Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 73, Shloka 15
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
वियोनिजन्मनो यस्य यशसा द्योतितं जगत् ।
जन्म तस्य मनोर् ब्रह्मन् ! श्रूयतां गदतो मम ॥
viyonijanmano yasya yaśasā dyotitaṃ jagat | janma tasya manor brahman! śrūyatāṃ gadato mama ||
ಓ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ, ನಾನು ಹೇಳುವಂತೆ ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಕೇಳು—ಅಯೋನಿಜನಾದ ಆ ಮನುವಿನ ಜನನ; ಅವನ ಕೀರ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಜಗತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಯಿತು।
FAQs
Great offices may arise through extraordinary providence; the text frames exemplary rulers as those whose renown ‘illumines’ the world—i.e., whose conduct becomes a standard for others.
Manvantara (and Vaṃśānucarita in anticipation): it introduces the origin story of the next Manu, typically followed by his era’s lineages and events.
Non-womb birth (viyoni) often symbolizes emergence from pure principle rather than ordinary causation—authority grounded in dharma/tejas rather than biological contingency.