Shloka 3
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ सुतौ स्वायम्भुवस्य यौ तयोर् उत्तानपादस्य ध्रुवः पुत्रस् त्वयोदितः
priyavratottānapādau sutau svāyambhuvasya yau tayor uttānapādasya dhruvaḥ putras tvayoditaḥ
Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons—Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. Of those two, Dhruva was the son of Uttānapāda, as you have already said.
Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Transition into Svāyambhuva Manu’s line: Priyavrata, Uttānapāda, and Dhruva as already recounted
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Manvantara: Svayambhuva
Dharma Exemplar: Dhruva—steadfastness (dhruvatā) in devotion
Key Kings: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata, Uttanapada, Dhruva
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
This verse anchors the early Manvantara genealogy, linking Manu’s sons (Priyavrata and Uttānapāda) to Dhruva, a key exemplar of royal legitimacy and devotion within Vishnu’s cosmic order.
Parāśara summarizes the descent in a compact chain—Manu → (Priyavrata, Uttānapāda) → Dhruva—signaling continuation of an already-established narrative to keep the lineage coherent for Maitreya.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purāṇa frames dynastic succession and worldly sovereignty as operating within Vishnu’s sustaining order, where righteous lineage and dharma unfold under the Supreme’s governance.