Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
सुमेधा विरजाश्चैव हविष्मानुन्नतो मधुः ।
अतिनामा सहिष्णुश्च सप्तासन्निति चर्षयः ॥
sumedhā virajāś caiva haviṣmān unnato madhuḥ / atināmā sahiṣṇuś ca saptāsann iti carṣayaḥ
苏美陀(Sumedhā)、毗罗阇(Virajā)、哈维什曼(Haviṣmān)、乌那塔(Unnata)、摩度(Madhu)、阿提那摩(Atināmā)与萨希什努(Sahiṣṇu)——此七位为圣仙(ṛṣi)。
The stability of the world-age is anchored by ṛṣis—embodiments of tapas, memory, and dharma—who transmit knowledge and regulate sacred order.
Manvantara: standard manvantara-description includes Manu, Devas, Indra, and Saptarṣis.
Seven seers can be read as seven ‘channels’ of revelation sustaining a cycle; their names emphasize qualities (purity, endurance, elevation) as archetypes of spiritual governance.