Shloka 9

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

मरीचिरत्रिर्भगवानङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्यश्च वसिष्ठश्च सप्तैते ब्रह्मणस्सुताः

Transliteration

marīciratrirbhagavānaṅgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyaśca vasiṣṭhaśca saptaite brahmaṇassutāḥ

Translation

ಮರೀಚಿ, ಅತ್ರಿ, ಭಗವಾನ್ ಅಂಗಿರಸ, ಪುಲಹ, ಕ್ರತು, ಪುಲಸ್ತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ವಸಿಷ್ಠ—ಈ ಏಳು ಮಂದಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ ಪುತ್ರರು; ಆದ್ಯ ಋಷಿಗಳೆಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರು।

Word by Word

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भगवान्: venerable
• भगवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—"venerable/divine"

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgirā
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम; प्रथमा-एकवचन रूपम्)

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणम्—"seven" (indeclinable numeral in form)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: primordial creation-lineage: Brahmā’s mind-born sons (saptarṣi prototype)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Marichi
• Atri
• Angiras
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Pulastya
• Vasistha

FAQs

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

It establishes the sacred guru-lineage of the Saptarishis—primordial seers born of Brahmā—through whom dharma and Vedic wisdom flow; in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame, such cosmic order supports the soul’s (paśu) gradual purification so it may turn toward Śiva (Pati).

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

By grounding the narrative in authoritative rishi-lineage, the Purana legitimizes the transmission of Shiva-worship—Linga devotion, mantra, and ritual discipline—received and taught by seers within the created order under Shiva’s supreme lordship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is reverence for rishi-paramparā: study of Shiva Purana under a teacher, steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining purity and discipline aligned with dharma as preserved by the sages.