Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 80
Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation
इति दाक्षायणीनां ते पृथग्वंशा: प्रकीर्तिता: । देवासुरमनुष्याद्या लोका यत्र चराचरा: ॥ ८० ॥ सत्त्वेन प्रतिलभ्याय नैष्कर्म्येण विपश्चिता । नम: कैवल्यनाथाय निर्वाणसुखसंविदे ॥ ११ ॥
iti dākṣāyaṇīnāṁ te pṛthag vaṁśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ devāsura-manuṣyādyā lokā yatra carācarāḥ
On all the planets within this universe, the varieties of living entities, moving and nonmoving, including the demigods, demons and human beings, were all generated from the daughters of Mahārāja Dakṣa. I have now described them and their different dynasties.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Instructions for Civilized Human Beings.”
FAQs
This verse states that the various lineages (vaṁśas) arising from Dakṣa’s daughters include beings across different realms—demigods, demons, humans, and all moving and nonmoving life.
He is concluding a structured description of cosmic lineages to situate living beings within Bhagavān’s orderly creation, before continuing the broader teachings on dharma and spiritual life.
It encourages humility and a wider spiritual perspective: all beings—across species and worlds—are part of one divine order, so one should cultivate respect, responsibility, and God-centered living.