-murtti and Havish-niat, Su-kritin and Satya, Nabhaga and A-pratima,

15 and Vashishtha the seventh. And Su-kshetra and Uttamaujas and valiant Bhumi-sena, and Sh’atanika, Vrishabha and Anamitra

16 amitra, Jayad-ratha, Bhuri-dyumna, and Su-parvan—these shall be that Manu’s sons. 

17 Hear about the period of Dharma’s son Savarna. The Vihan-gamas, and the Kama-gas and the Nirmana-ratis shall be the gods of three kinds; each shall be a group of thirty. 

18 Now the Nirmana-ratis shall be those who preside over the months, seasons and days; and the Vihan-gamas shall be those who preside over the nights:† the groups of Kama-gas 

† Both ‘ the Calcutta and Bombay editions read ratrayo ‘tha, which ia the plural of ratri; but this word should apparently be analogous to mauhurtta in formation, and be an adjective derived from rdtri. Perhaps the reading should be ratrakas tu instead. 

19 shall be those who preside over the moments. †† Their Indra shall be named Vrisha, celebrated for valour. And Havishmat 

†† This seems to be the meaning intended by the word mauhurttah; but the only meaning given in the dictionary is “astrologer.” 

20 and Varishtha, and another rishi§ Aruni, and Nish-chara and An-agha, and another great muni Vishti, and Agni-deva the seventh,—these shall be the seven rishis in that period. 

§ Both editions read rishtir, but it can hardly be right, for it would be a proper name, and the number would then exceed seven. It seems to be a mistake for rishir.

21 Sarvatra-ga and Su-sharman, Devanika, Purudvaha, Hemadhanvan, and Dridhayu shall be the sons of that Manu, yea the kings. 

22 When the twelfth Manv-antara of Rudra’s son, the Manu named Savarna, shall have arrived, who shall be the gods

23 and munis, —hear about them. The Su-dharmans, the Sumanases, the Haritas and the Rohitas and the Su-varnas shall he the gods therein; these five shall be ten-fold groups.

24 Now their Indra shall be known as Kita-dhaman, great in power, endowed with all Indra’s good qnalities. Hear from

25 me the seven jishis also —Dynti, Tapas-vin, Su-tapas, Tapomurtti, Tapo-nidhi, and Tapo-rati another, and Tapo-dhriti

26 the seventh. Deva-vat, and TJpa-deva, Deva-shreshtha, Viduratha, Mitra-vat, and Mitra-vinda, shall be the sons of that Manu, yea the kings. 

27 Listen while I tell thee of the Menu’s sons and of the seven rishis and of the kings in the turn of the thirteenth

28 Manu named Ranchya. The gods therein shall he the Sudharmans, the Su-karmans, and the Su-sharmans the others;

29 all these verily shall he the gods, O best of munis. Their Indra shall he Divas-pati, great in power, great in valour.

30 Now hear while I tell thee of the seven rishis who shall be then—Dhriti-mat, and A-vyaya, Tattva-darshin, Nir-ntsuka, Nir-moha, and Su-tapas another, and Nish-prakampa the

31 seventh. Ch’itra-sena and Vi-chitra, Nayati, Nir-bhaya, Dridha, Su-netra, and Kshatra-buddhi, and Su-vrata shall he the sons of that Manu.