Shloka 48

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

तेषामिन्द्रस्स्मृतः शम्भुस्त्वयमेव महेश्वरः । अक्षत्वानुत्तमौजाश्च भूरिषेणश्च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

teṣāmindrassmṛtaḥ śambhustvayameva maheśvaraḥ | akṣatvānuttamaujāśca bhūriṣeṇaśca vīryavān

Translation

Among them, the one remembered as Indra is Śambhu—indeed, You Yourself are that Mahādeva. And (there are) Akṣatva, Anuttamaujā, and Bhūriṣeṇa also—each renowned for mighty valor.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• इन्द्रः: Indra (chief)
• इन्द्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतः: is called/remembered
• स्मृतः: विधेय (Predicate/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—“called/remembered”

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वयम्: you
• त्वयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle/emphatic)

• महेश्वरः: Mahā-īśvara, the Great Lord
• महेश्वरः: विधेय (Predicate nominative/प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् ईश्वरः)

• अक्षत्वा: imperishability/undecaying nature
• अक्षत्वा: समुच्चित-विधेय (Co-predicated item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (abstract noun)

• अनुत्तमौजाः: one of unsurpassed vigor
• अनुत्तमौजाः: समुच्चित-विधेय (Co-predicated epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अनुत्तमम् ओजः यस्य) / अर्थतः “of unsurpassed vigor”

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• भूरिषेणः: he of a great army
• भूरिषेणः: समुच्चित-विधेय (Co-predicated epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूरिः सेना यस्य/भूरि-सेनः)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/valiant
• वीर्यवान्: समुच्चित-विधेय (Co-predicated epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त विशेषण (possessive adjective)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, within the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; the verse asserts Śambhu as the ‘Indra’ (chief) among divine/ṛṣi hosts—an epithet aligning with Śiva’s overlordship in Purāṇic cosmology.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शम्भुस्त्वयमेव महेश्वरः (śambhus tvayam eva maheśvaraḥ)

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Shambhu
• Indra
• Akṣatva
• Anuttamaujā
• Bhūriṣeṇa

FAQs

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

It identifies Śambhu (Shiva) as the true ‘Indra’—the supreme Lord and inner ruler—implying that all powers and authorities ultimately rest in Mahēśvara, the Pati who grants grace and liberation.

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

By naming Shiva as Mahēśvara and the highest lord, it supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees worship the manifest Lord (often through the Linga) as the supreme reality who governs even celestial hierarchies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is Indra-bhāva-tyāga (dropping reliance on lesser powers) and steady japa of the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with devotion to Śambhu as the sole refuge.