Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 3

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

नामधेयान्यमूषां त्वं सापत्यानां च मे श‍ृणु । यासां प्रसूतिप्रसवैर्लोका आपूरितास्त्रय: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

nāmadheyāny amūṣāṁ tvaṁ sāpatyānāṁ ca me śṛṇu yāsāṁ prasūti-prasavair lokā āpūritās trayaḥ

Translation

现在请听我说出这些女儿的名字以及她们后裔的名字；正因她们的生育与繁衍，三界得以充满。

Synonyms

• नामधेयानि: names
• नामधेयानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अमूषाम्: of those (women)
• अमूषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुष् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सापत्यानाम्: of those along with their children
• सापत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूह/भावे), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—स-अपत्य (सहित-तत्पुरुष: ‘with offspring’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to me/for me’ (here: dative sense)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यासाम्: of whom
• यासाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक (relative pronoun)

• प्रसूतिप्रसवैः: by (their) births and progeny
• प्रसूतिप्रसवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसूति + प्रसव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—प्रसूति-प्रसव (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

• लोकाः: worlds
• लोकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आपूरिताः: were filled
• आपूरिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+पूर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘filled’

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how the three worlds became populated?

This verse says the three worlds were filled through the successive offspring and further progeny of the daughters being described in this chapter.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list names and descendants in Canto 6 Chapter 6?

He is preparing to narrate the lineage and offspring of the principal figures, showing how creation expands through sanctioned progeny and cosmic order.

Practical application of Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life—why should devotees study them?

They cultivate a sense of sacred history, interconnectedness, and dharmic order—reminding one that life and legacy are meant to be aligned with higher purpose.