Shloka 41
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
ज्योतिष्मान्भार्गवश्चैव धृतिमानंगिरास्तथा । सवनश्चैव वासिष्ठ आत्रेयो हव्य एव च
jyotiṣmānbhārgavaścaiva dhṛtimānaṃgirāstathā | savanaścaiva vāsiṣṭha ātreyo havya eva ca
“(There were sages) Jyotiṣmān; Bhārgava (of Bhṛgu’s line); Dhṛtimān; and likewise Aṅgirā. Also Savana; Vāsiṣṭha (of Vasiṣṭha’s lineage); Ātreya (of Atri’s lineage); and Havya as well.”
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: manvantara/antara enumeration (cosmic administrative cycle)
FAQs
It establishes the authority of the narration by naming revered rishis and lineages—showing that Shaiva wisdom is preserved through disciplined seers whose purity and tapas make them fit vessels for Shiva-tattva.
By foregrounding the rishi tradition, the text signals that Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are not private inventions but received practices transmitted through recognized Vedic-ṛṣi lineages within the Purāṇic Shaiva framework.
The verse itself lists sages rather than prescribing a rite; the implied takeaway is to approach Shiva-upāsanā through guru–śāstra guidance—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct, as upheld by the rishis.