Varaha Purana 2.52: Adhyaya 2, Shloka 52
Cosmogony and the Ninefold Creation: Rudra’s Origin and the Prelude to the Sāvitrī-Veda Narrative
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmogony and Manvantaras (Genealogical Narrative)
आसीत् प्रथमकल्पे तु मनुः स्वायम्भुवः पुरा । तस्य पुत्रद्वयं जज्ञे अतिमानुषचेष्टितम् । प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादनामानं धर्मवत्सलम् ॥ २.५१ ॥
āsīt prathamakalpe tu manuḥ svāyambhuvaḥ purā | tasya putradvayaṃ jajñe atimānuṣaceṣṭitam | priyavratottānapādanāmānaṃ dharmavatsalam || 2.51 ||
AsIt prathamakalpe tu manuH svAyaMbhuvaH purA | tasya putradvayaM jaj~ne atimAnuShacheShTitam| priyavratottAnapAdanAmAnaM dharmavatsalam || 2.51 ||
પ્રથમ કલ્પમાં પ્રાચીનકાળે સ્વાયંભુવ મનુ હતા. તેમને બે પુત્રો જન્મ્યા, જેમની કૃતીઓ સામાન્ય માનવમર્યાદાથી પર હતી—પ્રિયવ્રત અને ઉત્તાનપાદ—બન્ને ધર્મપ્રેમી હતા.
Sandhi Notes
- प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादनामानं = प्रियव्रत + उत्तानपाद + नामानम् (समुच्चय-निर्देशः)
- माने ‘प्रियव्रत-उत्तानपाद’ इति द्वन्द्वार्थः, परन्तु पाठे संधिसंयोगः
Varāha
Attentive
How did the early Manu-lineage unfold, and which exemplars of dharma arose first?
Dharma is transmitted through paradigmatic ancestors; extraordinary deeds (atimānuṣa-ceṣṭita) model human aspiration.
Use lineage exemplars (Priyavrata, Uttānapāda) as templates for disciplined rule, restraint, and duty.
Varāha Purāṇa 2.2.52 (Priyavrata’s yajñas)
FAQs
It situates the narrative in the primordial kalpa and introduces Svāyambhuva Manu, a foundational figure in Purāṇic historiography used to organize early genealogies and ethical paradigms.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on cosmogonic time (kalpa) and lineage (Manu and his sons).
The verse foregrounds dharma as an evaluative standard: exemplary rulers/figures are characterized as dharmavatsala—those devoted or inclined toward righteous conduct.
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