Shloka 26
सृष्टिवर्णनम्
Cosmogony and the Roles of the Trimūrti
द्वितीयं तं मनुं विद्धि मनोरन्तरमेव च । स वैराजः प्रजास्सर्वास्ससर्ज पुरुषः प्रभुः
dvitīyaṃ taṃ manuṃ viddhi manorantarameva ca | sa vairājaḥ prajāssarvāssasarja puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ
Sabe-o como o segundo Manu e como o próprio intervalo do manvantara de Manu. Esse Puruṣa soberano, Vairāja, o Senhor, criou todos os seres.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Cosmic Event: Manvantara framing: identification of a ‘second Manu’ and the Vairāja sovereign as creator of beings
FAQs
It situates creation within a divinely governed cosmic order: the manvantara cycles and the appearance of creators like Vairāja occur under the sovereignty of the Supreme Lord (Pati), reminding the seeker that liberation lies beyond cyclical creation in the Lord’s grace.
By calling the creator a ‘Prabhu’ (Lord) and ‘Puruṣa’, the verse points to the governing divine principle behind manifestation; in Shaiva practice, this sovereignty is approached concretely through Saguna Shiva—especially Linga worship—as the accessible support (ālambana) for realizing the transcendent Lord beyond creation.
A practical takeaway is to contemplate the Lord as the inner ruler of cosmic cycles while doing japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and offering worship to the Shiva-Linga, cultivating detachment from transient creation and steadiness toward moksha.