Shloka 45

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

दशमे त्वथ पर्याये द्वितीयस्यांतरे मनोः । हविष्मान्पुलहश्चैव प्रकृतिश्चैव भार्गवः

Transliteration

daśame tvatha paryāye dvitīyasyāṃtare manoḥ | haviṣmānpulahaścaiva prakṛtiścaiva bhārgavaḥ

Translation

Then, in the tenth cycle—within the interval of the second Manu—there appeared Haviṣmān, Pulaha, and also Prakṛti, as well as the Bhārgava sage.

Word by Word

• daśame: in the tenth
• daśame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter); क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अनन्तरार्थ (then/now)

• paryāye: in the cycle/period
• paryāye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• dvitīyasya: of the second
• dvitīyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• antare: in the interval/within
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• haviṣmān: Haviṣmān
• haviṣmān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haviṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• pulahaḥ: Pulaha
• pulahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• prakṛtiḥ: Prakṛti (proper name)
• prakṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• bhārgavaḥ: Bhārgava
• bhārgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: tenth paryāya within the second Manu-antara: appointment/appearance of ṛṣi figures (cosmic administration)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Havishman
• Pulaha
• Prakriti
• Bhargava

FAQs

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

It situates sacred history within manvantara cycles, showing how dharma and spiritual lineages recur by divine order under the Lord (Pati), who governs time and cosmic succession.

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

By naming sages and cosmic periods, the text frames Shiva’s saguna governance of creation—where rishis uphold Vedic-Śaiva disciplines and transmit worship methods (including linga-upāsanā) across cycles.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse is primarily chronological; a practical takeaway is to honor rishi-paramparā through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and respectful remembrance (smaraṇa) of the teachers and sages.