Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu. Text 11

दक्षाय ब्रह्मपुत्राय प्रसूतिं भगवान्मनुः ।
प्रायच्छद्यत्कृतः सर्गस्त्रिलोक्यां विततो महान् ॥११॥

daká¹£Äya brahma-putrÄya
prasÅ«tiá¹ bhagavÄn manuḥ
prÄyacchad yat-ká¹›taḥ sargas
tri-lokyÄá¹ vitato mahÄn

 daká¹£Äya - unto PrajÄpati Daká¹£a; brahma-putrÄya - the son of Lord BrahmÄ; prasÅ«tim - PrasÅ«ti; bhagavÄn - the great personality; manuḥ - SvÄyambhuva Manu; prÄyacchat - handed over; yat-ká¹›taḥ - done by whom; sargaḥ - creation; tri-lokyÄm - in the three worlds; vitataḥ - expanded; mahÄn - greatly.


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SvÄyambhuva Manu handed over his daughter PrasÅ«ti to the son of BrahmÄ named Daká¹£a, who was also one of the progenitors of the living entities. The descendants of Daká¹£a are spread throughout the three worlds.

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