Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 60

Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons

Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions

Devanagari script

स्वाहाभिमानिनश्चाग्नेरात्मजांस्त्रीनजीजनत् । पावकं पवमानं च शुचिं च हुतभोजनम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

svāhābhimāninaś cāgner ātmajāṁs trīn ajījanat pāvakaṁ pavamānaṁ ca śuciṁ ca huta-bhojanam

Translation

Dewa api, penguasa Svāhā, memperanakkan daripada isterinya Svāhā tiga putera: Pāvaka, Pavamāna dan Śuci, yang hidup dengan menikmati persembahan yang dicurahkan ke dalam api yajña.

Synonyms

• svāhā-abhimāninaḥ: the presiding deities of Svāhā (those identifying with Svāhā)
• svāhā-abhimāninaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāhā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimānin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘स्वाहायाः अभिमानी’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• agneḥ: of Agni
• agneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• ātmajān: sons
• ātmajān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• trīn: three
• trīn: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• ajījanat: begot/gave birth to
• ajījanat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्) (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāvakam: Pāvaka
• pāvakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• pavamānam: Pavamāna
• pavamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pavamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śucim: Śuci
• śucim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• huta-bhojanam: Hutabhuj (the oblation-eater)
• huta-bhojanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-भाव: ‘हुतं भोज्यं यस्य/हुतं भोजयति’ → ‘oblation-eater’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अग्नेः विशेषण-नाम

Purport

After describing the descendants of the thirteen wives of Dharma, who were all daughters of Dakṣa, Maitreya now describes the fourteenth daughter of Dakṣa, Svāhā, and her three sons. Oblations offered in the sacrificial fire are meant for the demigods, and on behalf of the demigods the three sons of Agni and Svāhā, namely Pāvaka, Pavamāna and Śuci, accept the oblations.

Characters & Entities

• Svāhā
• Agni
• Pāvaka
• Pavamāna
• Śuci
• Hutabhojana

FAQs

Who are Agni’s sons mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 4.1.60?

This verse names Agni’s three sons from Svāhā as Pāvaka, Pavamāna, and Śuci (also called Hutabhojana).

What does ‘Svāhā’ mean in the Bhagavata Purana and Vedic yajna?

Svāhā is the sacred invocation uttered while offering oblations; here she is personified as the presiding goddess connected with sacrificial offerings to Agni.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It reminds a devotee that yajña and sacred offerings are meant to be done with reverence and proper consciousness, honoring the divine order and its guardians.