Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अजीजनत् पुष्करिण्यां वारुण्यां चाक्षुषो मनुम् प्रजापतेर् आत्मजायां वीरणस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

ajījanat puṣkariṇyāṃ vāruṇyāṃ cākṣuṣo manum prajāpater ātmajāyāṃ vīraṇasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

From Puṣkariṇī—also known as Vāruṇī—there was born Cākṣuṣa Manu, sprung from the line of Prajāpati’s daughter and the great-souled Vīraṇa.

Word by Word

• अजीजनत्: they begot/produced
• अजीजनत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; causative sense (णिच्) implied: जनयामासुः

• पुष्करिण्याम्: in Puṣkariṇī
• पुष्करिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वारुण्याम्: in Vāruṇī
• वारुण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आक्षुषः: Ākṣuṣa
• आक्षुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनुम्: Manu
• मनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां पतिः)

• आत्मजायाम्: in (his) daughter
• आत्मजायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वीरणस्य: of Vīraṇa
• वीरणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वीरणस्य)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Origin of the Cākṣuṣa Manu and identification of his maternal lineage.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Cakshusha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Manus arise within divinely structured cycles to promulgate dharma for each epoch (manvantara), sustaining creation’s order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See ethical life as participation in a larger cosmic rhythm; align personal conduct with dharma to support social stability.

Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic administration (Manu as dharma-pravartaka) functions under the Lord’s sovereignty—order is a mode of divine governance within the world.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Dharma-śāsana (lawgiving) as Manu’s defining virtue.

Key Kings: Cākṣuṣa, Cākṣuṣa Manu, Puṣkariṇī (Vāruṇī), Vīraṇa

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Puṣkariṇī
• Vāruṇī
• Prajāpati
• Vīraṇa

FAQs

What is the significance of Cākṣuṣa Manu in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Cākṣuṣa as the Manu of his Manvantara and anchors his authority in a specific lineage, establishing the genealogical basis for cosmic law and social order in that era.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara cycle here?

By naming the Manu and specifying his parentage, Parāśara situates the Manvantara within an orderly succession of Manus—each serving as a divinely sustained administrator of dharma under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s structure presents Manus and their lineages as instruments of Vishnu’s supreme governance—maintaining the universe through regulated cycles of time and righteous rule.