Shloka 40
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
प्रथमं दक्षसावर्णि प्रवक्ष्यामि मनुं शृणु । मेधातिथिश्च पौलस्त्यो वसुः कश्यप एव च
prathamaṃ dakṣasāvarṇi pravakṣyāmi manuṃ śṛṇu | medhātithiśca paulastyo vasuḥ kaśyapa eva ca
First I shall describe the Manu named Dakṣasāvarṇi—listen. In his lineage are Medhātithi, Paulastya, Vasu, and also Kaśyapa.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Cosmic Event: ninth manvantara begins: Dakṣasāvarṇi Manu introduced with associated progeny/figures
FAQs
It situates the teaching within sacred time-cycles (manvantaras), reminding the seeker that worldly orders arise and pass under the higher sovereignty of Pati (Śiva), while liberation lies in turning from transient lineage and time toward Shiva-bhakti and right knowledge.
By framing the narrative through cosmic genealogies, the Purana establishes the unfolding of dharma across ages; within that unfolding, Saguna Śiva—worshipped as the Liṅga—remains the enduring refuge and the stable center beyond changing Manvantaras.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is attentive śravaṇa (listening) to Purāṇic teaching, traditionally supported by daily Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and remembrance of Śiva as the Lord beyond time.