Shloka 3
Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas
Manvantara Genealogy
तुषिता नाम तेऽन्योन्यमूचुर्वैवस्वतेंतरे । उपस्थिते सुयशसश्चाक्षुषस्यांतरे मनोः
tuṣitā nāma te'nyonyamūcurvaivasvateṃtare | upasthite suyaśasaścākṣuṣasyāṃtare manoḥ
Then the deities known as the Tuṣitas spoke among themselves: “In the Vaivasvata Manvantara, when the virtuous and renowned Manu of the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara had come to be present again in the divine assembly…”
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)
Cosmic Event: inter-manvantara continuity (Tuṣitas recalling Vaivasvata while referencing Cākṣuṣa Manu’s period)
FAQs
It situates the narrative within Manvantara-time, reminding the seeker that dharma and the Lord’s governance operate across vast cosmic cycles; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that liberation depends on turning to Pati (Śiva) beyond changing ages.
Though this verse is primarily cosmological, it frames the continuity of divine order in which Saguna worship—such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā—remains a steady means for beings to approach Śiva across different Manvantaras.
A practical takeaway is steadiness in daily Śiva-upāsanā regardless of changing circumstances—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple liṅga-abhisheka as consistent disciplines across time.