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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 1: Maitreyah - Kathitam me tvayaa sarvam yat prushto asi mayaa mune | [[359]] Bhrugu sargaat prabhruti esha sargo me kathyataam punah || Maitreya said - O Paraashara, whatever I have asked, you have told me. Starting with Bhrugu sarga, I would like to listen about creation in more detail.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Atha sankshepena shrutam bhrugu sargam vistaratah shrotum prucchati
kathitam iti | Whatever was told earlier briefly about Bhrugu sarga, the creation of Bhrugu vamsha, now Maitreyar wants to listen to it in more detail. So, he is requesting Paraasharar to tell him about that.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 2: Sri Paraasharah - Bhrugoh khyaatyaam samutpannaa lakshmeeh vishnu parigrahah | Yathaa dhaatru vidhaataarou khyaatyaam jaatou sutou bhrugoh || Sri Paraashara - Lakshmi who was born to Khyaati of Bhrugu, She became Vishnu’s consort. Bhrugu also had two sons of *Khyaati, *Dhaatru and Vidhaatru.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Bhrugoh iti | Parigrahah kalatram |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 3: Aayatih niyatih cha eva meroh kanye mahaatmanah | Bhaarye dhaatru vidhaatroh te tayoh jaatou sutou ubhou || [[360]] Aayati and Niyati were two daughters of Meru, they became Dhaatru and Vidhaatru’s wives. From them, two sons were born.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Aayatih iti | Tayoh aayati nityayoh, sutou ubhou jaatou |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 4: Praanah cha eva mrukanduh cha maarkandeyo mrukandutah | Tato vidashiraa jajnye praanasya api sutam shrunu || They were called Praana and Mrukandu. Mrukandu had a son called Maarkandeya. Praana had a son by name Veda Shiras.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Taavevaah praanascha iti | Praano mrukundah cha | Tatra mrukunduto
jajnya iti anvayah | Tayoh jaatou iti paathah |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 5: Praanasya dyutimaan putro raajavaan cha tato abhavat | Tato vamsho mahaa bhaaga vistaram bhaargavo gatah || Praana had a son by name Dyutimaan, Dyutimaan had a son called Raajavaan. From then on, the Bhrugu vamsha expanded a lot after that.
Now, Paraasharar starts to tell about the daughter. We read about this in Chapter 7, shloka 22, about the children of Daksha. Daksha had 24 children from Prasooti. Khyaati, Sati and Sambhooti married Bhrugu, Rudra (Bhava) [[361]] and Mareechi. Then the Bhrugu vamsha was told. Sati married Rudra, and Rudra srushti was told in Chapter 8. Chapter 8, shloka 12 tells that Rudra takes Sati as his wife. Sati dies in the Daksha yaaga, which was also told, due to Daksha kopa; so that vamsha did not continue after that. Next one is Sambhooti and Mareechi. This is told now.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 6: Patnee mareecheh sambhootih pournamaasam asooyata | Virajaah parvatah cha eva tasya putrou mahaatmanah || Sambhooti gave birth to Pournamaasa from Mareechi. Pournamaasa had two sons, Virajas and Parvata.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ***Atha krama praaktam mareecheh sambhootyaam jaatam vamsham aaha
- patnee mareecheh iti | Atra alpa santaano mareecheh putrah
poornamaasah uktah | Bahu santaanaan kaashyapa vivasvaadeen putra
poutraadeen asmin amshe vamsha sankeertane aaditya utpatti
prastaave tureeye amshe soorya vamsha prastaave cha vakshye |*** This is as per the order - Mareechi has children in Sambhooti.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 7: Vamsha sankeertane putraan vadishye aham tato dvija | Smrutih cha angeerasah patnee prasootaa kanyakaah tathaa | Sineevaalee kuhooh cha eva raakaa cha anumatih tathaa || I am going to talk about this vamsha sankeertana, later on ( Virajas and Parvata are told, and the remaining will be told later in [[362]] the Amsha 4). Smruti became wife of Angiras, and she gave birth to four daughters Sineevaali, Kuhu, Raakaa, Anumati.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 8: Anasooyaa tathaa eva atreh jajnye nishkalmashaan sutaan | Somam durvaasasam cha eva dattaatreyam cha yoginam || Anasooya from Atri, gave birth to three children, *Soma *(the moon), Durvaasa and *Dattaatreya *(who was a yogi).
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 9: Preetyaam pulastya bhaaryaayaam dattotrih tat suto abhavat | Poorva janmani yo agastyah smrutah svaayambhuve antare || Pulastya from his wife Preethi, had a son called Dattotri. Dattotri in his earlier janma was well known as Agastya in the Svaayambhuva Manvantara.
