Shloka 8

Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

वैश्वानरसुते चोभे पुलोमा कालका तथा उभे ते तु महाभागे मारीचेस् तु परिग्रहः

Transliteration

vaiśvānarasute cobhe pulomā kālakā tathā ubhe te tu mahābhāge mārīces tu parigrahaḥ

Translation

The two illustrious daughters of Vaiśvānara—Pulomā and Kālakā—both greatly blessed, became the wives of Marīci.

Word by Word

• वैश्वानरसुते: the two daughters of Vaiśvānara
• वैश्वानरसुते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — समास: वैश्वानरस्य सुते (‘daughters of Vaiśvānara’)

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

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — ‘both (fem.)’

• पुलोमा: Pulomā (name)
• पुलोमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलोमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कालका: Kālakā (name)
• कालका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — प्रकार/समुच्चय (adverb/particle: ‘also/likewise’)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — reiteration/emphasis

• ते: those two
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — ‘those two’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

• महाभागे: very fortunate (two women)
• महाभागे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभागा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन — समास: महा + भागा (‘greatly fortunate’), qualifies ते/उभे

• मारीचेः: of Marīci
• मारीचेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Marīci’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधान (particle)

• परिग्रहः: consort/accepted wives
• परिग्रहः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘acceptance as wives/consorts’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Daitya/Dānava lines are connected to Prajāpatis through marriages and progeny.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Marīci

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśvānara
• Pulomā
• Kālakā
• Marīci

FAQs

What is the significance of Pulomā and Kālakā in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Pulomā and Kālakā as Vaiśvānara’s daughters and establishes their marital link to Marīci, a key step in mapping the early genealogical network that supports later creation-lineages.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage formation in this section?

Parāśara proceeds by naming primordial figures and their sanctioned unions, showing how ordered relationships among Prajāpatis generate subsequent lines of beings and maintain cosmic continuity.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this genealogical context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana frames these genealogies as unfolding within Vishnu’s sovereign order—creation and lineage operate as expressions of the Supreme Reality sustaining the cosmos.