Shloka 19
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
तस्य पुत्रास्तु यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां सभास्वराः ।
प्रसूत्याञ्च तथा दक्षश्चतस्रो विंशतिस्तथा ॥
tasya putrās tu yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṃ sabhāsvarāḥ | prasūtyāñ ca tathā dakṣaś catasro viṃśatis tathā ||
ദക്ഷിണയിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ച യജ്ഞന്റെ ആ പുത്രന്മാർ സഭയിൽ തേജസ്സോടെ പ്രകാശിച്ചു. അതുപോലെ ദക്ഷൻ പ്രസൂതിയിൽ ഇരുപത്തിനാലു സന്തതികളെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു.
FAQs
Illustrious lineage is framed as a consequence of dharmic order: beings who embody yajña and proper relations become ‘radiant in assembly,’ i.e., fit for governance and counsel.
Sarga/Pratisarga genealogical enumeration, feeding into Manvantara history by mapping progenitors and their issue.
‘Radiant in assembly’ implies inner luminosity manifesting as social/cosmic authority—symbolically, clarity (sattva) arising from sacrificial alignment.