Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 15
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
रैवतश्चाक्षुषः षष्ठो वैवस्वत इहेरितः सावर्णो ब्रह्मपुत्रश् च धर्मपुत्रश् च रुद्रजः
raivataścākṣuṣaḥ ṣaṣṭho vaivasvata iheritaḥ sāvarṇo brahmaputraś ca dharmaputraś ca rudrajaḥ
Raivata und Cākṣuṣa sind der sechste Manu; hier wird Vaivasvata als der gegenwärtige Manu verkündet. (Darauf folgen) Sāvarṇa, der Sohn Brahmās, der Sohn Dharmas und der aus Rudra Geborene.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Puranic chronology reference for manvantara mapping: identifying successive Manus (Raivata, Cākṣuṣa, Vaivasvata, and later Sāvarṇas) used in cosmological teaching, genealogical narration, and time-cycle orientation in ritual discourse.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Manu-krama (Sequence of Manus around the present Vaivasvata)","lookup_keywords":["Raivata Manu","Cākṣuṣa Manu","Vaivasvata Manu","Sāvarṇa Manu","Manvantara"],"quick_summary":"Continues the enumeration of Manus, explicitly marking Vaivasvata as the current Manu and pointing to subsequent Manus, serving as a quick cosmological index."}
Concept: History is cyclic and structured by manvantaras; the present world-order is situated in Vaivasvata manvantara.
Application: Provides a framework for interpreting Purāṇic events and dharma narratives as occurring within defined cosmic administrations (Manus).
Khanda Section: Manvantara & Puranic Chronology (Cosmic Cycles and Manus)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lineage scroll or cosmic register showing successive Manus, with Vaivasvata highlighted as ‘present’; sages point to a time-wheel behind them.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sages holding palm-leaf manuscripts, a large kāla-cakra behind, names of Manus inscribed in bands, Vaivasvata emphasized with brighter halo","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate genealogical panel with gold borders, central medallion ‘Vaivasvata’, surrounding medallions ‘Raivata’, ‘Cākṣuṣa’, ‘Sāvarṇa’, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear didactic composition: vertical list of Manus on a scroll, sage narrator gesturing, subtle cosmic background, emphasis on readability","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, historian-scribe in a library painting a genealogical chart, marginal vignettes of different ages, refined calligraphy and subdued colors"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: रैवतश्चाक्षुषः→रैवतः+च+चाक्षुषः; ब्रह्मपुत्रश्→ब्रह्मपुत्रः; धर्मपुत्रश्→धर्मपुत्रः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219.14 (earlier Manus invoked for protection); Agni Purana: manvantara descriptions and sarga/pratisarga sections (general)
FAQs
It imparts Purāṇic chronological knowledge (manvantara-krama): the ordered identification of Manus—key for mapping epochs, divine administrations, and associated lineages across cosmic time.
By cataloging Manus and their succession, it functions like a cosmological index—linking mythology, genealogy, and time-reckoning, which supports the Agni Purana’s broad, reference-style coverage of Hindu knowledge systems.
Remembering the manvantara succession situates one’s life within dharma across cosmic cycles, fostering humility, time-awareness, and faith in orderly divine governance (ṛta/dharma) over creation.