Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अतीतानागताः सर्वे नृपा मन्वन्तरे स्मृताः एतानुत्पाद्य पुत्रांस्तु प्रजासंतानकारणात्

Transliteration

atītānāgatāḥ sarve nṛpā manvantare smṛtāḥ etānutpādya putrāṃstu prajāsaṃtānakāraṇāt

Translation

Semua raja—yang telah berlalu dan yang akan datang—diingati dalam setiap Manvantara. Dengan melahirkan putera-putera, mereka menjadi sebab kesinambungan keturunan, mengekalkan aliran makhluk dalam tertib dunia.

Word by Word

• atīta-anāgatāḥ: past and future

• sarve: all

• nṛpāḥ: kings/rulers

• manvantare: in (each) Manvantara/age of Manu

• smṛtāḥ: remembered/recorded in tradition

• etān: these (kings)

• utpādya: having produced/begotten

• putrān: sons

• tu: indeed

• prajā-santāna: lineage/continuity of creatures and subjects

• kāraṇāt: as the cause/for the sake of causation

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Nṛpas (Kings)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames kingship and progeny as part of the cosmic order upheld under Shiva’s overarching Pati-tattva; stable lineage and dharmic rule support the conditions in which Shiva-puja and temple traditions can endure across Manvantaras.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it shows Shiva as Pati—the transcendent regulator of time-cycles (Manvantaras) within which rulers arise and pass; the continuity of beings proceeds within His cosmic governance, even when individual kings change.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pashupata Yoga limb is stated; the takeaway is dharmic continuity—supporting social order and progeny—which traditionally undergirds Vedic rites and Shaiva observances maintained by righteous rulers.