As the fire departed from every part of her body, it reduced her to ashes. Witnessing this, the Lord was seized with anger toward Dakṣa and the assembled sages. By the command of the Supreme Lord, He declared, “I shall always uphold him.” And so, by that divine order, He continued to sustain them constantly. Yet, He resolved, “I will not partake with them; therefore, their offerings shall be given separately from mine. All the others will be praised together with their husbands and children, but I will remain apart.” He spoke further, “In the second cosmic cycle, beings shall arise in my sacrifice who are not born from a womb.” Having spoken thus of all these matters, she pronounced another curse upon Dakṣa. In time, Prācīnabarhiṣa’s grandson and son were born from those very daughters. Then it was foretold: “When the era of Vaivasvata comes, you will be born from the daughter of the Śākhin lineage. When your duty is joined with righteousness in one difficult situation, know this: along with the gods, the twice-born will not worship you in their sacrifices. You will remain here, thus, forsaking heaven at the end of the age.” At that moment, Rudra—whose energy knows no bounds—addressed Dakṣa. Having relinquished his Svāyambhuva body, Dakṣa was born again among humans. With the completion of a great sacrifice, he worshipped alongside the gods. The lord of the mountains then begot the goddess Umā in Menā. She is ever the beloved wife of Bhava, never separated from him, just as Śrī is never parted from Nārāyaṇa, and Śacī from Maghavan. These goddesses are eternally united with their husbands. Thus, Dakṣa, the son of Prācetasa, was born again in the era of Cākṣuṣa, the second birth brought about by the curse, as tradition tells. In the first Tretā age, before the time of Manu Vaivasvata, this regret arose—following the shift in lineage between the two. Therefore, one should never harbor resentment, even toward enemies, for creatures do not willingly relinquish their fame; the wise should not act otherwise. Now, as you previously inquired about Dakṣa, I shall recount to you the gods in order, following the ancestors. Those who were formerly known as the Devayāmā, sons of sacrifice, are the sons of Svāyambhuva, called the Śaktas, born from the mind. In the creation of Svāyambhuva, thirty-three mind-born sons were brought forth: Vibhāsa, Kratu, Prayāti, Viśruta, Dyuti, Asama, Ugradṛṣṭi, Sunaya, Śuciśravā, Turīya, Idrayuk, Yukta, Grāvajit, Jara, Vibhu, Vibhāva, Ṛcīka, and Durdiha. These were the Soma-drinkers among Svāyambhuva’s sons. Among them, Indra was then established as their lord, the first to enjoy all things. During the interval of Svāyambhuva, countless beings—Suparṇas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas—came and went. Their stories are too numerous to recount here, lest we stray too far from our path.