Shloka 20
तस्य पूर्वमजायन्त दश तिस्रश्न भारत | प्रजापतेर्दुहितरस्तासां ज्येष्ठा भवद् दिति:,भरतनन्दन! प्रजापति दक्षके पहले तेरह कन्याएँ उत्पन्न हुईं, जिनमें दिति सबसे बड़ी थी
tasya pūrvam ajāyanta daśa tisraś ca bhārata | prajāpater duhitaraḥ tāsāṁ jyeṣṭhā bhavad ditiḥ bharatanandana ||
Bhīṣma said: “O Bhārata, earlier there were born thirteen daughters of Prajāpati Dakṣa; among them, the eldest was Diti, O delight of the Bharatas.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the importance of lineage and ordered creation in dharma discourse: knowing origins and relationships is presented as a way to understand how cosmic and social order are structured.
Bhīṣma is recounting an early genealogical account: Prajāpati Dakṣa had thirteen daughters, and Diti is identified as the eldest, setting up further discussion of their descendants and roles.