Shloka 36
पुलस्त्योऽजनयत्पत्न्यामगस्त्यं च हविर्भुवि । सोऽन्यजन्मनि दह्राग्निर्विश्रवाश्च महातपा: ॥ ३६ ॥
pulastyo ’janayat patnyām agastyaṁ ca havirbhuvi so ’nya-janmani dahrāgnir viśravāś ca mahā-tapāḥ
Pulastya begot in his wife Havirbhū a son named Agastya, who in another birth became Dahrāgni. Besides him, Pulastya also had another son of great austerity, named Viśravā.
FAQs
This verse states that the sage Agastya was begotten by Pulastya through his wife Havirbhū, placing Agastya within the Prajāpati-rishi genealogies described in Canto 4, Chapter 1.
The verse highlights how the same living being can appear in different births or manifestations within the cosmic genealogy—here noted as Dahrāgni and as the great ascetic Viśravā—while recounting Pulastya’s progeny.
They remind readers that spiritual culture values lineage, character, and tapasya (disciplined austerity), encouraging one to cultivate purity and devotion rather than identify only with temporary worldly labels.