Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 10

The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā

Devanagari script

मरीचिर्मनसस्तस्य जज्ञे तस्यापि कश्यप: । दाक्षायण्यां ततोऽदित्यां विवस्वानभवत् सुत: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

marīcir manasas tasya jajñe tasyāpi kaśyapaḥ dākṣāyaṇyāṁ tato ’dityāṁ vivasvān abhavat sutaḥ

Translation

从梵天的心意中诞生了摩利支；由摩利支的精力显现出迦叶；而由迦叶，经由达克沙之女阿底提的胎中，诞生了毗婆斯万。

Synonyms

• marīciḥ: Marīci
• marīciḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• manasaḥ: of the mind
• manasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dākṣāyaṇyām: in Dākṣāyaṇī
• dākṣāyaṇyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dākṣāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence: ‘then/from that’

• adityām: in Aditi
• adityām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aditi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vivasvān: Vivasvān (Sun)
• vivasvān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivasvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhavat: became/was born
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• sutaḥ: a son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate nominative

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Marīci
• Kaśyapa
• Aditi
• Dakṣa
• Vivasvān (Sūrya)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of Vivasvān (the Sun-god)?

This verse states that Vivasvān was born as the son of Kaśyapa through Aditi, who is described as the daughter of Dakṣa.

Why is the genealogy of Manu, Marīci, and Kaśyapa described in Bhagavatam Canto 9?

Śukadeva outlines the sacred dynastic line leading to the Sūrya-vaṁśa, establishing the divine and dharmic roots of later kings and avatāra-related histories.

Practical application: What can a devotee learn from these lineages in the Bhagavatam?

The verse encourages reverence for dharmic succession—remembering that one’s life gains meaning when connected to sacred responsibility, gratitude to forebears, and devotion to the Supreme who guides history.