Shloka 48
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
तस्य मन्वन्तरेशस्य येऽन्तरे त्रिदशा द्विज ।
ये चर्षयस्तथैवेन्द्रो ये सुताश्चास्य तान् शृणु ॥
tasya manvantareśasya ye 'ntare tridaśā dvija / ye carṣayas tathaivendro ye sutāś cāsya tān śṛṇu
Oh nacido dos veces, escucha: en el intervalo del manvantara de aquel señor, ¿quiénes fueron los dioses, quiénes los sabios, quién fue Indra y quiénes fueron sus hijos?
FAQs
Order is cyclical and institutional: each manvantara has its own administrative cosmos—devas, Indra, and sages—reflecting a recurring pattern of governance and guidance.
Pure manvantara material: it introduces the standard Purāṇic template for describing a Manu’s era (devas, ṛṣis, Indra, progeny).
The ‘lists’ are not mere data; they encode a rhythm of cosmic functions—illumination (devas), insight (ṛṣis), sovereignty (Indra), and continuity (sons).