Shloka 9
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
वक्ष्ये देवानृषींश्चैव यक्षेन्द्राः पितरश्च ये ।
उत्पत्तिं संग्रहं ब्रह्मन् श्रूयतामस्य सन्ततिः ॥
vakṣye devān ṛṣīṃś caiva yakṣendrāḥ pitaraś ca ye | utpattiṃ saṃgrahaṃ brahman śrūyatām asya santatiḥ
Je déclarerai les dieux et les sages, ainsi que les seigneurs des Yakṣa, et aussi les Pitṛ (Pères ancestraux). De même, l’origine et la récapitulation/synthèse—ô Brahmane, que soit entendue la succession de cet exposé.
FAQs
Cosmic order includes visible and invisible stakeholders—gods, sages, nature-guardians (Yakṣas), and ancestors—suggesting dharma is intergenerational and multi-layered.
Manvantara with supporting Sarga elements: listing the recurring constituents of each epoch and indicating ‘origin’ (utpatti) alongside structured summary (saṃgraha).
The ‘saṃgraha’ motif implies that multiplicity is periodically gathered into intelligible order; spiritually, it parallels the yogic movement of collecting scattered faculties into a single, coherent awareness.