Shloka 2
Adhyaya 80 — Vaivasvata Manvantara: Enumeration of Manus and the Eighth Manu Sāvarṇi
अस्मिन् कल्पे सप्त येऽन्ये भविष्यन्ति महामुने ।
मनवस्तान् समाचक्ष्व ये च देवादयश्च ये ॥
asmin kalpe sapta ye 'nye bhaviṣyanti mahāmune |
manavas tān samācakṣva ye ca devādayaś ca ye ||
اے مہارشی، اس کلپ میں آئندہ جو دوسرے سات منو ہوں گے—ان کے بارے میں، اور ان سے وابستہ دیوتاؤں وغیرہ کے بارے میں مجھے بتائیے۔
FAQs
The Purāṇic horizon includes the future: dharma is portrayed as enduring through time by recurring frameworks (Manus, gods, sages), encouraging confidence in cosmic moral continuity.
Manvantara: explicit focus on enumerating future Manus and their associated divine/royal/sage administrations.
The ‘remaining seven’ implies a complete kalpa-cycle of governance; esoterically it reflects the idea that cosmic order is algorithmic—structured into repeatable epochs.