Shloka 112
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
ततस्तु मेरुसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मसुनुर्मनुः स्मृतः । ऋभुश्च ॠतुधामा च विष्वक्सेनो मनुस्तथा
tatastu merusāvarṇirbrahmasunurmanuḥ smṛtaḥ | ṛbhuśca ṝtudhāmā ca viṣvakseno manustathā
پھر میروساؤرنی کو برہما کا پُتر، منو کے طور پر یاد کیا جاتا ہے؛ اور اس کے بعد رِبھُو اور رِتُدھاما، اور اسی طرح وِشوَکسین بھی منو کہلاتے ہیں۔
Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Concept: Cosmic administration proceeds through successive Manus; remembrance (smṛti) preserves the map of time.
Application: Cultivate ‘smṛti’—remembering principles and precedents; stable governance and personal discipline mirror cosmic succession.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Mount Meru rises like a jeweled pillar at the center of the worlds, encircled by concentric oceans and continents. Above its summit, a scroll of light displays the names Merusāvarṇi, Ṛbhu, Ṛtudhāmā, and Viṣvaksena as if etched into the sky, while Brahmā’s presence is hinted by a lotus-throne silhouette.","primary_figures":["Merusāvarṇi Manu","Brahmā (implied)","Ṛbhu","Ṛtudhāmā","Viṣvaksena Manu"],"setting":"Cosmic panorama centered on Mount Meru with layered world-rings and celestial airways.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["jewel green","sunrise gold","lapis blue","coral red","silver white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: towering Mount Meru rendered as a gem-studded golden pillar; miniature Manu-figures in medallions around the mountain; Brahmā’s lotus-throne above with heavy gold leaf; ornate arch with conch and discus motifs; rich reds/greens and embossed halos.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical Meru landscape with cool blues and greens, delicate ringed oceans, fine cloud bands; small refined figures labeled with names; subtle celestial script in the sky; gentle gradients and poetic scale shifts.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized Meru as a central triangular form with bold outlines; concentric world-rings as patterned bands; Manu figures frontal with characteristic eyes; strong ochre-red-green palette and decorative lotus borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Meru as a central lotus-mandala; names of Manus integrated into floral cartouches; peacocks and lotuses in the border; deep blue ground with gold highlights; Vaishnava emblems framing the cosmic axis."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","distant conch shell","wind over mountain heights"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततस्तु = ततः + तु; मेरुसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मसुनुर्मनुः = मेरुसावर्णिः + ब्रह्मसुनुः + मनुः (visarga sandhi: ः + ब → र्ब; final -ः before म retained in writing as separate pada). ऋभुश्च = ऋभुः + च.
FAQs
It enumerates specific Manus (cosmic progenitors) in sequence, presenting a genealogical-cosmological listing typical of creation-focused sections.
It frames Merusāvarṇi’s authority as Manu through lineage—linking him directly to Brahmā, the creator figure, which is a common Purāṇic way of legitimizing cosmic offices.
The implied lesson is continuity of dharma across cycles of time: different Manus preside over different eras, yet the moral-cosmic order is maintained through successive stewardship.