Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 7
Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions
तोष: प्रतोष: सन्तोषो भद्र: शान्तिरिडस्पति: । इध्म: कविर्विभु: स्वह्न: सुदेवो रोचनो द्विषट् ॥ ७ ॥
toṣaḥ pratoṣaḥ santoṣo bhadraḥ śāntir iḍaspatiḥ idhmaḥ kavir vibhuḥ svahnaḥ sudevo rocano dvi-ṣaṭ
యజ్ఞుడు–దక్షిణా దంపతులకు పుట్టిన పన్నెండు కుమారుల పేర్లు: తోష, ప్రతೋಷ, సంతోష, భద్ర, శాంతి, ఇడస్పతి, ఇధ్మ, కవి, విభు, స్వహ్న, సుదేవ, రోచన.
FAQs
This verse lists thirteen sons: Toṣa, Pratoṣa, Santoṣa, Bhadra, Śānti, Iḍaspati, Idhma, Kavi, Vibhu, Svahna, Sudeva, Rocana, and Dviṣaṭ.
He traces sacred lineages to show how dharma, devotion, and divine arrangements flow through generations, setting context for later histories and teachings.
They remind a reader that spiritual culture is preserved through disciplined succession (paramparā-like continuity) and that one’s identity is strengthened by remembering dharmic roots and exemplars.