Shloka 29
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
पुत्रत्वे कल्पयाम् आस स्वयम् एव पितामहः गन्धर्वभोगिदेवानां दानवानां च सत्तम
putratve kalpayām āsa svayam eva pitāmahaḥ gandharvabhogidevānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca sattama
ਹੇ ਸੱਤਮ, ਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਤਰ-ਪਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤਾ—ਗੰਧਰਵਾਂ, ਭੋਗੀਆਂ (ਨਾਗ-ਵੰਸ਼), ਦੇਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਦਾਨਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ ਵਜੋਂ।
Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)
FAQs
It marks the formal establishment of cosmic lineages—Brahmā assigns progenitor-status so each class of beings (Devas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Nāgas) continues through an ordered genealogy rather than random emergence.
Parāśara presents creation as structured: Brahmā’s role includes assigning progenitors and familial relations, turning metaphysical emanation into a traceable lineage system that supports later dynastic and manvantara narratives.
Even when Brahmā is described as organizing progeny, the Vishnu Purana frames such cosmic governance within Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—creation and lineage function as expressions of the higher sustaining reality identified with Vishnu.