Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

विभावसोरसूतोषा व्युष्टं रोचिषमातपम् । पञ्चयामोऽथ भूतानि येन जाग्रति कर्मसु ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

vibhāvasor asūtoṣā vyuṣṭaṁ rociṣam ātapam pañcayāmo ’tha bhūtāni yena jāgrati karmasu

Translation

Si Uṣā, asawa ni Vibhāvasu, ay nagsilang ng tatlong anak na lalaki: Vyuṣṭa, Rociṣa, at Ātapa. Mula kay Ātapa ay lumitaw si Pañcayāma, ang mga yugto ng araw, na gumigising sa lahat ng nilalang sa mga gawaing makamundo.

Synonyms

• vibhāvasoḥ: of Vibhāvasu (Agni/Sun)
• vibhāvasoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asūta: gave birth (bore)
• asūta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sū (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• uṣā: Uṣā (Dawn)
• uṣā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyuṣṭam: the dawned daybreak
• vyuṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; √vas/√uṣ- ‘to dawn’ क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle used as noun

• rociṣam: light, radiance
• rociṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rociṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātapam: heat, sunshine
• ātapam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcayāmaḥ: the five-yāma (night)
• pañcayāmaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca + yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu compound meaning ‘having five yāmas’

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक/क्रमसूचक)

• bhūtāni: beings
• bhūtāni: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• jāgrati: are awake, keep awake
• jāgrati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jāgṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• karmasu: in actions, in duties
• karmasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Asūtoṣā
• Vyuṣṭa
• Rociṣa
• Ātapa
• Pañcayāma

FAQs

What is the meaning of Srimad Bhagavatam 6.6.16?

It lists a dynastic succession beginning from Vibhāvasu (Agni) and concludes that Pañcayāma is associated with the awakening of beings to perform their daily duties—showing how cosmic order supports karma.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe genealogies in Canto 6?

To map the divine and cosmic lineages that structure creation and administration, connecting beings, deities, and progenitors within Bhagavān’s ordered universe.

What is a practical lesson from this verse for modern life?

See daily awakening and capacity to work as part of a larger divine order; use that energy to perform duty responsibly and dedicate actions to God for purification.