Shloka 89
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
वसिष्ठस्य सुताः सप्त ये प्रजापतयस्तदा । द्वितीयमेतत्कथितं मन्वंतरमतः परं
vasiṣṭhasya sutāḥ sapta ye prajāpatayastadā | dvitīyametatkathitaṃ manvaṃtaramataḥ paraṃ
پھر وَسِشٹھ کے سات بیٹے ہوئے، جو اُس وقت پرجاپتی بنے۔ یوں دوسرا منونتر بیان ہوا؛ اس کے بعد روایت آگے بڑھتی ہے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; specific interlocutors not identifiable from this single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रजापतयस्तदा → प्रजापतयः तदा; द्वितीयमेतत् → द्वितीयम् एतत्; मन्वंतरम् → मन्वन्तरम्
FAQs
The verse states that Vasiṣṭha had seven sons who functioned as Prajāpatis (progenitor figures). It does not list their individual names in this line; their identification would depend on adjacent verses or parallel Purāṇic genealogies.
A Manvantara is a cosmic epoch governed by a Manu, used by Purāṇas to structure creation-history across vast time cycles. In the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, it helps organize genealogies of sages and progenitors within a chronological framework.
It marks a transition: it concludes the description of the second Manvantara and signals that the narrative will proceed to the next section, while highlighting Vasiṣṭha’s lineage as creators/progenitors (Prajāpatis).