Shloka 32

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

रुचेः प्रजापतिः पुत्रो रौच्यो नाम मनुः स्मृतः । भूत्या चोत्पादितो देव्यां भौत्यो नामाभवत्सुतः

Transliteration

ruceḥ prajāpatiḥ putro raucyo nāma manuḥ smṛtaḥ | bhūtyā cotpādito devyāṃ bhautyo nāmābhavatsutaḥ

Translation

ຈາກ ປຣະຊາປະຕິ ຣຸຈິ ໄດ້ເກີດບຸດຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ທີ່ຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ ມະນຸ ນາມ “ຣາວຈະ”. ແລະໂດຍ ເທວີ ພູຕິ ທ່ານໄດ້ກໍ່ກຳເນີດບຸດອີກຜູ້ໜຶ່ງ ຊື່ “ພາວຕະຍະ”.

Word by Word

• ruceḥ: of Ruci
• ruceḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• prajāpatiḥ: Prajāpati
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• raucyaḥ: Raucya
• raucyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raucya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; particle indicating name (नाम-शब्दः)

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

• smṛtaḥ: is said/remembered (as)
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त, क्तप्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; used predicatively

• bhūtyā: by Bhūti
• bhūtyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• utpāditaḥ: was produced/begotten
• utpāditaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√pad (धातु) + ita (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘produced/begotten’

• devyām: in/through the देवी (goddess)
• devyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhautyaḥ: Bhautya
• bhautyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhautya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; name-indicator

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara-lineage within the present kalpa (cosmic administration through Manus)

Characters & Entities

• Ruci
• Prajapati
• Manu Raucya
• Bhuti
• Bhautya

FAQs

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

This verse preserves the dharmic continuity of creation by naming Manu Raucya and his lineage, showing how cosmic order (dharma) is sustained across cycles—ultimately under the lordship of Pati (Shiva) who governs time, creation, and dissolution.

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

Though genealogical, it situates devotees within Shiva’s ordered cosmos: Manus uphold dharma in each age, and Linga-worship is a key Shaiva means for householders and rulers to align their lives with that dharma under Saguna Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is svādhyāya (reverent recitation) of Purana lineages with devotion to Shiva, paired with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to internalize dharma and seek Shiva’s guidance through life’s duties.