Shloka 39

Saṃjñā–Chāyā Upākhyāna: Sūrya-tejas, Substitution, and the Birth of Manu, Yama, and Yamunā

Devanagari script

मनुः प्रजापतिस्त्वासीत्सावर्णिस्स तपोधनः । भाव्यः स कर्मणा तेन मनोस्सावर्णिकेंतरे

Transliteration

manuḥ prajāpatistvāsītsāvarṇissa tapodhanaḥ | bhāvyaḥ sa karmaṇā tena manossāvarṇikeṃtare

Translation

萨瓦尔尼确为摩奴，众生之主的生主（Prajāpati），亦是苦行功德之宝藏。凭其业行之功德，他将在继毗婆斯瓦塔摩奴之后的萨瓦尔尼摩奴劫（Manvantara）中，再次成为摩奴。

Word by Word

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजायाः पतिः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सावर्णिः: Sāvarṇi
• सावर्णिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावर्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गोत्र/पितृ-सम्बन्धसूचक नाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तपोधनः: one whose wealth is austerity
• तपोधनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तपः एव धनं यस्य/तपः-धनः)

• भाव्यः: to be (future one)/destined
• भाव्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्मणा: by (his) action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनौः: of Manu
• मनौः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सावर्णिके: in the Sāvarṇi (period/Manvantara)
• सावर्णिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सावर्णिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• अन्तरे: in the interval/within
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Manvantara-cycle doctrine (succession of Manus)

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Prajapati
• Savarni

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas and righteous karma mature into cosmic responsibility: by accumulated merit, a soul attains the office of Manu, showing Shiva’s orderly governance of time through dharma and spiritual discipline.

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

Though the verse names Manu rather than the Liṅga, it supports the Shaiva view that devotion, austerity, and right action offered to Saguna Shiva bear fruits across lifetimes, culminating in higher spiritual authority and eventual liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is sustained tapas with dharmic conduct—supported in Shaiva tradition by daily Shiva-puja, japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined observances that purify karma.