Shloka 37

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

मरीचेश्चैव पुत्रास्ते कश्यपस्य महात्मनः । तेषां विरोचनसुतो बलिरिंद्रो भविष्यति

Transliteration

marīceścaiva putrāste kaśyapasya mahātmanaḥ | teṣāṃ virocanasuto baliriṃdro bhaviṣyati

Translation

They are indeed the sons of Marīci—born of the great-souled Kaśyapa. Among them, Bali, the son of Virocana, shall become Indra, the lord of the gods.

Word by Word

• मरीचेः: of Marīci
• मरीचेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they/those
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to sons)

• कश्यपस्य: of Kaśyapa
• कश्यपस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) → महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying Kaśyapa)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विरोचन-सुतः: son of Virocana
• विरोचन-सुतः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विरोचनस्य सुतः)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra (as king of gods)
• इन्द्रः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/सम्बोधनार्थे (predicate noun)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara succession: Bali (Virocana’s son) foretold to attain Indra-status in a future cycle

Characters & Entities

• Marichi
• Kashyapa
• Virocana
• Bali
• Indra

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the highest cosmic offices like Indra are temporary and cyclic; Shaiva teaching points the seeker beyond such status toward refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva), the enduring source of liberation.

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

By contrasting changing heavenly rulership with the stable supremacy of Shiva, it implicitly directs devotion away from transient powers toward Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upasana) as a steadfast support for dharma and inner freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to prioritize steady Shiva-bhakti—regular japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and disciplined worship—rather than seeking worldly rank or celestial rewards.