SB 12.12.17
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 17
- dakṣa-janma pracetobhyas
- tat-putrīṇāṁ ca santatiḥ
- yato devāsura-narās
- tiryaṅ-naga-khagādayaḥ
SYNONYMS
dakṣa-janma — the birth of Dakṣa; pracetobhyaḥ — from the Pracetās; tat-putrīṇām — of his daughters; ca — and; santatiḥ — the progeny; yataḥ — from which; deva-asura-narāḥ — the demigods, demons and human beings; tiryak-naga-khaga-ādayaḥ — the animals, serpents, birds and other species.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The rebirth of Prajāpati Dakṣa as the son of the Pracetās, and the progeny of Dakṣa's daughters, who initiated the races of demigods, demons, human beings, animals, serpents, birds and so on—all this is described.