Shloka 12
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
स्वायंभुवस्य पुत्रास्ते मनोर्दश महात्मनः । कीर्तिता मुनिशार्दूल तत्रेन्द्रो यज्ञ उच्यते
svāyaṃbhuvasya putrāste manordaśa mahātmanaḥ | kīrtitā muniśārdūla tatrendro yajña ucyate
Wahai harimau di antara para resi, kesepuluh putra agung Svāyambhuva Manu telah disebutkan. Di antara mereka, yang disebut Indra dikenal dengan nama Yajña.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Cosmic Event: Manvantara succession within a kalpa (administration of cosmic order)
FAQs
It links cosmic governance to dharma: even the station of Indra is connected with yajña (sacred offering), implying that order in the worlds is sustained by righteous duty aligned with the Divine—ultimately under Shiva’s supreme lordship.
By identifying Yajña with Indra, the text highlights that external rites have a divine principle behind them; in Shaiva reading, such rites become fruitful when offered to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga worship) with devotion rather than mere formalism.
Practice offering-actions-as-yajña: perform daily duties as an inner sacrifice, and when doing puja or homa, dedicate the fruits to Shiva while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a steady, devotional mind.