Shloka 65

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

अजितः पुलहश्चैव ह्यंत्यास्सप्तर्षयश्च ते । पवित्राश्चाक्षुषा देवाः शुचिरिन्द्रो भविष्यति

Transliteration

ajitaḥ pulahaścaiva hyaṃtyāssaptarṣayaśca te | pavitrāścākṣuṣā devāḥ śucirindro bhaviṣyati

Translation

Ajita and Pulaha, together with the remaining sages who make up the seven seers, will appear then. The deities known as the Pāvitrās will be the gods of the Ākṣuṣa Manvantara, and Śuci will become Indra.

Word by Word

• अजितः: Ajita (name)
• अजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• पुलहः: Pulaha (sage)
• पुलहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• अन्त्याः: the last (ones)
• अन्त्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पवित्राः: pure/holy
• पवित्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आक्षुषाः: belonging to Cākṣuṣa (Manvantara)
• आक्षुषाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘चाक्षुष’ इति मन्वन्तर-सम्बन्धि (pertaining to Cākṣuṣa)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: appointment of Saptarṣis, deva-gaṇa (Pāvitrāḥ), and Indra for the Ākṣuṣa manvantara

Characters & Entities

• Ajita
• Pulaha
• Saptarishis
• Pavitra Devas
• Shuchi (Indra)

FAQs

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

It situates spiritual life within Shiva Purana cosmology: even exalted offices like Indra and the divine hosts change by Manvantaras, while devotion to Pati (Lord Shiva) and liberation remain the enduring goal beyond these cycles.

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

By highlighting the impermanence of cosmic roles (Indra, devas, sages), it implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upasana—as the stable means to grace that transcends changing Manvantara administrations.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-sadhana amid changing circumstances: daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as constant supports for remembrance of Shiva beyond worldly status.