Shloka 95
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
हर्यश्वेष्व् अथ नष्टेषु दक्षः प्राचेतसः पुनः वैरिण्याम् अथ पुत्राणां सहस्रम् असृजत् प्रभुः
haryaśveṣv atha naṣṭeṣu dakṣaḥ prācetasaḥ punaḥ vairiṇyām atha putrāṇāṃ sahasram asṛjat prabhuḥ
When the Haryaśvas had thus disappeared, Dakṣa—son of the Pracetases—once again, in Vairiṇī, the lordly progenitor, brought forth a thousand sons.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Continuation of Dakṣa’s creation of progeny after the Haryaśvas vanish
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Creation proceeds through repeated cycles of progeny and re-progeny; when one line ceases, the prajāpati renews the process.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: See setbacks as part of cyclical processes; re-engage dharmic duties with steadiness rather than despair.
Vishishtadvaita: The continuity of sṛṣṭi reflects Bhagavān’s governance: individual streams may end, but the cosmic order persists under His will.
Dharma Exemplar: prajā-sṛṣṭi (progenitorship)
Key Kings: Dakṣa, Pracetases, Vairiṇī
FAQs
It shows the resilience of creation: when one line of progeny withdraws from worldly generation, Daksha renews the process to maintain continuity of beings and social-cosmic order.
Parāśara frames it as an ongoing, regulated unfolding of progeny through Prajāpatis—creation proceeds again through Daksha and Vairiṇī when the earlier sons are no longer present.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s outlook treats the generative order of Prajāpatis as operating under the Supreme Reality’s governance—creation persists as part of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty.