> Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 6
> Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> Canto 6

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> Chapter Six: The Progeny of the Daughters of Daksa

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> TEXT 1

> srî-suka uvâca

> tatah prâcetaso 'siknyâm

> anunîtah svayambhuvâ

> sastim sanjanayâm âsa

> duhitrh pitr-vatsalâh

> srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; tatah--after that incident; prâcetasah--Daksa; asiknyâm--in his wife named Asiknî; anunîtah--pacified; svayambhuvâ--by Lord Brahmâ; sastim--sixty; sanjanayâm asa--begot; duhitrh--daughters; pitr-vatsalâh--all very affectionate to their father.

> TRANSLATION

> Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said: My dear King, thereafter, at the request of Lord Brahma, Prajapati Daksa, who is known as Pracetasa, begot sixty daughters in the womb of his wife Asikni. All the daughters were very affectionate toward their father.

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> TEXT 2

> dasa dharmâya kâyâdâd

> dvi-sat tri-nava cendave

> bhûtângirah-krsâsvebhyo

> dve dve târksyâya câparâh

> dasa--ten; dhamâya--unto King Dharma, Yamarâja; kâya--unto Kasyapa; adât--gave; dvi-sat--twice six and one (thirteen); tri-nava--thrice nine (twenty-seven); ca--also; indave--unto the moon-god; bhûta-angirah-krsâsvebhyah--unto Bhûta, Angirâ and Krsasva; dve dve--two each; târksyâya--again unto Kasyapa; ca--and; aparâh--the balance.

> TRANSLATION

> He gave ten daughters in charity to Dharmaraja [Yamaraja], thirteen to Kasyapa [first twelve and then one more], twenty-seven to the moon-god, and two each to Angira, Krsasva and Bhuta. The other four daughters were given to Kasyapa. [Thus Kasyapa received seventeen daughters in all.]

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> TEXT 3

> nâmadheyâny amûsâm tvam

> sâpatyânâm ca me srnu

> yâsâm prasûti-prasavair

> lokâ âpûritâs trayah

> nâmadheyâni--the different names; amûsâm--of them; tvam--you; sa-apatyânâm--with their offspring; ca--and; me--from me; srnu--please hear; yâsâm--of all of whom; prasûti-prasavaih--by so many children and descendants; lokâh--the worlds; âpûritâh--populated; trayah--three (the upper, middle and lower worlds).

> TRANSLATION

> Now please hear from me the names of all these daughters and their descendants, who filled all the three worlds.

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> TEXT 4

> bhânur lambâ kakud yâmir

> visvâ sâdhyâ marutvatî

> vasur muhûrtâ sankalpâ

> dharma-patnyah sutân srnu

> bhânuh--Bhânu; lambâ--Lambâ; kakut--Kakud; yâmih--Yâmi; visvâ--Visvâ; sâdhyâ--Sâdhyâ; marutvatî--Marutvatî; vasuh--Vasu; muhûrtâ--Muhûrtâ; sankalpâ--Sankalpâ; dharma-patnyah--the wives of Yamarâja; sutân--their sons; srnu--now hear of.

> TRANSLATION

> The ten daughters given to Yamaraja were named Bhanu, Lamba, Kakud, Yami, Visva, Sadhya, Marutvati, Vasu, Muhurta and Sankalpa. Now hear the names of their sons.

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> TEXT 5

> bhânos tu deva-rsabha

> indrasenas tato nrpa

> vidyota âsîl lambâyâs

> tatas ca stanayitnavah

> bhânoh--from the womb of Bhânu; tu--of course; deva-rsabhah--Deva-rsabha; indrasenah--Indrasena; tatah--from him (Deva-rsabha); nrpa--O King; vidyotah--Vidyota; âsît--appeared; lambâyâh--from the womb of Lambâ; tatah--from him; ca--and; stanayitnavah--all the clouds.

> TRANSLATION

> O King, a son named Deva-rsabha was born from the womb of Bhanu, and from him came a son named Indrasena. From the womb of Lamba came a son named Vidyota, who generated all the clouds.

