Shloka 9
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
वक्ष्ये देवानृषींश्चैव यक्षेन्द्राः पितरश्च ये ।
उत्पत्तिं संग्रहं ब्रह्मन् श्रूयतामस्य सन्ततिः ॥
vakṣye devān ṛṣīṃś caiva yakṣendrāḥ pitaraś ca ye | utpattiṃ saṃgrahaṃ brahman śrūyatām asya santatiḥ
মই দেৱসকল আৰু ঋষিসকলৰ, যক্ষসকলৰ অধিপতি আৰু পিতৃসকলৰো বিৱৰণ ক’ম। লগতে উৎপত্তি আৰু সংক্ষেপ—হে ব্ৰাহ্মণ, ইয়াৰ ক্ৰম-পরম্পৰা শুনা হওক।
FAQs
Cosmic order includes visible and invisible stakeholders—gods, sages, nature-guardians (Yakṣas), and ancestors—suggesting dharma is intergenerational and multi-layered.
Manvantara with supporting Sarga elements: listing the recurring constituents of each epoch and indicating ‘origin’ (utpatti) alongside structured summary (saṃgraha).
The ‘saṃgraha’ motif implies that multiplicity is periodically gathered into intelligible order; spiritually, it parallels the yogic movement of collecting scattered faculties into a single, coherent awareness.