Shloka 21

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

इष ऊर्जित ऊर्जश्च मधुर्माधव एव च । शुचिश्शुक्रवहश्चैव नभसो नभ एव च

Transliteration

iṣa ūrjita ūrjaśca madhurmādhava eva ca | śuciśśukravahaścaiva nabhaso nabha eva ca

Translation

祂是伊沙（Īśa），至上之主；祂是大能者，亦即力量本身。祂是甘美，亦是摩达婆（Mādhava），春之所爱。祂是清净者，持光辉者；祂是苍穹——确然即是虚空本体。

Word by Word

• इषः: Iṣa
• इषः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• ऊर्जितः: Ūrjita
• ऊर्जितः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √ऊर्ज् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• ऊर्जः: Ūrja
• ऊर्जः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• मधुः: Madhu
• मधुः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• माधवः: Mādhava
• माधवः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारणार्थक (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शुचिः: Śuci
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• शुक्रवहः: Śukravaha
• शुक्रवहः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र + वह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śukrasya vahaḥ = bearer of brightness/seed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• नभसः: Nabhasa
• नभसः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); नाम (proper name)

• नभः: Nabha
• नभः: Karta (कर्ता; name in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (as name; often treated as masculine in lists)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: इष ऊर्जित ऊर्जश्च मधुर्माधव एव च । शुचिश्शुक्रवहश्चैव नभसो नभ एव च

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: cosmic pervasion imagery (sky/ether) and seasonal epithet Mādhava (spring association)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse presents Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) and as the inner power (ūrjā) pervading all—purity, radiance, and space—guiding the devotee to see Him as both transcendent and immanent, a key Shaiva Siddhanta vision for liberation.

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

By naming Shiva as sky/ether and as radiant purity, the verse supports Linga worship as a concrete focus (saguna upāsanā) that points to Shiva’s all-pervasive subtle reality (nirguna-tattva) beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-japa by repeating these epithets alongside the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate on Shiva as the pure, luminous space within the heart—optionally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva aids.