Shloka 26
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
धृतिमत् प्राकरञ्चैव कापिलं चापि सप्तमम् । वपुष्मतः सुताः सप्त शाल्मलेशस्य चाभवन् ॥
dhṛtimat prākarañ caiva kāpilaṃ cāpi saptamam | vapuṣmataḥ sutāḥ sapta śālmaleśasya cābhavan ||
Dhṛtimat, Prākara und Kāpila wurden ebenfalls genannt, als der siebte. Und Vapuṣmat—Herr von Śālmaladvīpa—hatte gleichfalls sieben Söhne.
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FAQs
Steadfastness (dhṛti) and protective order (prākara) are implicitly praised as realm-defining virtues; the narrative continues to anchor cosmic space in exemplary lineages.
Vamśa (lineage lists) supporting Sarga-like cosmographic mapping.
The repeated ‘seven sons’ motif suggests a patterned cosmology where each realm is ‘complete’ through a canonical set of divisions, reflecting archetypal order rather than empirical cartography.