In a time when duty was entwined with righteousness, a difficult situation arose. Because of this, the gods and the twice-born—those initiated into sacred knowledge—did not worship Daksha in the sacrifice. Consequently, Daksha was destined to remain on earth, forsaking heaven at the end of the age. At this moment, Rudra, whose energy knows no bounds, addressed Daksha. Daksha, having relinquished his Svāyambhuva body, was reborn among humans. He performed a complete sacrifice here on earth, worshipping alongside the gods. The lord of the mountains, Himavat, begot the goddess Umā in Menā, and she became Bhava’s—Rudra’s—wife, never separated from him. Just as Śrī is always with Nārāyaṇa and Śacī remains with Maghavan, these goddesses never abandon their husbands. Thus, Daksha, the son of Prācetasa, was born anew in the era of Cākṣuṣa, his second birth brought about by a curse, as the tradition recounts. In the first Tretā age, before the time of Manu Vaivasvata, regret arose due to the change of lineage between Daksha and Rudra. Therefore, it is taught that resentment should never be harbored, even against enemies. Fame is not relinquished by any creature; thus, wise ones should not act otherwise. You had previously asked about Daksha, and now I will recount the gods in their order, following the ancestors. Those once known as Devayāmā, sons born of sacrifice, are the mind-born sons of Svāyambhuva, called the Śaktas. Thirty-three such sons emerged in the creation of Svāyambhuva: 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 his sons. Among them, Indra was the lord, the first to enjoy all things. In the interval of Svāyambhuva, countless beings came and went—Suparṇas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas. Their details are not recounted here, so as to avoid digression, for what has passed is not seen in the present Vaivasvata cycle. Among those ancient beings were serpent sages; listen to their names: Atri and Vasiṣṭha, together with the seven sages of the Svāyambhuva epoch—Jyotiṣmān, Dyutimān, Havya, Savana, Sattra, and others. There were those swift as the wind, great-souled ones, and kings of the first epoch, alongside Piśācas, humans, Suparṇas, and hosts of Apsarases. With such a multitude of names, how could anyone know their number in the lineage? A vast span of time has passed, through cycles of solstices, years, and ages. What is their origin, what is their beginning, what is their true nature and essence? What is their name, what is their self, and what is their true principle? Tell me this in truth.