Agastya is a position, called pravaaha nityaas. There will be one Agastya in that position all the time.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Preetyaam iti | Tat sutah tasya pulastyasya ourasah sutah |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 10: Kardamah chaarvareevaan cha sahishnuh cha suta trayam | Kshamaa tu sushuve bhaaryaa pulahasya prajaapateh || [[363]] Pulaha from his wife Kshamaa, had three sons, Kardama, Arvareevaan, and Sahishnu.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 11: Kratoh cha santatih bhaaryaa valaakhilyaa anasooyataa | Shashtih putra sahasraani muneenaam oordhvaretasaam || Kratu’s wife was Santati, she gave birth to Vaalakhilyaas. Vaalakhilyaas are sixty thousand munis, sages, who were akanda brahmachaaris.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 12: Angushta parva maatraanaam jvalat bhaaskara tejasaam | Oorjaayaam tu vasishtasya saptaa jaayanta vai sutaah || They were of the size of one third of the thumb, but were having extremely great tejas, were shining with their knowledge. Vasishta from Oorjaa, had seven sons.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 13: Rajo gotro oordhvabaahuh cha savanah cha anaghah tathaa | Sutapaah shukra iti ete sarve saptarshayo amalaah || Vasistha’s seven sons born of Oorjaa were well known as Saptarshis, were very pure and without any defect. Their names are *Rajas, Gotra, *Oordhvabaahu, Savana, Anagha, Sutapa, Shukra.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Raja iti | Saptarshaya iti | Ete triteeye manvantare saptarshayo
vakshyante | [[364]] In the third manvantara, they were the saptarshis.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 14: Yo asaavagnyabhimaanee syaat brahmanah tanayo agrajah | Tasmaat svaahaa sutaan lebhe treen udaaroujaso dvija || Brahma’s eldest son, is called Agnyabhimaani, Agni; Svaaha, who was his wife gave birth to three sons, who were endowed with good qualities.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Sarga prasangaat agni sargam aaha yo asaaviti | The Agni sarga is going to be told now.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 15: Paavakam pavamaanam tu shuchim cha api jalaashinam || Three sons of Svaaha from Agni are called Paavaka, Pavamaana and Shuchi. Out of them, Shuchi is said to be jalaashi, one who eats or drinks water.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Paavakam iti | Yathaa kourme * Nirmanthyah pavamaanah syaat
vaidyutah paavakah smrutah | Yah cha asou tapate soorye shuchih
agnih asou smrutah || iti | Jalaashinam iti shuchi visheshanam | Their names have come because of their qualities. This is told in *Koorma *Puraana. Jalaashi is qualifying Shuchi. One who is generated by churning Arani, that Agni is called Pavamaana. The fire which is found in lightning, is called Paavaka. The fire burning in the Sun, is called Shuchi, he drinks the waters. [[365]]
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 16: Teshaam tu santataavanye chatvaarimshah cha pancha cha | Kathyante vanhayah cha ete pitaa putra trayam cha yat || Each of these three had fifteen children, they became 45 totally. They are all called Agnis, who is the eldest son of Brahma. Three sons of his, who are also called Agnis. Totalling to 49 Agnis.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Teshaam iti | Pitru putra trayam pitaa putra trayam cha, trayah
putraah pratyekam pancha dasha putrakaah | Agni, his sons Paavaka, Pavamaana and Shuchi, and fifteen children of each. (1 + 3 + 45 = 49)
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 17: Evam ekona panchaashat vanhayah parikeertitaah || These 49 are called Agnis, are well known.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 18: Pitaro brahmanaa srushtaa vyaakhyaataa ye mayaa tava | Agnishvaattaa barhishado anagnayah saagnayah cha ye || Brahma created Pitrus, which was already told to you, O Maitreya. They are of two groups Agnishvaatta and Barhishada. Agnishvaatta are those who do not have fire, who are not eligible to perform yajnyaas. Barhishadaas are with fire, eligible to perform yajnyaas.
[[366]] Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: Pitara iti | Agnishvaataah ayajvaano, moortaah trayo ganaah |
Barhishadah yajvaano moorti mantah chatvaarah | Agnishvaatta sutaa
menaa | Agnishvaatta are of three groups. Barhishadaas are of four groups.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 19: Tebhyah svadhaa sute jajnye menaam (vaitaraneem) vai dhaarineem
tathaa | Te ubhe brahma vaadinyou yoginyou api ubhe dvije | Svadhaa from these Pitrus gave birth to two daughters, Mena and Vaitarini. Both these, Mena and Vaitarini, were endowed with Brahma Jnyaana, and were yoginis.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 20: Uttama jnyaana sampanne sarvaih samuditaih gunaih || They were endowed with excellent knowledge, and had all good attributes.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 1, Chapter 10, Shloka 21: Iti ashaa daksha kanyaanaam kathitaa apatyasantatih | Shraddhaavaan samsmaran etaam anapatyo na jaayate || Thus, the daughters of Daksha, was told to you. One who reads this, one who remembers this, with shraddhaa, sincerity, will never be without children.
Thus the Tenth Chapter comes to an end. [[367]]
|| Iti Shri Vishnu Puraane Prathame Amshe Dashamo Adhyaayah ||
|| Iti Shri Vishnu Puraana Vyaakhyaane Shri Vishnu Chitteeye Prathame
Amshe Dashamo Adhyaayah ||
|| Atha Ekaadasho Adhyaayah ||
In the Eleventh Chapter, the Dhruva Charita is going to be told.