A. Royden D'souza

Cākṣuṣa did not come from the line of Priyavrata, unlike the previous Manus. He came from the lineage of the Cakṣus, a race of semi-divine visionaries who were said to be born of the eye of Brahmā, hence the name.

In the line of the first Manu, Svāyambhuva, there was a son named Priyavrata. Priyavrata had a brother—Uttānapāda, father of the famous king Dhruva. From this same lineage emerged a child destined to become the next Manu. Uttama Manu.