Shloka 129
Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies
एवम् उक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः मारीचात् कश्यपाज् जातास् ते ऽदित्या दक्षकन्यया
evam uktvā tu te sarve cākṣuṣasyāntare manoḥ mārīcāt kaśyapāj jātās te 'dityā dakṣakanyayā
他们如此说罢，在察克舒沙摩奴的摩奴劫中，皆由摩利支之子迦叶而生，借由达克沙之女阿底提而降世。
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The specific parentage (Marīci–Kaśyapa–Aditi) of the deities in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Manvantara: Cakshusha (6th)
Concept: Cosmic roles manifest through definite genealogical channels of Prajāpatis, showing that order (dharma) unfolds via lawful descent.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Honor lineage—teachers, traditions, and sources—by tracing responsibilities back to their rightful origins.
Vishishtadvaita: Multiplicity of beings and lineages is integrated within an overarching, purposeful order sustained by the Supreme.
Key Kings: Marici, Kashyapa, Aditi, Daksha
FAQs
It marks a specific cycle of cosmic governance under Cākṣuṣa Manu, within which key divine lineages are described as arising in an orderly, time-bound succession.
He frames genealogy as occurring “within” a Manvantara: beings are born through established progenitors—Marīci’s son Kaśyapa and Dakṣa’s daughter Aditi—showing creation as structured rather than random.
Even when not named, the Manvantara order implies Vishnu’s supreme oversight: cyclical time, progenitors, and births proceed under a higher sustaining sovereignty central to Vaiṣṇava cosmology.