As described in this chapter, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot sixty daughters in the womb of his wife Asiknī. These daughters were given in charity to various persons to increase the population. Since these offspring of Dakṣa were women, Nārada Muni did not try to lead them toward the renounced order of life. Thus the daughters were saved from Nārada Muni. Ten of the daughters were given in marriage to Dharmarāja, thirteen to Kaśyapa Muni, and twenty-seven to the moon-god, Candra. In this way fifty daughters were distributed, and of the other ten daughters, four were given to Kaśyapa and two each to Bhūta, Aṅgirā and Kṛśāśva. One should know that it is because of the union of these sixty daughters with various exalted personalities that the entire universe was filled with various kinds of living entities, such as human beings, demigods, demons, beasts, birds and serpents.
Ten of Daksa's daughters given to Yamaraja
Expressions researched:
"Ten of the daughters were given in marriage to Dharmaraja"
|"ten daughters in charity to Dharmaraja"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 6
Prajāpati Dakṣa begot sixty daughters in the womb of his wife Asiknī. These daughters were given in charity to various persons to increase the population. Since these offspring of Dakṣa were women, Nārada Muni did not try to lead them toward the renounced order of life. Thus the daughters were saved from Nārada Muni. Ten of the daughters were given in marriage to Dharmarāja.
SB 6.6 Summary: He gave ten daughters in charity to Dharmarāja (Yamarāja).
SB 6.6.2, Translation: He gave ten daughters in charity to Dharmarāja (Yamarāja), thirteen to Kaśyapa (first twelve and then one more), twenty-seven to the moon-god, and two each to Aṅgirā, Kṛśāśva and Bhūta. The other four daughters were given to Kaśyapa. (Thus Kaśyapa received seventeen daughters in all.)"
SB 6.6.4, Translation:
The ten daughters given to Yamarāja were named:
#Bhānu;
#Lambā;
#Kakud;
#Yāmi;
#Viśvā;
#Sādhyā;
#Marutvatī;
#Vasu;
#Muhūrtā and
#Saṅkalpā."
Page Title: | Ten of Daksa's daughters given to Yamaraja |
Compiler: | Sahadeva, Matea |
Created: | 12 of Feb, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=3, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 3 |