Manutva
Manutva · manu-tva, “the state of a Manu”
Grammar: neuter noun; manu with -tva (the state of): “the state of being a Manu“.
Meaning: the rank of a Manu, the ruler of a manvantara.
In the scriptures: in the Durgā Upākhyāna, King Suratha and the vaiśya Samādhi together did the pūjā of Devī Durgā, who is Vishṇumāyā. Samādhi attained mukti. Suratha did the pūjā of the eternal Durgā Devī and gained his kingdom and mukti; in the end he became a Manu (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 61). Suratha did her pūjā and obtained his kingdom, supreme aiśvarya and Manu-hood (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 62). Then Durgā Devī, the Mūlaprakṛti, appeared to them. She gave the king his kingdom, his other wishes and Manu-hood; to the desireless vaiśya she gave jñāna, most rare, the jñāna that Śrī Kṛshṇa Paramātmā had once given to Śaṅkara (Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapter 63).
Related terms: Manu · Manvantara · Suratha · Durgā · Aiśvarya
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Prakṛti Khaṇḍa, Chapters 61–63