Shloka 55
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्नप्रमुखाः सुमहाबलाः ।
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्राः पृथिवीपतयोऽभवन् ॥
ūru-puru-śatadyumnapramukhāḥ sumahābalāḥ / cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putrāḥ pṛthivīpatayo 'bhavan
ឧរុ ពុរុ និង សតദ്യុម្ន និងអ្នកដទៃទៀត—មានអំណាចខ្លាំងណាស់—ជាព្រះរាជបុត្ររបស់ ចាក្សុṣ មនុ ហើយពួកគេបានក្លាយជាម្ចាស់ផែនដី (ស្តេច)។
FAQs
Kingship is presented as an extension of cosmic order: Manu’s line produces rulers who are expected to stabilize dharma on earth.
Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: genealogical succession and the deeds/status of descendants; also embedded within Manvantara narration.
The transition from Manu (cosmic lawgiver) to ‘pṛthivīpati’ (earth-lord) symbolizes descent of celestial law into terrestrial governance.