Shloka 32
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
पूर्वजस्य मनोस्तुल्यश्छायासंज्ञासुतोऽग्रजः ।
ततः सावर्णिकीं संज्ञामवाप तनयो रवेः ॥
pūrvajasya manostulyaś chāyāsaṃjñā-suto 'grajaḥ | tataḥ sāvarṇikīṃ saṃjñām avāpa tanayo raveḥ ||
ছায়া ও সংজ্ঞা থেকে জন্ম নেওয়া জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র মননে পূর্ব মনুর ন্যায় ছিল। অতএব রবি (সূর্য)-পুত্র সেই সন্তান ‘সাবর্ণি’ নামে অভিহিত হল।
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogy is used to convey continuity of dharma across cosmic ages: the ‘mind like Manu’ motif emphasizes fitness for rulership and law-giving, where inner disposition (manas) is the marker of legitimacy.
Manvantara: it identifies a Manu-related figure and the naming that anchors a Manvantara cycle; also touches Vaṃśānucarita (dynastic accounts), often treated alongside the five characteristics in Purāṇic practice.
Chāyā (shadow) and Saṃjñā (conscious recognition) can be read symbolically: governance and cosmic order arise not only from ‘manifest’ sources but also from the ‘shadow’ principle—latent forces that still participate in dharma’s transmission.