Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 42
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
अर्यम्णो मातृका पत्नी तयोश्चर्षणय: सुता: । यत्र वै मानुषी जातिर्ब्रह्मणा चोपकल्पिता ॥ ४२ ॥
aryamṇo mātṛkā patnī tayoś carṣaṇayaḥ sutāḥ yatra vai mānuṣī jātir brahmaṇā copakalpitā
From the womb of Mātṛkā, the wife of Aryamā, were born many learned scholars. Among them Lord Brahmā created the human species, which are endowed with an aptitude for self-examination.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva explains that Brahmā arranged the manifestation of the human race through the progenitor line born from Aryamā and his wife Mātṛkā, known as the Carṣaṇayas.
They are a divine couple in the genealogical accounts of Skandha 6; their offspring, the Carṣaṇayas, are described as a lineage through which Brahmā established human population.
The verse encourages seeing human life as purposeful and divinely arranged—supporting a dharmic outlook where one lives responsibly, aware of a higher order behind creation.