Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti
स्वायंभुवो मनुः पूर्वं ततः स्वारोचिषस्तथा । उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चाक्षुषस्तथा ॥ २० ॥
svāyaṃbhuvo manuḥ pūrvaṃ tataḥ svārociṣastathā | uttamastāmasaścaiva raivataścākṣuṣastathā || 20 ||
Mula-mula datanglah Manu Svāyambhuva; sesudahnya, demikian juga, datanglah Svārociṣa. Kemudian menyusul Uttama dan Tāmasa, serta Raivata dan Cākṣuṣa pula.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It situates dharma and human history within the larger Manvantara framework, reminding the seeker that cosmic order unfolds through successive Manus who establish and renew righteous governance for each age-cycle.
Indirectly, it provides the cosmological context in which bhakti traditions arise and are preserved across Manvantaras; devotion is portrayed as timeless, continuing through changing administrations of the cosmos.
This verse primarily reflects Purāṇic anukrama (ordered listing) and time-reckoning; it supports traditional Jyotiṣa-style cosmic chronology used to contextualize eras and lineages, though it does not teach a specific Vedāṅga technique by itself.