छाया तां विशते दिव्या स्मृता सा तेन निक्षुभा । सांप्रतं वर्तते योऽयं मनुर्लोके महामते
chāyā tāṃ viśate divyā smṛtā sā tena nikṣubhā | sāṃprataṃ vartate yo'yaṃ manurloke mahāmate
ଦିବ୍ୟ ଛାୟା ସେହି ସଂଜ୍ଞାରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲା; ତେଣୁ ସେ ‘ନିକ୍ଷୁଭା’ ନାମରେ ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ। ହେ ମହାମତେ, ଏବେ ଲୋକେ ଯେ ମନୁ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତିତ—
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued discourse; verse ends mid-thought leading to next verse)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī (addressed as devēśi/priye)
Scene: A luminous, subtle Chāyā merges into Saṃjñā; sages witness the metaphysical union while a cosmic genealogy scroll unfurls behind them, indicating the presently reigning Manu.
Purāṇic teaching links metaphysical events (entry/identity) with dharmic time (Manu cycles), showing order behind apparent change.
The verse is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, contributing to Prabhāsa’s fame as a locus of sacred revelation.
No ritual prescription is stated in this verse.