Shloka 49
The Pracetās Meet Lord Viṣṇu—Benedictions, Pure Prayer, and the Birth of Dakṣa
चाक्षुषे त्वन्तरे प्राप्ते प्राक्सर्गे कालविद्रुते । य: ससर्ज प्रजा इष्टा: स दक्षो दैवचोदित: ॥ ४९ ॥
cākṣuṣe tv antare prāpte prāk-sarge kāla-vidrute yaḥ sasarja prajā iṣṭāḥ sa dakṣo daiva-coditaḥ
En el manvantara de Cākṣuṣa, aunque su cuerpo anterior había sido destruido por el curso del tiempo en la creación previa, ese mismo Dakṣa, movido por la voluntad divina, creó todas las criaturas deseadas.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (8.17) :
FAQs
This verse explains that when a new Manvantara (here, Cākṣuṣa Manu’s period) begins after time has dissolved the prior creation, Prajāpatis like Dakṣa generate progeny again under divine direction.
Because the Bhagavatam presents cosmic population and administration as part of the Lord’s ordered governance—Dakṣa performs creation as an empowered agent, not independently.
Time inevitably changes and erases worldly arrangements; recognizing this helps one act responsibly (dharma) while cultivating devotion and detachment from temporary outcomes.