Shloka 66
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
राजोवाच मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्याहमुत्पन्नः सन्ततौ मुने ।
मन्वन्तराधिपं पुत्रं त्वत्प्रसादाद् वृणोम्यहम् ॥
rājovāca manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāham utpannaḥ santatau mune | manvantarādhipaṃ putraṃ tvatprasādād vṛṇomy aham ||
ରାଜା କହିଲେ— “ଭଗବନ୍, ମୁଁ ସ୍ୱାୟମ୍ଭୁବ ମନୁଙ୍କ ବଂଶରେ ଜନ୍ମିତ। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପ୍ରସାଦରେ ଏକ ମନ୍ୱନ୍ତରର ଅଧିପତି ହେବା ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ମୁଁ ଯାଚନା କରୁଛି।”
FAQs
Ideal kingship seeks not merely personal gain but a role in sustaining dharma across ages; requesting a Manu-son is requesting responsibility for cosmic governance.
Manvantara is explicit: the narrative is directly about producing a Manu (the regent of an age-cycle) and situating him within Manu lineages.
A ‘Manu’ archetypically represents the law-giving mind (manas) that orders a world-cycle; the boon seeks a progeny embodying that ordering intelligence.