SB 4.1.11 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

दक्षाय ब्रह्मपुत्राय प्रसूतिं भगवान्मनु: । प्रायच्छद्यत्कृत: सर्गस्त्रिलोक्यां विततो महान् ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

dakṣāya brahma-putrāya prasūtiṁ bhagavān manuḥ prāyacchad yat-kṛtaḥ sargas tri-lokyāṁ vitato mahān

Synonyms

dakṣāya — unto Prajāpati Dakṣa ; brahma — putrāya — the son of Lord Brahmā ; prasūtim — Prasūti ; bhagavān — the great personality ; manuḥ — Svāyambhuva Manu ; prāyacchat — handed over ; yat — kṛtaḥ — done by whom ; sargaḥ — creation ; tri — lokyām — in the three worlds ; vitataḥ — expanded ; mahān — greatly .

Translation

Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his daughter Prasūti to the son of Brahmā named Dakṣa, who was also one of the progenitors of the living entities. The descendants of Dakṣa are spread throughout the three worlds.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Manu gave Prasūti, his third daughter, to Dakṣa, the son of Brahmā. They spread great population throughout the three worlds.