Shloka 17
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्ष: कन्याषष्टिमजीजनत् । ता वै ब्रह्मर्षय: सर्वा: प्रजार्थ प्रतिपेदिरे
Prācetasas tathā Dakṣaḥ kanyā-ṣaṣṭim ajījanat | Tā vai brahmarṣayaḥ sarvāḥ prajā-arthaṃ pratipedire ||
ビーシュマは言った。「プラチェータスの子ダクシャは、六十人の娘をもうけた。彼女らは皆、子孫を生み出すために、ブラフマリシたちによって妻として迎えられ、かくして法（ダルマ）にかなう家住の道によって創造の連なりが保たれたのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores prajā-utpatti (the continuation of life and society) as a dharmic aim, achieved through sanctioned marital alliances and the gṛhastha framework, which supports cosmic and social continuity.
Bhīṣma recounts a creation-genealogy episode: Dakṣa, descended from Pracetas, fathers sixty daughters, and the Brahmarṣis take them as wives to generate progeny, linking sage-lineages to the expansion of beings.