Shloka 28
Manvantarāṇukīrtana
Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus
देवबाहुर्जयश्चैव मुनिर्वेदशिरास्तथा । हिरण्यरोमा पर्जन्य ऊर्ध्वबाहुश्च सोमपाः
devabāhurjayaścaiva munirvedaśirāstathā | hiraṇyaromā parjanya ūrdhvabāhuśca somapāḥ
提婆婆呼（Devabāhu）与阇耶（Jaya）；名为吠陀希罗（Vedaśirā）的牟尼；希兰尼亚罗摩（Hiraṇyaromā）；帕尔贾尼亚（Parjanya）；以及乌尔德瓦婆呼（Ūrdhvabāhu）——这些便是饮苏摩者（Soma-pā），受灌顶的圣者，在天界仪轨中共饮神圣苏摩。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: naivedya
Cosmic Event: manvantara administration (listing of consecrated Soma-partakers within the epoch)
FAQs
It identifies a group honored as “Soma-drinkers,” indicating Vedic sacrificial merit; in a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such merit is respected but remains secondary to Shiva’s grace and steady devotion that leads to liberation.
By contrasting ritual status (Soma rites) with the Purana’s broader emphasis on accessible Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and bhakti—which can grant Shiva’s favor beyond Vedic eligibility.
The verse itself points to Vedic Soma sacrifice; for Shaiva practice, the practical takeaway is to adopt Shiva-centered observances such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular Linga worship, which the Shiva Purana repeatedly exalts.