Shloka 32
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
पूर्वजस्य मनोस्तुल्यश्छायासंज्ञासुतोऽग्रजः ।
ततः सावर्णिकीं संज्ञामवाप तनयो रवेः ॥
pūrvajasya manostulyaś chāyāsaṃjñā-suto 'grajaḥ | tataḥ sāvarṇikīṃ saṃjñām avāpa tanayo raveḥ ||
El hijo mayor nacido de Chāyā y Saṃjñā era, en su mente, como el Manu anterior. Por ello, aquel hijo de Ravi (el Sol) obtuvo la designación de «Sāvarṇi».
FAQs
Purāṇic genealogy is used to convey continuity of dharma across cosmic ages: the ‘mind like Manu’ motif emphasizes fitness for rulership and law-giving, where inner disposition (manas) is the marker of legitimacy.
Manvantara: it identifies a Manu-related figure and the naming that anchors a Manvantara cycle; also touches Vaṃśānucarita (dynastic accounts), often treated alongside the five characteristics in Purāṇic practice.
Chāyā (shadow) and Saṃjñā (conscious recognition) can be read symbolically: governance and cosmic order arise not only from ‘manifest’ sources but also from the ‘shadow’ principle—latent forces that still participate in dharma’s transmission.