Shloka 95
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
तथैव जन्यधामानौ मुनयः सप्त नामतः । साध्या देवगणा ये च कथितास्तामसेंतरे
tathaiva janyadhāmānau munayaḥ sapta nāmataḥ | sādhyā devagaṇā ye ca kathitāstāmaseṃtare
അതുപോലെ സൃഷ്ടിയുടെ ജനക-ധാമസ്വരൂപങ്ങളായ ഏഴ് മുനികൾ നാമതഃ പ്രസിദ്ധർ; താമസ മന്വന്തരത്തിൽ ‘സാധ്യ’ എന്ന ദേവഗണങ്ങളും വിവരണപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
Unknown (narrative voice; speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: Sages and divine hosts sustain creation through progeny, guidance, and orderly function; spiritual authority is service to continuity.
Application: Honor elders/teachers and support community continuity; treat family and social duties as sacred stewardship when aligned with dharma.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft bell","hushed choir-like hum","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथैव = तथा + एव; कथितास्तामसेṃतरे = कथिताः + तामसे + अन्तरे (अः + त → स्; अन्तरे → ṃतरे in IAST due to anusvāra/phonetic assimilation in transmission).
FAQs
They are the Sapta Munis (Sapta Ṛṣis), a canonical group of seven great seers who function as key progenitors and preservers of sacred knowledge in each Manvantara.
The Sādhyas are a recognized class of divine beings (deva-gaṇa) frequently listed among celestial groups; texts enumerate them differently across cycles, and this verse notes their description in the Tāmāsa Manvantara.
It underscores Purāṇic continuity: cosmic order is maintained through named lineages of sages and divine groups across repeating cycles (Manvantaras), reinforcing the idea of dharma as an enduring structure within creation.