Shloka 21
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
तार्क्ष्यस्य विनता कद्रू: पतङ्गी यामिनीति च । पतङ्गयसूत पतगान्यामिनी शलभानथ ॥ २१ ॥ सुपर्णासूत गरुडं साक्षाद् यज्ञेशवाहनम् । सूर्यसूतमनूरुं च कद्रूर्नागाननेकश: ॥ २२ ॥
tārkṣyasya vinatā kadrūḥ pataṅgī yāminīti ca pataṅgy asūta patagān yāminī śalabhān atha
Kaśyapa yang juga disebut Tārkṣya memiliki empat istri—Vinatā (Suparṇā), Kadrū, Pataṅgī, dan Yāminī. Pataṅgī melahirkan berbagai jenis burung, dan Yāminī melahirkan belalang (śalabha). Vinatā (Suparṇā) melahirkan Garuḍa, wahana Śrī Viṣṇu, serta Aruṇa (Anūru), sais kereta dewa matahari. Kadrū melahirkan beraneka ragam nāga (ular suci).
FAQs
In Canto 6, Chapter 6, Śukadeva explains that Pataṅgī, one of Tārkṣya’s wives, gave birth to the patagas (birds).
He is describing the expansion of creation through Kaśyapa’s descendants—showing how various species and beings arise through specific mothers in the Purāṇic genealogy.
It encourages a sacred view of life’s diversity—seeing all species as part of an ordered creation under divine arrangement, fostering humility and non-violence.