Shloka 20
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
तयोः पुत्रांस्तु वक्ष्येऽहं वंशसंकीर्तने द्विज ।
स्मृतिश्चाङ्गिरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास्तथा ॥
tayoḥ putrāṃs tu vakṣye 'haṃ vaṃśasaṃkīrtane dvija | smṛtiś cāṅgirasaḥ patnī prasūtā kanyakās tathā ||
अधुना तेषां पुत्रान् वंशानुकीर्तने वक्ष्यामि, द्विजोत्तम। स्मृतिरङ्गिरसः पत्नी दुहितॄणामपि जननी बभूव।
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).