Shloka 11
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
पत्नि मरीचेः सम्भूतिः पौर्णमासमसूयत / विरजाः सर्वगश्चैव तस्य पुत्रौ महात्मनः
patni marīceḥ sambhūtiḥ paurṇamāsamasūyata / virajāḥ sarvagaścaiva tasya putrau mahātmanaḥ
سَمْبُهوتي (Sambhūti)، زوجة مَريچي (Marīci)، أنجبت پورْنَماس (Paurṇamāsa)؛ وكذلك وُلِدَ له—لذلك العظيم الروح—ابنان هما ڤيرَجا (Virajā) وسَرْڤَگا (Sarvaga).
Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrator (genealogical narration)
Concept: Cosmic families encode functions—time, movement, pervasion—through personified descendants (e.g., ‘Sarvaga’ as all-pervading).
Vedantic Theme: Names as indicators (nāma-rūpa) within māyā: differentiated roles arise while underlying reality remains one.
Application: Reflect on how roles and responsibilities (svadharma) arise within family/community; practice mindful naming/meaning in study and ritual calendars.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (adjacent vaṃśa verses listing Marīci’s line)
FAQs
They map the transmission of dharma and cosmology through rishi lineages, anchoring later teachings in recognized ancestral and sage traditions.
It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it provides genealogical context (rishi progeny) that frames the Purana’s broader cosmological and dharmic instruction.
Use it as a reminder to value lineage in the sense of learning—preserving authentic teachings, sources, and disciplined transmission of spiritual knowledge.