Shloka 71

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

प्रजाभिस्तपसा युक्ता ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजंति ते । युगानि सप्रतिस्त्वेकं साग्राण्यंतरमुच्यते

Transliteration

prajābhistapasā yuktā brahmalokaṃ vrajaṃti te | yugāni sapratistvekaṃ sāgrāṇyaṃtaramucyate

Translation

جو ہستیاں اپنی رعایا کی خاطر تپسیا سے یکت ہوتی ہیں، وہ برہملوک کو پہنچتی ہیں۔ یُگوں کا ایک پیمانہ—سندھیوں سمیت—اور اس پر کچھ اضافہ، ‘اَنتَر’ (وقفہ) کہلاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रजाभिः: with progeny/subjects
• प्रजाभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• तपसा: with austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• युक्ताः: endowed/connected
• युक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते इति)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahma-world
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• व्रजन्ति: go
• व्रजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• युगानि: yugas (ages)
• युगानि: Karma (कर्म/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (अत्र गणनावाचक-प्रयोगः)

• सप्रतिः: with an additional part/fraction
• सप्रतिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + प्रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (स-प्रति = ‘with an additional part/with a fraction’), संख्याविशेषणम् (एकम् इति)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय (particle: but/indeed)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य/measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्

• साग्राणि: with an additional part (and a bit more)
• साग्राणि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (स-अग्र = ‘with an extra part/over and above’), युगानि इति विशेषणम्

• अन्तरम्: the interval
• अन्तरम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उच्यते: is said/called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara/antara time-measure within kalpa chronology

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse links disciplined tapas to higher states of existence (Brahmaloka) and frames spiritual merit within Shiva Purana’s larger vision of cosmic order (yuga-measurements). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, such attainments are elevated but still within the realm of conditioned worlds; final liberation comes through Shiva’s grace and right knowledge.

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

By emphasizing tapas and its fruits, the verse supports the Shiva Purana’s broader teaching that disciplined practice becomes most fruitful when directed toward Shiva-bhakti—especially Saguna worship through Linga-seva, mantra, and purity—leading beyond temporary heavenly attainments toward Shiva’s supreme state.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to tapas: steady vows, self-restraint, and sustained japa/dhyāna. In Shiva Purana practice this is commonly expressed through Panchakshara mantra-japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) observance, and Rudrākṣa-supported meditation, undertaken with a dharmic intention.