Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.21.5
Visarga· Brahmā's creationUnderstand the Role of the Prajāpatis
“O holy sage, tell me how the worshipful Ruci and Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā, generated children after securing as their wives the other two daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.”
What the purport teaches
- The great personalities who increased the population at the beginning of creation are called Prajāpatis. Brahmā, Svāyambhuva Manu and Dakṣa are among them.
- Ruci married Ākūti, and Dakṣa married Prasūti, daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.
- These couples and their descendants produced immense numbers of children to populate the universe. Vidura asked how this population was generated in the beginning.
Try this today
Write the meaning of Prajāpati and list the two couples described in this passage.
Ask yourself
What does Vidura’s inquiry help me understand about the Prajāpatis?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.