।। शौनक उवाच ।। अंगुष्ठाद्ब्रह्मणो जज्ञे दक्षश्चोक्तस्त्वया पुरा।। कथं प्राचेतसत्वं हि पुनर्लेभे महातपाः ।। ५१ ।।
Śaunaka said:— Formerly it was said by you that Dakṣa was born of the thumb of Brahmā. How then did he of great penance become the son of Prācetasa again?