Shloka 2
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
सूत उवाच । स्वायंभुवो मनुश्चैव ततस्स्त्वारोचिषस्तथा । उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चाक्षुषस्तथा
sūta uvāca | svāyaṃbhuvo manuścaiva tatasstvārociṣastathā | uttamastāmasaścaiva raivataścākṣuṣastathā
Sūta said: “First there was Svāyambhuva Manu; then Ārociṣa; then Uttama and Tāmasa; and likewise Raivata and Cākṣuṣa.”
Suta Goswami (Sūta), narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya
Tattva Level: pasha
Cosmic Event: Manvantara succession (cyclic aeonic time)
FAQs
The verse situates spiritual teaching within vast cosmic time (manvantaras), implying that dharma and liberation-oriented devotion to Pati (Śiva) remain relevant across changing eras and rulers of creation.
Though it lists Manus rather than rituals, it provides cosmological context for the Purana’s message: in every manvantara, beings bound as paśu by pāśa can turn to Saguna Śiva—often worshiped as the Liṅga—as the accessible doorway to grace and release.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is steadiness in daily Śiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and Liṅga-pūjā—regardless of worldly changes across time.