Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 23
Kapila’s Advent: Brahmā’s Confirmation, the Marriage of the Nine Daughters, and Kardama’s Renunciation
मरीचये कलां प्रादादनसूयामथात्रये । श्रद्धामङ्गिरसेऽयच्छत्पुलस्त्याय हविर्भुवम् ॥ २२ ॥ पुलहाय गतिं युक्तां क्रतवे च क्रियां सतीम् । ख्यातिं च भृगवेऽयच्छद्वसिष्ठायाप्यरुन्धतीम् ॥ २३ ॥
marīcaye kalāṁ prādād anasūyām athātraye śraddhām aṅgirase ’yacchat pulastyāya havirbhuvam
Kardama Muni handed over his daughter Kalā to Marīci, and another daughter, Anasūyā, to Atri. He delivered Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, and Havirbhū to Pulastya. He delivered Gati to Pulaha, the chaste Kriyā to Kratu, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.
FAQs
This verse lists the marriages that connect Manu’s daughters to great ṛṣis like Marīci, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha, showing how revered Vedic lineages expand through dharmic household life.
He is narrating the orderly expansion of creation and society—how qualified sages and virtuous wives unite to generate progeny who carry forward dharma and spiritual culture.
It highlights the Bhagavatam’s ideal of responsibility and virtue in family life—relationships meant to support character, duty, and spiritual progress rather than mere enjoyment.