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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 6 · Chapter 4: The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa

6.4.49-50 6.4.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.4.51

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 6.4.43inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एषा पञ्चजनस्याङ्ग दुहिता वै प्रजापते: ।

असिक्नी नाम पत्नीत्वे प्रजेश प्रतिगृह्यताम् ॥ ५१ ॥

eṣā pañcajanasyāṅga

duhitā vai prajāpateḥ

asiknī nāma patnītve

prajeśa pratigṛhyatām

Translation

O My dear son Dakṣa, Prajāpati Pañcajana has a daughter named Asiknī, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your wife.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Offers Dakṣa a Wife

1
The Lord addresses Dakṣa affectionately as His dear son.
2
He identifies Asiknī as the daughter of Prajāpati Pañcajana.
3
The Lord offers Asiknī to Dakṣa and asks him to accept her as his wife. Here Dakṣa receives the Lord’s direction concerning marriage.

How it feels

Anger and conflict → Spiritual commitment. Competing understandings of duty create relational tension.

Chapters 4–6 of Canto 6: Dakṣa, Nārada and the consequences of preaching. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 4: The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord offered him the daughter of Pañcajana named Asiknī, who was suitable for Mahārāja Dakṣa to enjoy in sex. Indeed, Dakṣa received his name because he was very expert in sex life.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 6.4

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

eṣāthis
pañcajanasyaof Pañcajana
aṅgaO My dear son
duhitāthe daughter
vaiindeed
prajāpateḥanother prajāpati
asiknī nāmaof the name Asiknī
patnītveas your wife
prajeśaO prajāpati
pratigṛhyatāmlet her be accepted

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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the Lord’s affectionate and direct guidance to Dakṣa?

Practice

Reread the Lord’s words to Dakṣa and note both His affectionate address and His specific instruction.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Offers Dakṣa a WifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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