Shloka 37
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
विप्रचित्ति: सिंहिकायां शतं चैकमजीजनत् । राहुज्येष्ठं केतुशतं ग्रहत्वं य उपागता: ॥ ३७ ॥
vipracittiḥ siṁhikāyāṁ śataṁ caikam ajījanat rāhu-jyeṣṭhaṁ ketu-śataṁ grahatvaṁ ya upāgatāḥ
วิปรจิตติได้ให้กำเนิดบุตรหนึ่งร้อยหนึ่งคนกับภรรยาชื่อสิงหิกา ผู้เป็นพี่ใหญ่คือราหู ที่เหลืออีกหนึ่งร้อยเรียกว่าเกตุ ทั้งหมดล้วนได้ตำแหน่งเป็นดาวเคราะห์ผู้ทรงอิทธิพล
FAQs
This verse states that Vipracitti and Siṁhikā had 101 sons: Rāhu as the eldest, and the other hundred known as Ketu, who attained the status of grahas (celestial influencers/planets).
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while describing the genealogies arising from Dakṣa’s descendants, including notable beings connected with cosmic administration.
The verse reminds a devotee that cosmic forces are also within divine order; rather than fear, one can cultivate steadiness through dharma and bhakti, seeing all influences as ultimately under the Supreme Lord’s control.