Shloka 3
Adhyaya 79 — The Vaivasvata Manvantara: Classes of Devas, the Seven Sages, and Manu’s Nine Sons
भृगोस्तु भृगवो देवाः पुत्रा ह्यङ्गिरसः सुताः ।
एष सर्गश्च मारीचो विज्ञेयः साम्प्रताधिपः ॥
bhṛgos tu bhṛgavo devāḥ putrā hy aṅgirasaḥ sutāḥ | eṣa sargaś ca mārīco vijñeyaḥ sāmpratādhipaḥ ||
Among the gods, the Bhṛgus are indeed sons of Bhṛgu, and the Aṅgirasas are sons of Aṅgiras. This creation (sarga) is to be understood as the Mārīca line, the one presiding at present.
FAQs
The text emphasizes intelligibility: the cosmos is not arbitrary but classifiable. For dharma, this supports the principle that right action depends on right understanding of one’s place in a structured order.
Sarga: explicit mention of ‘sarga’ and its classification (Mārīca). Also supports Manvantara by identifying the r̥ṣi-derived groups active in the age.
Calling the sarga ‘Mārīca’ hints at a luminous/solar (‘marīci’ = ray) symbolism: creation as radiance—ordered unfolding from subtle light into named forms.