Shloka 29

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

सत्यनेत्ररताश्चान्ये एते सप्तर्षयोऽपरे । देवाश्च भूतरजसस्तपःप्रकृतयस्तथा

Transliteration

satyanetraratāścānye ete saptarṣayo'pare | devāśca bhūtarajasastapaḥprakṛtayastathā

Translation

சத்தியத் தரிசனத்தில் ஈடுபட்ட மற்றவர்களும் இவ்வேறு சப்தரிஷிகளே. அதுபோல, பூதங்களின் குணங்களான ரஜஸ் முதலியவற்றால் பிறந்த இயல்புடைய தேவர்கள் சிலர்; சிலரின் இயல்பே தவம் (தபஸ்) ஆகும்.

Word by Word

• सत्यनेत्ररताः: devoted to the true-eyed (one) / devoted to Satyanetra
• सत्यनेत्ररताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-नेत्र-रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—सत्यनेत्रे रताः (locative-tatpuruṣa sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (others)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; निर्देशार्थक (these)

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्त + ऋषि)

• अपरे: others (another group)
• अपरे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (others/another set)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भूतरजसः: having the rajas of beings / of elemental rajas
• भूतरजसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत-रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—भूतानां रजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तपःप्रकृतयः: whose nature is austerity
• तपःप्रकृतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्-प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तपसः प्रकृतयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (likewise/also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara ontology (classification of sages and devas by guṇa/tapas dispositions)

Characters & Entities

• Saptarishis
• Devas

FAQs

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

It distinguishes spiritual temperaments: some beings are oriented to satya-darśana (truth-vision), some are shaped by guṇic impulses, and some are naturally grounded in tapas—implying that liberation in Shaiva thought matures through purification and Shiva-oriented insight beyond the guṇas.

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship is a practical support for moving from guṇa-driven life toward satya-darśana; devotion, discipline, and contemplation refine the seeker so Shiva’s reality is ‘seen’ rather than merely believed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Tapas is the implied discipline: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha, to stabilize the mind and grow truth-oriented perception.