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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 4]
PURPORT
Dakṣa was first born during the reign of Śvāyambhuva Manu, but because of offending Lord Śiva he was punished by having the head of a goat substituted for his own head. Thus insulted, he had to give up that body, and in the sixth  manvantara , called the Cākṣuṣa  manvantara , he was born of the womb of Māriṣā as Dakṣa. In this connection Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura quotes this verse:
cākṣuṣe tv antare prāpte prāk-sarge kāla-vidrute yaḥ sasarja prajā iṣṭāḥ sa dakṣo daiva-coditaḥ
“His previous body had been destroyed, but he, the same Dakṣa, inspired by the supreme will, created all the desired living entities in the Cākṣuṣa  manvantara .” ( Bhāg.  4.30.49) Thus Dakṣa regained his previous opulence and again begot thousands and millions of children to fill the three worlds.
TEXT 18
यथा ससर्ज भूतानि दक्षो दुहितृवत्सलः । रेतसा मनसा चैव तन्ममावहितः शृणु ॥१८॥
yathā sasarja bhūtāni dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ retasā manasā caiva tan mamāvahitaḥ śṛṇu
yathā—as; sasarja—created; bhūtāni—the living entities; dakṣah—Dakṣa; duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ—who is very affectionate to his daughters; retasā—by semina; manasā—by the mind; ca—also; eva—indeed; tat—that; mama—from me; avahitaḥ—being attentive; śṛṇu—please hear.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Please hear from me with great attention how Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very affectionate to his