Shloka 59
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
अंगिराश्चैव धृतिमान्पौलस्त्यो हव्यवांस्तु यः । पौलहस्तत्त्वदर्शी च भार्गवश्च निरुत्सवः
aṃgirāścaiva dhṛtimānpaulastyo havyavāṃstu yaḥ | paulahastattvadarśī ca bhārgavaśca nirutsavaḥ
ಮತ್ತು ಅಂಗಿರಾ, ಧೃತಿಮಾನ, ಪೌಲಸ್ತ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಹವ್ಯವಾನ್; ಪೌಲಹನು ತತ್ತ್ವದರ್ಶಿ, ಭಾರ್ಗವನು ನಿರುತ್ಸವ—ಬಾಹ್ಯ ವೈಭವವಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಂತರ್ಮುಖ ಸಂಯಮಿ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse honors realized and disciplined sages—especially the “tattvadarśī” (seer of Reality)—implying that true spiritual authority in Shaiva teaching rests on inner steadiness, insight into tattva, and restraint rather than outer display.
By foregrounding sages known for truth-seeing and composure, the text frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as a path guided by realized teachers—where external rites are supported by inner purity, steadiness, and right understanding of Shiva-tattva.
The key takeaway is disciplined inward practice: approach Shiva-puja with restraint (nirutsava), steadiness (dhṛti), and contemplation of tattva—supported by regular japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an inner-focused sadhana.