Shloka 35
Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices
कद्रू खसा मुनिस्तद्वत्तासु पुत्रान्निबोध मे । तुषिता नाम ये देवाश्चाक्षुषस्यांतरे मनोः
kadrū khasā munistadvattāsu putrānnibodha me | tuṣitā nāma ye devāścākṣuṣasyāṃtare manoḥ
Kadru, Khasā und ebenso der Weise—höre von mir über ihre Söhne. Die Götter, die Tuṣitas genannt werden, bestanden während der Manvantara des Cākṣuṣa Manu.
Pulastya (narrating to Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मुनिस्तद्वत् = मुनिः + तद्वत्; पुत्रान्निबोध = पुत्रान् + निबोध; देवाश्च = देवाः + च; चाक्षुषस्यांतरे = च + आक्षुषस्य + अन्तरे; मनोः = मनु + ङस् (षष्ठी एकवचन)
FAQs
The Tuṣitas are a class of gods (devas) specifically associated here with the Manvantara (cosmic age) ruled by Cākṣuṣa Manu.
The verse signals a genealogical/encyclopedic passage: the narrator is organizing lineages and categories of beings (including divine groups) within the larger creation-time framework.
It emphasizes Purāṇic cosmological order: beings are situated within specific Manvantaras, and genealogies are presented as structured knowledge to be carefully received and remembered.