Shloka 55
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
ऊरु-पुरु-शतद्युम्नप्रमुखाः सुमहाबलाः ।
चाक्षुषस्य मनोः पुत्राः पृथिवीपतयोऽभवन् ॥
ūru-puru-śatadyumnapramukhāḥ sumahābalāḥ / cākṣuṣasya manoḥ putrāḥ pṛthivīpatayo 'bhavan
उरु, पुरु आणि शतद्युम्न इत्यादी अत्यंत पराक्रमी चाक्षुष मनूचे पुत्र होते, आणि ते पृथ्वीचे अधिपती (राजे) झाले.
FAQs
Kingship is presented as an extension of cosmic order: Manu’s line produces rulers who are expected to stabilize dharma on earth.
Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: genealogical succession and the deeds/status of descendants; also embedded within Manvantara narration.
The transition from Manu (cosmic lawgiver) to ‘pṛthivīpati’ (earth-lord) symbolizes descent of celestial law into terrestrial governance.