Shloka 10
जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings
Aranyakanda 14
प्रजापतेस्तु दक्षस्य बभूवुरिति विश्रुतम्।षष्टिर्दुहितरो राम यशस्विन्यो महायशः।।3.14.10।।
prajāpates tu dakṣasya babhūvur iti viśrutam | ṣaṣṭir duhitaraḥ rāma yaśasvinyo mahāyaśaḥ ||
മഹായശസ്സുള്ള രാമാ, പ്രജാപതി ദക്ഷന് അറുപത് മഹാകീർത്തിയുള്ള പുത്രിമാർ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു എന്നു ലോകപ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.
O glorious Rama! it is well-known that Daksha, the creator had sixty daughters of great fame.
FAQs
Dharma is linked with remembrance of cosmic lineage and order: genealogies situate beings within a moral universe where duties, relationships, and rightful conduct are intelligible.
During the encounter, Jaṭāyu begins recounting a well-known mythic genealogy connected to the origins of various beings.
Respect for traditional knowledge and truthful narration (satya in reporting what is ‘viśruta’—well-attested).