सावर्णिः सूर्यतनयो यो मनुः कथ्यतेऽष्टमः । निशामय तदुत्पत्तिं विस्तराद् गदतो मम ॥ २ ॥
sāvarṇiḥ sūryatanayo yo manuḥ kathyate’ṣhṭamaḥ niśhāmaya tadutpattiṁ vistarād gadato mama
Translation
Savarni, son of the Sun, is called the eighth Manu. Listen as I tell you in full how he came to be.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
सूर्य के पुत्र सावर्णि, जो आठवें मनु कहे जाते हैं, उनकी उत्पत्ति की कथा मैं विस्तार से कहता हूँ, सुनो।
Commentary
The Durga Saptashati (also called Devi Mahatmya or Chandi Path) forms chapters 81–93 of the Markandeya Purana in commonly printed editions, told by the sage Markandeya to his disciple. It opens with a question of cosmic history: how did Savarni become the Manu, the ruler of a whole world-age? The answer, told over thirteen chapters, is the grace of the Devi.