Shloka 52
अमृतं ब्राह्मणा गावो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा | अपत्यं कपिलायास्तु पुराणे परिकीर्तितम्,अमृत, ब्राह्मण, गौएँ, गन्धर्व तथा अप्सराएँ--ये सब पुराणमें कपिलाकी संतानें बतायी गयी हैं
amṛtaṃ brāhmaṇā gāvo gandharvāpsarasas tathā | apatyaṃ kapilāyās tu purāṇe parikīrtitam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “In the Purāṇic tradition it is proclaimed that nectar (amṛta), the Brāhmaṇas, the cows, and likewise the Gandharvas and Apsarases are the offspring of Kapilā.” The verse frames these revered and beneficent realities—sacred drink, priestly guardians of ritual order, life-sustaining cattle, and celestial beings—as arising from a single primordial source, underscoring a moral vision of the world as structured by sanctity, nourishment, and cosmic harmony.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a Purāṇic genealogy that links highly revered elements—amṛta, Brāhmaṇas, cows, and celestial beings—to a single origin (Kapilā), reinforcing a dharmic worldview where sacred nourishment, ritual authority, and cosmic artistry are interconnected and honored.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, cites an older Purāṇic account: he reports that certain exalted beings and substances are described as Kapilā’s progeny, situating the discussion within mythic-cosmological lineage rather than immediate human action.