Shloka 7

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

वाजिरूपधरः सो ऽपि तस्यां देवाव् अथाश्विनौ जनयाम् आस रेवन्तं रेतसो ऽन्ते च भास्करः

Transliteration

vājirūpadharaḥ so 'pi tasyāṃ devāv athāśvinau janayām āsa revantaṃ retaso 'nte ca bhāskaraḥ

Translation

Assuming the form of a horse, he too drew near to her; and from her the two divine Aśvins were born. From the final issue of that seed, Bhāskara—the Sun—brought forth Revanta.

Word by Word

• वाजिरूपधरः: one bearing the form of a horse
• वाजिरूपधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (वाजिरूपं धरति)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवौ: the two gods
• देवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• अश्विनौ: the Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• जनयाम्: caused to be born / begot
• जनयाम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘जनय-’; लिट् (Perfect) परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; (periphrastic perfect component)

• आस: did/was (auxiliary)
• आस: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सहायक-क्रिया (periphrastic perfect auxiliary)

• रेवन्तम्: Revanta
• रेवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रेतसः: of semen/seed
• रेतसः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Origins of divine beings within the manvantara narrative (Aśvins, Revanta).

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Sūrya (Bhāskara/Vivasvān), Aśvinau, Revanta, Aśvā (Saṃjñā)

Characters & Entities

• Ashvins
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Revanta

FAQs

What is the significance of the Aśvins in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the Aśvins as divinely generated twins, reinforcing their Purāṇic status as celestial deities whose births are woven into the cosmic and dynastic order described by Parāśara.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine lineage formation in this passage?

Parāśara narrates lineage through a mythic causality—specific forms, unions, and “seed” (retas) leading to named divine offspring—showing how genealogy is treated as an instrument of universal order within the Purāṇic history.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such births within a Vishnu-governed cosmos, where divine lineages and their functions unfold under the Supreme Reality that sustains dharma and cosmic continuity.