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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
4.1.104.1.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.11

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.1.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

दक्षाय ब्रह्मपुत्राय प्रसूतिं भगवान्मनु: ।

प्रायच्छद्यत्कृत: सर्गस्त्रिलोक्यां विततो महान् ॥ ११ ॥

dakṣāya brahma-putrāya

prasūtiṁ bhagavān manuḥ

prāyacchad yat-kṛtaḥ sargas

tri-lokyāṁ vitato mahān

Translation

Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his daughter Prasūti to the son of Brahmā named Dakṣa, who was also one of the progenitors of the living entities. The descendants of Dakṣa are spread throughout the three worlds.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dakṣa’s Descendants Fill Three Worlds

  1. 1

    Svāyambhuva Manu gave his daughter Prasūti in marriage to Dakṣa.

  2. 2

    Dakṣa was a son of Brahmā and one of the progenitors of living entities.

  3. 3

    The descendants of Dakṣa spread throughout the three worlds.

How it feels

Humiliation and anger → Reconciliation. Relational offense leads to grief and destruction before restoration.

Chapters 1–7 of Canto 4: Dakṣa, Satī and Śiva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Maitreya describes the descendants of Manu’s daughters and the blessings received by Atri Muni.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dakṣāyaunto Prajāpati Dakṣa
  2. brahma-putrāyathe son of Lord Brahmā
  3. prasūtimPrasūti
  4. bhagavānthe great personality
  5. manuḥSvāyambhuva Manu
  6. prāyacchathanded over
  7. yat-kṛtaḥdone by whom
  8. sargaḥcreation
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this description help you appreciate the wide scope of this family history?

Practice

Write a short family outline connecting Svāyambhuva Manu, Prasūti and Dakṣa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDakṣa’s Descendants Fill Three WorldsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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