Shloka 55

Manvantarāṇukīrtana

Enumeration of the Manvantaras and Manus

Devanagari script

चतुर्थस्य तु सावर्णेरृषीन्सप्त निबोध मे । द्युतिर्वसिष्ठपुत्रश्च आत्रेयस्सुतपास्तथा

Transliteration

caturthasya tu sāvarṇerṛṣīnsapta nibodha me | dyutirvasiṣṭhaputraśca ātreyassutapāstathā

Translation

今当从我而知：第四位萨瓦尔尼摩奴（Sāvarṇi Manu）的七圣仙（Saptarṣi）为——Dyuti、毗湿吒（Vasiṣṭha）之子，以及Ātreya与Sutapā等。

Word by Word

• चतुर्थस्य: of the fourth
• चतुर्थस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• सावर्णेः: of Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (numeral qualifying accusative plural)

• निबोध: know/understand
• निबोध: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me/from me (my)
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचनरूपम् (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• द्युतिः: Dyuti (a name; 'splendour')
• द्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वसिष्ठपुत्रः: son of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसिष्ठस्य पुत्रः)

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

• आत्रेयः: Ātreya (a name)
• आत्रेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुतपाः: Sutapā (a name; 'austerity-performer')
• सुतपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Savarni Manu
• Dyuti
• Vasishtha
• Atreya
• Sutapa

FAQs

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

It anchors spiritual life in cosmic order: in each Manvantara, realized seers preserve dharma and transmit Shaiva-aligned wisdom, enabling beings to progress from bondage (paśu) toward liberation under the Lord (Pati).

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

Though this line lists Saptarṣis, it implies the living lineage through which Saguna Shiva-worship—such as Linga devotion, mantra, and temple rites—is preserved and taught in every age.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is reverence for ṛṣi-paramparā: study of scripture under guidance, daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined observance of dharma as upheld by the sages.