Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 24
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
पुन: प्रसाद्य तं सोम: कला लेभे क्षये दिता: । शृणु नामानि लोकानां मातृणां शङ्कराणि च ॥ २४ ॥ अथ कश्यपपत्नीनां यत्प्रसूतमिदं जगत् । अदितिर्दितिर्दनु: काष्ठा अरिष्टा सुरसा इला ॥ २५ ॥ मुनि: क्रोधवशा ताम्रा सुरभि: सरमा तिमि: । तिमेर्यादोगणा आसन् श्वापदा: सरमासुता: ॥ २६ ॥
punaḥ prasādya taṁ somaḥ kalā lebhe kṣaye ditāḥ śṛṇu nāmāni lokānāṁ mātṝṇāṁ śaṅkarāṇi ca
Daraufhin besänftigte Soma (der Mondgott) Prajāpati Dakṣa mit höflichen Worten und gewann die Teile seines Lichts zurück, die er während der Krankheit verloren hatte. In der dunklen Monatshälfte schwindet der Glanz des Mondes, und in der hellen Hälfte tritt er wieder hervor; dennoch konnte er keine Kinder zeugen. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, höre nun die glückverheißenden Namen der Gemahlinnen Kaśyapas, aus deren Schoß die Bevölkerung des ganzen Universums hervorging: Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Surasā, Ilā, Muni, Krodhavaśā, Tāmrā, Surabhi, Saramā und Timi. Aus Timi gingen alle Wasserwesen hervor, und aus Saramā die wilden Tiere wie Löwen und Tiger.
FAQs
This verse states that Soma, after again pleasing the offended party, regained his diminished kalā—indicating restoration through reconciliation and divine order.
The verse attributes Soma’s loss to Diti’s curse, and then notes that by propitiation Soma regained what was diminished.
When harm is caused, restoration often comes through humility, making amends, and sincerely seeking forgiveness—leading to renewed strength and harmony.