Shloka 23
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्देवः पत्नित्वे जगृहे विभुः / तस्माच्च पुरुषाद्देवी शतरूपा व्यजायत
svāyambhuvo manurdevaḥ patnitve jagṛhe vibhuḥ / tasmācca puruṣāddevī śatarūpā vyajāyata
Đức Svāyambhuva Manu, bậc thần thánh đầy uy lực, đã nhận nàng làm vợ. Và từ Puruṣa ấy, nữ thần Śatarūpā được sinh ra.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Gṛhastha-saṃskāra and lawful union as the channel for progeny and social continuity; the narrative encodes archetypal origins of human society.
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa unfolding through dharmic relations; the cosmic becomes social order via sanctioned bonds.
Application: Treat marriage and family duties as dharma-bearing institutions; prioritize mutual responsibility and lineage continuity through ethical conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Svāyambhuva Manu–Śatarūpā narrative continuation)
FAQs
This verse highlights Manu as the primordial progenitor who establishes human lineage and social order by entering the institution of marriage, anchoring creation in dharmic succession.
Indirectly: by placing human life within a sacred origin-story, it frames embodied existence as part of a divinely ordered creation, which later sections connect to karma, dharma, and post-death outcomes.
See family life and ethical responsibility as dharma-based stewardship of lineage—conduct (ācāra) and duty (kartavya) become meaningful within a sacred cosmological framework.