Shloka 2
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
तस्यायुḥ सुमहत्प्रादात् मन्त्रिणाराधितो रविः ।
पत्नीणाञ्च शतं तस्य धन्यानामभवद् द्विज ॥
tasyāyuḥ sumahat prādāt mantriṇārādhito raviḥ / patnīnāṃ ca śataṃ tasya dhanyānām abhavad dvija
The Sun (Ravi), propitiated by his minister, granted him a very great lifespan. And he had a hundred fortunate wives, O twice-born (brāhmaṇa).
FAQs
Prosperity and longevity are portrayed as fruits of proper worship and wise counsel. The minister’s role highlights that rulers flourish when guided by competent, dharma-aligned advisors.
Vaṃśānucarita (biographical narrative) with a devotional-theological motif; still nested within Manvantara framework.
Sūrya, as witness of karma and regulator of time, granting long life suggests alignment with kāla (time). The ‘hundred wives’ motif often encodes abundance and expansive royal alliances—outer prosperity mirroring inner merit.