Shloka 22
Manu’s Progeny and the Birth of Iḍā
Genealogy and Dharma-Choice
मानवो यो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः स्त्रीपुंसोर्लक्षणः प्रभुः । नरिष्यंताच्छकाः पुत्रा नभगस्य सुतो ऽभवत्
mānavo yo muniśreṣṭhāḥ strīpuṃsorlakṣaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | nariṣyaṃtācchakāḥ putrā nabhagasya suto 'bhavat
O best of sages, that lord Mānava, who bore the defining marks of both woman and man, was born as the son of Nabhaga; and from Nariṣyantā were born the sons known as the Śakas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It frames worldly lineage and social identity as part of dharma-kathā, reminding the listener that even powerful rulers and peoples arise through divine order; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such narratives ultimately point beyond birth to refuge in Pati (Shiva) for liberation.
Though genealogical on the surface, it sits within the Purana’s broader teaching that all manifested orders (families, peoples, rulers) are sustained by the Lord; Saguna Shiva as the gracious Pati is the stable refuge amid changing worldly identities.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; the practical takeaway is steady Shaiva remembrance—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and living dharmically while seeing all lineage and status as transient.