Shloka 16
भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः
तेषां तु संतताव् अन्ये चत्वारिंशच् च पञ्च च कथ्यन्ते वह्नयश् चैते पिता पुत्रत्रयं च यत्
teṣāṃ tu saṃtatāv anye catvāriṃśac ca pañca ca kathyante vahnayaś caite pitā putratrayaṃ ca yat
അവരുടെ സന്തതിയിൽ പിന്നെയും നാല്പത്തഞ്ച് പേർ പറയപ്പെടുന്നു—ഇവരാണ് ‘വഹ്നയ’ അഗ്നികൾ; അവരിൽ ഒരു പിതാവും മൂന്നു പുത്രന്മാരുമുള്ള ത്രയവും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats the Fires as a distinct, countable class within creation, emphasizing that cosmic functions (like fire) are organized through lineages and enumerations within Vishnu’s ordered universe.
Parāśara presents even elemental powers as structured progeny—numbered groups with internal relations (father and three sons)—showing creation as an intelligible hierarchy rather than a random emergence.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework implies these enumerated beings operate within the Supreme Reality’s (Vishnu’s) governance, reinforcing the doctrine of a divinely sustained cosmic order.