Shloka 72
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
वायुर्गरिष्ठो नमुचिश्शम्बरो विज्वरो विभुः । विष्वक्सेनश्चंद्रहर्ता क्रोधवर्द्धन एव च
vāyurgariṣṭho namuciśśambaro vijvaro vibhuḥ | viṣvaksenaścaṃdrahartā krodhavarddhana eva ca
Vāyu, Gariṣṭha, Namuci, Śambara, Vijvara, Vibhu; Viṣvaksena, Candraharta; dan juga Krodhavardhana—demikianlah sebutannya.
Unspecified (verse is a list of names within the narrative context of Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 18)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vāyurgariṣṭho = vāyuḥ + gariṣṭhaḥ; namuciśśambaro = namuciḥ + śambaraḥ; viṣvaksenaścaṃdrahartā = viṣvaksenaḥ + candrahartā; अन्यत्र पदच्छेदः सरलः।
FAQs
It primarily functions as a catalogue verse, enumerating a set of named beings/personages within the chapter’s narrative flow rather than presenting a standalone philosophical instruction.
Several names (e.g., Namuci, Śambara) are well-known in wider Purāṇic/Itihāsa tradition as asura figures, but this verse itself does not specify categories; it simply lists names as part of the chapter’s internal context.
Name-lists serve archival purposes—preserving genealogies, lineages, and traditional memory—while also acting as reference points that connect narratives across Purāṇic and epic literature.