Shloka 15

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

एते महर्षयो ज्ञेयास्तत्रेन्द्रो रोचनस्तथा । देवाश्च तुषिता नाम स्मृताः स्वारोचिषेंऽतरे

Transliteration

ete maharṣayo jñeyāstatrendro rocanastathā | devāśca tuṣitā nāma smṛtāḥ svārociṣeṃ'tare

Translation

Know these to be the great seers in that Manvantara. There, too, Indra is called Rocana, and the Devas are remembered by the name Tuṣitas in the Svārociṣa Manvantara.

Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• jñeyāḥ: to be known
• jñeyāḥ: Vidheya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (धातु) + ya (कृत्) → jñeya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; क्तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be known')

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rocanaḥ: Rocana (name)
• rocanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• tuṣitāḥ: Tuṣitas (a class of gods)
• tuṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नामधेय (proper group-name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle: 'by name')

• smṛtāḥ: are called; are remembered
• smṛtāḥ: Vidheya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्) → smṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle: 'called/remembered')

• svārociṣe: in Svārociṣa (Manvantara)
• svārociṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svārociṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (मन्वन्तर-नाम)

• antare: within; during
• antare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'अन्तरे' = 'within/during'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Svārociṣa Manvantara identification: Indra-name and deva-gaṇa designation within cyclic time.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Rocana
• Tuṣitas
• Svārociṣa (Manu)

FAQs

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

It situates the narrative within a specific Manvantara, reminding the seeker that cosmic offices (like Indra and the Devas) change with time, while the Shaiva goal is to seek the timeless Lord (Pati) beyond cyclical creation.

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

By contrasting changing cosmic rulers with the enduring refuge of Shiva, it indirectly supports Saguna Shiva worship (Linga as the accessible form) as the stable spiritual anchor across all Manvantaras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steadiness in daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance of Shiva—rather than fixation on transient worldly powers.