Varaha Purana 13.14: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 14

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

एवं शप्तास्ततस्ते वै ब्रह्मणात्मसमुद्भवाः । सद्यो वंशकरान् पुत्रानुत्पाद्य त्रिदिवं ययुः ॥ १३.१४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.14

Transliteration

evaṁ śaptās tataḥ te vai brahmaṇātma-samudbhavāḥ | sadyo vaṁśa-karān putrān utpādya tridivaṁ yayuḥ || 13.14 ||

Translation

ครั้นถูกสาปดังนี้ เหล่าผู้บังเกิดจากแก่นตนของพระพรหมก็ให้กำเนิดบุตรผู้สืบสกุลโดยฉับพลัน แล้วจึงไปสู่ตรีทิวะ (แดนสวรรค์)۔

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• शप्ताः: cursed
• शप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from that)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• आत्मसमुद्भवाः: self-born / self-originated
• आत्मसमुद्भवाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समुद्भव = sam+ud+√भू)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ātma-samudbhava = self-born/emanated from oneself), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately)

• वंशकरान्: continuers of the lineage
• वंशकरान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वंश + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (vaṁśa-kara = lineage-making), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उत्पाद्य: having produced
• उत्पाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद्/पाद् (धातु; causative sense from √पद्/√पाद् 'to produce')
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having produced'

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (tri-diva = three-heaven = heaven), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a curse (śāpa) triggers a transition in cosmic or social order, while ensuring continuity through lineage (vaṁśa), aligning mythic genealogy with cultural memory.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (tridiva, “heaven”).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds continuity and responsibility: even amid adverse circumstances (a curse), the duty of sustaining lineage and social continuity is fulfilled before withdrawal from worldly life.