Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
राजोवाच मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्याहमुत्पन्नः सन्ततौ मुने ।
मन्वन्तराधिपं पुत्रं त्वत्प्रसादाद् वृणोम्यहम् ॥
rājovāca manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāham utpannaḥ santatau mune | manvantarādhipaṃ putraṃ tvatprasādād vṛṇomy aham ||
राजा बोला— “भगवन्, मैं स्वायम्भुव मनु के वंश में उत्पन्न हूँ। आपकी कृपा से मैं ऐसे पुत्र की याचना करता हूँ जो एक मन्वन्तर का अधिपति हो।”
FAQs
Ideal kingship seeks not merely personal gain but a role in sustaining dharma across ages; requesting a Manu-son is requesting responsibility for cosmic governance.
Manvantara is explicit: the narrative is directly about producing a Manu (the regent of an age-cycle) and situating him within Manu lineages.
A ‘Manu’ archetypically represents the law-giving mind (manas) that orders a world-cycle; the boon seeks a progeny embodying that ordering intelligence.