Shloka 28

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

देवबाहुर्जयश्चैव मुनिर्वेदशिरास्तथा । हिरण्यरोमा पर्जन्य ऊर्ध्वबाहुश्च सोमपाः

Transliteration

devabāhurjayaścaiva munirvedaśirāstathā | hiraṇyaromā parjanya ūrdhvabāhuśca somapāḥ

Translation

Devabāhu y Jaya; el sabio llamado Vedaśirā; Hiraṇyaromā; Parjanya; y Ūrdhvabāhu: éstos son los bebedores de Soma, los consagrados que participan del Soma sagrado en el rito divino.

Word by Word

देवबाहुःDevabāhu (proper name)

जयःJaya (name)

चand

एवindeed

मुनिःsage Muni (name/title)

वेदशिराःVedaśiras (name)

तथाalso

हिरण्यरोमाःHiraṇyaromā (name)

पर्जन्यःParjanya (name)

ऊर्ध्वबाहुःŪrdhvabāhu (name)

चand

सोमपाःSoma-drinkers

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara administration (listing of consecrated Soma-partakers within the epoch)

Characters & Entities

Devabāhu

Jaya

Vedaśirā

Hiraṇyaromā

Parjanya

Ūrdhvabāhu

Soma

FAQs

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

It identifies a group honored as “Soma-drinkers,” indicating Vedic sacrificial merit; in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such merit is respected but remains secondary to Shiva’s grace and steady devotion that leads to liberation.

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

By contrasting ritual status (Soma rites) with the Purana’s broader emphasis on accessible Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and bhakti—which can grant Shiva’s favor beyond Vedic eligibility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse itself points to Vedic Soma sacrifice; for Shaiva practice, the practical takeaway is to adopt Shiva-centered observances such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Linga worship, which the Shiva Purana repeatedly exalts.