From the Agniṣvāttas, a group of divine beings, Menā was born through the power of their minds. For the mountain Meru, these Agniṣvāttas fashioned Dhāraṇī to be his wife. Menā herself was given in marriage to Himavat, the lord of the Himalayas, and from their union, she gave birth to Maināka. Maināka’s son was Krauca, whose name is remembered in the island called Krañca. Menā also bore Mandara as a son, along with three renowned daughters. Elsewhere, Dhātu’s wife was Āyati, and Vidhātṛ’s wife was known as Niyati. From the ocean, Velā gave birth to a single flawless daughter. In Savarṇā, Prācīnabarhi had ten sons, among whom Dakṣa, the son of Svāyambhuva, was born. Upon hearing this lineage, Śāṃśapāyani questioned the Sūta, longing to know what had transpired before the interval of the Cākṣuṣa era. In response, the Sūta began to recount the reason for Tryambaka’s curse. The father, bringing his daughters from their own homes, honored them in his house. The eldest among them, Satī, became the wife of Tryambaka, Maheśvara. However, Maheśvara never showed humility toward Dakṣa. Knowing this, Satī and her sisters remained in their father’s house. Dakṣa performed a special worship for Satī, but excluded her from the others, which was not approved. Satī, feeling slighted despite being the eldest and most distinguished, protested, saying that her father ought to honor her. Yet Dakṣa replied that his younger children were superior, most distinguished, and worthy of worship, for they were devoted to Brahman, great ascetics, eminent yogis, and truly righteous—Vasiṣṭha, Atri, Pulastya, Angiras, Pulaha, and Kratu. Dakṣa’s mind was bewildered, for he felt that Śarva, the Lord, always competed with him and continually disrespected him. So addressed, the goddess Satī, angered, spoke to her father: “Therefore, father, I abandon this body, your own child.” She bowed to the Self-born and declared that she was not truly born there, but from the righteous. Seated in deep concentration, she composed her mind, and fire departed from all her limbs, reducing her body to ashes. The Lord, Maheśvara, became angry with Dakṣa and the sages. He declared, “I shall always uphold him, by the command of the Supreme Lord. I uphold them here constantly, by his order. I will not partake with them; therefore, they will give separately.” All the others were praised, along with their husbands and children. In the second cycle, beings would arise in his sacrifice who were not born from a womb. Having spoken thus about all of them, Satī again cursed Dakṣa. From those daughters, Prācīnabarhiṣa’s grandson and son were born. And when the era of Vaivasvata arrives, it was foretold that you will be born from the daughter of the Śākhin lineage. Thus, the story flows, weaving together the births, unions, and destinies of gods and sages, and the profound consequences of honor, devotion, and divine wrath.