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> TEXT 6

> kakudah sankatas tasya

> kîkatas tanayo yatah

> bhuvo durgâni yâmeyah

> svargo nandis tato 'bhavat

> kakudah--from the womb of Kakud; sankatah--Sankata; tasya--from him; kîkatah--Kîkata; tanayah--son; yatah--from whom; bhuvah--of the earth; durgâni--many demigods, protectors of this universe (which is called Durgâ); yâmeyah--of Yâmi; svargah--Svarga; nandih--Nandi; tatah--from him (Svarga); abhavat--was born.

> TRANSLATION

> From the womb of Kakud came the son named Sankata, whose son was named Kikata. From Kikata came the demigods named Durga. From Yami came the son named Svarga, whose son was named Nandi.

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> TEXT 7

> visve-devâs tu visvâyâ

> aprajâms tân pracaksate

> sâdhyo-ganas ca sâdhyâyâ

> arthasiddhis tu tat-sutah

> visve-devâh--the demigods named the Visvadevas; tu--but; visvâyâh--from Visvâ; aprajân--without sons; tân--them; pracaksate--it is said; sâdhyah-ganah--the demigods named the Sâdhyas; ca--and; sâdhyâyâh--from the womb of Sâdhyâ-; arthasiddhih--Arthasiddhi; tu--but; tat-sutah--the son of the Sâdhyas.

> TRANSLATION

> The sons of Visva were the Visvadevas, who had no progeny. From the womb of Sadhya came the Sadhyas, who had a son named Arthasiddhi.

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> TEXT 8

> marutvâms jayantas ca

> marutvatyâ babhûvatuh

> jayanto vâsudevâmsa

> upendra iti yam viduh

> marutvân--Marutvân; ca--also; jayantah--Jayanta: ca--and; marutvatyâh--from Marutvatî; babhûvatuh--took birth; jayantah--Jayanta: vâsudeva-amsah--an expansion of Vâsudeva; upendrah--Upendra; iti--thus; yam--whom; viduh--they know.

> TRANSLATION

> The two sons who took birth from the womb of Marutvati were Marutvari and Jayanta. Jayanta, who is an expansion of Lord Vasudeva, is known as Upendra.

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> TEXT 9

> mauhûrtikâ deva-ganâ

> muhûrtâyâs ca jajnire

> ye vai phalam prayacchanti

> bhûtânâm sva-sva-kâlajam

> mauhûrtikâh--Mauhûrtikas; deva-ganâh--the demigods; muhûrtâyâh--from the womb of Muhûrtâ; ca--and; jajnire--took birth; ye--all of whom; vai--indeed; phalam--result; prayacchanti--deliver; bhûtânâm--of the living entities; sva-sva--their own; kâla-jam--born of time.

> TRANSLATION

> The demigods named the Mauhurtikas took birth from the womb of Muhurta. These demigods deliver the results of actions to the living entities of their respective times.

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> TEXT 10-11

> sankalpâyâs tu sankalpah

> kâmah sankalpajah smrtah

> vasavo 'stau vasoh putrâs

> tesâm nâmâni me srnu

> dronah prâno dhruvo 'rko 'gnir

> doso vâstur vibhâvasuh

> droffiyâbhimateh patnyâ

> harsa-soka-bhayâdayah

> sankalpâyâh--from the womb of Sankalpâ; tu--but; sankalpah--Sankalpa; kâmah--Kâma; sankalpa jah--the son of Sankalpa; smrtah--known; vasavah astau--the eight Vasus; vasoh--of Vasu; putrâh--the sons; tesâm--of them; nâmâni--the names; me--from me; srnu--just hear; dronah--Drona; pranah--Prâna; dhruvah--Dhruva; arkah--Arka; agnih--Agni; dosah--Dosa; vâstuh--Vâstu; vibhâvasuh--Vibhâvasu; dronasya--of Drona; abhimateh--from Abhimati; patnyâh--the wife; harsa-soka-bhaya-âdayah--the sons named Harsa, Soka, Bhaya and so on.

> TRANSLATION

> The son of Sankalpa was known as Sankalpa, and from him lust was born. The sons of Vasu were known as the eight Vasus. Just hear their names from me: Drona, Prana, Dhruva, Arka, Agni, Dosa, Vastu and Vibhavasu. From Abhimati, the wife of the Vasu named Drona, were generated the sons named Harsa, Soka, Bhaya and so on.

