Shloka 14
भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः
यो ऽसाव् अग्निर् अभिमानी ब्रह्मणस् तनयो ऽग्रजः तस्मात् स्वाहा सुतांल् लेभे त्रीन् उदारौजसो द्विज
yo 'sāv agnir abhimānī brahmaṇas tanayo 'grajaḥ tasmāt svāhā sutāṃl lebhe trīn udāraujaso dvija
That Agni, renowned as Abhimānī, was the eldest son of Brahmā. From him, through Svāhā, were born three sons of noble and radiant energy, O twice-born.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Origins and classifications of created beings (Agni and related lineages) within secondary creation
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: Cosmic functions arise through ordered progeny-lines (santati) beginning from Brahmā, establishing a structured universe.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Contemplate interdependence in nature and align daily actions (especially ritual and duty) with sustaining order rather than disrupting it.
Vishishtadvaita: Secondary creators like Brahmā and Agni operate as empowered instruments within the Lord’s cosmic body and governance, preserving unity-in-difference.
FAQs
Svāhā is presented as the consort through whom Agni’s progeny arises, reinforcing her ritual-cosmic role as the power that carries offerings into fire and thus participates in sustaining cosmic order.
Parāśara frames them genealogically: Agni (here called Abhimānī) is traced as Brahmā’s eldest son, and his descendants are then enumerated as part of the structured unfolding of creation (Sarga).
Though the verse focuses on lineage, the Vishnu Purana’s broader frame treats such ordered genealogies as operating under Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—creation proceeds through lawful succession within the cosmos upheld by the Supreme Reality.