Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 24
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
पुन: प्रसाद्य तं सोम: कला लेभे क्षये दिता: । शृणु नामानि लोकानां मातृणां शङ्कराणि च ॥ २४ ॥ अथ कश्यपपत्नीनां यत्प्रसूतमिदं जगत् । अदितिर्दितिर्दनु: काष्ठा अरिष्टा सुरसा इला ॥ २५ ॥ मुनि: क्रोधवशा ताम्रा सुरभि: सरमा तिमि: । तिमेर्यादोगणा आसन् श्वापदा: सरमासुता: ॥ २६ ॥
punaḥ prasādya taṁ somaḥ kalā lebhe kṣaye ditāḥ śṛṇu nāmāni lokānāṁ mātṝṇāṁ śaṅkarāṇi ca
Después, Soma (el dios Luna) apaciguó a Prajāpati Dakṣa con palabras corteses y recuperó las porciones de luz que había perdido durante la enfermedad. En la quincena oscura el brillo de la Luna mengua, y en la quincena luminosa vuelve a manifestarse; aun así, no pudo engendrar hijos. Oh Mahārāja Parīkṣit, escucha ahora los nombres auspiciosos de las esposas de Kaśyapa, de cuyos vientres surgió la población del universo: Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Surasā, Ilā, Muni, Krodhavaśā, Tāmrā, Surabhi, Saramā y Timi. De Timi nacieron todos los seres acuáticos, y de Saramā nacieron las fieras como leones y tigres.
FAQs
This verse states that Soma, after again pleasing the offended party, regained his diminished kalā—indicating restoration through reconciliation and divine order.
The verse attributes Soma’s loss to Diti’s curse, and then notes that by propitiation Soma regained what was diminished.
When harm is caused, restoration often comes through humility, making amends, and sincerely seeking forgiveness—leading to renewed strength and harmony.