Shloka 7

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

मुने चतुर्दशैतानि त्रिकालानुगतानि ते । प्रोक्तानि निर्मितः कल्पो युगसाहस्रपर्य्ययः

Transliteration

mune caturdaśaitāni trikālānugatāni te | proktāni nirmitaḥ kalpo yugasāhasraparyyayaḥ

Translation

ಓ ಮುನಿಯೇ! ತ್ರಿಕಾಲಾನುಸಾರ ನಡೆಯುವ ಈ ಹದಿನಾಲ್ಕು ವಿಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇವುಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಕಲ್ಪ ನಿರ್ಮಿತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ—ಅದರ ಪರ್ಯಯವು ಸಹಸ್ರ ಯುಗಗಳವರೆಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; द्विगु-समासः (चतुर् + दश); विशेषणम्—"fourteen"

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• त्रिकालानुगतानि: pertaining to the three times
• त्रिकालानुगतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-काल-अनुगत (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल + अनुगत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिषु कालेषु अनुगतानि)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; संबन्धे—"to you/for you"

• प्रोक्तानि: have been stated
• प्रोक्तानि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; "have been spoken"

• निर्मितः: has been created
• निर्मितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-मा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; "has been formed/created"

• कल्पः: a kalpa (aeon)
• कल्पः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• युगसाहस्रपर्य्ययः: a cycle of a thousand yugas
• युगसाहस्रपर्य्ययः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग-साहस्र-पर्य्यय (प्रातिपदिक; युग + साहस्र + पर्य्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (युगानां साहस्रस्य पर्य्ययः/पर्यायः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames creation as cyclical and time-bound, implying that liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta is attained by turning to Pati (Shiva), who transcends the threefold time (past, present, future) that governs worldly existence.

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

By emphasizing vast time cycles, the text points the devotee to a stable refuge: Saguna worship of Shiva (including Linga-upasana) becomes the practical means to relate to the timeless Pati while living within changing yugas and kalpas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is steady daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular Shiva-puja, cultivating constancy amid time’s cycles; this verse itself does not prescribe a specific bhasma or rudraksha rite.