Shloka 3

Aditi’s Progeny and the Twelve Ādityas

Manvantara Genealogy

Devanagari script

तुषिता नाम तेऽन्योन्यमूचुर्वैवस्वतेंतरे । उपस्थिते सुयशसश्चाक्षुषस्यांतरे मनोः

Transliteration

tuṣitā nāma te'nyonyamūcurvaivasvateṃtare | upasthite suyaśasaścākṣuṣasyāṃtare manoḥ

Translation

ನಂತರ ತುಷಿತ ಎಂಬ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ವೈವಸ್ವತ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ, ಚಾಕ್ಷುಷ ಮನ್ವಂತರದ ಸುಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಮನು ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಾದಾಗ…।”

Word by Word

• tuṣitāḥ: the Tuṣitas
• tuṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Nominative, Plural; name of a class of deities

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle indicating naming (नाम-निपात)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Plural, Pumliṅga; refers to Tuṣitāḥ

• anyonyam: to one another / mutually
• anyonyam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyonya (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Avyaya; reciprocal adverb (परस्परार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Plural, Parasmaipada

• vaivasvata-antare: in the Vaivasvata (manvantara)
• vaivasvata-antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Locative (7th), Singular; compound: 'in the Vaivasvata manvantara' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• upasthite: when (it) had arrived / upon the occurrence
• upasthite: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + sthā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Napumsaka, Locative, Singular; agrees with (manvantare) understood; 'when ... had arrived/occurred'

• suyaśasaḥ: of the renowned (Manu)
• suyaśasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Genitive (6th), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'good fame' → 'of the renowned (one)'

• cākṣuṣa-antare: in the Cākṣuṣa (manvantara)
• cākṣuṣa-antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cākṣuṣa + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Locative (7th), Singular; compound: 'in the Cākṣuṣa manvantara' (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Genitive (6th), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages)

Characters & Entities

• Tuṣita Devas
• Manu (Vaivasvata)
• Manu (Cākṣuṣa)

FAQs

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

It situates the narrative within Manvantara-time, reminding the seeker that dharma and the Lord’s governance operate across vast cosmic cycles; Shaiva teaching emphasizes that liberation depends on turning to Pati (Śiva) beyond changing ages.

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

Though this verse is primarily cosmological, it frames the continuity of divine order in which Saguna worship—such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā—remains a steady means for beings to approach Śiva across different Manvantaras.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steadiness in daily Śiva-upāsanā regardless of changing circumstances—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple liṅga-abhisheka as consistent disciplines across time.