6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu 

Suta said:

1. The sons of Danu were great Asuras well known in their race. The most important among them was Viprachitti. They possessed unimaginable exploits anri valour. 

2. All of them were persons who had performed great penances and had obtained hoons. They were truthful, aggressive against enemies and cruel. They were experts in the use of Mäyä. 

3. They possessed great strength and were swift in movement. They were engrossed in the study of the Vedas (Brahmishtha) and maintained holy fires. Understand them even as they are being glorified in accordance with their prominence. 

4-13. The following are glorified as the prominent members of the family of Danu: -Dvimūrdhan, Shambara, Śhankuratha Vibhu (or lord), Shankukarņa, Vipada, Gaviștha, Dundubhi, Ayomukha, Maghavān, Kapila, Vamana, Maya, Marichi, Asipa, Mahāmāya, Ashiras, Bhruśhī, Vikśhobha, Suketu, Ketuvirya, Shatähvaya, Indrajit, Dvivida, Bhadra, Devajit, Ekachakra, Mahābåhu, the extremely powerful Taraka, Vaishvānara, Puloman, Präpaņa, Mahåśhiras, Svarbhānu, Vrushaparvan, Puruņda the great Asura, Dhrutarășhțra, Sürya, Chandramas, Indratapana, Sūkṣhma, Nichandra, Chūrņanābha, Mahågiri, Asilomă, Sukeśha, Shatha, Mülakodara, Jambha, Gaganamūrdhan, Kumbhamāna, Mahodaka, Pramada, Adma, Kupatha, Ašhvagriva, the valorous, Vaimruga, Virūpäkśha, Supatha, Hala, Ahala, Akśha, Hiranmaya, Śhatagriva, and Shambara (the second). 

Sharabha and śvalabha are remembered as the sun and the moon of Asuras. They are influential against the Suras as. well. 

The sons and grandsons and later descendants of these are endless. They cannot be numbered. 

14. Thus the Asuras, Daityas and Dänavas have been recounted. 

The Daityas are remembered as Sutvats (soma drinkers?) and the sons of Danu are remembered as Asutvats (non participants in drinking soma juice). 

15-17. These are remembered as the followers of the family or those of the family of the sons of Danu. 

The following are remembered as those of the family of the sons of Danu: 

Ekākşha, Aśhvaprabhárista, Pralamba, Naraka, Indrabadhanakeshī, Puruśha, Sheshavān, Uru, Gariśhtha, Gavākşha, Tálaketu the valorous. They cannot be killed by human beings. They were born of the inter-alliance of the Daityas and the Dänavas. They are of terrible exploits. 

18. The following fourteen* great Asuras are called Saiṁhikeyas. They were born of Simhikā as the sons of Viprachitti: 

The list in VV. 19-20 names only thirteen sons and not fourteen. 

19-20. Sala, Śhalabha, Savya, Sivya, Ilvala, Namuchi, Vātäpi, Supuñjika, Harakalpa, Kalanabha, Bhauma and Kanaka. Rāhu the suppressor of the sun and the moon is the eldest among them. 

21. These sons of Simhika were unapproachable (invincible) even to the Devas. Their family itself was very awful. All of them were cruel and slayers of the Brāhmaṇas. 

22. The groups of Saimhikeyas are remembered as consisting of ten thousand. They were killed by the powerful Bhargava (Paraśhurāma) son of Jamadagni.

23. Prabhā was the daughter of Svarbhānu; Shachi was the daughter of Puloman; Upadānavi was the daughter of sada and Sarmiśhthå of Vrushaparvan. 

24. Vaiśhvānara had two daughters viz. Puloma and Kålika. Nahuśha was the son of Prabha and Jayanta the son of Shachi. 

25. Sarmiśhthả gave birth to Pūru and Upadanavi to Duşhyanta. Vaiśhvånara's daughters were these two viz. Puloma and Kalakå. 

26. Both these daughters had many children. They were the wives of Máricha. Both of them had between them sixty thousand children. They were the leaders of the Dänavas. 

27. There were fourteen thousand more, those of the residents of Hiranyapura. Paulomas and Kālakeyas were Dänavas of great strength. 

28-29. They could not be killed by the Devas. They were slain by SavyaShachi (Arjuna). Six children, five sons and a daughter were born of Rambha and Maya. They were very powerful. The sons were Māyāvin, Dundubhi, Mahiśha, Kalika and Ajakarņa. Mandodari was the daughter. 

30-31. Thus the creation of Daityas and Dänavas has been stated. 

It is remembered that five very powerful sons were born of Anayusha-Araru, Bala, Vịtra, Vijvara and Vışha. 

The son of Araru, a cruel and great Asura named Dhundhu was killed in a cave by Kuvaläśhva at the instance of Uttanrka. 

32-33. Nikumbha and Chakra-varman were the sons of Bala. Both of them were unrivalled in brilliance. They had great virility. Of these two the latter was Karna in his previous birth. Vijara had also two sons–Kalaka and Khara. 

34. Vruśha had four sons of very cruel activities. They were Shraddhäda, Yajñaha, Brahmahā and Paśhuha. 

35-36. Anàyuşhā's sons have been recounted. Understand the sons of Vrutra too. Very awful and powerful Räkśhasas named Bakas were born to Vrutra who was fighting with Indra. A hundred thousand of them are remembered as the followers (servants) of Mahendra. 

37-39. All of them were knowers of Brahman (Veda). They were gentle and devout (righteous). They had subtle forms. All of them moved about among the subjects in their subtle forms. They lived always enveloped in anger. * 

*Krudhavratah in the Bd. P. This is discordant with the list of their virtues. Vå.P. 68.36 reads Sudharmikah "extremely religious." This adjective is in consonance with the previous virtues in that line (39 b) and hence accepttable. 

Krodhå gave birth to unrivalled sons, very excellent in singing. They were ten in number. These Devagandharvas were the sons of Krodha. They were Siddha, Pürņa, Bahvi, Pūrņāṁsha the vigorous, Brahinachärin, śhataguņa Suparņa the seventh, Viśhvāvasu, Bhānu and Suchandra the tenth. Thus the sons of Krodhā have been recounted.