Shloka 45
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
दशमे त्वथ पर्याये द्वितीयस्यांतरे मनोः । हविष्मान्पुलहश्चैव प्रकृतिश्चैव भार्गवः
daśame tvatha paryāye dvitīyasyāṃtare manoḥ | haviṣmānpulahaścaiva prakṛtiścaiva bhārgavaḥ
Pagkaraan, sa ikasampung pag-ikot—sa pagitan ng panahon ng ikalawang Manu—lumitaw sina Haviṣmān, Pulaha, gayundin si Prakṛti, at ang pantas na Bhārgava.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It situates sacred history within manvantara cycles, showing how dharma and spiritual lineages recur by divine order under the Lord (Pati), who governs time and cosmic succession.
By naming sages and cosmic periods, the text frames Shiva’s saguna governance of creation—where rishis uphold Vedic-Śaiva disciplines and transmit worship methods (including linga-upāsanā) across cycles.
The verse is primarily chronological; a practical takeaway is to honor rishi-paramparā through daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and respectful remembrance (smaraṇa) of the teachers and sages.