Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 38
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
अथात: श्रूयतां वंशो योऽदितेरनुपूर्वश: । यत्र नारायणो देव: स्वांशेनावातरद्विभु: ॥ ३८ ॥ विवस्वानर्यमा पूषा त्वष्टाथ सविता भग: । धाता विधाता वरुणो मित्र: शत्रु उरुक्रम: ॥ ३९ ॥
athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ vaṁśo yo ’diter anupūrvaśaḥ yatra nārāyaṇo devaḥ svāṁśenāvātarad vibhuḥ
ଏବେ ଅଦିତିଙ୍କ ବଂଶକୁ କ୍ରମାନୁସାରେ ଶୁଣନ୍ତୁ; ଏହି ବଂଶରେ ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ଦେବ ନାରାୟଣ ନିଜ ସ୍ୱାଂଶରେ ଅବତରିଲେ। ଅଦିତିଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନେ—ବିବସ୍ୱାନ, ଅର୍ୟମା, ପୂଷା, ତ୍ୱଷ୍ଟା, ସବିତା, ଭଗ, ଧାତା, ବିଧାତା, ବରୁଣ, ମିତ୍ର, ଶତ୍ରୁ ଓ ଉରୁକ୍ରମ।
FAQs
This verse introduces Aditi’s lineage and states that Lord Nārāyaṇa descended within it by expanding His own plenary portion, indicating His divine, intentional descent.
He is transitioning into a sequential account of Aditi’s descendants, highlighting that this lineage is especially sacred because the Lord appears within it.
It strengthens faith that the Supreme actively guides the world; regularly hearing such accounts cultivates devotion and steadiness in dharma.