Shloka 114

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्याः पुत्रः पुरोजवः अविज्ञातगतिश् चैव द्वौ पुत्राव् अनिलस्य तु

Transliteration

anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putraḥ purojavaḥ avijñātagatiś caiva dvau putrāv anilasya tu

Translation

Anila hatte eine Gemahlin namens Śivā. Von ihr wurde sein Sohn Purojava geboren; und auch Avijñātagati—dies waren die beiden Söhne Anilas.

Word by Word

अनिलस्यof Anila

शिवाŚivā (name)

भार्याwife

तस्याःof her

पुत्रःson

पुरोजवःPurojava (name; swift-going)

अविज्ञातगतिःAvijñātagati (name; of unknown course)

चand

एवindeed, just

द्वौtwo

पुत्रौsons (two)

अनिलस्यof Anila

तुbut, indeed

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Anila

Śivā

Purojava

Avijñātagati

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogical lists like Anila’s descendants in the Vishnu Purana?

They map cosmic order by showing how beings and powers are arranged through lineages, presenting creation as an organized system under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of creation in this section?

Parāśara explains creation through successive relationships—wives, children, and descendants—so that the cosmos is understood as an interconnected, traceable emergence rather than a random event.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the genealogy functions within the Purāṇa’s central claim that all orders of beings arise within Vishnu’s supreme reality and governance.