Varaha Purana 13.14: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 14

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Genealogies and Brahminical Lineages

Devanagari script

एवं शप्तास्ततस्ते वै ब्रह्मणात्मसमुद्भवाः । सद्यो वंशकरान् पुत्रानुत्पाद्य त्रिदिवं ययुः ॥ १३.१४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.14

Transliteration

evaṁ śaptās tataḥ te vai brahmaṇātma-samudbhavāḥ | sadyo vaṁśa-karān putrān utpādya tridivaṁ yayuḥ || 13.14 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

फिर शाप मिलने के बाद ब्रह्मा से पैदा हुए यह लोग अपने वंश के लिए बेटे पैदा करके चले गए। वह सब त्रिदिव में चले गए।

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)

• शप्ताः: cursed
• Type: Verb
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from that)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)

• ते: they
• Type: Noun
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: वै (अव्यय)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• आत्मसमुद्भवाः: self-born / self-originated
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ātma-samudbhava = self-born/emanated from oneself), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: आत्मन् + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समुद्भव = sam+ud+√भू)

• सद्यः: immediately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)

• वंशकरान्: continuers of the lineage
• Type: Adjective
• Form: तत्पुरुष (vaṁśa-kara = lineage-making), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Root: वंश + कर (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्पाद्य: having produced
• Type: Verb
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having produced'
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Root: उत् + पद्/पाद् (धातु; causative sense from √पद्/√पाद् 'to produce')

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• Type: Noun
• Form: तत्पुरुष (tri-diva = three-heaven = heaven), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)

• ययुः: they went
• Type: Verb
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Root: या (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• ब्रह्मणात्मसमुद्भवाः = ब्रह्मणः + आत्मसमुद्भवाः
• पुत्रानुत्पाद्य = पुत्रान् + उत्पाद्य

Speaker and setting

Karuna and Adbhuta rasaSetting: Celestial realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Duty before departure

Subjects

GenealogyCosmologyEthics

Core idea

Dharma is maintained through continuity—responsibility to transmit lineage/ritual capacity precedes withdrawal or higher-world movement.

In practice

Before major life transitions (renunciation, travel, death-preparation), settle obligations: dependents, succession, and ritual responsibilities.

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a curse (śāpa) triggers a transition in cosmic or social order, while ensuring continuity through lineage (vaṁśa), aligning mythic genealogy with cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (tridiva, “heaven”).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds continuity and responsibility: even amid adverse circumstances (a curse), the duty of sustaining lineage and social continuity is fulfilled before withdrawal from worldly life.