Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

त्वष्टुर्दैत्यात्मजा भार्या रचना नाम कन्यका । सन्निवेशस्तयोर्जज्ञे विश्वरूपश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tvaṣṭur daityātmajā bhāryā racanā nāma kanyakā sanniveśas tayor jajñe viśvarūpaś ca vīryavān

Translation

代提耶族之女罗恰那成为生主特瓦什塔之妻；由其精力，她在腹中生下两位大有威力的儿子：桑尼韦沙与毗湿瓦卢帕。

Synonyms

• त्वष्टुः: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दैत्यात्मजा: Daitya-born (daughter of a Daitya)
• दैत्यात्मजा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (daughter of a Daitya), विशेषण (qualifying भāryā)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रचना: Racanā
• रचना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'named')

• कन्यका: maiden/daughter
• कन्यका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (apposition)

• सन्निवेशः: Sanniveśa
• सन्निवेशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तयोः: of the two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• विश्वरूपः: Viśvarūpa
• विश्वरूपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (having universal form), नाम (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/possessing vigor
• वीर्यवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying विश्वरूपः)

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭā
• Racanā
• Sanniveśa
• Viśvarūpa
• Daityas

FAQs

Who is Racanā in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Racanā is described here as Tvaṣṭā’s wife, a maiden born in a Daitya family, and the mother of Sanniveśa and the powerful Viśvarūpa.

Who is Viśvarūpa according to Bhagavata Purana Canto 6?

This verse identifies Viśvarūpa as a mighty son of Tvaṣṭā and Racanā, placing him within the genealogy central to the Canto 6 narrative.

What practical lesson does this shloka give for modern life?

It highlights that destiny and relationships can cross social or opposing lineages, reminding us to see life’s outcomes as part of a larger divine arrangement rather than only external labels.