Shloka 19

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठपुत्राः सप्तासन्वासिष्ठा इति विश्रुताः । हिरण्यगर्भस्य सुता ऊर्जा नाम महौजसः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhaputrāḥ saptāsanvāsiṣṭhā iti viśrutāḥ | hiraṇyagarbhasya sutā ūrjā nāma mahaujasaḥ

Translation

There were seven sons of Vasiṣṭha, renowned in the world as the Vāsiṣṭhas. They were also the sons of Hiraṇyagarbha; among them was the mighty, radiant one named Ūrjā.

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठपुत्राः: sons of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठपुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vasiṣṭhasya putrāḥ)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण; qualifying पुत्राः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (Numeral), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोग (indeclinable-like)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• वासिष्ठाः: Vāsiṣṭhas (descendants of Vasiṣṭha)
• वासिष्ठाः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; patronymic)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); गोत्र/अपत्यार्थक (descendants of Vasiṣṭha)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• विश्रुताः: were renowned/known
• विश्रुताः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; उपसर्ग: वि-)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• हिरण्यगर्भस्य: of Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय (hiraṇyaḥ garbhaḥ)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ऊर्जा: Ūrjā
• ऊर्जा: Karta (कर्ता; apposition/name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), नामनिर्देशार्थक (particle indicating name)

• महौजसः: of great energy/might
• महौजसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (qualifying सुताः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Vasistha
• Hiranyagarbha
• Urja

FAQs

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

It situates revered rishis within the cosmic order—showing that even exalted lineages arise within creation (Brahmā/Hiraṇyagarbha), while Shaiva teaching ultimately points beyond mere birth-lineage to liberation through Śiva’s grace and right knowledge.

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

By grounding the narrative in rishi lineages, the Purana establishes authoritative transmitters of dharma who uphold Shiva-worship; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such rishis are conduits for Linga-centered practice and devotion to Saguna Śiva as the accessible form of the Supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself is genealogical, but its practical takeaway is to receive Shiva-upāsanā through authentic rishi-paramparā—regular japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and disciplined purity (bhasma/rudrākṣa as prescribed elsewhere) under proper guidance.