Shloka 129

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

एवम् उक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः मारीचात् कश्यपाज् जातास् ते ऽदित्या दक्षकन्यया

Transliteration

evam uktvā tu te sarve cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ mārīcāt kaśyapāj jātās te 'dityā dakṣakanyayā

Translation

Сказав так, все они в манвантаре Чакшуши-Ману родились от Кашьяпы, сына Маричи, через Адити, дочь Дакши.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् — adverb ‘thus’

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — absolutive ‘having said’

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (विरोध/अन्वय) — particle ‘but/then’

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — pronoun nominative plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• cākṣuṣasya: of Cākṣuṣa
• cākṣuṣasya: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular masculine

• antare: during
• antare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular neuter ‘during’

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular masculine

• mārīcāt: from Mārīci
• mārīcāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular masculine ‘from Mārīci’

• kaśyapāt: from Kaśyapa
• kaśyapāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Ablative singular masculine ‘from Kaśyapa’

• jātāḥ: born
• jātāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (जात); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — past participle ‘born’ nominative plural masculine

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — pronoun nominative plural (resumptive)

• adityā: by Aditi
• adityā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aditi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular feminine ‘by/through Aditi’

• dakṣa-kanyayā: by the daughter of Dakṣa
• dakṣa-kanyayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (दक्षस्य कन्या) — Instrumental singular feminine

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Cākṣuṣa Manu
• Marīci
• Kaśyapa
• Aditi
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the significance of the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a specific cycle of cosmic governance under Cākṣuṣa Manu, within which key divine lineages are described as arising in an orderly, time-bound succession.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage formation in this verse?

He frames genealogy as occurring “within” a Manvantara: beings are born through established progenitors—Marīci’s son Kaśyapa and Dakṣa’s daughter Aditi—showing creation as structured rather than random.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even when not named, the Manvantara order implies Vishnu’s supreme oversight: cyclical time, progenitors, and births proceed under a higher sustaining sovereignty central to Vaiṣṇava cosmology.