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The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
वस्वादीनां कश्यपाद्या वर्णानां वसवोदयः । अविशेषेण विज्ञेया गन्धर्वाद्या अपि ध्रुवम् ॥ १३.३३ ॥
vasvādīnāṃ kaśyapādyā varṇānāṃ vasavādayaḥ | aviśeṣeṇa vijñeyā gandharvādyā api dhruvam || 13.33 ||
ក្នុងក្រុមទាំងឡាយចាប់ពីវសុ និងក្នុងវណ្ណៈ/ពូជចាប់ពីកശ്യបា វសុជាដើមគួរយល់ដឹងដោយមិនបែងចែកឡើយ; ដូចគ្នានេះផងដែរ ពួកគន្ធರ್ವ និងសត្វទេវសាស្ត្រដទៃទៀត—ពិតប្រាកដ។
Varāha
It reflects a common Purāṇic method of organizing mythic beings into enumerated classes (gaṇas/varṇas), supporting the text’s broader encyclopedic and classificatory aims typical of early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the content is taxonomic (classification of beings) rather than topographical.
The verse primarily conveys a classificatory principle—understanding certain groups 'without distinction' (aviśeṣeṇa)—rather than a direct ethical mandate; it emphasizes systematic recognition of categories within the cosmological framework.
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