Shloka 123

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

निसर्गाद्‌ ब्रह्मणश्वापि वरुणो यादसाम्पति:

Transliteration

nisargād brahmaṇaś cāpi varuṇo yādasāṃ patiḥ | tataḥ brahmājñayā jalajantūnāṃ svāmī varuṇarūpī bhagavān śivaḥ sarveṣāṃ pūrvaṃ sūryasamāna-tejasvinaṃ bhṛguputra-rūpeṇa gṛhītavān | punaḥ sa eva aṅgirasaṃ agneḥ santānaṃ niścitavān |

Translation

బ్రహ్ముని నిసర్గోత్పత్తి నుంచే జలచరాధిపతి వరుణుడూ ఉద్భవించాడు. ఆపై బ్రహ్మాజ్ఞ ప్రకారం, జలాధిపతి వరుణరూపాన్ని ధరించిన భగవాన్ శివుడు సూర్యసమ తేజస్సుగల భృగువును ముందుగా కుమారునిగా స్వీకరించాడు; తరువాత అంగిరసుని అగ్ని సంతానంగా నియమించాడు.

Word by Word

• निसर्गात्: from (the act of) creation / by origination
• निसर्गात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निसर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman / of Brahmā (context-dependent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यादसाम्: of aquatic creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmā
• Varuṇa
• Śiva
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Agni
• Sūrya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That cosmic roles and spiritual lineages are established through higher ordinance (Brahmā’s command) and upheld by divine agency (Śiva/Varuṇa), illustrating dharma as ordered assignment and faithful execution of rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha describes a creation-lineage sequence: Varuṇa arises from Brahmā’s emanation; Śiva, taking Varuṇa’s form under Brahmā’s command, first accepts a radiant being as Bhṛgu’s son, and then designates Aṅgiras as the progeny of Agni.