Shloka 35
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
तस्य वैवस्वतस्याहं मनोः सप्तममन्तरम् ।
कथयामि सुतान्भूपानृषीन्देवान्सुराधिपम् ॥
tasya vaivasvatas yāhaṃ manoḥ saptamam antaram | kathayāmi sutān bhūpān ṛṣīn devān surādhipam ||
Ngayon ay isasalaysay ko ang ikapitong Manvantara ni Vaivasvata Manu—ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki, ang mga hari, ang mga ṛṣi, ang mga diyos, at ang panginoon ng mga diyos (Indra).
FAQs
The verse signals a Purāṇic method: dharma is taught through structured remembrance—lists of rulers, sages, and gods—showing that cosmic and social orders mirror each other.
Manvantara: it explicitly introduces the seventh Manvantara’s roster (devas, ṛṣis, Indra, kings), a classic Purāṇic manvantara-description unit.
The ‘catalog’ form itself is esoteric pedagogy: it trains the mind to see time as patterned cycles rather than linear chaos, supporting a contemplative grasp of cosmic rhythm.