Lineages of Dakṣa

There were eighty million children of Dakṣa Prajāpati who are widely spread in the world at this time.^[1] When the creation of gods, sages and serpents did not expand, then Dakṣa produced a thousand sons from Pāncajanī’s womb, who became famous by the name ‘Haryasca’. But they all died.^[2] then Dakṣa again produced one thousand sons from Vīrinī’s womb, who became famous as ‘Śabal’. But again they all died.^[3] Subsequently, when those sons were also destroyed, Pracetanandana Prajāpati Dakṣa produced sixty girls from Vīrinī’s womb. Out of them; Dakṣagave ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaṣyapa, twenty-seven to Candramā, four to Ariṣṭanemi, two to Bhṛgunandan Śukra, two to Kṛśāśva and two daughters to Angirā. Marutvatī, Vasu, Yāmī, Lambā, Bhānu, Arundhatī, Sankalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā and Viśvā are the ten wives of Dharma. The names of his sons are as well–from Viśvā ten Viśavadevas, from Sādhyā twelve Sādhyos, from Marutvatī forty-nine Marutas, from Vasu eight Vasus, from Bhānu twelve Suryas, from Muhūrtā Muhūrtaka, from Lambā Ghoṣa, from Yāmī Nagavīthī and from Sankalpā Sankalpa. All the animals and creatures originated from Arundhatī’s womb.^[4]

Āpa, Dhruva, Soma, Dhara, Anila, Anala, Pratyuṣa and Prabhāsa–these are the eight Vasus. Among them there were four sons of Āpa named Śānta, Daṇḍa, Śāmba and Maṇivaktra. The last Vasu, Dhruva’s son was Kāla. Varcākī originated from Soma. Two sons named Draviṇa and Havyavāha are originated from the womb of Kalyāṇinī in connection of Dhara. Daughter of Hari, Manoharā gave birth to three sons named Prāṇa, Ramaṇa and Śiśira in connection of Dhara. Śiva received two sons, Manojava and Avigjatagati who were often of similar qualities as Agni, from the connection of Anala. Kumar (Kārthikeya) was the son of Agni. His brothers were Śākha, Viśākha and Naigameya. They all are also known as Kartikeya due to being a child of Kṛttikā. Pratyuṣa had two sons named Vibhu and Deval (Maharṣi Deval, son of Asita and Ekaparṇā, who is the author of ‘Devalasmṛti’, is different from them) who later became great sages. Prabhāsa had a son, Viśvakarmā, who was skilled in craftsmanship. He became famous as a carpenter of deities in the construction work of the Prāsāda (Attālikā), building, garden, statue, jewelery, lake and well etc.^[5]