Shloka 17
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
मनस्विन्यामहं तस्मात् पुत्रो वेदशिरा मम ।
धूम्रवत्यां समभवत् प्राणस्यापि निबोध मे ॥
manasvinyām ahaṃ tasmāt putro vedaśirā mama | dhūmravatyāṃ samabhavat prāṇasyāpi nibodha me ||
マナスヴィニーより、我にはヴェーダシラスという名の子が生まれた。さらにドゥームラヴァティーからも、プラーナの子が生まれた—このことを我より知れ。
FAQs
The naming conventions (e.g., Vedaśiras) emphasize that Vedic learning and identity are central virtues within ṛṣi lineages—knowledge is treated as an inherited and cultivated sacred trust.
Vaṁśa: continued enumeration of descendants and their maternal lines.
‘Vedaśiras’ symbolically suggests the ‘head/crest’ of revelation—an image of the lineage as a living embodiment of śruti-smṛti continuity.