Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

अनिलस्य शिवा भार्या तस्याः पुत्रः पुरोजवः अविज्ञातगतिश् चैव द्वौ पुत्राव् अनिलस्य तु

Transliteration

anilasya śivā bhāryā tasyāḥ putraḥ purojavaḥ avijñātagatiś caiva dvau putrāv anilasya tu

Translation

Anila had a wife named Śivā. From her was born his son Purojava; and also Avijñātagati—these two were the sons of Anila.

Word by Word

• अनिलस्य: of Anila
• अनिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Anila (Wind)'

• शिवा: Śivā (name)
• शिवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — नाम

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of her'

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

• पुरोजवः: Purojava (name; swift-going)
• पुरोजवः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरः + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (पुरः जवः: 'swift in front')

• अविज्ञातगतिः: Avijñātagati (name; of unknown course)
• अविज्ञातगतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + विज्ञात + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः (अविज्ञाता गतिः यस्य सः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — संख्याविशेषण

• पुत्रौ: sons (two)
• पुत्रौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• अनिलस्य: of Anila
• अनिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विरोध/पुनरुक्ति (particle: 'but/indeed')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of enumerating cosmic progeny (vāyu/anila line).

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Anila, Śivā, Purojava, Avijñātagati

Characters & Entities

• Anila
• Śivā
• Purojava
• Avijñātagati

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogical lists like Anila’s descendants in the Vishnu Purana?

They map cosmic order by showing how beings and powers are arranged through lineages, presenting creation as an organized system under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of creation in this section?

Parāśara explains creation through successive relationships—wives, children, and descendants—so that the cosmos is understood as an interconnected, traceable emergence rather than a random event.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the genealogy functions within the Purāṇa’s central claim that all orders of beings arise within Vishnu’s supreme reality and governance.