Shloka 50
The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa
स्वसृपः क्रोधनो हिंस्रः पिशुनः कविरेव च । वाग्दुष्टः पितृवर्ती च गर्गशिष्यास्तदाभवन्
svasṛpaḥ krodhano hiṃsraḥ piśunaḥ kavireva ca | vāgduṣṭaḥ pitṛvartī ca gargaśiṣyāstadābhavan
Svasṛpa, Krodhana, Hiṃsra, Piśuna, dan Kavi—serta Vāgduṣṭa dan Pitṛvartī—pada masa itu adalah murid-murid Garga.
Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कविर्+एव→कविरेव; वाक्+दुष्टः→वाग्दुष्टः; गर्गशिष्याः+तदा→गर्गशिष्यास्तदा; तदा+अभवन्→तदाभवन्
FAQs
They are names of individuals presented as disciples of the sage Garga: Svasṛpa, Krodhana, Hiṃsra, Piśuna, Kavi, Vāgduṣṭa, and Pitṛvartī.
The verse functions as a genealogical/disciplic listing, recording a teacher–student relationship (Garga and his disciples) within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative framework.
The verse itself is primarily nominative (a list). While some names carry moral connotations, the shloka does not explicitly praise or condemn them; it simply records their association with Garga.