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The Progeny of the Daughters of Daksha

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Verse 1 (bhagavata.6.6.1)

श्रीशुक उवाच ततः प्राचेतसोऽसिक्न्यामनुनीतः स्वयम्भुवा । षष्टिं सञ्जनयामास दुहितृः पितृवत्सलाः ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca tataḥ prācetaso ’siknyām anunītaḥ svayambhuvā ṣaṣṭiṁ sañjanayām āsa duhitṝḥ pitṛ-vatsalāḥ

Shri Shuka said: Thereafter, pacified by Lord Brahma, Daksha Prachetasa begot sixty daughters in the womb of his wife Asikni, all of them deeply devoted to their father.

Verse 2 (bhagavata.6.6.2)

दश धर्माय कायादाद्द्विषट्त्रिणव चेन्दवे । भूताङ्गिरःकृशाश्वेभ्यो द्वे द्वे तार्क्ष्याय चापराः ॥ २ ॥

daśa dharmāya kāyādād dvi-ṣaṭ tri-ṇava cendave bhūtāṅgiraḥ-kṛśāśvebhyo dve dve tārkṣyāya cāparāḥ

He gave ten daughters to Dharmaraja, thirteen to Kashyapa, twenty-seven to the moon, and two each to Bhuta, Angira and Krishashva; the remaining four were likewise given to Kashyapa.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.6.6.3)

नामधेयान्यमूषां त्वं सापत्यानां च मे शृणु । यासां प्रसूतिप्रसवैर्लोका आपूरितास्त्रयः ॥ ३ ॥

nāmadheyāny amūṣāṁ tvaṁ sāpatyānāṁ ca me śṛṇu yāsāṁ prasūti-prasavair lokā āpūritās trayaḥ

Now hear from me the names of these daughters, together with their offspring, by whose progeny all three worlds became filled.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.6.6.4)

भानुर्लम्बा ककुद्यामिर्विश्वा साध्या मरुत्वती । वसुर्मुहूर्ता सङ्कल्पा धर्मपत्न्यः सुताञ्शृणु ॥ ४ ॥

bhānur lambā kakud yāmir viśvā sādhyā marutvatī vasur muhūrtā saṅkalpā dharma-patnyaḥ sutāñ śṛṇu

The wives of Dharmaraja were Bhanu, Lamba, Kakud, Yami, Vishva, Sadhya, Marutvati, Vasu, Muhurta and Sankalpa — now hear of their sons.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.6.6.5)

भानोस्तु देवऋषभ इन्द्रसेनस्ततो नृप । विद्योत आसील्लम्बायास्ततश्च स्तनयित्नवः ॥ ५ ॥

bhānos tu deva-ṛṣabha indrasenas tato nṛpa vidyota āsīl lambāyās tataś ca stanayitnavaḥ

O king, from Bhanu was born Devarshabha, and from him Indrasena. From Lamba was born Vidyota, and from him came all the thunderclouds.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.6.6.6)

ककुदः सङ्कटस्तस्य कीकटस्तनयो यतः । भुवो दुर्गाणि यामेयः स्वर्गो नन्दिस्ततोऽभवत् ॥ ६ ॥

kakudaḥ saṅkaṭas tasya kīkaṭas tanayo yataḥ bhuvo durgāṇi yāmeyaḥ svargo nandis tato ’bhavat

From Kakud was born Sankata, from him Kikata, from whom came the guardian deities of earth's fortresses. From Yami was born Svarga, and from him Nandi.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.6.6.7)

विश्वेदेवास्तु विश्वाया अप्रजांस्तान् प्रचक्षते । साध्योगणश्च साध्याया अर्थसिद्धिस्तु तत्सुतः ॥ ७ ॥

viśve-devās tu viśvāyā aprajāṁs tān pracakṣate sādhyo-gaṇaś ca sādhyāyā arthasiddhis tu tat-sutaḥ

From Vishva were born the Vishvadevas, who are said to be without offspring. From Sadhya were born the Sadhyas, whose son was Arthasiddhi.

Verse 8 (bhagavata.6.6.8)

मरुत्वांश्च जयन्तश्च मरुत्वत्या बभूवतुः । जयन्तो वासुदेवांश उपेन्द्र इति यं विदुः ॥ ८ ॥

marutvāṁś ca jayantaś ca marutvatyā babhūvatuḥ jayanto vāsudevāṁśa upendra iti yaṁ viduḥ

From Marutvati were born Marutvan and Jayanta. Jayanta, who is a partial expansion of Vasudeva, is also known as Upendra.

