Shloka 6

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

ततः सृष्टिं विशेषेण कुरुध्वं मुनिसत्तमाः ते तु तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रयाताः सर्वतोदिशम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ viśeṣeṇa kurudhvaṃ munisattamāḥ te tu tadvacanaṃ śrutvā prayātāḥ sarvatodiśam

Translation

Pagkaraan, (ang Panginoon) ay nagsabi: “O mga pinakadakilang pantas, ipagpatuloy ninyo ang paglikha at ipamalas ito sa mga natatanging anyo.” Nang marinig ang utos na iyon, sila’y naglakbay sa lahat ng dako upang isakatuparan ang gawain ng paglalang.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• sṛṣṭim: creation/emanation

• viśeṣeṇa: distinctly, in specific modes

• kurudhvam: do (you all), undertake

• munisattamāḥ: O best among sages

• te: they

• tu: indeed

• tad-vacanam: that statement/command

• śrutvā: having heard

• prayātāḥ: departed, went forth

• sarvataḥ-diśam: toward all directions, everywhere

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal command issued by the Supreme Lord/Rudra to the sages/creation-agents)