Shloka 132
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
ब्रह्मणस्तु कवे: पुत्रा वारुणास्तेडप्युदाह्मता: । अष्टौ प्रसवजैर्युक्ता गुणैब्रह्मविद: शुभा:
brahmaṇas tu kaveḥ putrā vāruṇās te 'py udāhṛtāḥ | aṣṭau prasavajair yukta guṇair brahmavidaḥ śubhāḥ ||
বসিষ্ঠ ক’লে—ব্ৰহ্মাৰ পুত্ৰ কৱিৰ পুত্ৰসকলকো ‘ৱাৰুণ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়। তেওঁলোক আঠজন; পুত্ৰোচিত গুণে যুক্ত, শুভলক্ষণযুক্ত আৰু ব্ৰহ্মবিদ।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links noble lineage with inner qualification: true worth is shown through innate virtues (guṇas) and Brahman-knowledge (brahmavidyā), marking a person as ‘auspicious’ and ethically exemplary.
Vasiṣṭha is describing a genealogical-spiritual line: Kavi, a descendant of Brahmā, has eight sons who are collectively designated ‘Vāruṇas’, and they are characterized as virtuous and realized in Brahman.