Lineages of Manu

Svāyambhuva Manu did hard penance and got a beautiful girl named Ananti as his wife. From her womb Manu gave birth to two sons named Priyavrata and Uttānpāda. Uttānpāda gave birth to four sons named Apasyati, Apasyanta, Kīrtimān and Dhruva from daughter of Dharma Sūnṛtān. In connection with Dhruva, Manu’s daughter Dhanyā gave birth to a son named Śiṣṭa. From Śiṣṭa, daughter of Agni Succhayā gave birth to six sons named Kripa, Ripunjaya Vṛtta, Vṛka, Vṛkatijasa and Cākṣuṣa. among them, in connection with Ripunjaya, the granddaughter of Brahma and daughter of Vīran, Vīranī gave birth to a son named Cākṣuṣa Manu. From the womb of princess Nangbata, Cākṣuṣa Manu gave birth to ten sons named Uru, Puru, ascetic Śatadrumna, Sātyabaka, Habi, Agniṣṭuta, Atritra, Sudrumna, Aparājita and Abhimanyu. In connection with Uru, Āgneyīgave birth to six absolute strong sons named Agni, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Angirasa and Gaya. Daughter of Pitar Sunīthāna gave birth to a son named Ben in connection with Anga. Ben was a very unjust ruler. After Ben’s death, the Brahmins shook his hand and gave birth toa son named Pṛthu. Pṛthu had two sons named Antardhāna and Habirdhāna. Among them Antardhāna gave birth a son named Mārīc from the womb of Śikhaṇḍinī. Agni’s daughter Dhisān gave birth to six sons named Prācīnbarhiṣa, Sānga, Yama, Śukr Bala and Śubha in connection with Habirdhāna.^[1] From the womb of daughter of seo Savarṇā, Prācīnbarhiṣa gave birth to ten sons. The all ten sons were famous as Prachetas.^[2] After that the daughter of moon named Māriṣa became wife of Prachetas. Māriṣa gave birth to a son named Dakṣa.