Shloka 37
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
विप्रचित्ति: सिंहिकायां शतं चैकमजीजनत् । राहुज्येष्ठं केतुशतं ग्रहत्वं य उपागता: ॥ ३७ ॥
vipracittiḥ siṁhikāyāṁ śataṁ caikam ajījanat rāhu-jyeṣṭhaṁ ketu-śataṁ grahatvaṁ ya upāgatāḥ
Vipracitti melalui isterinya Siṁhikā memperanakkan seratus satu orang putera. Yang sulung ialah Rāhu, manakala seratus yang lain dikenali sebagai Ketu. Kesemuanya memperoleh kedudukan sebagai planet yang berpengaruh.
FAQs
This verse states that Vipracitti and Siṁhikā had 101 sons: Rāhu as the eldest, and the other hundred known as Ketu, who attained the status of grahas (celestial influencers/planets).
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while describing the genealogies arising from Dakṣa’s descendants, including notable beings connected with cosmic administration.
The verse reminds a devotee that cosmic forces are also within divine order; rather than fear, one can cultivate steadiness through dharma and bhakti, seeing all influences as ultimately under the Supreme Lord’s control.