Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 15
Dhruva-vaṁśa Continuation: Utkala’s Renunciation, Aṅga’s Sacrifice, and the Birth of Vena
Prelude to Pṛthu
स चक्षु: सुतमाकूत्यां पत्न्यां मनुमवाप ह । मनोरसूत महिषी विरजान्नड्वला सुतान् ॥ १५ ॥ पुरुं कुत्सं त्रितं द्युम्नं सत्यवन्तमृतं व्रतम् । अग्निष्टोममतीरात्रं प्रद्युम्नं शिबिमुल्मुकम् ॥ १६ ॥
sa cakṣuḥ sutam ākūtyāṁ patnyāṁ manum avāpa ha manor asūta mahiṣī virajān naḍvalā sutān
सर्वतेजाच्या पत्नी आकूतीपासून चाक्षुष नावाचा पुत्र झाला; मन्वंतराच्या शेवटी तो सहावा मनु झाला. चाक्षुष मनूची महिषी नड्वला (विरजा) हिने हे निर्दोष पुत्र जन्मास घातले—पुरु, कुत्स, त्रित, द्युम्न, सत्यवान, ऋत, व्रत, अग्निष्टोम, अतीरात्र, प्रद्युम्न, शिबि आणि उल्मुक.
FAQs
It states that King Cakṣu, through his wife Ākūti, had a son named Manu, continuing the dynastic line described in Canto 4.
Because the Bhagavatam preserves sacred dynasties connected to dharma and devotion, showing how divine order and saintly kings appear through specific lineages.
They remind readers that family life and social roles can be aligned with dharma, and that spiritual responsibility can be carried forward across generations.