18 - Genealogy of Svāyambhuva Manu:¹ 

1. An epithet of the first Manu was Svåyambhuva Manu, as he was a son of Brahmå. 

Agni said:

1.    Satarūpå of ascetic disposition (becoming) desirous gave birth to two sons Priyavrata and Uttanapada and a beautiful daughter² from Svayambhuva Manu. 

2.   The Bhag. P. specifics the name of the daughter of Svåyambhuva Manu as Devahůti and describes in detail her marriage with Kardama. See ibid. III. Xxi-xxi.

2-3 From (Devahūti) the wife of Kardama, (were born) (two daughters) Samrāț and Kukshi. 

Uttama was born as the son of Uttänapäda through Suruchi. And Dhruva* was born as the son (of Uttänapäda) through Suniti. O Sage! Dhruva did penance for three thousand celestial years for gaining fame. 

* For a detailed account of the story of Dhruva scc Vi.P. I. Chs, 11-12.

3. Becoming pleased (with him) Hari conferred on him a firm position³ above the sages. Having seen his progress Uśanas⁴ recited the (following) verse:

3. The young boy Dhruva was one day contemptuously treated by his stop-mother as he tried to sit on his father's lap. On the advice of his mother he retired to the forest and did penance steadfastly devoted to Viępu. At last he was raised to the status of a polc-star. See Vi. P. I. xi-xii. 

4. Usanas also known u Sukråcårya or Kavya was the preceptor of Asurus. 

Agni Pwana 

 4. O what a strength his penance had! How well-heard of! What a wonderful thing that the seven sages¹ are situated, placing Dhruva in front of them.  

1. The seven sages are Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishtha. 

6-7. Sambhu gave birth to Śishți and Bhavya from Dhruva. Succhāyā bore five blemishless sons from Sishti, (namely), Ripu, Ripunjaya, Ripra, Vrukala, Vrukatejasa. Bruhati bore the brilliant Chäkshusha from Ripu. 

8. Chåkshusha begot Manu through Pushkariņi (also known as Vīriņi) (daughter of Virana Prajāpati). Ten excellent sons were born to Manu through Nadvala. 

9. (They were) Uru,² Puru, Šatadyumna, Tapasvin, Satyavåk,³ Kavi,⁴ Agnishțu⁵, Atirätra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyu. 

2. Kuni, see Vi. P. I. xiii.5. 3. Satyavat, sce ibid. 4. Suchi, see ibid. 5. Agnistoma, see ibid. 6. Sibi, scc Vi. P. I. xii. 

10. Agneyi bore six great sons to Uru-Anga, Sumanas, Khyati, Kratu, Angiras, (and) Gaya.⁶ 

11. Sunitha bore only Vena⁷ from Anga. He, who was not a protector, and was delighted in doing sins was killed by the sages with their kuśa grass. 

7. Vena born to Sunitha, the daughter of Mrutvu was of wicked nature since childhood. When he became the king he proclaimed himself as the lord of sacrifices and did not allow sages to propitiatw Vishnu by doing sacrifices. Their entreaties being of no avail they killed him by employing kusa grass purified by the chant of mystic syllables. Vi.P. I. xiii. 11 ff. 

12. Then for the sake of progeny, the sages churned his right hand. When the hand of Veņa was churned King Pruthu came into being. 

13. Having seen him, the sages said, “This person will make the subjects happy and will attain great valour and fame. 

14. He was born with a bow and an armour as if consuming (everything) by his lustre. Pruthu, the son of Vena, the predecessor of the kshatriyas, protected the subjects. 

15. That lord of the earth is the first among those coronated after the Rajasūya (sacrifice). From that (ceremony) were born the clever (singers) sūta and magadha. 

16-17. The two heroes praised him. He became a king by pleasing the people. For the sake of (getting)grains and for the existence of the subjects, the cow (earth) was milked by him along with the celestials, sages, gandharvas, nymphs, manes, demons, snakes, plants, mountains and people. 

18. The earth being milked in their respective vessels gave milk as much as (they) wished. (All) sustained their lives with that. 

19. Antardhana and Palita¹, the two righteous sons were born to Pruthu. From Antardhana, Sikhandini begot Havirdhana. 

1. Vadi, see Vi.P. I. xiv. l

20. Dhishaņā, of the family of Agni gave birth to the sixsons-Prachinabarhish, sukra, Gaya, Krishņa, Vraja and Ajina from Hayirdhana. 

