In the era of Cākṣuṣa, Daksha, the son of Prācetasa, was born, his birth brought about by a curse, thus marking what is known as his second birth. This event unfolded in the first Tretā age, before the time of Manu Vaivasvata, and with it rose regret, stemming from the change of lineage between Daksha and another. In light of this, it is taught that resentment should never be harbored against enemies, for a creature does not willingly relinquish fame. Therefore, the wise should not act out of spite. You had previously asked about Daksha, and now I shall recount the gods who came after the ancestors. Those who were once known as the Devayāmā, sons of sacrifice, are the mind-born sons of Svāyambhuva, called the Śaktas. Thirty-three sons emerged from the mind of Svāyambhuva at the dawn of creation, among whom were 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 the sons of Svāyambhuva. Indra was then their lord, the first to enjoy all things. During the interval of Svāyambhuva, countless beings came into existence—Suparṇas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Piśācas, Nāgas, and Rākṣasas. Their details are not recounted here, so as not to stray from the subject. What has passed in those times is not seen in the present Vaivasvata cycle. Among these beings, the serpent sages existed in former times; listen to their names: Atri and Vasiṣṭha, along with the seven sages of the Svāyambhuva epoch—Jyotiṣmān, Dyutimān, Havya, Savana, and Sattra. There were also those swift as the wind, the great-souled ones, and the kings of the first epoch, together with Piśācas, humans, Suparṇas, and hosts of Apsarases. Given the multitude of names, who could possibly know their number in the lineage? A great 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 of what essence are they? What is their name, what is their self, and what is their true principle? Tell me this in truth. It is said that the sun is the origin, the measurer of moments, the counter of numbers, and the eye of all. The year is its true nature, and its name is composed of divisions of time. Now understand the fivefold division of the state of time: the year is the first, Parivatsara is the second, and the fifth among these is called Vatsara; that time is known as a Yuga. The sacrificial fire called Kratu is considered to be the year. The movement of the bright and dark fortnights, the bird made of the essence of waters, and he who pervades the worlds with his sevenfold, sevenfold forms—all these are manifestations of time. From ego arose the fierce Rudra, who was produced by Brahmā. Now, I will declare to you his true nature as it is praised; listen attentively.