Shloka 57
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
साम्प्रतं वर्तते योऽयं नाम्ना वैवस्वतो मनुः ।
सप्तमीयेऽन्तरे तस्य देवाद्यास्तान् शृणुष्व मे ॥
sāmprataṃ vartate yo 'yaṃ nāmnā vaivasvato manuḥ / saptamīye 'ntare tasya devādyās tān śṛṇuṣva me
Ahora, el Manu vigente se llama Vaivasvata. En su séptimo intervalo (Manvantara), escucha de mí acerca de los dioses y de los demás elementos (constituyentes del manvantara).
FAQs
The ‘present Manu’ claim situates listeners inside a living sacred chronology, implying that dharma is not merely ancient history but the current operating order.
Manvantara: explicit introduction to the 7th manvantara and its standard components (devas, etc.).
Calling the current cycle by name (Vaivasvata) is a cosmological ‘address’—a way of locating the self within vast time, encouraging humility and dharmic alignment.