Shloka 53
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
शतं क्रतूनामाहृत्य यस्तेषामधिपोऽभवत् ।
मनोजवस्तथैवेन्द्रः संख्यातो यज्ञभागभुक् ॥
śataṃ kratūnām āhṛtya yas teṣām adhipo 'bhavat / manojavas tathaivendraḥ saṃkhyāto yajñabhāgabhuk
Nang maisakatuparan niya ang sandaang paghahandog (yajña), siya’y naging panginoon nila. Ang Indra na iyon ay nakilala bilang Manojava, ang tumatanggap at tumatamasa ng bahagi ng handog sa sakripisyo.
FAQs
Purāṇic authority is tied to dharmic merit: the ‘hundred sacrifices’ motif links sovereignty to sustained ritual order and responsibility, not mere power.
Manvantara: it enumerates the Indra of a given manvantara and his defining mark.
Indra as ‘yajña-bhāga-bhuk’ reflects the principle that offerings sustain cosmic reciprocity; ‘Manojava’ suggests the subtle speed of divine governance—mind-like immediacy.