Shloka 12
भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः
ऊर्जायां च वसिष्ठस्य सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः
ūrjāyāṃ ca vasiṣṭhasya saptājāyanta vai sutāḥ
And from Ūrjā, indeed, were born seven sons to Vasiṣṭha; thus the sacred lineage of the seer continued.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Dharma Exemplar: Vasiṣṭha as archetypal brahmarṣi sustaining dharma through lineage
Key Kings: Vasiṣṭha
FAQs
They mark the continuation of a major rishi-line, anchoring later genealogies and dharmic transmission within the Purana’s creation-era narrative.
Parāśara lists births and descendants in a concise genealogical style, showing how sages and their families arise as structured parts of the created order.
Even when Viṣṇu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s frame treats such ordered generations as unfolding under the Supreme Lord’s sustaining power and governance of dharma.