Shloka 13
Adhyaya 79 — The Vaivasvata Manvantara: Classes of Devas, the Seven Sages, and Manu’s Nine Sons
वैवस्वतमिदं ब्रह्मन् कथितान्ते मयाऽन्तरम् ।
अस्मिन् श्रुते नरः सद्यः पठिते चैव सत्तम ।
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः पुण्यञ्च महदश्नते ॥
vaivasvatam idaṃ brahman kathitānte mayāntaram |
asmin śrute naraḥ sadyaḥ paṭhite caiva sattama |
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ puṇyañ ca mahad aśnate ||
So, o Brāhmaṇa, habe ich dir diesen Bericht über Vaivasvata (das Manvantara) dargelegt. Wer ihn hört—oder wenn er rezitiert wird—o Bester der Guten, wird sogleich von allen Sünden befreit und erlangt großes Verdienst.
FAQs
The text asserts śravaṇa/paṭhana (hearing/recitation) as purificatory acts: engagement with sacred history is itself a dharmic practice that reforms the listener and accrues merit.
This is a concluding phalaśruti attached to Manvantara/Vaṃśa material; while not one of the five, it is a common Purāṇic device to sacralize the section.
‘Immediate’ release from sins points to the transformative power of sacred narrative when received with faith (śraddhā), functioning as a ritualized internal purification.