Shloka 67

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

देवतानां गणाः प्रोक्ताश्शृणु पंच महामुने । तुरंगभीरुर्बुध्नश्च तनुग्रोऽनूग्र एव च

Transliteration

devatānāṃ gaṇāḥ proktāśśṛṇu paṃca mahāmune | turaṃgabhīrurbudhnaśca tanugro'nūgra eva ca

Translation

O great sage, listen: five groups among the deities are being declared—Turaṅgabhīru, Budhna, Tanugra, and Anūgra as well (as part of the fivefold listing).

Word by Word

• devatānām: of the deities
• devatānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• gaṇāḥ: groups; hosts
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• proktāḥ: have been declared/told
• proktāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; agrees with gaṇāḥ

• śṛṇu: hear; listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative/लोट्), Madhyama puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Numeral used adjectivally; indeclinable-like; qualifies implied ‘names’/‘(they are) five’

• mahāmune: O great sage
• mahāmune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya ‘great sage’

• turaṃgabhīruḥ: horse-fearing; Turaṃgabhīru (name)
• turaṃgabhīruḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: turaṃga (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (upapada) ‘afraid of horses’ (name/epithet)

• budhnaḥ: Budhna (name)
• budhnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name/epithet

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

• tanugraḥ: Tanugra (name)
• tanugraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक) + gra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (determinative) ‘one who seizes/holds the body’ (name/epithet)

• anūgraḥ: Anūgra (name)
• anūgraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anūgra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name/epithet

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

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

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gaṇas

FAQs

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

It highlights cosmic order through named deva-gaṇas, implying that even celestial powers function as organized hosts under the supreme governance of Pati (Śiva), supporting dharma and the devotee’s path toward liberation.

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

By listing divine hosts, the text frames Saguna Śiva’s manifest sovereignty: worship of the Liṅga honors the Lord who presides over all classes of beings—devas, gaṇas, and the worlds—making devotion a direct alignment with that supreme order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (reverent recitation of sacred names) alongside pañcākṣarī-japa—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—to cultivate steadiness and devotional connection to Śiva, the Lord of all gaṇas.