The illustrious son of Ripu, known as Śrīmān, became famed as Cākṣuṣa Manu. In this sacred lineage, Aṅga’s son was Vena, a ruler whose heart turned away from righteousness and who denied the divine. For the sake of an heir, the people churned Vena’s thigh, and from this act, a son was born to him. This son was Niṣāda, who made his home among the Vindhya mountains. From Niṣāda issued another son, one who bore the mental likeness of Viṣṇu. In his reign, the king drew sustenance from the earth for the well-being of all people. Prācīnabarhis, born of the earth herself, shone as the sole sovereign, and to him were born ten sons, vast as the ocean. These sons followed the path of righteousness and undertook great austerities, and, having become progenitors, their wives too attained this honored status. Dakṣa, the lord of creatures, first created, by the power of his mind, four kinds of beings. Desiring then to create through union, Dakṣa begot a thousand sons from Vairiṇī. When these sons were lost, he created another thousand. In anger at the loss of his progeny, Dakṣa cursed Nārada, declaring, “You will be born again.” When his sacrifice was destroyed, Dakṣa, in fierce wrath, also cursed Maheśvara. Even in another birth, out of lingering enmity, they perished, O Śaṅkara! Thereafter, Dakṣa begot daughters from his queen Asiknī. He gave sixty beautiful daughters in marriage, granting two to Aṅgiras, fourteen to Kaśyapa, and twenty-eight to the Moon. Among these daughters were Manoramā, Bhānumatī, Viśālā, and Bahudā. Kṛśāśva received Suprajā and Jayā. The ten—Saṅkalpā, Muhūrttā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā among them—were also bestowed. From Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kāla, Anāyu, Siṃhikā, and Muni, many lineages arose. The Viśvedevas were born from Viśvā, and the Sādhyas from Sādhyā. From Bhānu came the radiant Bhānavas, O Rudra; from Muhūrttā, the Muhūrttajas. All things pertaining to the earth were born from Marutvatī: water, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, wind, and fire. From Āpa came Vetundi, Śrama, Śrānta, and Dhvani. Soma begot the blessed Varcā and Varcasvī, from whom all brilliance is born. Manoramā gave birth to Śiśira, Prāṇa, and Ramaṇa. Anila’s two sons were Avijñātagati and another, and his branches were Śākha, Viśākha, and Naigameya. The son of Pratyūṣa is known as the sage Devala. Among the mighty were Ajaikapāda, Ahirbudhnya, Tvaṣṭṛ, and Rudra—powerful in strength—along with Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryambaka, and Aparājita, and also Mṛgavyādha, Śarva, and Kapālī, O great sage! From the union of Aditi and Kaśyapa, twelve sons were born to Sūrya: Vivasvat, Savitṛ, Mitra, and Varuṇa among them. Soma, the Moon, had twenty-seven wives, known as the Nakṣatras, the lunar mansions. And Siṃhikā became a daughter, who was taken by Vipracitti. Thus, the noble lineages and divine beings arose, each fulfilling their destined roles in the unfolding of creation.