Shloka 35

Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas

Sanskrit

कुरुस्तु सप्तमस्तेषां भद्राश्वश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः ।

नवमः केतुमालश्च तन्नाम्ना वर्षसंस्थितिः ॥

Transliteration

kurus tu saptamas teṣāṃ bhadrāśvaś cāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ /

navamaḥ ketumālaś ca tan-nāmnā varṣasaṃsthitiḥ

Translation

ในหมู่พวกนั้น กุรุเป็นองค์ที่เจ็ด; ภัทราศวะถูกจดจำว่าเป็นองค์ที่แปด. องค์ที่เก้าคือ เกตุมาละ และแคว้น (วรรษะ) นั้นก็ตั้งมั่นด้วยนามเดียวกันนั้นเอง.

Word by Word

कुरुःKuru (name)

तुbut/indeed

सप्तमःseventh

तेषाम्of them

भद्राश्वःBhadrāśva (name)

चand

अष्टमःeighth

स्मृतःis said/remembered

नवमःninth

केतुमालःKetumāla (name)

चand

तत्by that

नाम्नाby the name

वर्षसंस्थितिःthe arrangement/settlement of the region (varṣa)

Speakers

Narrative voice (frame-speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Key Themes

GenealogyEponymySacred Geography

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Naming regions after progenitors reinforces a dharmic model of belonging: territory is not anonymous matter but a lived inheritance tied to duty and reputation.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

‘Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita’ (lineages) integrated with ‘Sthāna’ (regional order).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘varṣa established by name’ points to nāma-rūpa: name and form co-arise, implying that cosmic order is stabilized through intelligible designation.