Shloka 14

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

ऊर्जस्तंभः परस्तंभ ऋषभो वसुमां स्तथा । ज्योतिष्मान्द्युतिमांश्चैव रोचिष्मान्सप्तमस्तथा

Transliteration

ūrjastaṃbhaḥ parastaṃbha ṛṣabho vasumāṃ stathā | jyotiṣmāndyutimāṃścaiva rociṣmānsaptamastathā

Translation

He is the Pillar of vital power, the Supreme Support; Vṛṣabha, the Bull—the foremost among beings—and the Lord of riches. He shines with divine light, resplendent in splendor, and radiant with brilliant luster—thus is the seventh set of His names proclaimed.

Word by Word

• ūrjaḥ-stambhaḥ: pillar/support of vigor
• ūrjaḥ-stambhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrjas (प्रातिपदिक) + stambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• paraḥ-stambhaḥ: supreme pillar
• paraḥ-stambhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + stambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (adjectival determinative)

• ṛṣabhaḥ: bull; chief
• ṛṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vasumān: wealthy; possessing riches
• vasumān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vasumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• tathā: thus; also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (adverb: 'thus/also')

• jyotiṣmān: luminous
• jyotiṣmān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyotiṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dyutimān: radiant
• dyutimān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dyutimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• rociṣmān: shining
• rociṣmān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rociṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• saptamaḥ: seventh
• saptamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अन्वयार्थक (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic-stambha symbolism (axis mundi) implying transcendence over measurable limits (ananta-stambha motif).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse praises Shiva as the transcendent foundation of all power and stability—Pati, the supreme support—who illumines the bound soul (paśu) with the light of consciousness, enabling release from bondage (pāśa) toward moksha.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Calling Shiva the ‘pillar’ and ‘radiant light’ aligns with Linga symbolism: the Linga is worshiped as the steadfast cosmic support and as Jyoti (divine light), a saguna form that leads the devotee to the realization of Shiva’s nirguna transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while visualizing Shiva as an inner pillar of light (jyoti-stambha) is appropriate; it can be paired with Tripundra (bhasma) and a brief meditation on steadiness and luminosity in the heart.