Shloka 69

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

भौमस्यैवाधिकारे वै पूर्वकल्पस्तु पूर्यते । इत्येतेऽनागताऽतीता मनवः कीर्तिता मया

Transliteration

bhaumasyaivādhikāre vai pūrvakalpastu pūryate | ityete'nāgatā'tītā manavaḥ kīrtitā mayā

Translation

Indeed, within the jurisdiction of Bhauma (the Earth), the account of the former kalpa is thus completed. In this way I have described the Manus—those who have passed and those yet to come.

Word by Word

• भौमस्य: of Bhau(ma) / of the Earth-born (Mars)
• भौमस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• अधिकारे: in the authority/period
• अधिकारे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• वै: indeed/truly
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle, emphatic)

• पूर्वकल्पः: the previous kalpa
• पूर्वकल्पः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वकल्प (प्रातिपदिक) < पूर्व + कल्प
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: however/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (contrast/emphasis)

• पूर्यते: is fulfilled/completed
• पूर्यते: कर्म (Karma/Patient as subject in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अनागताः: future (not yet come)
• अनागताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनागत (प्रातिपदिक) < न + आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• अतीताः: past
• अतीताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीत (प्रातिपदिक) < अति + इ (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• मनवः: Manus
• मनवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• कीर्तिताः: have been described
• कीर्तिताः: कर्म (Karma/Patient as subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि-भावः

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Kalpa-cycle framing (completion of pūrva-kalpa account within bhauma-adhikāra)

Characters & Entities

• Bhauma
• Manus

FAQs

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

The verse closes a cosmological teaching: by contemplating kalpas and the succession of Manus, one loosens attachment to transient worldly phases and turns toward Pati (Shiva), the timeless Lord beyond cyclical creation.

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

While the verse is cosmological, its implication is devotional: the changing rulers of time (Manus) belong to the created order, whereas Shiva—worshiped as the Linga and as Saguna for devotees—remains the steady refuge across all kalpas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with contemplation on impermanence—remembering that kalpas and manvantaras pass, but devotion to Shiva leads the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation.