Shloka 7

भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः

Devanagari script

वंशसंकीर्तने पुत्रान् वदिष्ये ऽहं ततो द्विज स्मृतिश् चाङ्गिरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास् तथा सिनीवाली कुहूश् चैव राका चानुमती तथा

Transliteration

vaṃśasaṃkīrtane putrān vadiṣye 'haṃ tato dvija smṛtiś cāṅgirasaḥ patnī prasūtā kanyakās tathā sinīvālī kuhūś caiva rākā cānumatī tathā

Translation

اب، اے برہمنِ برتر، نسب ناموں کے بیان میں میں اولاد کا ذکر کرتا ہوں۔ انگیرس کی زوجہ سمرتی نے بیٹیاں بھی جنیں—سِنیوَالی، کُہُو، راکا اور اَنُمَتی۔

Word by Word

वंशसंकीर्तनेin the recitation of the lineage

पुत्रान्sons

वदिष्येI shall tell

अहम्I

ततःthen

द्विजO twice-born (brāhmaṇa)

स्मृतिःSmṛti (name)

चand

आङ्गिरसःof Aṅgiras

पत्नीwife

प्रसूताgave birth / bore

कन्यकाःmaidens, daughters

तथाalso

सिनीवालीSinīvālī (name)

कुहूःKuhū (name)

चand

एवindeed

राकाRākā (name)

चand

अनुमतीAnumatī (name)

तथाalso

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Characters & Entities

Maitreya

Aṅgiras

Smṛti

Sinīvālī

Kuhū

Rākā

Anumatī

FAQs

What is the significance of listing daughters like Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā, and Anumatī in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse preserves sacred genealogy and associates cosmic/ritual time-markers with named lineages, showing how order in the world is mapped through familial succession.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the dynastic recitation (vaṃśa-saṃkīrtana) here?

Parāśara signals a structured continuation of lineage narration, moving from general intent (“I shall declare the offspring”) to specific progeny of Aṅgiras through Smṛti.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this genealogical context?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana frames genealogy as part of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—cosmic continuity and lawful succession operate under the Supreme Reality who upholds dharma and time.