Shloka 78

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं सर्वं मन्वंतरसमुद्भवम् । विसर्गं पुण्यमाख्यानं धन्यं कुलविवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ manvaṃtarasamudbhavam | visargaṃ puṇyamākhyānaṃ dhanyaṃ kulavivarddhanam

Translation

Así, te he relatado todo lo que surgió en los Manvántaras: la sagrada narración del Visarga (la creación secundaria), un relato meritorio que otorga bendición y acrecienta la prosperidad y la santidad del linaje.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/to you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• कथितम्: told/related
• कथितम्: Karma (कर्म/that which is told)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying कथितम्

• मन्वन्तर-समुद्भवम्: arising from (the account of) the Manvantaras
• मन्वन्तर-समुद्भवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying कथितम्

• विसर्गम्: the (secondary) creation/emission
• विसर्गम्: Karma (कर्म/object—what is (being) described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: visarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुण्यम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying आख्यानम्

• आख्यानम्: narrative, account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to विसर्गम्

• धन्यम्: blessed, auspicious
• धन्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying आख्यानम्

• कुल-विवर्द्धनम्: increasing the family/lineage
• कुल-विवर्द्धनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + vivardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying आख्यानम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No specific jyotirliṅga episode is invoked; the verse is a narrative colophon praising the purāṇic account of visarga (secondary creation) across manvantaras.

Significance: Śravaṇa (listening) and kīrtana of sacred cosmological narratives are presented as puṇya-producing and lineage-uplifting (kula-vivardhana) acts.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara cycles; visarga (secondary creation) as cosmological frame

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises śravaṇa (devout hearing) of the Purāṇic account of Manvantara-based events and visarga (secondary creation), stating that such listening generates puṇya, brings auspiciousness, and uplifts one’s lineage—an expression of Shaiva dharma where devotion and sacred narration purify the pashu (bound soul) and orient it toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By declaring the narrative ‘puṇya’ and ‘dhanya,’ it frames Purāṇa-śravaṇa and recitation as acts of Saguna Shiva-bhakti: hearing Shiva’s cosmic order and līlā supports faith in Shiva’s manifest grace, which traditionally culminates in Linga worship, vrata observance, and regular remembrance of Shiva’s names.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular recitation/hearing of the Shiva Purana (pārāyaṇa/śravaṇa), ideally accompanied by simple Shaiva observances—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water to the Linga, and maintaining purity through bhasma and Rudraksha where customary.