Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मन्वंतरे प्रसूयामस्सतां श्रेयो भविष्यति । एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः

Transliteration

manvaṃtare prasūyāmassatāṃ śreyo bhaviṣyati | evamuktāstu te sarve cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ

Translation

ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಬರುವ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ಜನ್ಮ ತಾಳುವೆವು; ಅದು ಸತ್ಪುರುಷರ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವುದು.” ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ, ಚಾಕ್ಷುಷ ಮನುವಿನ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

मन्वन्तरेin a manvantara

प्रसूयामःwe shall/should give birth

सताम्of the good/virtuous

श्रेयःwelfare, good

भविष्यतिwill be

एवम्thus

उक्ताः(they) having been told

तुthen/indeed

तेthey

सर्वेall

चाक्षुषस्यof Cākṣuṣa

अन्तरेduring, within

मनोःof Manu

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, within the Umāsaṃhitā narrative frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: planned descent in a coming manvantara for satāṃ-śreyas (welfare of the righteous)

Characters & Entities

Manu Cākṣuṣa

FAQs

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

The verse places sacred events within the Manvantara cycle, implying that divine births and interventions arise to protect and uplift the sat (the righteous), aligning cosmic time with dharma and spiritual welfare (śreyas).

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

By emphasizing purposeful manifestation for the good of devotees, it supports the Shaiva view that Saguna expressions of the Supreme (Pati) appear within time to guide bound souls (paśu) toward liberation—often through accessible worship such as the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to anchor one’s life in śreyas through steady Shaiva sādhanā—daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and devotion—so that one aligns with the dharmic current protected in every Manvantara.