Shloka 5
Nāga-prādhānya-nāma-kathana
Principal Nāga Names Enumerated
यजत: पुत्रकामस्य कश्यपस्य प्रजापते: । साहाय्यमृषयो देवा गन्धर्वाश्व ददु: किल,कहते हैं, प्रजापति कश्यपजी पुत्रकी कामनासे यज्ञ कर रहे थे, उसमें ऋषियों, देवताओं तथा गन्धर्वोने भी उन्हें बड़ी सहायता दी
śaunaka uvāca |
yajataḥ putrakāmasya kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ |
sāhāyyam ṛṣayo devā gandharvāś ca daduḥ kila ||
Sinasabi na nang si Prajāpati Kaśyapa, na nagnanais magkaanak, ay nagsasagawa ng paghahandog (yajña), ang mga rishi, ang mga diyos, at ang mga Gandharva ay nagbigay rin sa kanya ng malaking tulong.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic idea that a properly undertaken yajña, aligned with a legitimate aim (here, desire for progeny), draws cooperative support from multiple orders of beings—sages, gods, and Gandharvas—suggesting that righteous ritual action is sustained by communal and cosmic participation.
Śaunaka reports a traditional account: Prajāpati Kaśyapa, wishing for offspring, performs a sacrifice, and during this rite the Ṛṣis, Devas, and Gandharvas assist him, setting the stage for subsequent events connected with creation and lineage.