Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 16
Dhruva-vaṁśa Continuation: Utkala’s Renunciation, Aṅga’s Sacrifice, and the Birth of Vena
Prelude to Pṛthu
स चक्षु: सुतमाकूत्यां पत्न्यां मनुमवाप ह । मनोरसूत महिषी विरजान्नड्वला सुतान् ॥ १५ ॥ पुरुं कुत्सं त्रितं द्युम्नं सत्यवन्तमृतं व्रतम् । अग्निष्टोममतीरात्रं प्रद्युम्नं शिबिमुल्मुकम् ॥ १६ ॥
sa cakṣuḥ sutam ākūtyāṁ patnyāṁ manum avāpa ha manor asūta mahiṣī virajān naḍvalā sutān
Sarvatejā’s wife, Ākūti, gave birth to a son named Cākṣuṣa, who became the sixth Manu at the end of the Manu millennium. Naḍvalā, the wife of Cākṣuṣa Manu, gave birth to the following faultless sons: Puru, Kutsa, Trita, Dyumna, Satyavān, Ṛta, Vrata, Agniṣṭoma, Atīrātra, Pradyumna, Śibi and Ulmuka.
FAQs
This verse states that Manu was born to King Cakṣu and his wife Ākūti, and that Manu’s queen Nadvālā bore sons beginning with Viraja.
He traces sacred dynasties to show how dharma and divine arrangement flow through generations, setting context for later kings and events in the Lord’s unfolding plan.
They encourage responsibility across generations—living so one’s family line supports dharma, integrity, and devotion rather than mere prestige.