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> TEXT 12

> prânasyorjasvatî bhâryâ

> saha âyuh purojavah

> dhruvasya bhâryâ dharanir

> asûta vividhâh purah

> prânasya--of Prâna; ûrjasvatî--Ûrjasvatî; bhâryâ--the wife; sahah--Saha; âyuh--Âyus; purojavah--Purojava; dhruvasya--of Dhruva; bhâryâ--the wife; dharanih--Dharani; asûta--gave birth to; vividhâh--the various; purah--cities and towns.

> TRANSLATION

> Urjasvati, the wife of Prana, gave birth to three sons, named Saha, Ayus and Purojava. The wife of Dhruva was known as Dharani, and from her womb various cities took birth.

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> TEXT 13

> arkasya vâsanâ bhâryâ

> putrâs tarsâdayah smrtâh

> agner bhâryâ vasor dhârâ

> putrâ dravinakâdayah

> arkasya--of Arka; vâsanâ--Vâsanâ; bhâryâ--the wife; pûtrah--the sons; tarsa-âdayah--named Tarsa and so on; smrtâh--celebrated; agneh--of Agni; bhâryâ--wife; vasoh--the Vasu; dhârâ--Dhârâ; putrâh--the sons; dravinaka-âdayah--known as Dravinaka and so on.

> TRANSLATION

> From the womb of Vasana, the wife of Arka, came many sons, headed by Tarsa. Dhara, the wife of the Vasu named Agni, gave birth to many sons, headed by Dravinaka.

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> TEXT 14

> skandas ca krttikâ-putro

> ye visâkhâdayas tatah

> dosasya sarvarî-putrah

> sisumâro hareh kalâ

> skandah--Skanda; ca--also; krttikâ-putrah--the son of Krttikâ; ye--all of whom; visâkha-âdayah--headed by Visâkha; tatah--from him (Skanda); dosasya--of Dosa; sarvarî-putrah--the son of his wife Sarvarî; sisumârah--Sisumâra; hareh kalâ--an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> TRANSLATION

> From Krttika, another wife of Agni, came the son named Skanda, Karttikeya, whose sons were headed by Visakha. From the womb of Sarvari, the wife of the Vasu named Dosa, came the son named Sisumara, who was an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> TEXT 15

> vâstor ângirasî-putro

> visvakarmâkrtî-patih

> tato manus câksuso 'bhûd

> visve sâdhyâ manoh sutâh

> vâstoh--of Vâstu; ângirasî--of his wife named Ângirasî; putrah--the son; visvakarmâ--Visvakarmâ; âkrtî-patih--the husband of Âkrtî; tatah--from them; manuh câksusah--the Manu named Câksusa; abhût--was born; visve--the Visvadevas; sâdhyâh--the Sâdhyas; manoh--of Manu; sutâh--the sons.

> TRANSLATION

> From Angirasi, the wife of the Vasu named Vastu, was born the great architect Visvakarma. Visvakarma became the husband of Akrti, from whom the Manu named Caksusa was born. The sons of Manu were known as the Visvadevas and Sadhyas.

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> TEXT 16

> vibhâvasor asûtosâ

> vyustam rocisam âtapam

> pancayâmo 'tha bhûtâni

> yena jâgrati karmasu

> vibhâvasoh--of Vibhâvasu; asûta--gave birth to; ûsâ--named Ûsâ; vyustam--Vyusta; rocisam--Rocisa; âtapam--Âtapa; pancayâmah--Pancayâma; atha--thereafter; bhûtâni--the living entities; yena--by whom; jâgrati--are awakened; karmasu--in material activities.

> TRANSLATION

> Usa, the wife of Vibhavasu, gave birth to three sons--Vyusta, Rocisa and Atapa. From Atapa came Pancayama, the span of day, who awakens all living entities to material activities.

