Shloka 20
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
तयोः पुत्रांस्तु वक्ष्येऽहं वंशसंकीर्तने द्विज ।
स्मृतिश्चाङ्गिरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास्तथा ॥
tayoḥ putrāṃs tu vakṣye 'haṃ vaṃśasaṃkīrtane dvija | smṛtiś cāṅgirasaḥ patnī prasūtā kanyakās tathā ||
Nay ta sẽ kể về các con trai của họ trong phần tụng đọc phả hệ, hỡi bậc nhị sinh. Smṛti, vợ của Aṅgiras, cũng sinh ra các con gái.
FAQs
The verse explicitly frames genealogy as ‘saṃkīrtana’—a disciplined recitation. It reflects the dharmic idea that memory/tradition (Smṛti) is generative: it ‘gives birth’ to structured knowledge and social continuity.
Vaṁśa: a formal transition marker within a lineage catalogue.
Smṛti personified as a mother implies that lived tradition is a womb for culture and dharma; revelation (śruti) is sustained through remembered practice (smṛti).