Text 6] Conversation Between Manu and Kardama 805

TRANSLATION

O holy sage, tell me how the worshipful Ruci and Dakga, the son of
Brahma, generated children after securing as their wives the other two
daughters of Svayambhuva Manu.

PURPORT

All the great personalities who increased the population in the beginning
of the creation are called prajapatis. Brahma is also known as prajapati,
as were some of his later sons. Svayambhuva Manu is also known as
prajapati, as is Daksa, another son of Brahma. Svayambhuva had two
daughters, Akuti and Prasiti. The prajapati Ruci married Akuti, and
Daksa married Prasuti. These couples and their children produced immense
numbers of children to populate the entire universe. Vidura’s inquiry was,
“How did they beget the population in the beginning?”

TEXT 6

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Ta: BAA AAR Haat TAMA: |
MAA ATA Aca AM TT I< I

maitreya uvdca
prajah srjeti bhagavan
kardamo brahmanoditah
sarasvatyam tapas tepe
sahasranam sama dasa

maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya said; prajah—children; srja—
beget; iti-thus; bhagavan—the worshipful; kardamah—Kardama Muni;
brahmana—by Lord Brahma; uditah—commanded; sarasvatyam—on the
bank of the River Sarasvati; tapah—penance; tepe—practiced; sahasranam—
of thousands; samah—years; dasa—ten.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya replied: Commanded by Lord Brahma to beget
children in the worlds, the worshipful Kardama Muni practiced penance on
the bank of the River Sarasvati for a period of ten thousand years.
