Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.18
यथा ससर्ज भूतानि दक्षो दुहितृवत्सल: ।
रेतसा मनसा चैव तन्ममावहित: शृणु ॥ १८ ॥
yathā sasarja bhūtāni
[yathaa sasarja bhootaani]
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
[daksho duhitri-vatsalah]
retasā manasā caiva
[retasaa manasaa chaiva]
tan mamāvahitaḥ śṛṇu
[tan mamaavahitah shrinu]
Word-for-word
yathā
—
as
sasarja
—
created
bhūtāni
—
the living entities
dakṣaḥ
—
Dakṣa
duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
—
who is very affectionate to his daughters
retasā
—
by semen
manasā
—
by the mind
ca
—
also
eva
—
indeed
tat
—
that
mama
—
from me
avahitaḥ
—
being attentive
śṛṇu
—
please hear.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā sasarja bhūtāni
yathā
as
sasarja
created
bhūtāni
the living entities
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
dakṣaḥ
Dakṣa
duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
who is very affectionate to his daughters
retasā manasā caiva
retasā
by semen
manasā
by the mind
ca
also
eva
indeed
tan mamāvahitaḥ śṛṇu
tat
that
mama
from me
avahitaḥ
being attentive
śṛṇu
please hear.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Please hear from me with great attention how Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created different types of living entities through his semen and through his mind.
Purport
The word duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ indicates that all the prajās were born from Dakṣa’s daughters. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says that apparently Dakṣa had no son.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Please hear from me with great attention how Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created the living entities through his semen and through his mind.
By mentioned that he was affectionate to his daughters, it is understood that he did not have sons.
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Personal Guidance
Śukadeva prepares to explain how Prajāpati Dakṣa, fond of his daughters, created beings through semen and mind. Even cosmological creativity respects ordinary affection.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I imagine spirituality requires me to suppress affection rather than channel it?
- What creative act of mine is born from genuine love?
My note
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