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Chapter 10
maharsayah sapta purve catvero manavastatha
madbhava manasa jata yesam Ioka imah prajah
The seven great seers, the more ancient four Sanaka etc., and fourteen Manus, who are all devoted to Me, are born of My will and all the creatures forming the world, have come forth from them. 6
Comment:-
[In the previous verses, the Lord mentioned His twenty glories, in the forth of feelings. Now in this verse, He mentions His twenty-five divine glories, in the form of persons, who are administrators, of the entire creation.]
Maharsayah sapta:- The seven great seers, are those who possess seven qualities—they are long lived, they have revealed sacred formulas, they are glorious, they possess divine vision, they are learned, they have realized righteousness, and they are inventors of 'Gotras' (sub-castes). These seven seers are—Marici, Angira, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, (Kratu and Vasistha. They know Vedas, and are reputed as annotators of the Vedas. They are administrators. of creation and are appointed to help Brahma, the creator, in his work.
Purve catvarah:- Sanaka, Sanandana, Santana and Sanatkumzra, were the first to be born, of the mind of Brahma, after he did penance. They are manifestations of the Lord. They always remain, children of five years. They wander in the three worlds, to promulgate devotion, knowledge (wisdom) and dispassion. They always utter the words 'Han Saranam' (Refuge in the Lord). They love divine discourses, and so one of them holds divine discourses and the other three, listen to him.
Manavastatha:-In a day of Brahma, which consists of 43,20,000,000 years of mortals, there are fourteen Manus. They are Svayambhuva, Svarocisa, Uttama, Tamasa, Raivata, Caksusa, Vaivasvata, Savami, Daksasavami, Brahmasavami, Dharmasavaeni, Rudrasavarni, Devasavami and Indrasavarni.[1] They are creators and activators of the world, by carrying out Brahma's orders.
Manasa jatah:- They are born of the mind of Brahma, in order to create the universe. So they can be called, Brahma's sons. They can also be called the Lord's sons, because the Lord manifested Himself as Brahma, in order to create the world. The whole creation, is the product of the Lord's mind.
Madbhava:- They are all devoted to the Lord.
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