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
Si Kṣamā, ang asawa ni Prajāpati Pulaha, ay nagsilang ng mga supling. At si Sumati, ang asawa ni Kratu, ay nagsilang ng mga banal na rishi na Bālakhilya.
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.