Shloka 43
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
दीक्षापुत्रस्य पुत्रास्ते रोहितस्य प्रजापतेः । धृष्टकेतुर्दीप्तकेतुः पंचहस्तो निराकृतिः
dīkṣāputrasya putrāste rohitasya prajāpateḥ | dhṛṣṭaketurdīptaketuḥ paṃcahasto nirākṛtiḥ
દીક્ષાપુત્ર એવા પ્રજાપતિ રોહિતના આ પુત્રો હતા—ધૃષ્ટકેતુ, દીપ્તકેતુ, પંચહસ્ત અને નિરાકૃતિ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: prajāpati-progeny listing within manvantara genealogy
FAQs
It preserves the Purāṇic genealogy that frames cosmic order (dharma) under Shiva’s sovereignty as Pati—showing how manifested creation proceeds through progenitors (Prajāpatis) while the Supreme remains the regulating Lord.
Although the verse is genealogical, it supports the wider Shaiva narrative: the many names and lineages belong to the manifest realm, while Linga-worship centers the devotee on Shiva as the stable, worshipful Saguna focus who governs all generations and worlds.
No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; a practical takeaway is to recite the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while studying such lineages, remembering Shiva as the inner ruler of all beings and births.