From Dharma, the personification of righteousness, many noble qualities and beings were born. Santoṣa (contentment), Tuṣṭi (satisfaction), Lobha (greed), and Puṣṭi (nourishment) came forth first. Then appeared Bodha (understanding), Buddhi (intellect), Lajjā (modesty), Vinaya (humility), and Vapu, his own son. Sukha (happiness), Mṛddhi (prosperity), Yaśas (fame), and Kīrti (glory) were also counted among Dharma’s sons. In those days, the great Dakṣa performed a grand horse sacrifice. All the gods, sages, and their wives attended, except for Satī, the goddess and consort of Rudra. Having abandoned her body, Satī was reborn as the daughter of Menā and Himālaya. In time, Kumāra and Bhṛṅgīśa, the wrathful and mighty Rudra, were destined to be born in the line of Dhruva and to take human birth. From Uttānapāda and Suruci, a son named Uttama was born. By the grace of a sage, after worshipping Janārdana, the god of gods, another son, Prācīnavarhis, was born—noble-minded and virtuous. Ripu’s son, Śrīmān, became known as Cākṣuṣa Manu. In the line of Aṅga, his son Vena was born, but Vena turned away from righteousness and became an atheist. Longing for a worthy heir, the sages churned Vena’s thigh, and from it was born a son, Niṣāda, who dwelled in the Vindhya mountains. From Niṣāda came a son who reflected the very mind of Viṣṇu. The king, seeking the welfare of his people, milked the earth for their sustenance. Prācīnabarhis, the son of the earth, shone as the sole sovereign. To Prācīnabarhis, who was as vast as the ocean, were born ten sons. These sons followed the path of righteousness and performed great austerities. Having attained the status of progenitors, their wives, O Mārīṣa, continued the line. Dakṣa, the lord of creatures, first created four kinds of beings by his mind alone. Later, desiring to create through union, he begot a thousand sons from Vairiṇī. When these sons were lost, he created another thousand. Angered by the actions of Nārada, Dakṣa cursed him, saying, “You will be born again.” When Dakṣa’s sacrifice was destroyed, he fiercely cursed Maheśvara as well. Thus, enmity led to their perishing even in another birth, O Śaṅkara. Then Dakṣa begot daughters from his queen, Asiknī. He gave sixty beautiful daughters, two of whom were given to Aṅgiras, fourteen to Kaśyapa, and twenty-eight to the Moon. Manoramā, Bhānumatī, Viśālā, and Bahudā were also bestowed as wives. Kṛśāśva received Suprajā and Jayā. Among the daughters, Saṅkalpā, Muhūrttā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā were given, making ten in all. Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāla, Anāyu, Siṃhikā, and Muni were also among his daughters. From Viśvā were born the Viśvedevas; from Sādhyā, the Sādhyas. From Bhānu came the Bhānavas, O Rudra, and from Muhūrttā, the Muhūrttajas. All that pertains to the earth was born from Marutvatī. Water, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, wind, and fire came forth in their respective forms. From Āpa came Vetundi, Śrama, Śrānta, and Dhvani. From Soma, the blessed Varcā and Varcasvī were born, by whom brilliance arises. From Manoramā came Śiśira, Prāṇa, and also Ramaṇa. Thus, the world was filled with beings and qualities, each emerging in divine order, sustaining the universe with their presence and virtue.