Shloka 25

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

तत्रेंद्रस्त्रिशिखो ज्ञेयो मनुपुत्रान्मुने शृणु । द्यूतिपोतस्सौतपस्यस्तमश्शूलश्च तापनः

Transliteration

tatreṃdrastriśikho jñeyo manuputrānmune śṛṇu | dyūtipotassautapasyastamaśśūlaśca tāpanaḥ

Translation

There, O sage, know that Indra is Triśikha. Hear now of the sons of Manu: Dyūtipota, Sautapasya, Tamaḥśūla, and Tāpana.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place), अव्यय

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिशिखः: Triśikha (three-crested; name)
• त्रिशिखः: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण/Apposition to इन्द्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशिख (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + शिख)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (Dvigu: त्रयः शिखाः यस्य/त्रिशिखः as name/epithet), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicative obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्यय: ज्ञेय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (to be known)

• मनुपुत्रान्: the sons of Manu
• मनुपुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म/Object; those being spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक: मनु + पुत्र)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: मनोः पुत्राः/मनुपुत्राः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया; command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• द्यूतिपोतः: Dyūtipota (name)
• द्यूतिपोतः: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूतिपोत (प्रातिपदिक: द्यूति + पोत)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: द्यूतेः पोतः/द्यूतिपोतः as name), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सौतपस्यः: Sautapasya (name)
• सौतपस्यः: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौतपस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तमः: Tamas (name; darkness)
• तमः: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूलः: Śūla (name; spear)
• शूलः: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction), अव्यय

• तापनः: Tāpana (name)
• तापनः: Karta (कर्ता; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Manu
• Triśikha
• Dyūtipota
• Sautapasya
• Tamaḥśūla
• Tāpana

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the sacred puranic mapping of divine and human lineages, reminding the listener that dharma is transmitted through ordained orders of beings; in Shaiva understanding, such order ultimately rests under Pati (Shiva), the supreme governor of cosmic function.

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

Although the verse is genealogical, the Shiva Purana presents these lineages within Shiva’s cosmic administration; recognizing Indra and Manu’s progeny situates Saguna Shiva as the Lord who empowers devas and upholds the worlds that devotees approach through Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and smaraṇa (recollection): recite the chapter with reverence, begin with the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer a simple mental worship to Shiva as the inner ruler of all cosmic offices.