Shloka 46

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

आयो मुक्तिस्तथात्रेयो वसिष्ठश्चाव्ययस्स्मृतः । पौलस्त्यः प्रयतिश्चैव भामारश्चैव कश्यपः

Transliteration

āyo muktistathātreyo vasiṣṭhaścāvyayassmṛtaḥ | paulastyaḥ prayatiścaiva bhāmāraścaiva kaśyapaḥ

Translation

Also remembered are Āya, Mukti, and Ātreya; Vasiṣṭha too is spoken of, along with Avyaya. And likewise are named Paulastya, Prayati, Bhāmāra, and Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

• आयः: Āya (a sage)
• आयः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (ऋषिनाम)

• मुक्तिः: Mukti (name)
• मुक्तिः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नाम)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• आत्रेयः: Ātreya
• आत्रेयः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषिनाम

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अव्ययः: Avyaya (name)
• अव्ययः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नाम)

• स्मृतः: is remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: क्रिया (Kriyā; predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is remembered/called’

• पौलस्त्यः: Paulastya
• पौलस्त्यः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रयतिः: Prayati
• प्रयतिः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• भामारः: Bhāmāra
• भामारः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: कर्ता (Karta; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya, consistent with Purana dialogue framing)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Ātreya
• Kaśyapa
• Paulastya

FAQs

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

The verse preserves the rishi-paramparā (lineage of seers) through whom Shaiva knowledge, vows, and disciplines are remembered and transmitted—implying that liberation (mukti) is approached through right teaching, practice, and realized guides.

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

By naming authoritative sages, the text anchors Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship in an authenticated tradition: devotion, mantra, and ritual are not inventions but received teachings safeguarded by rishis who upheld Shiva-dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is guru-smaraṇa and rishi-tarpaṇa (remembering/offerings to seers) alongside daily Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as one’s discipline permits.