The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
चत्वारो मूर्त्तिमन्तो वै त्रयस्त्वन्ये ह्यमूर्त्तयः । तेषां लोकनिसर्गं च कीर्त्तयिष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥ १३.१९ ॥
catvāro mūrttimanto vai trayas tv anye hy amūrttayaḥ | teṣāṃ lokanisargaṃ ca kīrtayiṣyāmi tac chṛṇu || 13.19 ||
চাৰিজন নিশ্চয় মূৰ্তিমান, আৰু আন তিনিজন অমূৰ্ত। তেওঁলোকৰ লোকসমূহৰ উৎপত্তিও মই বৰ্ণনা কৰিম—শুনা।
Varāha
It reflects a common Purāṇic method of presenting cosmology through enumerated categories (embodied vs. formless), serving as a framework for explaining world-origination (loka-nisarga) in a didactic dialogue.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transitional statement introducing a cosmological explanation rather than a sacred-geography passage.
The verse primarily conveys a pedagogical instruction—attentive listening and orderly inquiry—rather than a direct ethical rule; it frames knowledge transmission in the dialogue format.
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