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Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 52, Shloka 17

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

मनस्विन्यामहं तस्मात् पुत्रो वेदशिरा मम ।

धूम्रवत्यां समभवत् प्राणस्यापि निबोध मे ॥

Transliteration

manasvinyām ahaṃ tasmāt putro vedaśirā mama | dhūmravatyāṃ samabhavat prāṇasyāpi nibodha me ||

Translation

Từ Manasvinī, ta có một người con trai tên là Vedaśiras. Và từ Dhūmravatī cũng sinh ra một người con của Prāṇa nữa—hãy hiểu điều ấy từ ta.

Word by Word

मनस्विन्याम्in Manasvinī (name of a woman)

अहम्I

तस्मात्from him/that (one)

पुत्रःson

वेदशिराःVedaśiras (name)

ममmy

धूम्रवत्याम्in Dhūmravatī (name of a woman)

समभवत्was born/occurred

प्राणस्यof Prāṇa

अपिalso/even

निबोधunderstand/know

मेto me

Speakers

Likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing first-person genealogical narration

Primary Deities

Prāṇa (as personage)Mṛkaṇḍu (implicitly in lineage)

Key Themes

Genealogical expansionTransmission of Vedic identity (name Vedaśiras)Family-line cataloging

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The naming conventions (e.g., Vedaśiras) emphasize that Vedic learning and identity are central virtues within ṛṣi lineages—knowledge is treated as an inherited and cultivated sacred trust.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṁśa: continued enumeration of descendants and their maternal lines.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Vedaśiras’ symbolically suggests the ‘head/crest’ of revelation—an image of the lineage as a living embodiment of śruti-smṛti continuity.