Shloka 39
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
उत्तमस्य सुतः सोऽथ नाम्ना ख्यातस्तथौत्तमः ।
मनुरासीत्तत्प्रभावो भागुरे श्रूयतां मम ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca uttamasya sutaḥ so 'tha nāmnā khyātas tathauttamaḥ / manur āsīt tatprabhāvo bhāgure śrūyatāṃ mama
মার্কণ্ডেয় বললেন: তিনি উত্তমের পুত্র ছিলেন, তাই ‘ঔত্তম’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধ হন। তিনি মনু হয়েছিলেন; হে ভাগুরি, তাঁর মন্বন্তরের প্রভাব আমার কাছ থেকে শোন।
FAQs
The Purāṇic method ties cosmic governance (Manu) to lineage and reputation, implying that authority in a cycle of creation is anchored in continuity, merit, and recognized identity.
Manvantara: explicit identification of a Manu and the promise to describe his ‘prabhāva’ (scope/characteristics of the cycle).
Naming (‘Auttama’) functions as a mantra-like marker of a cosmic office: the individual identity is subsumed into a cyclical archetype (Manu) governing dharma for that age.