Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
तस्य प्रचेत:प्रमुखा भविष्यन्ति दशात्मजा: । प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्षो भवितेह प्रजापति:,प्राचीनबर्हिके प्रचेता आदि दस पुत्र होंगे। उन दसों प्रचेताओंसे इस जगतमें प्रजापति दक्षका प्रादुर्भाव होगा
tasya pracetāḥ-pramukhā bhaviṣyanti daśātmajāḥ | prācetasas tathā dakṣo bhaviteha prajāpatiḥ ||
From him ten sons will be born, foremost among them the Pracetas. From those Pracetas, in this very world, Dakṣa will arise again as a Prajāpati (lord of creatures), continuing the ordained line of creation and responsibility.
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes continuity of cosmic and social order through rightful lineage: progenitors (Prajāpatis) arise according to an ordained sequence, underscoring responsibility in creation, governance, and sustaining dharma.
Īśvara foretells a genealogical development: ten sons known as the Pracetas will be born, and from them Dakṣa will manifest as a Prajāpati, indicating the re-emergence of a key progenitor figure in the cycle of creation.