Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
हिरण्यलोमा वेदश्रीरूर्ध्वबाहुस्तथापरः ।
वेदबाहुः सुधामा च पर्जन्यश्च महामुनिः ॥
hiraṇyalomā vedaśrīr ūrdhvabāhus tathāparaḥ | vedabāhuḥ sudhāmā ca parjanyaś ca mahāmuniḥ ||
ஹிரண்யலோமா, வேதஸ்ரீ, மேலும் ஊர்த்வபாஹு; வேதபாஹு, சுதாமா மற்றும் மகரிஷி பர்ஜன்யன்—இவர்களும் அவர்களில் பெயரால் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டனர்।
Each manvantara is stabilized by ṛṣis: the tradition emphasizes that revelation and right conduct persist through appointed seers in every cosmic age.
Manvantara: the saptarṣi roster is one of the hallmark data-points for defining a manvantara.
The ‘seven seers’ motif represents the transmission channels of dharma; naming them concretizes the otherwise abstract continuity of sacred knowledge.