Shloka 19

Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā

Genealogy and Dharma-Choice

Devanagari script

प्रविष्टे तु मनौ तात दिवाकरतनुं तदा । दशधा तत्र तत्क्षेत्रमकरोत्पृथिवीं मनुः

Transliteration

praviṣṭe tu manau tāta divākaratanuṃ tadā | daśadhā tatra tatkṣetramakarotpṛthivīṃ manuḥ

Translation

O dear one, when Manu entered the solar-bodied form (the region of the Sun) then, he there divided that land into ten parts and duly organized the earth into those ten domains.

Word by Word

• praviṣṭe: when (he) had entered
• praviṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/kta) in Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध/locative absolute); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• manau: in Manu (i.e., when Manu...)
• manau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); with locative absolute

• tāta: O dear one/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• divākara-tanum: the body/form of the Sun
• divākara-tanum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक) + tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'दिवाकरस्य तनुः'); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• daśadhā: tenfold
• daśadhā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + dhā (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय): 'in ten ways/tenfold'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• tat-kṣetram: that region/field
• tat-kṣetram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद समास); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• akarot: made/divided
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्/laṅ), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• pṛthivīm: the earth
• pṛthivīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Ishana

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Divakara (Sun)

FAQs

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

It portrays dharmic order as a sacred act: by dividing and organizing the earth, Manu mirrors the cosmic harmony upheld under Shiva’s supreme governance (Pati), where worldly structure supports spiritual progress.

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

Though not directly about the Linga, it supports the Shaiva view that Saguna Shiva sustains the universe through lawful order; righteous administration and division of lands become expressions of devotion to the divine order Shiva embodies.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-sādhana: daily discipline, truthfulness, and orderly living as a form of worship. In Shaiva practice, this is commonly paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to align personal life with cosmic order.