Shloka 7
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
अश्वत्थामा बलिर्व्यासो हनूमांश्च विभीषणः । कृपः परशुरामश्च सप्तैते चीरजीविनः
aśvatthāmā balirvyāso hanūmāṃśca vibhīṣaṇaḥ | kṛpaḥ paraśurāmaśca saptaite cīrajīvinaḥ
Si Aśvatthāmā, si Bali, si Vyāsa, si Hanumān, si Vibhīṣaṇa, si Kṛpa, at si Paraśurāma—ang pitong ito ang mga chīra-jīvin, ang mga pangmatagalan ang buhay.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Padma Purana, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 49)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बलिर्व्यासो = बलिः + व्यासः (visarga sandhi); हनूमांश्च = हनूमान् + च; सप्तैते = सप्त + एते.
FAQs
They are Ashvatthama, King Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa, and Parashurama—figures described in tradition as exceptionally long-lived and continuing into the present age.
Literally it means “long-lived” (cira = long time, jīvin = living). In many Hindu traditions it functions practically as “immortal,” meaning they endure through vast ages (yugas) by divine boon or destiny.
The list preserves exemplars associated with dharma, devotion, and responsibility—reminding readers that sacred history is not merely past: virtue, devotion, and divine purpose are portrayed as enduring across time.