Shloka 27
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
तामसस्यांतरं चैव मनो मे कथितं तव । चतुर्थं पञ्चमं तात शृणु मन्वंतरं परम्
tāmasasyāṃtaraṃ caiva mano me kathitaṃ tava | caturthaṃ pañcamaṃ tāta śṛṇu manvaṃtaraṃ param
அன்பனே! தாமஸ மன்வந்தரத்தை நான் உனக்குச் சொல்லிவிட்டேன். இப்போது, மகனே, வரிசையாக நான்காம் மற்றும் ஐந்தாம் ஆகிய அடுத்த உயர்ந்த மன்வந்தரத்தை கேள்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: manvantara-cycle (succession of Manus; transition from Tāmasa to subsequent manvantaras)
FAQs
It frames cosmic time (Manvantaras) as an ordered revelation, encouraging attentive listening and right understanding—supporting Shaiva Siddhanta’s view that knowledge (jñāna) matures devotion and loosens pāśa (bondage).
Though the verse is cosmological, the Shiva Purana presents such timelines as governed by Pati (Śiva); reflecting on these cycles strengthens reverence for Saguna Shiva as the Lord who presides over creation, preservation, and dissolution.
The direct instruction is “śṛṇu” (listen): practice śravaṇa—devotional listening/recitation of Purāṇic teachings—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize the teaching.