Shloka 9
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
मरीचिरत्रिर्भगवानङ्गिराः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्यश्च वसिष्ठश्च सप्तैते ब्रह्मणस्सुताः
marīciratrirbhagavānaṅgirāḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyaśca vasiṣṭhaśca saptaite brahmaṇassutāḥ
مریچی، اتری، بھگوان انگِرا، پُلَہ، کرتو، پُلستیہ اور وِسِشٹھ—یہ ساتوں برہما کے پُتر ہیں، جو اوّلین رِشیوں کے طور پر مشہور ہیں۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It establishes the sacred guru-lineage of the Saptarishis—primordial seers born of Brahmā—through whom dharma and Vedic wisdom flow; in a Shaiva Siddhanta frame, such cosmic order supports the soul’s (paśu) gradual purification so it may turn toward Śiva (Pati).
By grounding the narrative in authoritative rishi-lineage, the Purana legitimizes the transmission of Shiva-worship—Linga devotion, mantra, and ritual discipline—received and taught by seers within the created order under Shiva’s supreme lordship.
The practical takeaway is reverence for rishi-paramparā: study of Shiva Purana under a teacher, steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and maintaining purity and discipline aligned with dharma as preserved by the sages.