Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
Vamsha of Dhruva and Prithu; Daksha’s Progeny; Enumerations of Devas, Asuras, Nagas, and Birds
मैथुनेन ततः सृष्टिं कर्तुमैच्छत्प्रजापतिः / असिक्रीमावहद्भार्यां वीरणस्य प्रजापतेः
maithunena tataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ kartumaicchatprajāpatiḥ / asikrīmāvahadbhāryāṃ vīraṇasya prajāpateḥ
Sau đó, Prajāpati muốn thực hiện sự sáng tạo bằng sự phối ngẫu. Từ người vợ của Prajāpati Vīraṇa, Asikṛmī đã được sinh ra.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)
Concept: Creation proceeds through appropriate means; maithuna within ordained order reflects gṛhastha’s role in sustaining prajā.
Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s generative function under dharma; channeling desire into lawful, world-sustaining action.
Application: Honor responsible sexuality and family duties; treat generativity (children/projects) as dharmic stewardship, not mere indulgence.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Type: household/creational setting
Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmogonic genealogies: transitions from manasa-sṛṣṭi to maithuna-sṛṣṭi
FAQs
This verse highlights a classical Purāṇic model of procreation-based creation, where Prajāpatis generate specific lineages and beings through marital union, establishing genealogies used later for cosmological and dharmic framing.
It does not directly address the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it sets the cosmological backdrop—how beings and lineages originate—within which later teachings on karma, death, and afterlife are situated.
It encourages seeing human life and family lineage within a sacred cosmological order, supporting responsibility (dharma) in relationships and procreation rather than treating them as merely material acts.