Shloka 20
Adhyaya 52 — Markandeya's Powers
तयोः पुत्रांस्तु वक्ष्येऽहं वंशसंकीर्तने द्विज ।
स्मृतिश्चाङ्गिरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास्तथा ॥
tayoḥ putrāṃs tu vakṣye 'haṃ vaṃśasaṃkīrtane dvija | smṛtiś cāṅgirasaḥ patnī prasūtā kanyakās tathā ||
ឥឡូវនេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អំពីបុត្ររបស់ពួកគេ ក្នុងការអានបន្តពូជវង្សា ឱ ព្រះទ្វិជៈ។ ស្ម្រឹតិ ភរិយារបស់ អង្គិរាស ក៏បានបង្កើតកូនស្រីផងដែរ។
FAQs
The verse explicitly frames genealogy as ‘saṃkīrtana’—a disciplined recitation. It reflects the dharmic idea that memory/tradition (Smṛti) is generative: it ‘gives birth’ to structured knowledge and social continuity.
Vaṁśa: a formal transition marker within a lineage catalogue.
Smṛti personified as a mother implies that lived tradition is a womb for culture and dharma; revelation (śruti) is sustained through remembered practice (smṛti).