From Manu and his consort were born two illustrious sons, Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. They also had a radiant daughter, Sūnṛtā, who became the wife of Dharma. From Uttānapāda and his wife Mantharagāminī came several sons: Apasyati, Apasyanta, Kīrtimanta, and the renowned Dhruva. Uttānapāda, lord of creatures, begot Dhruva in Sūnṛtā. Dhruva, in ancient times, performed severe austerities for three thousand years. As a result of his unwavering penance, he received a boon from Brahmā and attained a divine, immovable place in the heavens, standing before the seven sages. Dhruva’s lineage continued: from Manu’s daughter Dhanyā, Dhruva had a son, and from Succhāyā, the daughter of Agni, were born more sons. Among these descendants were Kṛpa, Ripu, Jaya, Vṛtta, Vṛka, Vṛkatejasa, and Cakṣuṣa. To Vīriṇī, the granddaughter of Brahmā, Ripuṃjaya was born. Cakṣus Manu was born to the wife of Vīraṇa, and from the royal maiden Naḍvalā, he became known as Cākṣuṣa. Cākṣuṣa Manu begot ten heroic and sinless sons: Ūru, Pūru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Ghavi, Agniṣṭuda, Atirātra, Sudyumna, Aparājita, and Abhimanyu, all born of Naḍvalā. Ūru’s wife, the daughter of Agni, bore him six illustrious sons: Agni, Sumanasa, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras, and Gaya. Sunīthā, daughter of the Pitṛs, bore Vena to Aṅga. Vena, however, was unrighteous. The sages, seeking to restore righteousness, churned Vena’s arm, and from it arose the mighty Pṛthu, who himself had two sons. Antardhāna, in turn, begot Mārīca from Śikhaṇḍinī. From Havirdhāna, daughter of Agni, Dhiṣaṇā bore six sons: Prācīnabarhiṣa, Sāṅga, Yama, Śukra, Bala, and Śubha. Prajāpati Prācīnabarhis, venerable and great, fathered many offspring known as the Havirdhānas. In Savarṇā, daughter of the ocean, the lord begot ten sons, all called Pracetas, skilled in the science of archery. Protected by their austerity, trees flourished throughout the world. Yet, by the command of the gods, Agni consumed these trees. The renowned Somakanyā named Mārīṣā became the wife of the Pracetas, and from her was born their foremost son, Dakṣa. After Dakṣa, Somakanyā gave birth to all the trees and herbs, as well as the river Candravatī. From Dakṣa, son of the lunar portion, were born eighty crores of beings, well established in the world. Among these were two-footed and many-footed men, some with wrinkled faces, some with conch-shaped ears, and others with ear coverings. Some had the faces of horses or trees, some of lions, others of dogs, boars, or camels. The righteous Dakṣa generated many mlecchas of various forms. Having created them by mind, Dakṣa then produced women. He gave ten daughters to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, and twenty-seven to Soma, naming them after the constellations. From these unions arose all the gods, asuras, humans, and other beings—thus was the world filled. At this point, a sage requested, “O Sūta, narrate in detail and truthfully the origin of the gods, the dānavas, the gandharvas, the serpents, and the rākṣasas.” It is said that in earlier times, creation arose from resolve, sight, and touch. But after Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, creation came about through sexual union. Previously, Dakṣa was instructed by Svayambhū to create beings. At first, when Dakṣa endeavored to create gods, sages, and serpents, the world did not increase in number. Then, through union, Dakṣa begot thousands of sons from Pāñcajanī. The illustrious Nārada, desiring the creation of diverse beings, spoke to those assembled sons, the Haryaśvas: “Knowing the measure of the earth everywhere, above and below, create the world in detail.” Hearing these words, the Haryaśvas set out in all directions, but like rivers flowing to the sea, they never returned. When the Haryaśvas were lost, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot another thousand sons from Vairiṇī. These Brahmins, called the Śabalās, gathered together as causes of creation, were again addressed by Nārada with similar words. They too set out by the same path as their brothers and did not return. From that time onward, no younger brother desires to follow the way of the elder, for seeking it leads to suffering. When these sons were also lost, Prajāpati Dakṣa, son of Pracetas, begot sixty daughters in Vairiṇī. He gave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, twenty-seven to Soma, and four to Ariṣṭanemi. He gave two each to Bhṛgu’s son, to the wise Kṛśāśva, and likewise two to Aṅgiras. The expansion of the progeny of these divine mothers began: Marutvatī, Vasū, Yāmī, Lambā, Bhānu, and Arundhatī, as well as Saṃkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, Viśvā, and Bhāminī, became the wives of Dharma. Their sons were: the Viśve Devas from Viśvā, the Sādhyas from Sādhyā, the Marutvants from Marutvatī, and the Vasus from Vasū. Bhānu bore the Bhānavas, Muhūrtā the Muhūrtakas, Lambā gave birth to Ghoṣa, and Yāmī to Nāgavīthī. Thus, through these unions and divine lineages, the world became filled with gods, sages, humans, and countless other beings, all springing forth from the ancient and sacred line of Dakṣa and his descendants.