Shloka 44

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

मरीचिगर्भनामानो लोके मार्तंडमंडले । पितरो यत्र तिष्ठंति हविष्मंतोंगिरः सुताः

Transliteration

marīcigarbhanāmāno loke mārtaṃḍamaṃḍale | pitaro yatra tiṣṭhaṃti haviṣmaṃtoṃgiraḥ sutāḥ

Translation

ในสุริยจักรวาล คือวงกลมแห่งมารตัณฑะ มีเหล่าปิตฤผู้เป็นที่รู้จักในโลกนามว่า “มรีจิครรภา” สถิตอยู่; ณ ที่นั้น หวิษมัน และบุตรทั้งหลายของอังคิรสพำนักอยู่

Word by Word

• मरीचिगर्भनामानः: those named Marīcigarbha
• मरीचिगर्भनामानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि + गर्भ + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—मरीचिगर्भनामन् (मरीचिगर्भ-नामकाः)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मार्तण्डमण्डले: in the solar orb
• मार्तण्डमण्डले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—मार्तण्डमण्डल (मार्तण्डस्य मण्डले)

• पितरः: the Pitṛs/ancestors
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb ‘where’)

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/abide
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• हविष्मन्तः: possessing oblations
• हविष्मन्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हविस् + मन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—हविष्मन्त (हविः अस्य अस्ति)

• अङ्गिरः: of Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (genitive singular)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Unknown (narratorial voice; verse is presented as descriptive within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa cosmological account)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: हविष्मंतोंगिरः = हविष्मन्तः + अङ्गिरः (विसर्ग-सन्धिः; लिप्यन्तरे ‘o’); तिष्ठंति = तिष्ठन्ति (अनुस्वार-लिप्यन्तरभेदः)

Characters & Entities

• Mārtaṇḍa (Sun)
• Pitṛs
• Marīcigarbhā (class/name of Pitṛs)
• Haviṣmān
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the ‘Mārtaṇḍamaṇḍala’ mentioned in this verse?

It refers to the solar orb or solar sphere—‘Mārtaṇḍa’ being a common Purāṇic epithet for the Sun—described here as a locus where a class of Pitṛs abides.

Who are the Marīcigarbhā Pitṛs in this context?

They are a named group/class of Pitṛs (ancestral deities) identified as dwelling in the Sun’s sphere, indicating a structured Purāṇic cosmology of Pitṛ-lokas and their placements.

What is the ethical or ritual implication of mentioning Pitṛs in a cosmological list?

By situating Pitṛs within the cosmic order, the text reinforces the importance of ancestral reverence (pitṛ-yajña/śrāddha) as part of dharma, linking human ritual duty with a larger sacred cosmography.