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
À présent, le Manu en fonction se nomme Vaivasvata. Dans son septième intervalle (Manvantara), écoute de ma bouche au sujet des dieux et des autres éléments (constituants du 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.