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> TEXT 17-18

> sarûpâsûta bhûtasya

> bhâryâ rudrâms ca kotisah

> raivato 'jo bhavo bhîmo

> vâma ugro vrsâkapih

> ajaikapâd ahirbradhno

> bahurûpo mahân iti

> rudrasya pârsadâs cânye

> ghorâh preta-vinâyakâh

> sarûpâ--Sarûpâ; asûta--gave birth; bhûtasya--of Bhûta; bhâryâ--the wife; rudrân--Rudras; kotisah--ten million; raivatah--Raivata; ajah--Aja; bhavah--Bhava; bhîmah--Bhîma; vâmah--Vâma; ugrah--Ugra; vrsâkapih--Vrsâkapi; ajaikapât--Ajaikapât; ahirbradhanah--Ahirbradhna; bahurûpah--Bahurûpa; mahân--Mahân; iti--thus; rudrasya--of these Rudras; pârsadâh--their associates; ca--and; anye--other; ghorâh--very fearful; preta--ghosts; vinâyakâh--and hobgoblins.

> TRANSLATION

> Sarupa, the wife of Bhuta, gave birth to the ten million Rudras, of whom the eleven principle Rudras were Raivata, Aja, Bhava, Bhima, Vama, Ugra, Vrsakapi, Ajaikapat, Ahirbradhna, Bahurupa and Mahan. Their associates, the ghosts and goblins, who are very fearful, were born of the other wife of Bhuta.

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> TEXT 19

> prajâpater angirasah

> svadhâ patnî pitrn atha

> atharvângirasam vedam

> putratve câkarot satî

> prajâpateh angirasah--of another prajâpati, known as Angirâ; svadhâ--Svadhâ; patnî--his wife; pitrn--the Pitâs; atha--thereafter; atharva-ângirasam--Atharvângirasa; vedam--the personified Veda; putratve--as the son; ca--and; akarot--accepted; satî--Satî.

> TRANSLATION

> The prajapati Angira had two wives, named Svadha and Sati. The wife named Svadha accepted all the Pitas as her sons, and Sati accepted the Atharvangirasa Veda as her son.

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> TEXT 20

> krsâsvo 'rcisi bhâryâyâm

> dhûmaketum ajîjanat

> dhisanâyâm vedasiro

> devalam vayunam manum

> krsâsvah--Krsâsva; arcisi--Arcis; bhâryâyâm--in his wife; dhûmaketum--to Dhûmaketu; ajîjanat--gave birth; dhisanâyâm--in the wife known as Dhisanâ; vedasirah--Vedasirâ; devalam--Devala; vayunam--Vayuna; manum--Manu.

> TRANSLATION

> Krsasva had two wives, named Arcis and Dhisana. In the wife named Arcis he begot Dhumaketu and in Dhisana he begot four sons, named Vedasira, Devala, Vayuna and Manu.

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> TEXT 21-22

> târksyasya vinatâ kadrûh

> patangî yâminîti ca

> patangy asûta patagân

> yâminî salabhân atha

> suparnâsûta garudam

> sâksâd yajnesa-vâhanam

> sûrya-sûtam anûrum ca

> kadrûr nâgân anekasah

> târksyasya--of Kasyapa, whose other name is Târksya; vinatâ--Vinatâ; kadrûh--Kadrû; patangî--Patangî; yâminî--Yâminî; iti--thus; ca--and; patangî--Patangî; asûta--gave birth; patagân--to birds of different varieties; yâminî--Yâminî; salabhân--(gave birth to) locusts; atha--thereafter; suparnâ--the wife named Vinatâ; asûta--gave birth; garudam--to the celebrated bird known as Garuda; sâksât--directly; yajnesa-vâhanam--the carrier of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; sûrya-sûtam--the chariot driver of the sun-god; anûrum--Anûru; ca--and; kadrûh--Kadrû; nâgân--serpents; anekasah--in varieties.

> TRANSLATION

> Kasyapa, who is also named Tarksya, had four wives--Vinata [Suparna], Kadru, Patangi and Yamini. Patangi gave birth to many kinds of birds, and Yamini gave birth to locusts. Vinata [Suparna] gave birth to Garuda, the carrier of Lord Visnu, and to Anuru, or Aruna, the chariot driver of the sun-god. Kadru gave birth to different varieties of serpents.

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> TEXT 23

> krttikâdîni naksatrân-

> indoh patnyas tu bhârata

> daksa-sâpât so 'napatyas

> tâsu yaksma-grahârditah

> krttikâ-âdîni--headed by Krttikâ; naksatrâni--the constellations; indoh--of the moon-god; patnyah--the wives; tu--but; bhârata--O Mahârâja Parîksit, descendant of the dynasty of Bharata; daksa-sâpât--because of being cursed by Daksa; sah--the moon-god; anapatyah--without children; tâsu--in so many wives; yaksma-graha-arditah--being oppressed by a disease that brings about gradual destruction.

