Shloka 76
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
स सृष्ट्वा मनसा दक्षः पञ्चाशद् असृजत् स्त्रियः ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश कालस्य नयने युक्ताः सप्तविंशतिम् इन्दवे
sa sṛṣṭvā manasā dakṣaḥ pañcāśad asṛjat striyaḥ dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa kālasya nayane yuktāḥ saptaviṃśatim indave
ततः स दक्षः मनसा सृष्ट्वा पञ्चाशत् दुहितॄः असृजत्। तासां दश धर्माय, त्रयोदश कश्यपाय, तथा कालस्य नयनैः युक्ताः सप्तविंशतिं नक्षत्ररूपाः सोमाय च ददौ।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It explains the origin of the 27 nakṣatras (lunar mansions) and how the Moon becomes the regulator of calendrical time, tying cosmic rhythm directly to sacred genealogy.
By showing that progeny is not random: Dharma receives wives to ground moral order, Kaśyapa receives wives to expand living species and lineages, and Soma receives the nakṣatras to govern time—together forming a coherent cosmic administration.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the verse depicts a universe where lineage, law, and time are harmonized—an implicit sign of the Supreme sustaining intelligence that the Vishnu Purana identifies as Vishnu, the inner ruler of creation’s order.