Upon witnessing the wondrous birth of the Yakṣa and the hosts of Apsarases, the assembled beings turned to Kratusthalī and reverently addressed her, “You are the mother of the Yakṣas.” Thus honored, the Yakṣa, accompanied by his son, departed for his own abode, a place known as Nyagrodharohiṇa. This dwelling, nestled beneath the sacred banyan tree beloved by all, is the home of the Yakṣas and the Guhyakas. Among these Yakṣas, Rajatanābha stood as the progenitor of the Guhyakas. He took as his wife Bhadrā, the most excellent daughter of the Dānava Anuhrāda. From their union was born the mighty Maṇivara. In turn, Maṇibhadra, renowned for his valor equal to that of Indra, was born from Bhadrā as well. The wives of both Maṇivara and Maṇibhadra were sisters, daughters of Kratusthalī, and were celebrated for their virtue. One was named Puṇyajanī, the other Devajanī. Puṇyajanī, joined with Maṇibhadra, bore sons of great virtue: Siddhārtha, Sūryatejas, Sumanta, Nandana, Kanyaka, Yavik, Maṇidatta, and Vasu. Further among their progeny were Sarvānubhūta, Śaṅkha, Piṅgākṣa, Bhīru, Mandaraśobhin, Pajha, and Candraprabha. The line continued with Maghapūrṇa, Subhadra, the mighty Pradyota, Dyutimat, Ketumant, Mitra, Mauli, and Sudarśana. In all, Maṇibhadra and Puṇyajanī were blessed with twenty-four virtuous and auspicious sons, whose own sons and grandsons, the Yakṣas, carried forward their noble qualities. From Devajanī and Maṇivara came another illustrious line: Pūrṇabhadra, Hemaratha, Maṇiman, and Nandivardhana; then Kustumburu, Piśaṅgābha, Sthūlakarṇa, Mahājaya, Śveta, Vipula, Puṣpavanta, and Bhayāvaha. Their lineage continued with Padmavarṇa, Sunetra, the Yakṣa Bāla, Baka, Kumuda, Kṣemaka, Vardhamāna, and Dama; and further still with Padmanābha, Varāṅga, Suvīra, Vijaya, Kṛti, Pūrṇamāsa, Hiraṇyākṣa, and Surūpa. These sons of Maṇivara, known as Yakṣas and Guhyakas, were of many forms—some handsome, some misshapen, adorned with garlands, and pleasing to behold. Their descendants flourished, numbering in the hundreds and thousands. From Khaśāyā, meanwhile, were born other sons—Rākṣasas endowed with the power to assume any form at will. Among their chiefs were Lālāvi, Kuthana, Bhīma, Sumālī, Madhura, Visphūrjita, Vidyujjihva, Mātaṅga, and Dhūmrita; also Candrārka, Sukara, Budhna, Kapilomā, Prahāsaka, Krīḍa, Paraśunābha, Cakrākṣa, and Niśācara; and further, Triśirā, Śatadaṃṣṭra, Tuṇḍakeśa the Rākṣasa, the Yakṣa Ākampana, Durmukha, and Śilīmukha. These mighty Rākṣasas, moving in great hosts throughout all the worlds, were equal in strength to the gods themselves. There were also seven other daughters whose names and progeny are worthy of remembrance: Ālambā, Utkacā, Kṛṣṇā, Nirṛtā, Kapilā, Śivā, and Keśinī. From these illustrious sisters arose powerful hosts of Rākṣasas, fierce in battle and destroyers of living beings, who were created for the consumption of the worlds. The Ālambeya and Utkaceya hosts were known for their cruelty, as were the Kārṣṇeya and Śaiveya Rākṣasas, each an excellent host in its own right. The host called Naiṛta was produced by the follower of Tryambaka, as was another by the attendant of Gaṇeśvara. From these origins came the powerful Yakṣa-Rākṣasas, heroic and full of valor, especially the Naiṛta divine Rākṣasas whose chief is famed as Virūpaka. Hundreds of these mighty hosts were raised and now attend upon Śaṅkara, the Lord of the universe. The Daitya king Kumbha, of great body and soul, also produced beings of immense strength and prowess. From Kapilā were born mighty Daitya-Rākṣasas, and from Kampana the Yakṣa, and from Keśinī, other formidable beings. The Mahāvātas, powerful Yakṣa-Rākṣasas, were produced thus, and from Keśinī’s daughter Nīlā came those of weak mind. From Ālambeya, many were born through Surasika, known as the unconquerable Nailas, beings of terrible prowess who roam the earth. Their numbers are so vast that it is impossible to recount them all. From Nīlā herself was born a Rākṣasī named Vikacā, her daughter, who was naturally bloated, of dull mind and weak strength. Yet from Vikacā, by Virūpa the Naiṛta, were produced fierce divine beings: those with distorted fangs, huge ears, great bellies, the Hārakas, the Bhīṣakas, the Krāmakas, the Vainakas, Piśācas, Vāhakas, and Prāśakas—these are the earth-dwelling Rākṣasas, slow and of human-like strength. They wander in forms never before seen, of many kinds and in great numbers. Those of greater strength and energy are remembered as sky-dwellers. Within a space measuring a hundred thousand, the small ones move only a little; yet by these, the world is pervaded hundreds and thousands of times. All regions of the earth are inhabited by these Rākṣasas and their countless minor kin, each of various kinds and dwelling in various places. Just as horses are grouped together, so too are there eight mothers of Rākṣasas, and eight divisions of them are known in succession. Among these groups, some are called Bhadrakā, whose purpose is to oversee the completion of sacrifices. Numbering in hundreds and thousands, these beings roam among mortals, fulfilling their roles in the grand tapestry of creation.