*SKANDHA VIII. CHAP. 1.*
Svarochisha is the 2nd Manu. (Svarochisha = Self refulgent). He is the
son of Agni; Dyumat, Sushena, Rochishmat and others are the sons of this
Manu. (Dyumat and Rochishmat also mean bright, refulgent). Rochana was
the Indra (Rochana = bright illuminating). Tushita and others were the
Devas. Urjastambha and others were the seven Rishis well versed in
Brahma Vidya.
There was one Rishi named Veda Siras. His wife was Tushita. He had by
her _Vibhu_, the Avatara of this Manvantara. Vibhu took the vow of
Brahmacharya and never married. 80,000 Rishis learned his Vrata.
(The Second Manvantara is in Theosophical language the second ascending
half of the 1st round. The spiritual character of this Manvantara is
manifest from the use of words meaning "bright," "refulgent." The
Avatara is Vibhu or All-pervading. The vow of Vibhu also denotes
spirituality. Agni also, the father of the Manu, is almost a name for
spirituality).