Shloka 52
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
लेखसंज्ञास्तथैवान्ये तत्र मन्वन्तरे द्विज ।
पञ्चमे च गणे देवास्तत्संज्ञा ह्यमृताशिनः ॥
lekhasaṃjñās tathaivānye tatra manvantare dvija / pañcame ca gaṇe devās tatsaṃjñā hy amṛtāśinaḥ
ಹೇ ದ್ವಿಜನೇ! ಆ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಲೇಖ’ರೆಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಇತರರೂ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಐದನೇ ಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಅದೇ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರು; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವರು ಅಮೃತಭೋಜಿಗಳು—ಅಮರರು.
FAQs
The verse underscores the Purāṇic vision of ordered cosmic administration: even divine beings are grouped and named according to function and era, reflecting a structured cosmos rather than randomness.
Manvantara: it supplies details about the divine groups within a specific Manu’s reign.
‘Amṛta-eaters’ symbolizes deathlessness and continuity of cosmic order; the repeated ‘saṃjñā’ (designation) hints that names encode roles—mantra-like labels for cosmic functions.