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
പ്രസൂതി ദക്ഷന്റെ ഭാര്യയായി, ദേവഹൂതി കർദമന്റെ ഭാര്യയായി. രുചിയിൽ നിന്ന് യജ്ഞൻ ജനിച്ചു; ദക്ഷിണയിൽ നിന്ന് യജ്ഞനാൽ വീണ്ടും യജ്ഞൻ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു.
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.