> TRANSLATION

> O Maharaja Pariksit, best of the Bharatas, the constellations named Krttika were all wives of the moon-god. However, because Prajapati Daksa had cursed him to suffer from a disease causing gradual destruction, the moon-god could not beget children in any of his wives.

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> TEXT 24-26

> punah prasâdya tam somah

> kalâ lebhe ksaye ditâh

> srnu nâmâni lokânâm

> mâtrnâm sankarâni ca

> atha kasyapa-patnînâm

> yat-prasûtam idam jagat

> aditir ditir danuh kâsthâ

> aristâ surasâ ilâ

> munih krodhavasâ tâmrâ

> surabhih saramâ timih

> timer yâdo-ganâ âsan

> svâpadâh saramâ-sutâh

> punah--again; prasâdya--pacifying; tam--him (Prajâpati Daksa); somah--the moon-god; kalâh--portions of light; lebhe--achieved; ksaye--in gradual destruction (the dark fortnight); ditâh--removed; srnu--please hear; nâmâni--all the names; lokânâm--of the planets; mâtrnâm--of the mothers; sankarâni--pleasing; ca--also; atha--now; kasyapa-patnînâm--of the wives of Kasyapa; yat-prasûtam--from whom was born; idam--this; jagat--whole universe; aditih--Aditi; ditih--Diti; dan uh--Danu; kâsthâ--Kâsthâ; aristâ--Aristâ; surasâ--Surasâ; ilâ--Ilâ; munih--Muni; krodhavasâ--Krodhavasâ; tâmrâ--Tâmrâ; surabhih--Surabhi; saramâ--Saramâ; timih--Timi; timeh--from Timi; yâdah-ganâh--the aquatics; âsan--appeared; svâpadâh--the ferocious animals like the lions and tigers; saramâ-sutâh--the children of Saramâ.

> TRANSLATION

> Thereafter the King of the moon pacified Prajapati Daksa with courteous words and thus regained the portions of light he had lost during his disease. Nevertheless he could not beget children. The moon loses his shining power during the dark fortnight, and in the bright fortnight it is manifest again. O King Pariksit, now please hear from me the names of Kasyapa's wives, from whose wombs the population of the entire universe has come. They are the mothers of almost all the population of the entire universe, and their names are very auspicious to hear. They are Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kastha, Arista, Surasa, Ila, Muni, Krodhavasa, Tamra, Surabhi, Sarama and Timi. From the womb of Timi all the aquatics took birth, and from the womb of Sarama the ferocious animals like the tigers and lions took birth.

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> TEXT 27

> surabher mahisâ gâvo

> ye cânye dvisaphâ nrpa

> tâmrâyâh syena-grdhrâdyâ

> muner apsarasâm ganâh

> surabheh--from the womb of Surabhi; mahisâh--buffalo; gâvah--cows; ye--who; ca--also; anye--others; dvi-saphâh--having cloven hooves; nrpa--O King; tâmrâyâh--from Tâmrâ; syena--eagles: grdhra-âdyâh--vultures and so on; muneh--from Muni; apsarasâm--of angels; ganâh--the groups.

> TRANSLATION

> My dear King Pariksit, from the womb of Surabhi the buffalo, cow and other animals with cloven hooves took birth, from the womb of Tamra the eagles, vultures and other large birds of prey took birth, and from the womb of Muni the angels took birth.

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> TEXT 28

> dandasûkâdayah sarpâ

> râjan krodhavasâtmajâh

> ilâyâ bhûruhâh sarve

> yâtudhânâs ca saurasâh

> dandasûka-âdayah--headed by the dandasûka snakes; sarpâh--reptiles; râjan--O King; krodhavasâ-âtma jâh--born from Krodhavasâ; ilâyâh--from the womb of Ilâ; bhûruhâh--the creepers and trees; sarve--all; yâtudhânâh--the cannibals (Râksasas); ca--also; saurasâh--from the womb of Surasâ.

