Shloka 20
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
ऋषयोऽत्र समाख्याताः कीर्त्यमानान्निबोध मे । औत्तमेया ऋषिश्रेष्ठ दशपुत्रा मनोः स्मृताः
ṛṣayo'tra samākhyātāḥ kīrtyamānānnibodha me | auttameyā ṛṣiśreṣṭha daśaputrā manoḥ smṛtāḥ
Know from me the sages who are being celebrated here and have been duly enumerated. O best of sages, they are remembered as the ten sons of Manu—descendants of Uttama.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: manvantara genealogical enumeration (Auttameya descendants)
FAQs
It establishes scriptural authority by naming the rishis of a sacred lineage, indicating that Shaiva teachings are preserved and transmitted through realized seers within dharmic tradition.
By grounding the narration in an authenticated rishi-paramparā, the text signals that practices like Linga worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are not inventions but received disciplines safeguarded by sages.
The takeaway is adherence to rishi-taught discipline: daily Shiva remembrance and mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—performed with purity and steadiness as preserved in the tradition.