Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 23
Kapila’s Advent: Brahmā’s Confirmation, the Marriage of the Nine Daughters, and Kardama’s Renunciation
मरीचये कलां प्रादादनसूयामथात्रये । श्रद्धामङ्गिरसेऽयच्छत्पुलस्त्याय हविर्भुवम् ॥ २२ ॥ पुलहाय गतिं युक्तां क्रतवे च क्रियां सतीम् । ख्यातिं च भृगवेऽयच्छद्वसिष्ठायाप्यरुन्धतीम् ॥ २३ ॥
marīcaye kalāṁ prādād anasūyām athātraye śraddhām aṅgirase ’yacchat pulastyāya havirbhuvam
迦尔达摩牟尼将女儿迦罗许配给摩利支，又将阿那苏雅许配给阿特利；把“信敬”(Śraddhā)交予安吉罗，把哈维尔布( Havirbhū)交予普拉斯提亚。又将伽提赐予普拉哈，将贞洁的克里雅赐予克拉图，将凯雅提赐予婆利古，并将阿伦达蒂赐予婆悉吒。
FAQs
This verse lists the marriages that connect Manu’s daughters to great ṛṣis like Marīci, Atri, and Vasiṣṭha, showing how revered Vedic lineages expand through dharmic household life.
He is narrating the orderly expansion of creation and society—how qualified sages and virtuous wives unite to generate progeny who carry forward dharma and spiritual culture.
It highlights the Bhagavatam’s ideal of responsibility and virtue in family life—relationships meant to support character, duty, and spiritual progress rather than mere enjoyment.