> TRANSLATION

> The sons born of Krodhavasa were the serpents known as dandasuka, as well as other serpents and the mosquitoes. All the various creepers and trees were born from the womb of Ila. The Raksasas, bad spirits, were born from the womb of Surasa.

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> TEXT 29-31

> aristâyâs tu gandharvâh

> kâsthâyâ dvisaphetarâh

> sutâ danor eka-sastis

> tesâm prâdhânikân srnu

> dvimûrdhâ sambaro 'risto

> hayagrîvo vibhâvasuh

> ayomukhah sankusirâh

> svarbhânuh kapilo 'runah

> pulomâ vrsaparvâ ca

> ekacakro 'nutâpanah

> dhûmrakeso virûpâkso

> vipracittis ca durjayah

> aristâyâh--from the womb of Aristâ; tu--but; gandharvâh--the Gandharvas; kâsthâyâh--from the womb of Kâsthâ; dvi-sapha-itarâh--animals such as horses, which do not have cloven hooves; sutâh--sons; danoh--from the womb of Danu; eka-sastih--sixty-one; tesâm--of them; prâdhânikân--the important ones; srnu--hear; dvimûrdhâ--Dvimûrdhâ; sambarah--Sambara; aristah--Arista; hayagrîvah--Hayagrîva; vibhâvasuh--Vibhâvasu; ayomukhah--Ayomukha; sankusirâh--Sankusirâ; svarbhânuh--Svarbhânu; kapilah--Kapila; arunah--Aruna; pulomâ--Pulomâ; vrsaparvâ--Vrsaparvâ; ca--also; ekacakrah--Ekacakra; anutâpanah--Anutâpana; dhûmrakesah--Dhûmrakesa; virûpâksah--Virûpâksa; vipracittih--Vipracitti; ca--and; durjayah--Durjaya.

> TRANSLATION

> The Gandharvas were born from the womb of Arista, and animals whose hooves are not split, such as the horse, were born from the womb of Kastha. O King, from the womb of Danu came sixty-one sons, of whom these eighteen were very important: Dvimurdha, Sambara, Arista, Hayagriva, Vibhavasu, Ayomukha, Sankusira, Svarbhanu, Kapila, Aruna, Puloma, Vrsaparva, Ekacakra, Anutapana, Dhumrakesa, Virupaksa, Vipracitti and Durjaya.

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> TEXT 32

> svarbhânoh suprabhâm kanyâm

> uvâha namucih kila

> vrsaparvanas tu sarmisthâm

> yayâtir nâhuso balî

> svarbhânoh--of Svarbhânu; suprabhâm--Suprabhâ; kanyâm--the daughter; uvâha--married; namucih--Namuci; kila--indeed; vrsaparvanah--of Vrsaparvâ; tu--but; sarmisthâm--Sarmisthâ; yayâtih--King Yayâti; nâhusah--the son of Nahusa; balî--very powerful.

> TRANSLATION

> The daughter of Svarbhanu named Suprabha was married by Namuci. The daughter of Vrsaparva named Sarmistha was given to the powerful King Yayati, the son of Nahusa.

