Shloka 15
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
तस्माच्च पुरुषात् पुत्रौ शतरूपा व्यजायत ।
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः ॥
tasmāc ca puruṣāt putrau śatarūpā vyajāyata | priyavratottānapādau prakhyātāv ātmakarmabhiḥ ||
ആ പുരുഷനിൽ നിന്ന് ശതരൂപാ രണ്ടു പുത്രന്മാരെ പ്രസവിച്ചു—പ്രിയവ്രതനും ഉത്താനപാദനും—ഇരുവരും തങ്ങളുടെ കർമങ്ങളാൽ പ്രസിദ്ധരായിരുന്നു।
FAQs
Fame is tied to ātma-karma—one’s own actions—underscoring the Purāṇic ethic that lineage is significant, but character and deeds remain decisive.
Vaṃśa (lineages): explicit naming of progeny foundational to later royal genealogies; also Manvantara as these lines populate the Manu’s age.
The pairing of two sons can symbolize bifurcation of governance—expansion and stabilization—often mirrored in Purāṇic royal archetypes.