Shloka 6
Dhruva’s Humiliation, Sunīti’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Bhakti-Yoga Instruction
अथात: कीर्तये वंशं पुण्यकीर्ते: कुरूद्वह । स्वायम्भुवस्यापि मनोर्हरेरंशांशजन्मन: ॥ ६ ॥
athātaḥ kīrtaye vaṁśaṁ puṇya-kīrteḥ kurūdvaha svāyambhuvasyāpi manor harer aṁśāṁśa-janmanaḥ
Maitreya continued: O best of the Kurus, I shall now recount the lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu, whose fame is purifying, and who was born as a part of a part of the Lord Hari’s plenary expansion.
Lord Brahmā is a powerful expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although Brahmā is jīva-tattva, he is empowered by the Lord, and therefore he is considered a plenary expansion of the Supreme Godhead. Sometimes it happens that when there is no suitable living being to be empowered to act as Brahmā, the Supreme Lord Himself appears as Brahmā. Brahmā is the plenary expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Svāyambhuva Manu was the direct son of Brahmā. The great sage Maitreya is now going to explain about the descendants of this Manu, all of whom are widely celebrated for their pious activities. Before speaking of these pious descendants, Maitreya has already described the descendants of impious activities, representing anger, envy, unpalatable speech, quarrel, fear and death. Purposely, therefore, he is next relating the history of the life of Dhruva Mahārāja, the most pious king within this universe.
FAQs
Svāyambhuva Manu is the first Manu described in the Bhāgavatam, a divinely empowered progenitor and lawgiver whose dynasty is praised as connected to Lord Hari.
He signals a transition into describing the sacred lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu, showing how the Lord’s expansions guide dharma through exemplary rulers and progenitors.
It encourages cultivating a life whose reputation is rooted in virtue and devotion—so that one’s actions, words, and leadership uplift others toward dharma and remembrance of God.