Shloka 102

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

सर्गकामस् ततो विद्वान् स मैत्रेय प्रजापतिः षष्टिं दक्षो ऽसृजत् कन्या वैरिण्याम् इति नः श्रुतम्

Transliteration

sargakāmas tato vidvān sa maitreya prajāpatiḥ ṣaṣṭiṃ dakṣo 'sṛjat kanyā vairiṇyām iti naḥ śrutam

Translation

Then, O Maitreya, that wise Prajāpati Dakṣa—moved by the desire to further creation—begot sixty daughters upon Vairiṇī; so indeed have we heard in sacred tradition.

Word by Word

• सर्गकामः: desirous of creation
• सर्गकामः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्गकाम (प्रातिपदिक: सर्ग + काम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘प्रजापतिः/दक्षः’

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (then/thereupon)

• विद्वान्: wise, knowing
• विद्वान्: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √विद् (धातु) + वस् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (present participial adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; ‘सः’/‘दक्षः’ विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रजापतिः: the Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन; ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद

• षष्टिं: sixty
• षष्टिं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन; संख्याशब्दः

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• असृजत्: created, produced
• असृजत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्याः: daughters
• कन्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), बहुवचन (षष्टिं कन्याः)

• वैरिण्याम्: in/through Vairiṇī (his wife)
• वैरिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• नः: of us / to us
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; अस्माकम्

• श्रुतम्: (it is) heard, has been heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रुत (√श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये ‘श्रुतम् (is heard)’ इत्यर्थे भावे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How creation proceeds through progenitors and their issue.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Secondary creation unfolds through ordained progenitors, yet remains dependent on the Supreme as the inner governor and cause.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See social/biological processes as part of a larger sacred order, cultivating responsibility rather than possessiveness toward outcomes.

Vishishtadvaita: Progeny and prakṛti-processes are real modes (viśeṣaṇas) functioning under the will of Nārāyaṇa, not independent causes.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Dakṣa, Vairiṇī

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Prajapati Daksha
• Vairini

FAQs

What is the significance of Daksha creating sixty daughters in the Vishnu Purana?

It establishes a key genealogical mechanism of creation, where lineages and cosmic functions expand through Daksha’s daughters, supporting the ordered unfolding of sarga.

How does Sage Parashara explain the process of creation in this passage?

Parashara presents creation as an intentional, Dharma-governed expansion—Daksha, as Prajapati, furthers progeny through Vairini, reflecting a structured cosmological genealogy.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana frames such generative acts as occurring within Vishnu’s supreme governance, where cosmic order and lineage serve the divine sustaining principle.