Shloka 62

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

नयो धर्मो धृतोंध्रश्च सुनेत्रः क्षत्रवृद्धकः । निर्भयस्सुतपा द्रोणो मनो रौच्यस्य ते सुताः

Transliteration

nayo dharmo dhṛtoṃdhraśca sunetraḥ kṣatravṛddhakaḥ | nirbhayassutapā droṇo mano raucyasya te sutāḥ

Translation

Naya, Dharma, Dhṛta-andhra, Sunetra, Kṣatra-vṛddhaka, Nirbhaya, Sutapā, Droṇa, and Mana—these were the sons of Raucyā (Manu).

Word by Word

• नयः: Naya (name)
• नयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• धर्मः: Dharma (name)
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• धृतः: Dhṛta (name)
• धृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used as name), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्ध्रः: Andhra (name)
• अन्ध्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• सुनेत्रः: Sunetra (name)
• सुनेत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘सु’=good + ‘नेत्र’=eye/leader) नामरूपेण

• क्षत्र-वृद्धकः: Kṣatravṛddhaka (name)
• क्षत्र-वृद्धकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (one connected with/augmenting kṣatra) नामरूपेण

• निर्भयः: Nirbhaya (name)
• निर्भयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/उपसर्गार्थ-तत्पुरुषः (‘fearless’) नामरूपेण

• सुतपाः: Sutapā (name)
• सुतपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तपस्/तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘good austerity’) नामरूपेण

• द्रोणः: Droṇa (name)
• द्रोणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• मनुः: Manu (name)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• रौच्यस्य: of Raucya
• रौच्यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (‘they/those’)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manu-vaṃśa listing within manvantara chronology

Characters & Entities

• Raucyā (Manu)

FAQs

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

By listing Raucyā Manu’s sons—names like Dharma, Nirbhaya, and Sutapā—the Purana frames righteous order (dharma), fearlessness, and austerity (tapas) as supports for a life that becomes fit for Shiva’s grace and liberation.

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

Though genealogical, the Uma Saṃhitā uses such lineages to situate the human pursuit of dharma and tapas—key qualifications for disciplined Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva that matures into knowledge of Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The name Sutapā highlights tapas: steady japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, performed with fearlessness (nirbhaya) and ethical restraint (dharma).