Varaha Purana 53.12: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 12

The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti

Devanagari script

पितुः पुत्रस्य यः पुत्रः स पितामहनामवान् । एवं श्रुतिः स्थिता चेयं स्वारापत्येषु नान्यथा ॥ ५३.१२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 53.12

Transliteration

pituḥ putrasya yaḥ putraḥ sa pitāmahanāmavān | evaṃ śrutiḥ sthitā ceyaṃ svarāpatyeṣu nānyathā || 53.12 ||

Translation

बेटे का बेटा जिसको कहते हैं, वो दादा होता है। यह ही रिवाज़ है, औलाद के बारे में यही लिखा है, और कुछ नहीं।

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Word by Word

• pituḥ: of the father

• putrasya: of the son

• yaḥ: who

• putraḥ: son

• saḥ: he

• pitāmaha-nāmavān: bearing the designation/name “pitāmaha” (grandfather)

• evaṃ: thus

• śrutiḥ: śruti/traditional authoritative statement

• sthitā: established

• ca: and

• iyam: this

• svarāpatyeṣu: in (matters of) one’s own progeny/line of descendants

• na anyathā: not otherwise

Speaker

Varāha (default framework: instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sanskrit Philology
• Dharma-śāstra

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a traditional (śruti-referenced) convention for kinship nomenclature, reflecting how Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstric discourse codifies family-line terminology for social and legal clarity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the content concerns genealogical naming conventions rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes adherence to established authoritative conventions (śruti) in matters of lineage terminology, supporting social order through standardized definitions of familial relations.