Shloka 2
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
योऽसौ सत्यव्रतो नाम राजर्षिर्द्रविडेश्वर: । ज्ञानं योऽतीतकल्पान्ते लेभे पुरुषसेवया ॥ २ ॥ स वै विवस्वत: पुत्रो मनुरासीदिति श्रुतम् । त्वत्तस्तस्य सुता:प्रोक्ता इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा नृपा: ॥ ३ ॥
yo ’sau satyavrato nāma rājarṣir draviḍeśvaraḥ jñānaṁ yo ’tīta-kalpānte lebhe puruṣa-sevayā
ສັດຕະຍະວຣະຕະ ຣາຊະຣິຊີແຫ່ງດຣາວິດເທດ ໄດ້ຮັບປັນຍາທາງວິນຍານໃນທ້າຍກັລປະກ່ອນ ໂດຍການຮັບໃຊ້ພຣະປຸຣຸໂສຕຕະມະ। ຕໍ່ມາເຂົາໄດ້ເປັນໄວວັສວະຕະມະນຸ ບຸດຂອງວິວັສວານ ໃນມັນວັນຕະຣາຖັດໄປ—ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຍິນຈາກທ່ານ. ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກໍເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ກະສັດເຊັ່ນ ອິກຊະວາກຸ ເປັນບຸດຂອງເຂົາ ດັ່ງທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ອະທິບາຍແລ້ວ.
FAQs
This verse states that Satyavrata attained transcendental knowledge specifically through puruṣa-sevā—devotional service to the Supreme Person—showing bhakti as a direct means to realized wisdom.
Satyavrata is the royal sage who later becomes known as Vaivasvata Manu; he is important because he stands at the beginning of the prominent human dynasty described in Canto 9.
Cultivate steady service to God—such as hearing scripture, chanting, worship, and selfless duty—so that spiritual understanding matures from practice rather than theory alone.