Shloka 43

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

दीक्षापुत्रस्य पुत्रास्ते रोहितस्य प्रजापतेः । धृष्टकेतुर्दीप्तकेतुः पंचहस्तो निराकृतिः

Transliteration

dīkṣāputrasya putrāste rohitasya prajāpateḥ | dhṛṣṭaketurdīptaketuḥ paṃcahasto nirākṛtiḥ

Translation

这些是狄克沙之子之子——生灵之主（Prajāpati）罗希塔的诸子：达里什塔凯图、迪普塔凯图、潘查哈斯塔与尼拉克里蒂。

Word by Word

• dīkṣāputrasya: of Dīkṣāputra
• dīkṣāputrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dīkṣāyāḥ putraḥ)

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• rohitasya: of Rohita
• rohitasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• prajāpateḥ: of Prajāpati
• prajāpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• dhṛṣṭaketuḥ: Dhṛṣṭaketu (a proper name)
• dhṛṣṭaketuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛṣṭa + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—कर्मधारय (dhṛṣṭaḥ ketuḥ)

• dīptaketuḥ: Dīptaketu
• dīptaketuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpta + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—कर्मधारय (dīptaḥ ketuḥ)

• paṃcahastaḥ: Pañcahasta
• paṃcahastaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—द्विगु (pañca hastāḥ yasya / pañca-hastaḥ as name)

• nirākṛtiḥ: Nirākṛti (proper name)
• nirākṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; name in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nir-ā-kṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: prajāpati-progeny listing within manvantara genealogy

Characters & Entities

• Diksha
• Rohita
• Prajapati
• Dhrishtaketu
• Diptaketu
• Pancahasta
• Nirakriti

FAQs

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

It preserves the Purāṇic genealogy that frames cosmic order (dharma) under Shiva’s sovereignty as Pati—showing how manifested creation proceeds through progenitors (Prajāpatis) while the Supreme remains the regulating Lord.

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

Although the verse is genealogical, it supports the wider Shaiva narrative: the many names and lineages belong to the manifest realm, while Linga-worship centers the devotee on Shiva as the stable, worshipful Saguna focus who governs all generations and worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; a practical takeaway is to recite the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while studying such lineages, remembering Shiva as the inner ruler of all beings and births.