Shloka 34

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पञ्चम्यामुमासंहितायां सर्वमन्वतरानुर्कार्तनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe pañcamyāmumāsaṃhitāyāṃ sarvamanvatarānurkārtanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Kaya nga, sa Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—sa Ikalimang Aklat, ang Umāsaṃhitā—nagtatapos ang ika-34 na kabanata na pinamagatang “Pagbigkas ng Lahat ng Manvantara.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closing particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; title-locative ‘in the Śrī-Śiva-Mahāpurāṇa’

• pañcamyām: in the fifth
• pañcamyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal agreeing with ‘umāsaṃhitāyām’

• umā-saṃhitāyām: in the Umā-saṃhitā
• umā-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umāsaṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the Umā-saṃhitā’

• sarva-manvantara-anukīrtanam: the complete recounting of the manvantaras
• sarva-manvantara-anukīrtanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + manvantara (प्रातिपदिक) + anukīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; chapter-title phrase

• nāma: named
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; title-marker (नाम-शब्दः)

• catuḥtriṃśaḥ: thirty-fourth
• catuḥtriṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥtriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal/cardinal used as adjective for अध्यायः

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon concluding the chapter narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon that seals the teaching: it frames cosmic time (Manvantaras) as ordered under Śiva’s sovereignty, reminding the listener that devotion to Pati (Śiva) transcends cyclical ages.

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

By marking the completion of a chapter on cosmic cycles, it implicitly points to the Purāṇic method: contemplate changing creation while taking refuge in Saguna Śiva (often worshiped as the Liṅga), the steady Lord beyond time.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-closure, it suggests paṭha-śravaṇa (recitation and listening) with remembrance of Śiva—ending study with a brief japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and a moment of dhyāna on Śiva as the Lord of time.