Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 4: The Hamsa-guhya Prayers. Text 18

यथा ससर्ज भूतानि दक्षो दुहितृवत्सलः ।
रेतसा मनसा चैव तन्ममावहितः शृणु ॥१८॥

yathÄ sasarja bhÅ«tÄni
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
retasÄ manasÄ caiva
tan mamÄvahitaḥ śṛṇu

 yathÄ - as; sasarja - created; bhÅ«tÄni - the living entities; daká¹£aḥ - Daká¹£a; duhitá¹›-vatsalaḥ - who is very affectionate to his daughters; retasÄ - by semen; manasÄ - by the mind; ca - also; eva - indeed; tat - that; mama - from me; avahitaḥ - being attentive; Å›á¹›á¹‡u - please hear.


Text

Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: Please hear from me with great attention how PrajÄpati Daká¹£a, who was very affectionate to his daughters, created different types of living entities through his semen and through his mind.

Purport

The word duhitá¹›-vatsalaḥ indicates that all the prajÄs were born from Daká¹£a’s daughters. ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura says that apparently Daká¹£a had no son.