Shloka 4

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

सावर्णिश्च मनुश्चैव ततो रौच्यस्तथा परः । तथैव ब्रह्मसावर्णिश्चत्वारो मनवस्तथा

Transliteration

sāvarṇiśca manuścaiva tato raucyastathā paraḥ | tathaiva brahmasāvarṇiścatvāro manavastathā

Translation

「次にサーヴァルニ・マヌが来て、またマヌ（ダクシャ＝サーヴァルニ）もある。その後にラウチヤがあり、さらに次のマヌが続く。同様にブラフマ＝サーヴァルニ——ここに四人のマヌがこのように数えられる。」

Word by Word

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi (Manu)
• सावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय), 'thereafter'

• रौच्यः: Raucya (Manu)
• रौच्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raucya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• परः: the next/another
• परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying (रौच्यः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• ब्रह्मसावर्णिः: Brahma-sāvarṇi (Manu)
• ब्रह्मसावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मणः सावर्णिः

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन), agreeing with मनवः

• मनवः: Manus
• मनवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Future Manvantara sequence (post-Vaivasvata) indicated by Sāvarṇi lineages

Characters & Entities

• Savarni Manu
• Rauchya Manu
• Brahma-savarni Manu
• Manu

FAQs

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

It situates spiritual life within sacred cosmic time (Manvantaras), implying that Dharma and Shiva-bhakti continue through successive ages under different Manus, while Shiva remains the constant Pati (Supreme Lord) beyond all cycles.

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

By naming Manus—guardians of law and ritual order—the verse supports the Purāṇic idea that prescribed worship (including Linga-upāsanā) is upheld in each Manvantara as a stable means for beings (paśu) to approach Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is steadiness in daily Dharma: regular Shiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a timeless practice preserved across Manvantaras.