Shloka 3

ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”

Devanagari script

मर्नोर्वैवस्वतस्यैव ते प्रपुत्रो भविष्यति । तदा चतुर्युगाश्चैव तस्मिन्मन्वन्तरे विधे

Transliteration

marnorvaivasvatasyaiva te praputro bhaviṣyati | tadā caturyugāścaiva tasminmanvantare vidhe

Translation

噢，维提（造物主），你将成为毗婆斯瓦塔·摩奴的曾孙；而在那同一摩奴期中，四瑜伽的轮转将依次如法推进。

Word by Word

• मर्नोः: of Marnu
• मर्नोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्नु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive)

• वैवस्वतस्य: of Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; 'your')
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, षष्ठी (Genitive)

• प्रपुत्रः: great-grandson
• प्रपुत्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• चतुर्युगाः: the four yugas
• चतुर्युगाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (चत्वारि युगानि = four yugas), पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative)

• मन्वन्तरे: in the manvantara
• मन्वन्तरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सप्तमी (Locative)

• विधे: O Ordainer (Vidhe)
• विधे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Manvantara chronology under Vaivasvata Manu; caturyuga rotation (dharma’s cyclical regulation)

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Brahma (Vidhe)

FAQs

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

It places the narrative within sacred cosmic time (Manvantara and Yuga), reminding devotees that worldly epochs change, while the Shaiva goal—turning to Pati (Shiva) for liberation—transcends all cycles.

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

By anchoring events in a specific Manvantara, it frames Saguna Shiva’s manifest play (līlā) within time, while implying that Linga-worship points to Shiva as the timeless reality beyond Yugas.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as Kāla-kāla (the Lord beyond time) while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to stabilize devotion amid changing Yugas.