Varaha Purana 52.2: Adhyaya 52, Shloka 2

The Genealogy of Trivarṇa, Manohvā, and the Akṣa Lineage, with the Construction of the Nine-Gated City

Devanagari script

तस्यापि चाभवत् कन्या अवबोधस्वरूपिणी । सा तु विज्ञानदं पुत्रं मनोह्वं विससर्ज ॥ ५२.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 52.2

Transliteration

tasyāpi cābhavat kanyā avabodhasvarūpiṇī | sā tu vijñānadaṃ putraṃ manohvaṃ visasarja || 52.2 ||

Translation

他也生了一位女儿，其本性即为觉悟与明了。她又生一子——名为毗阇那那陀（Vijñānada），号称摩诺诃婆（Manohva）。

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him

• api: also/even

• ca: and

• abhavat: there was/was born

• kanyā: daughter

• avabodha: awakening, clear understanding

• svarūpiṇī: having the nature/form of

• sā: she

• tu: then/indeed

• vijñānadaṃ: (one who is) giver of discernment/knowledge (proper name: Vijñānada)

• putram: son

• manohvam: Manohva (proper name)

• visasarja: produced, brought forth, gave birth to

Speaker

Varāha (default narrator-instructor voice; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Genealogy
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic compositional technique: presenting abstract philosophical qualities (e.g., avabodha, vijñāna) as personified figures within genealogical narration, a device used to organize and transmit doctrinal and ethical themes in a memorable form.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is genealogical/personificatory rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse encodes an ethical-philosophical motif: awakening/clear understanding (avabodha) is presented as generative of discernment/knowledge (vijñāna), framing knowledge as an outcome of cultivated clarity.