Varaha Purana 24.7: Adhyaya 24, Shloka 7

The Birth of the Nāgas, Brahmā’s Curse, and the Pañcamī Observance

Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmological and Genealogical Enumerations (Kāśyapa’s Lineages)

Devanagari script

महापद्मं तथा शङ्खं कुलिकं चापराजितम् । एते कश्यपदायादाः प्रधानाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥ २४.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 24.7

Transliteration

mahāpadmaṁ tathā śaṅkhaṁ kulikaṁ cāparājitam | ete kaśyapadāyādāḥ pradhānāḥ parikīrtitāḥ || 24.7 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

“Demikian juga Mahāpadma, Śaṅkha, Kulika dan Aparājita. Mereka ini—keturunan Kaśyapa—telah diisytiharkan sebagai yang utama.”

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Word by Word

• महापद्मम्: Mahāpadma
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object; list item)
• Root: महा + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चय/अनुक्रमार्थक (also/likewise)
• Role: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)

• शङ्खम्: Śaṅkha
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object; list item)
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)

• कुलिकम्: Kulika
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object; list item)
• Root: कुलिक (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अपराजितम्: unconquered
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: विशेषण (Adjectival to कुलिकम्)
• Root: अ + पराजित (प्रातिपदिक)

• एते: these
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) सर्वनाम
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• कश्यपदायादाः: descendants of Kaśyapa
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Kaśyapa's heirs/descendants)
• Role: कर्ता (Karta/Subject complement)
• Root: कश्यप + दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रधानाः: chief/principal
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
• Role: विशेषण (Adjectival to एते)
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)

• परिकीर्तिताः: are proclaimed/mentioned
• Type: Verb
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)
• Role: विधेय (Predicate: described/mentioned)
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)

Sandhi Notes

• चापराजितम् → च अपराजितम्

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Mythic realm

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Genealogical cosmology

Subjects

CosmologyGenealogyMythic Taxonomy

Core idea

Genealogy (vaṃśa) is a Purāṇic method for expressing interdependence and hierarchy within creation.

In practice

Interpret ‘descent from Kaśyapa’ as a cue to read beings by guṇa/karma tendencies and cosmic function, not merely by species.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogies
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival technique: enumerating named lineages associated with Kaśyapa to organize cosmological and mythic taxonomy within a genealogical framework.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse; it is primarily a genealogical enumeration of named figures.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions descriptively, emphasizing ordered transmission (lineage) and the classification of principal figures within that tradition.