Varaha Purana 53.4: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 4
The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti
Pūrva Bhāga · Genealogical/Teacher-Lineage Narrative (Ācārya–vaṃśa)
स गुरुः स कथायास्तु तस्याश्चैव प्रवर्तकः । तस्य पुत्रः स्वरो नाम सप्तमूर्तिंरसौ स्मृतः ॥ ५३.४ ॥
sa guruḥ sa kathāyāstu tasyāś caiva pravarttakaḥ | tasya putraḥ svaro nāma saptamūrtiṃrasau smṛtaḥ || 53.4 ||
sa guruH sa kathAyAstu tasyAshchaiva pravarttakaH | tasya putraH svaro nAma saptamUrtiMrasau smRRitaH || 53.4 ||
वो गुरु थे और उस कथा को चलाने वाले भी थे। उनका बेटा जिसका नाम स्वर था, उसे सप्तमूर्ति के नाम से जानते हैं।
Varāha
Dharma-knowledge is preserved by teachers and promulgators; names/epithets function as carriers of remembered meaning and authority.
Seek instruction through authentic lineages; preserve teachings accurately (śravaṇa–smaraṇa–kīrtana) rather than improvising doctrine.
53.53.1–3 (question, universality, etiology leading to lineage note)
FAQs
It preserves a brief notice of transmission—identifying a teacher, his role in promulgating a discourse, and a named successor—reflecting how Purāṇic materials often embed lineage markers to situate teachings within remembered tradition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on persons (a teacher and his son) and a title/epithet.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse emphasizes the cultural value of knowledge transmission—remembering teachers and preserving the continuity of instruction and discourse.
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