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Shloka 39

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

अथात: श्रूयतां वंशो योऽदितेरनुपूर्वश: । यत्र नारायणो देव: स्वांशेनावातरद्विभु: ॥ ३८ ॥ विवस्वानर्यमा पूषा त्वष्टाथ सविता भग: । धाता विधाता वरुणो मित्र: शत्रु उरुक्रम: ॥ ३९ ॥

athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ vaṁśo yo ’diter anupūrvaśaḥ yatra nārāyaṇo devaḥ svāṁśenāvātarad vibhuḥ

Écoute maintenant, dans l’ordre, la lignée d’Aditi ; c’est dans cette dynastie que le Seigneur Nārāyaṇa descendit par Son expansion. Les fils d’Aditi sont : Vivasvān, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Savitā, Bhaga, Dhātā, Vidhātā, Varuṇa, Mitra, Śatru et Urukrama.

athanow/then
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormMaṅgala/krama-bodhaka avyaya
ataḥthereupon/therefore
ataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootataḥ (अव्यय)
FormHetu/krama-bodhaka avyaya
śrūyatāmlet (it) be heard
śrūyatām:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.); impersonal passive sense
vaṁśaḥlineage
vaṁśaḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvaṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)
yaḥwhich
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)
aditeḥof Aditi
aditeḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootaditi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6), Ekavacana (sg.)
anupūrvaśaḥin sequence
anupūrvaśaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanupūrvaśas (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; manner adverb
yatrawherein
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
FormRelative adverb (स्थानवाचक)
nārāyaṇaḥNārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)
devaḥthe Lord
devaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)
sva-aṁśenaby His own portion
sva-aṁśena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsva + aṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Tṛtīyā (Instr. 3), Ekavacana (sg.)
avātaratdescended
avātarat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√tṝ (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (Imperfect), Parasmaipada; 3rd sg.
vibhuḥthe mighty one
vibhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)
A
Aditi
N
Nārāyaṇa
V
Vivasvān
A
Aryamā
P
Pūṣā
T
Tvaṣṭā
S
Savitā
B
Bhaga
D
Dhātā
V
Vidhātā
V
Varuṇa
M
Mitra
Ś
Śatru
U
Urukrama

FAQs

They are Vivasvān, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā, Savitā, Bhaga, Dhātā, Vidhātā, Varuṇa, Mitra, Śatru, and Urukrama.

It indicates that the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, manifests within the line of the Ādityas by His own plenary portion, showing His control and presence even among the cosmic administrators.

By recognizing that all cosmic powers and worldly provisions are ultimately administered under the Supreme Lord, one cultivates gratitude, humility, and steadiness in bhakti rather than dependence on temporary powers.