Shloka 9
Matsya Purana — Brahmā’s Four Faces
शारीरान् अथ वक्ष्यामि मातृहीनान् प्रजापतेः अङ्गुष्ठाद् दक्षिणाद् दक्षः प्रजापतिर् अजायत //
śārīrān atha vakṣyāmi mātṛhīnān prajāpateḥ aṅguṣṭhād dakṣiṇād dakṣaḥ prajāpatir ajāyata //
Now I shall describe the progenitors born from the body of Prajāpati, who were without a mother. From the right thumb, Dakṣa—the Prajāpati—was born.
FAQs
It describes creation (sarga), specifically a miraculous, motherless emergence of a Prajāpati (Dakṣa) from Prajāpati’s body, not dissolution (pralaya).
Indirectly, it grounds social and ritual order in sacred genealogy: Prajāpatis like Dakṣa are archetypal progenitors linked with regulation of progeny, rites, and lineage—frameworks that kings protect and householders sustain through dharma and ritual continuity.
No Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is genealogical—Dakṣa’s emergence as a Prajāpati supports later Purāṇic discussions of sacrifice, progeny, and ritual regulation associated with Dakṣa’s lineage.