Shloka 6
Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions
तां कामयानां भगवानुवाह यजुषां पति: । तुष्टायां तोषमापन्नोऽजनयद् द्वादशात्मजान् ॥ ६ ॥
tāṁ kāmayānāṁ bhagavān uvāha yajuṣāṁ patiḥ tuṣṭāyāṁ toṣam āpanno ’janayad dvādaśātmajān
तां कामयानां भगवान् यजुषां पतिः दक्षिणां उवाह; तुष्टायां स तया सह तोषमापन्नः द्वादश आत्मजान् अजनयत्।
An ideal husband and wife are generally called Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa to compare them to the Lord and the goddess of fortune, for it is significant that Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa are forever happy as husband and wife. A wife should always remain satisfied with her husband, and a husband should always remain satisfied with his wife. In the Cāṇakya-śloka, the moral instructions of Cāṇakya Paṇḍita, it is said that if a husband and wife are always satisfied with one another, then the goddess of fortune automatically comes. In other words, where there is no disagreement between husband and wife, all material opulence is present, and good children are born. Generally, according to Vedic civilization, the wife is trained to be satisfied in all conditions, and the husband, according to Vedic instruction, is required to please the wife with sufficient food, ornaments and clothing. Then, if they are satisfied with their mutual dealings, good children are born. In this way the entire world can become peaceful, but unfortunately in this Age of Kali there are no ideal husbands and wives; therefore unwanted children are produced, and there is no peace and prosperity in the present-day world.
FAQs
This verse presents marriage as a dharmic union that leads to sanctioned progeny—twelve sons—when harmony and mutual satisfaction are established.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this genealogy narrative to King Parīkṣit while describing the expansion of families and lineages in the Fourth Canto.
It highlights responsible relationships—commitment, mutual respect, and dharmic conduct—as the foundation for stable family life and constructive legacy.