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 ||
チャーヤーとサンジュニャーから生まれた長子は、心において先のマヌに等しかった。ゆえにラヴィ（太陽神）のその子は「サーヴァルニ（Sāvarṇi）」の称号を得た。
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.