21. (He was known as Prácinabarhis) because the kusa grass were facing the east as he was praying on the earth.² The lord Prächinabarhis was a great progenitor.

2. i.e., the sacrifices were performed all over the earth. 

22. Savarņå, the daughter of Samudra (the lord of the ocean) bore ten Pråchinabarhis. All of them were known as Pracetas and were proficient in archery. 

23. Practising the same religious austerities, they all did severe penance, remaining in the waters of the ocean for ten thousand years. 

24. Having got the status of a progenitor and pleased Vishnu, they came out (of waters) (and found) that the earth and the sky were overspread with trees. They burnt them down. 

25. Beholding the destruction of trees by the fire and wind produced from their mouths, Soma, the king (of plants) approached these progenitors and said:

26-27. “Renounce (your) anger, I will get you this most excellent maiden Märishā, (born to) (the nymph) Pramlocā and the ascetic sage Kaņdu (who was nourished) by me. Having known the future (I have) created (her). Let (she) be your wife, capable of multiplying the family. Daksha will be born to her who will multiply progenv." 

28-30. The Pracetas married her and Daksha was born through her. That Daksha, having mentally created the immovables, movables, bi-footed beings and the quadrupeds, then created the (sixty) daughters (of whom) he gave¹ ten to Dharma, thirteen to Kaśyapa, twenty-seven to Soma, four to Arishtanemin, two to Bahuputra, two to Angiras. 

1. For a detailed account see Vi.P. I. xv. 103b ff.

31. By mental intercourse the celestials, serpents and others (were born) to them in the past. Ishall describe (you) the creation of Dharma through his ten wives. 

32. The Viśvedevas (were born) to Viśvā, Sadhyå gave birth to the Sådhyas. The Maruts came into being from the Marut and the Vasus from Vasu. 

33. The Bhånus (were) the sons of Bhanu and the Muhurtas (were born) to Muhurtā. Ghosha (was born) to Dharma through Lamba. Nägavithi was born of Yami. 

34. All that belonged to the earth were born of Arundhati. Sankalpa (was born) from Sankalpā. The stars were the sons of moon. 

35. The eight Vasus² are known by the names-Apa, Dhruva Soma, Dhara³, Anila, Anala, Pratyūsa and Prabhasa. 

2. Vasus are a class of semi-divine beings. 3. Dharma, see Vi.P. I.xv. 111 a.

36. Vaitandya, Śrama, Santa, and Muni⁴ (were) the sons of Apa. Kāla, the destroyer of the Universe (was the son) of Dhruva. Varcā was the son of Soma. 

4. Dhvani, sec Vi.P. I. xv. 112a.

37. Dhara had the sons Draviņa, Hutahavyaváha, Sisira, Pråņa and Ramaņa through Manohara. 

38. Purojava⁵ was (the son) of Anila and Avijñāta of Anala. Kumāra, the son of Agni, was born in a clump of reeds. 

5. Manojava, sec Vi.P. I. xv. 114b. 

39. Sakha, Višākha and Naigameya were his younger brothers. (He was known as) Kárttikeya (as he was the son) of Kruttika. (He is also known as) the ascetic Sanatkumara. 

40. Devala was born from Pratyūṣa. Viśvakarman (was born) from Prabhá, and was the architect of thousands of sculptures and the architect of celestials. 

41. Men earn their livelihood by this art of architecture and of (making) ornaments. Surabhi begot eleven Rudras⁶ from Kaśyapa. 

6. Following the Brabmanda P. narration, Rudras are given here as sons of Surabhi and Kalyapa. 

42. O Most pious man! By the favour of Mahadeva (Siva) (who was) thought of (by her) in her ascetic observances Sati gave birth to Ajaikapäd, Ahirbudhnya, Tvastr and Rudra. 

43-44. Višvarūpa, the great illustrious and fortunate (was) the son of Tvashțr. Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryambaka, Aparäjita, Vrushäkapi, Sambhu, Kapardin, Raivata, Mrugavyadha, Sarpa and Kapålin were the eleven forms by which the entire world, both movable and immovable were pervaded by hundreds and thousands of Rudras.¹

1. The names of Eleven Rudras are not the same in the enumerations in different  Purāṇas. On the Eleven Rudras see Annals of Ori, Res. XXIV. Pt.II.