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> TEXT 33-36

> vaisvânara-sutâ yâs ca

> catasras câru-darsanâh

> upadânavî hayasirâ

> pulomâ kâlakâ tathâ

> upodânavîm hiranyâksah

> kratur hayasirâm nrpa

> pulomâm kâlakâm ca dve

> vaisvânara-sute tu kah

> upayeme 'tha bhagavân

> kasyapo brahma-coditah

> paulomâh kâlakeyâs ca

> dânavâ yuddha-sâlinah

> tayoh sasti-sahasrâni

> yajna-ghnâms te pituh pitâ

> jaghâna svar-gato râjann

> eka indra-priyankarah

> vaisvânara-sutâh--the daughters of Vaisvânara; yâh--who; ca--and; catasrah--four; câru-darsanâh--very, very beautiful; upadânavî--Upadânavî; hayasirâ--Hayasirâ; pulomâ--Pulomâ; kâlakâ--Kâlakâ; tathâ--as well; upadânavîm--Upadânavî; hiranyâksah--the demon Hiranyâksa; kratuh--Kratu; hayasirâm--Hayasirâ; nrpa--O King; pulomâm kâlakâm ca--Pulomâ and Kâlakâ; dve--the two; vaisvânara-sute--daughters of Vaisvânara; tu--but; kah--the prajâpati; upayeme--married; atha--then; bhagavân--the most powerful; kasyapah--Kasyapa Muni; brahma-coditah--requested by Lord Brahmâ; paulomâh kâlakeyâh ca--the Paulomas and Kâlakeyas; dânavâh--demons; yuddha-sâlinah--very fond of fighting; tayoh--of them; sasti-sahasrâni--sixty thousand; yajna-ghnân--who were disturbing sacrifices; te--your; pituh--of the father; pitâ--the father; jaghâna--killed; svah-gatah--in the heavenly planets; râjan--O King; ekah--alone; indra-priyam-karah--to please King Indra.

> TRANSLATION

> Vaisvanara, the son of Danu, had four beautiful daughters, named Upadanavi, Hayasira, Puloma and Kalaka. Hiranyaksa married Upadanavi, and Kratu married Hayasira. Thereafter, at the request of Lord Brahma, Prajapati Kasyapa married Puloma and Kalaka, the other two daughters of Vaisvanara. From the wombs of these two wives of Kasyapa came sixty thousand sons, headed by Nivatakavaca, who are known as the Paulomas and the Kalakeyas. They were physically very strong and expert in fighting, and their aim was to disturb the sacrifices performed by the great sages. My dear King, when your grandfather Arjuna went to the heavenly planets, he alone killed all these demons, and thus King Indra became extremely affectionate toward him.

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> TEXT 37

> vipracittih simhikâyâm

> satam caikam ajîjanat

> râhu-jyestham ketu-satam

> grahatvam ya upâgatâh

> vipracittih--Vipracitti; simhikâyâm--in the womb of his wife Simhikâ; satam--to one hundred; ca--and; ekam--one; ajîjanat--gave birth; râhu-jyestham--among whom Râhu is the oldest; ketu-satam--one hundred Ketus; grahatvam--planethood; ye--all of whom; upâgatâh--obtained.

> TRANSLATION

> In his wife Simhika, Vipracitti begot one hundred and one sons, of whom the eldest is Rahu and the others are the one hundred Ketus. All of them attained positions in the influential planets.

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> TEXT 38-39

> athâtah srûyatâm vamso

> yo 'diter anupûrvasah

> yatra nârâyano devah

> svâmsenâvâtarad vibhuh

> vivasvân aryamâ pûsâ

> tvastâtha savitâ bhagah

> dhâtâ vidhâtâ varuno

> mitrah satru urukramah

> atha--thereafter; atah--now; srûyatâm--let it be heard; vamsah--the dynasty; yah--which; aditeh--from Aditi; anupûrvasah--in chronological order; yatra--wherein; nârâyanah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; devah--the Lord; sva-amsena--by His own plenary expansion; avâtarat--descended; vibhuh--the Supreme; vivasvân--Vivasvân; aryamâ--Aryamâ; pûsâ--Pûsâ; tvastâ--Tvastâ; atha--thereafter; savitâ--Savitâ; bhagah--Bhaga; dhâtâ--Dhâtâ; vidhâtâ--Vidhâtâ; varunah--Varuna; mitrah--Mitra; satruh--Satru; urukramah--Urukrama.

> TRANSLATION

> Now please hear me as I describe the descendants of Aditi in chronological order. In this dynasty the Supreme Personality of Godhead Narayana descended by His plenary expansion. The names of the sons of Aditi are as follows: Vivasvan, Aryama, Pusa, Tvasta, Savita, Bhaga, Dhata, Vidhata, Varuna, Mitra, Satru and Urukrama.

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> TEXT 40

> vivasvatah srâddhadevam

> samjnâsûyata vai manum

> mithunam ca mahâ-bhâgâ

> yamam devam yamîm tathâ

> saiva bhûtvâtha vadavâ

> nâsatyau susuve bhuvi

> vivasvatah--of the sun-god; srâddhadevam--named Srâddhadeva; samjnâ--Samjnâ; asûyata--gave birth; vai--indeed; manum--to Manu; mithunam--twins; ca--and; mahâ-bhâgâ--the fortunate Samjnâ; yamam--to Yamarâja; devam--the demigod; yamîm--to his sister named Yamî; tathâ--as well as; sâ--she; eva--also; bhûtvâ--becoming; atha--then; vadavâ--a mare; nâsatyau--to the Asvinî-kumâras; susuve--gave birth; bhuvi--on this earth.

