Shloka 27
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
ततः पूर्वसुतो योऽस्याः सोऽभूद्वैवस्वतो मनुः ।
द्वितीयश्च यमः शापाद्धर्मदृष्टिरभूत् सुतः ॥
tataḥ pūrvasuto yo 'syāḥ so 'bhūd vaivasvato manuḥ / dvitīyaś ca yamaḥ śāpād dharmadṛṣṭir abhūt sutaḥ
Então, o filho dela nascido primeiro tornou-se Vaivasvata Manu; e o segundo foi Yama. Mas, por causa de uma maldição, (outro) filho tornou-se Dharma-dṛṣṭi, “aquele que vê o dharma”.
FAQs
Cosmic offices (Manu as lawgiver, Yama as judge) are grounded in lineage and merit, yet narratives also stress accountability: curses represent moral causality shaping destinies.
Manvantara + Vaṃśa: it directly names the Manu of the Vaivasvata period and links him to the Solar genealogy.
Manu and Yama can be read as complementary principles: governance of life (social order) and governance of death (ethical reckoning). ‘Dharma-dṛṣṭi’ symbolizes conscience awakened through karmic pressure.