Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 25
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
तस्य प्रचेत:प्रमुखा भविष्यन्ति दशात्मजा: । प्राचेतसस्तथा दक्षो भवितेह प्रजापति:,प्राचीनबर्हिके प्रचेता आदि दस पुत्र होंगे। उन दसों प्रचेताओंसे इस जगतमें प्रजापति दक्षका प्रादुर्भाव होगा
tasya pracetāḥ-pramukhā bhaviṣyanti daśātmajāḥ | prācetasas tathā dakṣo bhaviteha prajāpatiḥ ||
ତାହାର ଦଶ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିବେ, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରଚେତାମାନେ ପ୍ରଧାନ ହେବେ। ସେହି ପ୍ରଚେତାମାନଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଦକ୍ଷ ପୁନର୍ବାର ପ୍ରାଦୁର୍ଭୂତ ହେବେ।
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes continuity of cosmic and social order through rightful lineage: progenitors (Prajāpatis) arise according to an ordained sequence, underscoring responsibility in creation, governance, and sustaining dharma.
Īśvara foretells a genealogical development: ten sons known as the Pracetas will be born, and from them Dakṣa will manifest as a Prajāpati, indicating the re-emergence of a key progenitor figure in the cycle of creation.