Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.48
Visarga· Brahmā's creationDakṣa and Prasūti’s Sixteen Daughters
“Dakṣa begot sixteen very beautiful daughters with lotuslike eyes in his wife Prasūti. Of these sixteen daughters, thirteen were given in marriage to Dharma, and one daughter was given to Agni.”
What the purport teaches
- Dakṣa and his wife Prasūti had sixteen daughters.
- Their daughters were very beautiful and had lotuslike eyes.
- Thirteen daughters were given in marriage to Dharma, and one daughter was given to Agni.
Try this today
Make a brief family note recording sixteen daughters, thirteen married to Dharma and one to Agni.
Ask yourself
How many of the sixteen daughters’ marriages are described in this verse?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
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