Shloka 15
Matsya Purana — Inquiry into Taraka’s Slaying and the Prelude to Guha
*सूत उवाच मानसो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः षष्टिं सो ऽजनयत्कन्या वैरिण्यामेव नः श्रुतम् //
*sūta uvāca mānaso brahmaṇaḥ putro dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ ṣaṣṭiṃ so 'janayatkanyā vairiṇyāmeva naḥ śrutam //
Sūta said: “From the mind of Brahmā was born the son named Dakṣa, the Prajāpati. It is heard by us that he begot sixty daughters upon Vairiṇī.”
FAQs
It reflects the post-creation ordering of beings (sarga/vaṃśa): Dakṣa, a mind-born son of Brahmā, expands progeny through sixty daughters—an organizing principle of creation rather than a Pralaya episode.
Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of sustaining society through lawful lineage and marriage alliances; householders uphold dharma by responsible progeny and maintaining genealogical continuity.
No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse is genealogical, establishing Dakṣa’s progenitive role that later underpins ritual lineages and social-ritual affiliations.