Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 30

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

अरिष्टायास्तु गन्धर्वा: काष्ठाया द्विशफेतरा: । सुता दनोरेकषष्टिस्तेषां प्राधानिकाञ् श‍ृणु ॥ २९ ॥ द्विमूर्धा शम्बरोऽरिष्टो हयग्रीवो विभावसु: । अयोमुख: शङ्कुशिरा: स्वर्भानु: कपिलोऽरुण: ॥ ३० ॥ पुलोमा वृषपर्वा च एकचक्रोऽनुतापन: । धूम्रकेशो विरूपाक्षो विप्रचित्तिश्च दुर्जय: ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

ariṣṭāyās tu gandharvāḥ kāṣṭhāyā dviśaphetarāḥ sutā danor eka-ṣaṣṭis teṣāṁ prādhānikāñ śṛṇu

Translation

ଅରିଷ୍ଟାର ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବମାନେ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ, ଏବଂ କାଷ୍ଠାର ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଅଶ୍ୱ ଆଦି ଅଦ୍ୱିଶଫ (ଖୁର ନ ଚିରା) ପଶୁ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ। ହେ ରାଜା, ଦନୁର ଗର୍ଭରୁ ଏକଷଷ୍ଟି ପୁତ୍ର ହେଲେ; ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଏହି ଅଠାରଜଣ ପ୍ରଧାନ: ଦ୍ୱିମୂର୍ଧା, ଶମ୍ବର, ଅରିଷ୍ଟ, ହୟଗ୍ରୀବ, ବିଭାବସୁ, ଅୟୋମୁଖ, ଶଙ୍କୁଶିରା, ସ୍ୱର୍ଭାନୁ, କପିଲ, ଅରୁଣ, ପୁଲୋମା, ବୃଷପର୍ବା, ଏକଚକ୍ର, ଅନୁତାପନ, ଧୂମ୍ରକେଶ, ବିରୂପାକ୍ଷ, ବିପ୍ରଚିତ୍ତି ଓ ଦୁର୍ଜୟ।

Synonyms

• ariṣṭāyāḥ: of Ariṣṭā
• ariṣṭāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ariṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kāṣṭhāyāḥ: of Kāṣṭhā
• kāṣṭhāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• dviśapha-itarāḥ: other (hoofed animals)
• dviśapha-itarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dviśapha (प्रातिपदिक) + itara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘others than the two-hoofed’; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• sutāḥ: sons/offspring
• sutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• danoḥ: of Danu
• danoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठī), Singular

• eka-ṣaṣṭiḥ: sixty-one
• eka-ṣaṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (संख्या) + ṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu numeral compound ‘sixty-one’; Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• prādhānikān: the principal ones
• prādhānikān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prādhānika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; used substantively

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

Characters & Entities

• Dvimūrdhā
• Śambara
• Ariṣṭa
• Hayagrīva
• Vibhāvasu
• Ayomukha
• Śaṅkuśirā
• Svarbhānu
• Kapila
• Aruṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Daityas and Dānavas in Canto 6?

In Canto 6, the Bhagavatam includes genealogical lists of Daitya/Dānava figures, naming prominent personalities to map the lineages that repeatedly appear in conflicts with the devas and devotees.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list names like Śambara and Svarbhānu to King Parīkṣit?

Śukadeva is narrating dynastic and cosmic history; these names situate later events and teachings within a coherent lineage, showing how various beings arise through karma and progeny across creation.

Practical application of Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They train the reader to see life as part of a larger moral-cosmic order (karma and dharma), encouraging humility and steadiness while focusing one’s main aim on bhakti rather than temporary identity.