Shloka 152
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
तस्य कल्माषपादस्तु सर्वकर्मा ततः स्मृतः । तस्यानरण्यः पुत्रोभून्निघ्नस्तस्य सुतोभवत्
tasya kalmāṣapādastu sarvakarmā tataḥ smṛtaḥ | tasyānaraṇyaḥ putrobhūnnighnastasya sutobhavat
તેથી કલ્માષપાદ ઉત્પન્ન થયો; પછી તે ‘સર્વકર્મા’ તરીકે સ્મરાયો. તેના પુત્ર અનરણ્ય થયો અને અનરણ્યનો પુત્ર નિઘ્ન થયો.
Pulastya (narrating genealogy) to Bhīṣma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कल्माषपादस्तु = कल्माषपादः + तु; पुत्रोभूत् = पुत्रः + अभूत्; भून्निघ्नः = अभूत् + निघ्नः; सुतोभवत् = सुतः + अभवत्; तस्याऽनरण्यः = तस्य + अनरण्यः (अकार-सन्धिः)।
FAQs
It records a royal genealogy: Kalmāṣapāda (also known as Sarvakarmā), his son Anaraṇya, and Anaraṇya’s son Nighna.
Purāṇic genealogies often preserve epithets or alternate names used in different traditions; here it clarifies that Kalmāṣapāda was also remembered by the name ‘Sarvakarmā’.
Indirectly, it underscores the Purāṇic theme of continuity and responsibility across generations—how identity, reputation, and duty are carried through lineage.