Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

धरस्य पुत्रो द्रविणो हुतहव्यवहस् तथा मनोहरायां शिशिरः प्राणो ऽथ रवणस् तथा

Transliteration

dharasya putro draviṇo hutahavyavahas tathā manoharāyāṃ śiśiraḥ prāṇo 'tha ravaṇas tathā

Translation

From Dhara was born Draviṇa; and likewise Hutahavyavaha. And in Manoharā were born Śiśira, Prāṇa, and also Ravaṇa.

Word by Word

• धरस्य: of Dhara
• धरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Dhara'

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्रविणः: Draviṇa (name)
• द्रविणः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• हुतहव्यवहः: carrier of oblations (name)
• हुतहव्यवहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुतहव्य + वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (हुतहव्यं वहति इति)

• तथा: and, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थ

• मनोहरायाम्: in Manoharā (from Manoharā)
• मनोहरायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in/with Manoharā' (mother)

• शिशिरः: Śiśira (name)
• शिशिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• प्राणः: Prāṇa (life-breath; name)
• प्राणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• अथ: then, and
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (particle: 'then/and')

• रवणः: Ravaṇa (name)
• रवणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• तथा: and, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थ

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of descendants/powers associated with elemental/cosmic beings.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Dhara, Draviṇa, Hutahavyavaha, Manoharā, Śiśira, Prāṇa, Ravaṇa

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Dhara
• Draviṇa
• Hutahavyavaha
• Manoharā
• Śiśira
• Prāṇa
• Ravaṇa

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogical lists in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse exemplifies the Purana’s vamsha method—preserving sacred memory of descendants and linking social order (dharma) to a continuous lineage framework across time.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage progression in this section?

Parāśara proceeds name-by-name, indicating parentage and offspring (including births through specific mothers), creating a precise chain for later dynastic and historical narration.

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

Even in seemingly historical genealogy, the Vishnu Purana implies a cosmos held together by Vishnu’s sovereignty—lineages unfold within an ordered universe sustained by the Supreme Reality.