Shloka 16
Adhyaya 73 — The Uttama Manvantara: Classes of Devas, Indra Sushanti, and the Royal Lineage
अतीन्द्रियमशेषाणां मनूनाञ्चरितं तथा ।
तथा जन्मापि विज्ञेयं प्रभावश्च महात्मनाम् ॥
atīndriyam aśeṣāṇāṃ manūnāṃ caritaṃ tathā / tathā janmāpi vijñeyaṃ prabhāvaś ca mahātmanām
As façanhas de todos os Manus estão além do alcance dos sentidos. Do mesmo modo, deve-se compreender os nascimentos e o poder extraordinário (influência) dos seres de grande alma.
FAQs
Purāṇic history is not merely empirical record; it conveys dharma through exemplary lives. The verse cautions that the full scope of cosmic administrators (Manus) and the true stature of mahātmas cannot be measured by ordinary perception; they are to be grasped through śāstra, tradition, and their dharmic outcomes.
Primarily Manvantara (accounts of Manus and their periods) and, secondarily, Vaṃśānucarita (dynastic/biographical narratives of eminent figures).
‘Beyond the senses’ suggests that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) operates through subtle causality: merit, tapas, and divine ordinance. The ‘birth’ of a mahātma is read as a manifestation of accumulated tapas and divine purpose, not merely biological origin.