Shloka 112
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
ततस्तु मेरुसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मसुनुर्मनुः स्मृतः । ऋभुश्च ॠतुधामा च विष्वक्सेनो मनुस्तथा
tatastu merusāvarṇirbrahmasunurmanuḥ smṛtaḥ | ṛbhuśca ṝtudhāmā ca viṣvakseno manustathā
Kemudian Merusāvarṇi dikenang sebagai Manu, putera Brahmā; dan selepasnya Ṛbhu serta Ṛtudhāmā, dan demikian juga Viṣvaksena, turut dikenang sebagai para Manu.
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Concept: Cosmic administration proceeds through successive Manus; remembrance (smṛti) preserves the map of time.
Application: Cultivate ‘smṛti’—remembering principles and precedents; stable governance and personal discipline mirror cosmic succession.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Mount Meru rises like a jeweled pillar at the center of the worlds, encircled by concentric oceans and continents. Above its summit, a scroll of light displays the names Merusāvarṇi, Ṛbhu, Ṛtudhāmā, and Viṣvaksena as if etched into the sky, while Brahmā’s presence is hinted by a lotus-throne silhouette.","primary_figures":["Merusāvarṇi Manu","Brahmā (implied)","Ṛbhu","Ṛtudhāmā","Viṣvaksena Manu"],"setting":"Cosmic panorama centered on Mount Meru with layered world-rings and celestial airways.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["jewel green","sunrise gold","lapis blue","coral red","silver white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: towering Mount Meru rendered as a gem-studded golden pillar; miniature Manu-figures in medallions around the mountain; Brahmā’s lotus-throne above with heavy gold leaf; ornate arch with conch and discus motifs; rich reds/greens and embossed halos.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Meru landscape with cool blues and greens, delicate ringed oceans, fine cloud bands; small refined figures labeled with names; subtle celestial script in the sky; gentle gradients and poetic scale shifts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Meru as a central triangular form with bold outlines; concentric world-rings as patterned bands; Manu figures frontal with characteristic eyes; strong ochre-red-green palette and decorative lotus borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Meru as a central lotus-mandala; names of Manus integrated into floral cartouches; peacocks and lotuses in the border; deep blue ground with gold highlights; Vaishnava emblems framing the cosmic axis."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","distant conch shell","wind over mountain heights"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततस्तु = ततः + तु; मेरुसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मसुनुर्मनुः = मेरुसावर्णिः + ब्रह्मसुनुः + मनुः (visarga sandhi: ः + ब → र्ब; final -ः before म retained in writing as separate pada). ऋभुश्च = ऋभुः + च.
FAQs
It enumerates specific Manus (cosmic progenitors) in sequence, presenting a genealogical-cosmological listing typical of creation-focused sections.
It frames Merusāvarṇi’s authority as Manu through lineage—linking him directly to Brahmā, the creator figure, which is a common Purāṇic way of legitimizing cosmic offices.
The implied lesson is continuity of dharma across cycles of time: different Manus preside over different eras, yet the moral-cosmic order is maintained through successive stewardship.