Shloka 32
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
रुचेः प्रजापतिः पुत्रो रौच्यो नाम मनुः स्मृतः । भूत्या चोत्पादितो देव्यां भौत्यो नामाभवत्सुतः
ruceḥ prajāpatiḥ putro raucyo nāma manuḥ smṛtaḥ | bhūtyā cotpādito devyāṃ bhautyo nāmābhavatsutaḥ
પ્રજાપતિ રુચિનો પુત્ર ‘રૌચ્ય’ નામે મનુ તરીકે સ્મૃત છે. અને દેવી ભૂતિથી ઉત્પન્ન થયેલો તેનો પુત્ર ‘ભૌત્ય’ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ થયો।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: manvantara-lineage within the present kalpa (cosmic administration through Manus)
FAQs
This verse preserves the dharmic continuity of creation by naming Manu Raucya and his lineage, showing how cosmic order (dharma) is sustained across cycles—ultimately under the lordship of Pati (Shiva) who governs time, creation, and dissolution.
Though genealogical, it situates devotees within Shiva’s ordered cosmos: Manus uphold dharma in each age, and Linga-worship is a key Shaiva means for householders and rulers to align their lives with that dharma under Saguna Shiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is svādhyāya (reverent recitation) of Purana lineages with devotion to Shiva, paired with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to internalize dharma and seek Shiva’s guidance through life’s duties.