Shloka 5
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
चतुरो मूर्तियुक्तांश्च अङ्गुष्ठाद्दक्षमीश्वरम् / वामां गुष्ठात्तस्य भार्यामसृजत्पद्मसम्भवः
caturo mūrtiyuktāṃśca aṅguṣṭhāddakṣamīśvaram / vāmāṃ guṣṭhāttasya bhāryāmasṛjatpadmasambhavaḥ
പദ്മസംബവനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് തന്റെ വലത് പെരുവിരലിൽ നിന്ന് ചതുര്മൂർത്തിയുക്തനായ ഈശ്വരസ്വരൂപ ദക്ഷനെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു; ഇടത് പെരുവിരലിൽ നിന്ന് അവന്റെ ഭാര്യ വാമയെയും സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinatā-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)
Concept: Creation proceeds through divinely sanctioned lineages; prajāpatis arise to regulate progeny and social-cosmic order.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi and nāma-rūpa manifestation within prakṛti under cosmic intelligence.
Application: See family/lineage duties as part of sustaining order; honor origins and responsibilities rather than mere power.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.5 (Dakṣa genealogy context)
FAQs
This verse situates Dakṣa within the Purāṇic creation-lineage as a foundational progenitor (prajāpati), anchoring later genealogies and dharma-oriented narratives.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it provides cosmological genealogy that underlies later teachings on dharma, karma, and ritual order.
Use it as a reminder that dharma and social/ritual duties are framed within an ordered cosmology—encouraging responsibility, lineage-respect, and disciplined conduct.