Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 25
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
पुन: प्रसाद्य तं सोम: कला लेभे क्षये दिता: । शृणु नामानि लोकानां मातृणां शङ्कराणि च ॥ २४ ॥ अथ कश्यपपत्नीनां यत्प्रसूतमिदं जगत् । अदितिर्दितिर्दनु: काष्ठा अरिष्टा सुरसा इला ॥ २५ ॥ मुनि: क्रोधवशा ताम्रा सुरभि: सरमा तिमि: । तिमेर्यादोगणा आसन् श्वापदा: सरमासुता: ॥ २६ ॥
punaḥ prasādya taṁ somaḥ kalā lebhe kṣaye ditāḥ śṛṇu nāmāni lokānāṁ mātṝṇāṁ śaṅkarāṇi ca
Depois, Soma (o deus Lua) apaziguou Prajāpati Dakṣa com palavras corteses e recuperou as porções de luz que perdera durante a doença. Na quinzena escura o brilho da Lua diminui, e na quinzena clara volta a manifestar-se; ainda assim, ele não pôde gerar filhos. Ó Mahārāja Parīkṣit, ouve agora os nomes auspiciosos das esposas de Kaśyapa, de cujos ventres surgiu a população do universo: Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Surasā, Ilā, Muni, Krodhavaśā, Tāmrā, Surabhi, Saramā e Timi. De Timi nasceram todos os seres aquáticos, e de Saramā nasceram as feras como leões e tigres.
FAQs
The verse lists Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāṣṭhā, Ariṣṭā, Surasā, and Ilā as wives of Kaśyapa connected with populating the world.
He is presenting the cosmic genealogy—how various classes of beings arise—within the broader narration of Dakṣa’s daughters and the expansion of creation.
It encourages seeing life within a sacred, ordered cosmos—cultivating humility and dharmic responsibility rather than a random view of existence.