anunītaḥ svayambhuvā
anunītaḥ svayambhuvā
ṣaṣṭiṁ sañjanayām āsa
duhitṝḥ pitṛ-vatsalāḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: At the request of Lord Brahmā, Prajāpati Dakṣa, begot in the womb of his wife Asiknī sixty daughters who were very affectionate toward their father.
The Sixth Chapter describes the descendents of Dakṣa’s daughters, amongst whom Tvaṣṭā was born to Aditi. Though Dakṣa became disgusted with household life, on the order of Brahmā he again took up household life. Thinking that Nārada would not give up his hostility and worrying that again his sons would disappear, he bore daughters only. Asiknyām means “in his wife.”
|| 6.6.2 ||
daśa dharmāya kāyādād
dvi-ṣaṭ tri-ṇava cendave
bhūtāṅgiraḥ-kṛśāśvebhyo
dve dve tārkṣyāya cāparāḥ
He gave ten daughters in charity to 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 also given to Kaśyapa.
He gave twelve daughters to Kaśyapa. This number should actually be thirteen. He gave twenty-seven daughters to the moon god, and two each to Bhūta, Aṅgirā and Kṛśāśva. The remaining daughters were given to Kaśyapa.
|| 6.6.3 ||
nāmadheyāny amūṣāṁ tvaṁ
sāpatyānāṁ ca me śṛṇu
yāsāṁ prasūti-prasavair
lokā āpūritās trayaḥ
Now please hear from me the names of all these daughters and their descendants, who filled all the three worlds.
|| 6.6.4 ||
bhānur lambā kakud yāmir
viśvā sādhyā marutvatī
vasur muhūrtā saṅkalpā
dharma-patnyaḥ sutāñ śṛṇu
Yamarāja’ wives were named Bhānu, Lambā, Kakud, Yāmi, Viśvā, Sādhyā, Marutvatī, Vasu, Muhūrtā and Saṅkalpā. Now hear the names of their sons.
|| 6.6.5 ||
bhānos tu deva-ṛṣabha
indrasenas tato nṛpa
vidyota āsīl lambāyās
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