Shloka 10
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
यच्च तेषामभूत् क्षेत्रं तत्पुत्राणां महात्मनाम् ।
मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासन् दश पुत्रास्तु तत्समाः ॥
yacca teṣām abhūt kṣetraṃ tatputrāṇāṃ mahātmanām |
manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāsan daśa putrās tu tatsamāḥ ||
Bất cứ lãnh thổ (kṣetra) nào thuộc về những người con đại hồn ấy, thì cũng có mười người con của Manu Svāyambhuva, vóc dáng ngang bằng với họ.
FAQs
Legitimate rule is presented as orderly succession: territories and authority are transmitted through righteous lineages, emphasizing continuity of dharma through progeny and governance.
Primarily Manvantara (accounts of Manus and their lines) and Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita (dynastic genealogy and the deeds/standing of descendants).
‘Kṣetra’ can be read symbolically as the field of embodied experience (dharma-kṣetra): the text frames cosmic order as mirrored in social/political order—inheritance of duty as much as inheritance of land.