Shloka 39

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

सावर्णेश्च मनोः पुत्रा भविष्या दश शौनक । इहाष्टमं हि कथितं नवमं चान्तरं शृणु

Transliteration

sāvarṇeśca manoḥ putrā bhaviṣyā daśa śaunaka | ihāṣṭamaṃ hi kathitaṃ navamaṃ cāntaraṃ śṛṇu

Translation

O Śaunaka, the sons of Sāvarṇi Manu will be ten in number. Here the eighth Manvantara has already been described; now listen to the ninth Manvantara as well.

Word by Word

• सावर्णेः: of Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• भविष्याः: future
• भविष्याः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषण; प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे (qualifying ‘पुत्राः’)

• शौनक: O Śaunaka
• शौनक: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• अष्टमम्: the eighth (one/period)
• अष्टमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित (कृदन्त; √कथ् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (with ‘अष्टमम्’)

• नवमम्: the ninth (one/period)
• नवमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

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

• अन्तरम्: the interval/period
• अन्तरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: transition marker: eighth manvantara concluded in narration; ninth manvantara introduced

Characters & Entities

• Saunaka
• Manu (Savarni)

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva’s sacred teaching within cosmic time-cycles (Manvantaras), reminding the listener that dharma and liberation are taught repeatedly across ages, while Pati (Śiva) remains the constant refuge beyond time.

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

Though this verse is chronological, the Purana’s intent is devotional: across every Manvantara, devotees approach the timeless Pati through Saguna worship—especially Linga-upasana—as a stable means amid changing cosmic administrations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) to Shiva-kathā; traditionally this is supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily Tripuṇḍra-bhasma dhāraṇa to steady the mind through the rhythms of time.