Shloka 3

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

एते च मनवः षट् ते संप्रोक्ता मुनिपुंगव । वैवस्वतो मुनिश्रेष्ठ सांप्रतं मनुरुच्यते

Transliteration

ete ca manavaḥ ṣaṭ te saṃproktā munipuṃgava | vaivasvato muniśreṣṭha sāṃprataṃ manurucyate

Translation

ಓ ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವ! ಈ ಆರು ಮನುಗಳನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈಗ, ಓ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ, ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಮನುವನ್ನು ವೈವಸ್ವತನೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम)

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

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

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन), agreeing with मनवः

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• संप्रोक्ताः: have been declared
• संप्रोक्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √vac (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); passive sense

• मुनिपुंगव: O best of sages
• मुनिपुंगव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + puṃgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनिनां पुंगवः

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

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best sage
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनिनां श्रेष्ठः

• सांप्रतम्: at present/now
• सांप्रतम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

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

• उच्यते: is said/is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive usage (कर्मणि प्रयोग)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Present Manvantara identified as Vaivasvata (current aeon of human history)

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu

FAQs

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

The verse situates the listener within sacred time (Manvantaras), reminding that dharma unfolds in ordered cycles under the supreme governance of Pati (Shiva), and that spiritual striving for liberation is to be pursued in the present age.

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

By identifying the present Manu, the Purana frames the current cosmic administration in which prescribed Shaiva observances—Linga worship, mantra-japa, and vrata—are to be practiced now as effective means to approach Saguna Shiva and realize His transcendence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to follow the dharmic disciplines of the present age—especially Shaiva daily worship (Linga-puja), Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and purification with bhasma—performed with devotion for steadiness of mind.