Shloka 10

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

उत्तरस्यां दिशि तथा मुने सप्तर्ष यस्तथा । यामा नाम तथा देवा आसन्स्वायंभुवेंतरे

Transliteration

uttarasyāṃ diśi tathā mune saptarṣa yastathā | yāmā nāma tathā devā āsansvāyaṃbhuveṃtare

Translation

ಓ ಮುನೇ, ಉತ್ತರ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಪ್ತರ್ಷಿಗಳು ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದರು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸ್ವಾಯಂಭುವ ಮನ್ವಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಯಾಮ’ ಎಂಬ ದೇವಗಣವೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು।

Word by Word

• uttarasyām: in the northern
• uttarasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular); used adjectivally qualifying diśi

• diśi: direction
• diśi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• sapta-ṛṣayaḥ: the seven sages
• sapta-ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural); dvigu compound meaning a group of seven

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• yāmāḥ: the Yāmas (a class of gods)
• yāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle indicating naming (नाम-प्रयोग)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (लङ्; imperfect/past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• svāyaṃbhuva-antare: in the Svāyaṃbhuva Manvantara
• svāyaṃbhuva-antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāyaṃbhuva (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: svāyaṃbhuvasya antare = in the period of Svāyaṃbhuva (Manu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Svāyambhuva manvantara administration: saptarṣi and deva-gaṇa placement

Characters & Entities

• Saptarishis
• Yama Devas
• Svayambhuva Manu

FAQs

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

It presents the ordered structure of creation—directions, rishis, and devas—showing that the cosmos functions through divinely appointed intelligences; in Shaiva thought, such order ultimately stands under Pati (Lord Shiva) as the supreme ground of governance and grace.

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

By describing cosmic administration (rishis and devas in a Manvantara), it implies a higher Lord who transcends yet supports these powers; Saguna Shiva as the Linga is worshipped as the accessible form of that supreme Pati who upholds all quarters and ages.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is direction-aware devotion: meditate on Shiva as the inner ruler of all quarters, recite the Panchakshara (Om Namah Shivaya) with steady attention, and maintain dharmic discipline—qualities embodied by the Saptarishis.