> TRANSLATION

> Samjna, the wife of Vivasvan, the sun-god, gave birth to the Manu named Sraddhadeva, and the same fortunate wife also gave birth to the twins Yamaraja and the River Yamuna. Then Yami, while wandering on the earth in the form of a mare, gave birth to the Asvini-kumaras.

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> TEXT 41

> châyâ sanaiscaram lebhe

> sâvarnim ca manum tatah

> kanyâm ca tapatîm yâ vai

> vavre samvaranam patim

> châyâ--Châyâ, another wife of the sun-god; sanaiscaram--Saturn; lebhe--begot; sâvarnim--Sâvarni; ca--and; manum--the Manu; tatah--from him (Vivasvân); kanyâm--one daughter; ca--as well as; tapatîm--named Tapatî; yâ--who; vai--indeed; vavre--married; samvaranam--Samvarana; patim--husband.

> TRANSLATION

> Chaya, another wife of the sun-god, begot two sons named Sanaiscara and Savarni Manu, and one daughter, Tapati, who married Samvarana.

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> TEXT 42

> aryamno mâtrkâ patnî

> tayos carsanayah sutâh

> yatra vai mânusî jâtir

> brahmanâ copakalpitâ

> aryamnah--of Aryamâ; mâtrkâ--Mâtrkâ; patnî--the wife; tayoh--by their union; carsanayah sutâh--many sons who were learned scholars; yatra--wherein; vai--indeed; mânusî--human; jâtih--species; brahmanâ--by Lord Brahmâ; ca--and; upakalpitâ--was created.

> TRANSLATION

> From the womb of Matrka, the wife of Aryama, were born many learned scholars. Among them Lord Brahma created the human species, which are endowed with an aptitude for self-examination.

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> TEXT 43

> pûsânapatyah pistâdo

> bhagna-danto 'bhavat purâ

> yo 'sau daksâya kupitam

> jahâsa vivrta-dvijah

> pûsâ--Pûsâ; anapatyah--without children; pista-adah--who lives by eating flour; bhagna-dantah--with broken teeth; abhavat--became; purâ--formerly; yah--who; asau--that; daksâya--at Daksa; kupitam--very angry; jahâsa--laughed; vivrta-dvijah--uncovering his teeth.

> TRANSLATION

> Pusa had no sons. When Lord Siva was angry at Daksa, Pusa had laughed at Lord Siva and shown his teeth. Therefore he lost his teeth and had to live by eating only ground flour.

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> TEXT 44

> tvastur daityâtmajâ bhâryâ

> racanâ nâma kanyakâ

> sannivesas tayor jajne

> visvarûpas ca vîryavân

> tvastuh--of Tvastâ; daitya-âtma jâ--the daughter of a demon; bhâryâ--wife; racanâ--Racanâ; nâma--named; kanyakâ--a maiden: sannivesah--Sannivesa; tayoh--of those two: jajne--was born; visvarûpah--Visvarûpa; ca--and; vîryavân--very powerful in bodily strength.

> TRANSLATION

> Racana, the daughter of the Daityas, became the wife of Prajapati Tvasta. By his semina he begot in her womb two very powerful sons named Sannivesa and Visvarupa.

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> TEXT 45

> tam vavrire sura-ganâ

> svasrîyam dvisatâm api

> vimatena parityaktâ

> gurunângirasena yat

> tam--him (Visvarûpa); vavrire--accepted as a priest; sura-ganâh--the demigods; svasrîyam--the son of a daughter; dvisatâm--of the inimical demons: api--although; vimatena--being disrespected: parityaktâh--who were given up; gurunâ--by their spiritual master; ângirasena--Brhaspati; yat--since.

> TRANSLATION

> Although Visvarupa was the son of the daughter of their eternal enemies the demons, the demigods accepted him as their priest in accordance with the order of Brahma when they were abandoned by their spiritual master, Brhaspati, whom they had disrespected.

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