Shloka 63
Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद: सौम्या: पितर आज्यपा: । साग्नयोऽनग्नयस्तेषां पत्नी दाक्षायणी स्वधा ॥ ६३ ॥
agniṣvāttā barhiṣadaḥ saumyāḥ pitara ājyapāḥ sāgnayo ’nagnayas teṣāṁ patnī dākṣāyaṇī svadhā
الأغنيشْفَاتّا والبرهِشَدَة والسَّومْيَة والآجْيَپا هم الآباء (الپِتْر). منهم من هو ساغنيكا ومنهم من هو نيراغنيكا. وزوجة هؤلاء جميعًا هي سْوَधा، ابنة دكشا.
FAQs
This verse names four classifications of Pitṛs—Agniṣvāttas, Barhiṣads, Saumyas, and Ājyapas—and notes that some are connected with sacrificial fire while others are not.
Svadhā is described here as the daughter of Dakṣa and the consort of the Pitṛs, personifying the sacred offering made to forefathers in Vedic rites such as śrāddha.
The verse highlights gratitude and sacred responsibility toward one’s lineage; in modern life, this can be applied through respectful remembrance of ancestors, family duty, and performing acts of charity and devotion in their honor.