Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 49

The Pracetās Meet Lord Viṣṇu—Benedictions, Pure Prayer, and the Birth of Dakṣa

Devanagari script

चाक्षुषे त्वन्तरे प्राप्ते प्राक्सर्गे कालविद्रुते । य: ससर्ज प्रजा इष्टा: स दक्षो दैवचोदित: ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

cākṣuṣe tv antare prāpte prāk-sarge kāla-vidrute yaḥ sasarja prajā iṣṭāḥ sa dakṣo daiva-coditaḥ

Translation

チャークシュシャ・マンヴァンタラにおいて、前の創造で時の流れにより旧身は滅びていたが、同じダクシャが天意に促され、望まれる生類を創造した。

Synonyms

• चाक्षुषे: in the Cākṣuṣa (Manvantara)
• चाक्षुषे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चाक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (अन्तरे इति शब्दस्य विशेषणम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषबोधक (particle)

• अन्तरे: in the interval/Manvantara
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: having arrived, when it came
• प्राप्ते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे, ‘अन्तरे प्राप्ते’ = when the interval had come)

• प्राक्सर्गे: in the former creation
• प्राक्सर्गे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राक् + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (‘प्राक्’ + ‘सर्ग’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कालविद्रुते: when time had run/elapsed
• कालविद्रुते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल + विद्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘कालेन विद्रुतः’/‘काल-विद्रुत’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (agreeing with सर्गे)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ससर्ज: created
• ससर्ज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रजाः: creatures, progeny
• प्रजाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• इष्टाः: desired, chosen
• इष्टाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (प्रजाः इति विशेष्य)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दैवचोदितः: impelled by divine will
• दैवचोदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव + चोदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘दैवेन चोदितः’); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (8.17) :

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about creation during different Manvantaras?

This verse explains that when a new Manvantara (here, Cākṣuṣa Manu’s period) begins after time has dissolved the prior creation, Prajāpatis like Dakṣa generate progeny again under divine direction.

Why is Daksha described as acting under divine will (daiva-coditaḥ) in the Bhagavatam?

Because the Bhagavatam presents cosmic population and administration as part of the Lord’s ordered governance—Dakṣa performs creation as an empowered agent, not independently.

Practical application of the teaching about Kāla (time) in modern life?

Time inevitably changes and erases worldly arrangements; recognizing this helps one act responsibly (dharma) while cultivating devotion and detachment from temporary outcomes.