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 ||
国王说道：“圣者，我生于自生摩奴（Svāyambhuva Manu）之族系。承蒙垂恩，我祈求一子，愿其成为一劫期（Manvantara）之主宰。”
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.