Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

भवन्तु पतयः श्लाघ्या मम जन्मनि जन्मनि त्वत्प्रसादात् तथा पुत्रः प्रजापतिसमो ऽस्तु मे

Transliteration

bhavantu patayaḥ ślāghyā mama janmani janmani tvatprasādāt tathā putraḥ prajāpatisamo 'stu me

Translation

By your gracious favor, may I, in birth after birth, be blessed with husbands worthy of praise; and may I also have a son equal to a Prajāpati.

Word by Word

• भवन्तु: let there be
• भवन्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पतयः: husbands
• पतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• श्लाघ्याः: praiseworthy
• श्लाघ्याः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जन्मनि: in (a) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जन्मनि: in (every) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘त्वत्-प्रसादः’)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रजापतिसमः: equal to Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिसमः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajāpati + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः (‘प्रजापतिना समः’ = equal to Prajāpati)

• अस्तु: let (him) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

Speaker

A woman (queen/princess figure within the genealogical narrative) offering a boon-request/prayer; narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The verse links divine grace to the restoration of gṛhastha-dharma—worthy spousehood and a world-sustaining son likened to a Prajāpati.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Frame life-goals (family, responsibility, leadership) as dharmic service; seek virtues in relationships rather than mere status.

Vishishtadvaita: World-order is upheld through divinely sanctioned dharma; grace operates within embodied life, not only in renunciation—affirming the Lord’s immanence in social order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Prajapati

FAQs

What is the significance of asking for “janmani janmani” (birth after birth) blessings in the Vishnu Purana?

It expresses continuity of karma and aspiration across lifetimes, seeking enduring auspiciousness—especially stable dharmic relationships and progeny that support social and cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the theme of progeny and sovereignty in genealogical chapters?

Through lineage narratives, Parāśara shows that righteous kingship and social stability depend on dharmic unions and exemplary offspring—figures described as Prajāpati-like, capable of sustaining order through progeny and governance.

What is the theological importance of grace (prasāda) in this verse’s request?

The verse places auspicious destiny—marriage, heirs, and dynastic flourishing—under divine sanction, reflecting the Purāṇic view that worldly order ultimately rests on higher, sustaining power aligned with Vishnu’s sovereignty.