Shloka 26
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
Ensuite Soma, roi de la lune, apaisa Prajāpati Dakṣa par des paroles courtoises et recouvra les parts de lumière perdues durant sa maladie; pourtant il ne put engendrer d’enfants. Durant la quinzaine sombre l’éclat lunaire décroît, et durant la quinzaine claire il se manifeste de nouveau. Ô roi Parīkṣit, écoute à présent les noms des épouses de Kaśyapa, dont les matrices ont donné naissance à la population de l’univers entier. Ce sont : Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Surasā, Ilā, Muni, Krodhavaśā, Tāmrā, Surabhi, Saramā et Timi. De Timi naquirent les êtres aquatiques, et de Saramā naquirent les bêtes féroces telles que lions et tigres.
FAQs
This verse indicates Soma’s phases were diminished due to the curse connected with Diti’s line, and that he later regained them after pacifying the offended party.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these accounts to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the description of cosmic lineages.
Even powerful beings must restore harmony through humility and reconciliation when conflict or offense causes decline.