Shloka 43
Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā
Genealogy and Dharma-Choice
अतो न राजा संप्राप जरां मृत्युं च सा सुता । स युवैवागतस्तत्र संमंत्र्य तनयावरम्
ato na rājā saṃprāpa jarāṃ mṛtyuṃ ca sā sutā | sa yuvaivāgatastatra saṃmaṃtrya tanayāvaram
Therefore the king did not fall into old age or death, nor did his daughter. Remaining youthful, he came there and, after due deliberation, chose an excellent husband for his daughter.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Conclusion from Brahmaloka conditions: Revata and his daughter do not undergo aging/death there; he returns youthful and proceeds to arrange her marriage—linking cosmic law to dharmic social action.
Significance: Shows that divine grace and higher-loka merit should culminate in dharma (right action), here expressed as proper marital alliance and social order.
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Return from Brahmaloka to Martyaloka with preserved youth—time-dilation effect implied.
FAQs
The verse highlights how divine favor can suspend ordinary bondage to jarā (old age) and mṛtyu (death), pointing to Shiva’s lordship (Pati) over the limiting forces that bind beings (pāśa).
Such narrative boons are typically framed as the fruit of devotion to Saguna Shiva—worship of Shiva (often through the Linga) that grants protection and well-being within worldly life, while also implying Shiva’s higher sovereignty beyond worldly laws.
The implied takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti: regular Linga-pūjā with Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and traditional Shaiva observances like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supports for remembrance and discipline.