THE DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT THE MANU DYNASTY AND THE PENANCE OF KARDAMA AND BHAGAVAN GRANTING HIM THE BOONS
In response to the queries by Vidura, Maitreya Maharishi explains in this chapter about the King Swayambhuva Manu, his greatness and valour in sustaining the righteousness in the world.
The main emphasis is the penance which Kardama saint undertook in order to get the boon from Shri Maha Vishnu to attain for him a suitable wife matching his qualities and personality.
The visualization of Shri Maha Vishnu by Kardama saint and the conversations between them are splendidly explained. The Bhagavan tells Kardama saint that everything has been ordained by Him only and his penance included. He tells him that, the day after tomorrow, the King Manu along with his wife Satarupa and daughter Devahuti shall be reaching his hermitage in order to give Devahuti in marriage to him.
The Lord also tells Kardama that He Himself shall manifest through Kardama and Satarupa (in the form of Kapila) to create and propagate Sāṅkhya philosophy.
Accordingly, the team arrives at the hermitage of Kardama saint.
The detailed descriptions of the natural beauty of the place in which hermitage of Kardama is situated known as Bindusaras which is surrounded by the waters of Saraswati river are worth reading.
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