Shloka 52
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
लेखसंज्ञास्तथैवान्ये तत्र मन्वन्तरे द्विज ।
पञ्चमे च गणे देवास्तत्संज्ञा ह्यमृताशिनः ॥
lekhasaṃjñās tathaivānye tatra manvantare dvija / pañcame ca gaṇe devās tatsaṃjñā hy amṛtāśinaḥ
हे द्विज! तस्मिन् मन्वन्तरे लेखा इति केचनान्येऽपि प्रसिद्धाः आसन्। पञ्चमे गण एव देवाः तेनैव नाम्ना अभिधीयन्ते, अमृताशिनः—अमरत्वहेतवः।
FAQs
The verse underscores the Purāṇic vision of ordered cosmic administration: even divine beings are grouped and named according to function and era, reflecting a structured cosmos rather than randomness.
Manvantara: it supplies details about the divine groups within a specific Manu’s reign.
‘Amṛta-eaters’ symbolizes deathlessness and continuity of cosmic order; the repeated ‘saṃjñā’ (designation) hints that names encode roles—mantra-like labels for cosmic functions.