Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
राजोवाच मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्याहमुत्पन्नः सन्ततौ मुने ।
मन्वन्तराधिपं पुत्रं त्वत्प्रसादाद् वृणोम्यहम् ॥
rājovāca manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāham utpannaḥ santatau mune | manvantarādhipaṃ putraṃ tvatprasādād vṛṇomy aham ||
Nhà vua thưa: “Bạch hiền triết, trẫm sinh trong dòng dõi Svāyambhuva Manu. Nhờ ân huệ của ngài, trẫm cầu xin một người con trai sẽ làm Chúa tể của một Manvantara.”
FAQs
Ideal kingship seeks not merely personal gain but a role in sustaining dharma across ages; requesting a Manu-son is requesting responsibility for cosmic governance.
Manvantara is explicit: the narrative is directly about producing a Manu (the regent of an age-cycle) and situating him within Manu lineages.
A ‘Manu’ archetypically represents the law-giving mind (manas) that orders a world-cycle; the boon seeks a progeny embodying that ordering intelligence.