Shloka 15
Manasa Progenitors, Pitṛ Orders, Dakṣa’s Alliances, and the Dakṣa-Yajña Rupture
क्षमा तु सुषुवे भार्या पुलहस्य प्रिजापतेः / क्रतोश्च सुमतिर्भार्या बालखिल्यानसूयत
kṣamā tu suṣuve bhāryā pulahasya prijāpateḥ / kratośca sumatirbhāryā bālakhilyānasūyata
กษมา ผู้เป็นชายาของปรชาปติปุละหะ ได้ให้กำเนิดบุตรทั้งหลาย และสุมติ ชายาของกรตุ ได้ให้กำเนิดฤๅษีบาลขิลยะทั้งปวง
Lord Viṣṇu (narrating to Garuḍa in the broader dialogue frame)
Concept: Ṛṣi-lineage (gotra/pravara) as a pillar of Vedic continuity and ritual legitimacy.
Vedantic Theme: Ṛta and cosmic order expressed through sanctioned lineages; the manifest world proceeds through appointed progenitors.
Application: Use as a remembrance of guru-ṛṣi-paramparā; in ritual contexts, respect pravara/gotra traditions and the sanctity of ṛṣi origins.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Purvakhanda) sarga/vaṃśānucarita passages listing Prajāpati lineages and ṛṣi progeny (adjacent verses 1.5.14–1.5.20)
FAQs
This verse situates later teachings within a sacred cosmological map by naming progenitors (Prajāpatis), their spouses, and the origins of key sage groups like the Bālakhilyas.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it supports the Purāṇic framework by identifying ṛṣi lineages whose teachings and rites later guide dharma and ritual conduct.
Use it as a reference point for understanding Purāṇic cosmology and for contextual reading—recognizing that ethical and ritual teachings are grounded in an inherited ṛṣi tradition.