Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 19
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
तस्य पुत्रास्तु यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां सभास्वराः ।
प्रसूत्याञ्च तथा दक्षश्चतस्रो विंशतिस्तथा ॥
tasya putrās tu yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṃ sabhāsvarāḥ | prasūtyāñ ca tathā dakṣaś catasro viṃśatis tathā ||
Những người con của Yajña, do Dakṣiṇā sinh ra, rực rỡ giữa hội chúng. Cũng vậy, Dakṣa đã sinh con nơi Prasūti—tổng cộng hai mươi bốn.
FAQs
Illustrious lineage is framed as a consequence of dharmic order: beings who embody yajña and proper relations become ‘radiant in assembly,’ i.e., fit for governance and counsel.
Sarga/Pratisarga genealogical enumeration, feeding into Manvantara history by mapping progenitors and their issue.
‘Radiant in assembly’ implies inner luminosity manifesting as social/cosmic authority—symbolically, clarity (sattva) arising from sacrificial alignment.