Shloka 20
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
ऋषयोऽत्र समाख्याताः कीर्त्यमानान्निबोध मे । औत्तमेया ऋषिश्रेष्ठ दशपुत्रा मनोः स्मृताः
ṛṣayo'tra samākhyātāḥ kīrtyamānānnibodha me | auttameyā ṛṣiśreṣṭha daśaputrā manoḥ smṛtāḥ
यहाँ जिन ऋषियों की कीर्ति कही जा रही है और जो गिने गए हैं, उन्हें मुझसे जानो। हे ऋषिश्रेष्ठ! वे उत्तम के वंशज, मनु के दस पुत्र माने गए हैं।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: manvantara genealogical enumeration (Auttameya descendants)
FAQs
It establishes scriptural authority by naming the rishis of a sacred lineage, indicating that Shaiva teachings are preserved and transmitted through realized seers within dharmic tradition.
By grounding the narration in an authenticated rishi-paramparā, the text signals that practices like Linga worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are not inventions but received disciplines safeguarded by sages.
The takeaway is adherence to rishi-taught discipline: daily Shiva remembrance and mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—performed with purity and steadiness as preserved in the tradition.