Shloka 5
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
मनो: प्रजापते राजन्निक्ष्वाकुरभवत् सुतः । तस्य पुत्रशतं जज्ञे नपते: सूर्यवर्चस:
manoḥ prajāpate rājann ikṣvākur abhavat sutaḥ | tasya putraśataṁ jajñe nṛpate sūryavarcasaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “O hari, mula kay Manu, ang Prajāpati, ay isinilang ang isang anak na nagngangalang Ikṣvāku. At kay Ikṣvāku—O panginoon ng mga tao, maningning na gaya ng araw—ay isinilang ang sandaang anak na lalaki.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous kingship as rooted in sacred ancestry: a king’s legitimacy and duty (dharma) are strengthened by continuity from a progenitor (Manu/Prajāpati) and by the flourishing of progeny, implying responsibility toward lineage, subjects, and moral order.
Bhīṣma recounts a genealogical origin: Manu (called Prajāpati) has a son Ikṣvāku, and Ikṣvāku—described as sun-radiant—fathers a hundred sons, establishing the expansion of a royal line.