Shloka 17

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

स्वारोचिषस्य पुत्रास्ते मनोर्दशमहात्मनः । कीर्तिता मुनिशार्दूल महावीर्यपराक्रमाः

Transliteration

svārociṣasya putrāste manordaśamahātmanaḥ | kīrtitā muniśārdūla mahāvīryaparākramāḥ

Translation

噢，诸仙中之猛虎，斯瓦罗奇沙·摩奴那十位大心之子，勇力雄健、英武无双，已为汝叙述。

Word by Word

• स्वारोचिषस्य: of Svārociṣa
• स्वारोचिषस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वारोचिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to पुत्राः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (Numeral), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोग (indeclinable-like in compounds/usage)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; qualifying मनोः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कीर्तिताः: have been described/celebrated
• कीर्तिताः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate to पुत्राः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (muneḥ śārdūlaḥ = tiger among sages)

• महावीर्यपराक्रमाः: of great vigor and valor
• महावीर्यपराक्रमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (qualifying पुत्राः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: manvantara-chronology (Svārociṣa Manu lineage)

Characters & Entities

• Svārociṣa Manu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes dharmic lineage and righteous governance: great-souled rulers are remembered because their valor is meant to uphold cosmic order, ultimately supporting devotion to Pati (Shiva) and the path to liberation.

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

Though genealogical in tone, it situates human history within Shiva’s cosmic order; in Shaiva understanding, ideal kingship and valor are offerings to Saguna Shiva, sustaining dharma that enables Linga-worship, vrata, and pilgrimage to flourish.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is smaraṇa (recollection) of dharmic exemplars alongside daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and maintaining sattvic conduct.