Shloka 12

भार्गवसर्गः, ऋषिवंशाः, वह्नयः (अग्निवंशः), पितृसृष्टिः

Devanagari script

ऊर्जायां च वसिष्ठस्य सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः

Transliteration

ūrjāyāṃ ca vasiṣṭhasya saptājāyanta vai sutāḥ

Translation

又由乌尔迦，婆悉吒确实诞下七子；如是，圣仙之清净世系得以延续。

Word by Word

• ऊर्जायाम्: in Ūrjā
• ऊर्जायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्या-शब्द (numeral), अव्ययवत्; सुताः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अजायन्त: were born
• अजायन्त: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle; indeed)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Vasiṣṭha as archetypal brahmarṣi sustaining dharma through lineage

Key Kings: Vasiṣṭha

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Ūrjā

FAQs

What is the significance of Vasiṣṭha’s seven sons in the Vishnu Purana?

They mark the continuation of a major rishi-line, anchoring later genealogies and dharmic transmission within the Purana’s creation-era narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage in this section?

Parāśara lists births and descendants in a concise genealogical style, showing how sages and their families arise as structured parts of the created order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu in this context?

Even when Viṣṇu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s frame treats such ordered generations as unfolding under the Supreme Lord’s sustaining power and governance of dharma.