Shloka 25
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
प्रसूतिं चैव दक्षाय दवहूतिं च कर्दमे / रुचेर्यज्ञो दक्षिणाभूद्दक्षिणायां च यज्ञतः
prasūtiṃ caiva dakṣāya davahūtiṃ ca kardame / ruceryajño dakṣiṇābhūddakṣiṇāyāṃ ca yajñataḥ
प्रसूति दक्ष की पत्नी हुई और देवहूति कर्दम की। रुचि से यज्ञ उत्पन्न हुए, और दक्षिणा से यज्ञ के द्वारा पुनः यज्ञ का प्रादुर्भाव हुआ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; not a direct Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in this verse)
Concept: Cosmic order through sanctioned unions and progeny (prajā-sṛṣṭi) as a dharmic structure of creation.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and ṛta: the intelligible order behind names/forms (nāma-rūpa) in creation.
Application: Contemplate lineage as responsibility: uphold household duties and social order without ego, seeing creation as structured and purposeful.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (sarga/vamshanukirtana context)
FAQs
This verse links Yajña to the Prajāpati lineages, indicating that sacrifice is treated as a cosmic principle embedded in creation and dharma, not merely a ritual act.
Indirectly: by grounding later teachings in cosmic order (dharma) and progenitor lineages, it frames ritual duty (yajña/karma) as part of the moral structure that later affects post-death outcomes.
Treat dharmic duties—ethical living and disciplined worship/offerings—as participation in a larger order, rather than as isolated personal practices.