Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 26
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
दाक्षायण्यास्तथा5<दित्यो मनुरादित्यतस्तथा । मनोश्व वंशज इला सुद्युम्नश्ष भविष्यति
dākṣāyaṇyās tathā adityo manur ādityatas tathā | manoś ca vaṁśajā ilā sudyumnaś ca bhaviṣyati ||
Īśvara said: “From Dakṣa’s daughter Aditi will be born Āditya (the Sun). From Āditya will be born Manu. In Manu’s lineage there will be a daughter named Ilā, who in time will become a son known as Sudyumna.” This places royal genealogy within a sacred cosmic order, where lineage bears dharma and kingship across generations.
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The verse emphasizes that righteous kingship and social order (dharma) are grounded in a sacred, divinely ordered lineage. By tracing descent from Aditi to the Sun to Manu, it frames human law and governance as connected to cosmic origins.
Īśvara outlines a genealogical sequence: Aditi gives rise to Āditya (the Sun), from whom Manu is born; within Manu’s line appears Ilā, who later becomes known as Sudyumna, indicating a significant transformation within the royal lineage.