Verse 9 (bhagavata.6.6.9)

मौहूर्तिका देवगणा मुहूर्तायाश्च जज्ञिरे । ये वै फलं प्रयच्छन्ति भूतानां स्वस्वकालजम् ॥ ९ ॥

mauhūrtikā deva-gaṇā muhūrtāyāś ca jajñire ye vai phalaṁ prayacchanti bhūtānāṁ sva-sva-kālajam

From Muhurta were born the Mauhurtika demigods, who deliver to living beings the fruits arising from actions performed in their own particular hours.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.6.6.10)

सङ्कल्पायास्तु सङ्कल्पः कामः सङ्कल्पजः स्मृतः । वसवोऽष्टौ वसोः पुत्रास्तेषां नामानि मे शृणु ॥ १० ॥

saṅkalpāyās tu saṅkalpaḥ kāmaḥ saṅkalpajaḥ smṛtaḥ vasavo ’ṣṭau vasoḥ putrās teṣāṁ nāmāni me śṛṇu

From Sankalpa was born Sankalpa (desire itself), and from Sankalpa is said to have arisen Kama. The eight sons of Vasu are known as the Vasus — hear their names from me —

Verse 11 (bhagavata.6.6.11)

द्रोणः प्राणो ध्रुवोऽर्कोऽग्निर्दोषो वास्तुर्विभावसुः । द्रोणस्याभिमतेः पत्न्या हर्षशोकभयादयः ॥ ११ ॥

droṇaḥ prāṇo dhruvo ’rko ’gnir doṣo vāstur vibhāvasuḥ droṇasyābhimateḥ patnyā harṣa-śoka-bhayādayaḥ

Drona, Prana, Dhruva, Arka, Agni, Dosha, Vastu and Vibhavasu. From Abhimati, the wife of Drona, were born sons named Harsha, Shoka, Bhaya and others.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.6.6.12)

प्राणस्योर्जस्वती भार्या सह आयुः पुरोजवः । ध्रुवस्य भार्या धरणिरसूत विविधाः पुरः ॥ १२ ॥

prāṇasyorjasvatī bhāryā saha āyuḥ purojavaḥ dhruvasya bhāryā dharaṇir asūta vividhāḥ puraḥ

Urjasvati, the wife of Prana, gave birth to sons named Saha, Ayu and Purojava. Dharani, the wife of Dhruva, gave birth to the various cities of the world.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.6.6.13)

अर्कस्य वासना भार्या पुत्रास्तर्षादयः स्मृताः । अग्नेर्भार्या वसोर्धारा पुत्रा द्रविणकादयः ॥ १३ ॥

arkasya vāsanā bhāryā putrās tarṣādayaḥ smṛtāḥ agner bhāryā vasor dhārā putrā draviṇakādayaḥ

From Vasana, the wife of Arka, were born sons headed by Tarsha. From Dhara, the wife of the Vasu Agni, were born sons headed by Dravinaka.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.6.6.14)

स्कन्दश्च कृत्तिकापुत्रो ये विशाखादयस्ततः । दोषस्य शर्वरीपुत्रः शिशुमारो हरेः कला ॥ १४ ॥

skandaś ca kṛttikā-putro ye viśākhādayas tataḥ doṣasya śarvarī-putraḥ śiśumāro hareḥ kalā

From Krittika was born Skanda, whose sons were headed by Vishakha. From Sharvari, the wife of the Vasu Dosha, was born Shishumara, a partial manifestation of Lord Hari.

Verse 15 (bhagavata.6.6.15)

वास्तोराङ्गिरसीपुत्रो विश्वकर्माकृतीपतिः । ततो मनुश्चाक्षुषोऽभूद् विश्वे साध्या मनोः सुताः ॥ १५ ॥

vāstor āṅgirasī-putro viśvakarmākṛtī-patiḥ tato manuś cākṣuṣo ’bhūd viśve sādhyā manoḥ sutāḥ

From Angirasi, the wife of the Vasu Vastu, was born Vishvakarma, who became the husband of Akriti; from them was born Chakshusha Manu, and Manu's sons were the Vishvadevas and the Sadhyas.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.6.6.16)

विभावसोरसूतोषा व्युष्टं रोचिषमातपम् । पञ्चयामोऽथ भूतानि येन जाग्रति कर्मसु ॥ १६ ॥

vibhāvasor asūtoṣā vyuṣṭaṁ rociṣam ātapam pañcayāmo ’tha bhūtāni yena jāgrati karmasu

Usha, the wife of Vibhavasu, gave birth to Vyushta, Rochisha and Atapa. From Atapa came Panchayama, the span of the day, by which living beings are awakened to their daily labors.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.6.6.17)

सरूपासूत भूतस्य भार्या रुद्रांश्च कोटिशः । रैवतोऽजो भवो भीमो वाम उग्रो वृषाकपिः ॥ १७ ॥

sarūpāsūta bhūtasya bhāryā rudrāṁś ca koṭiśaḥ raivato ’jo bhavo bhīmo vāma ugro vṛṣākapiḥ

Sarupa, the wife of the Vasu Bhuta, gave birth to ten million Rudras, the foremost among whom were Raivata, Aja, Bhava, Bhima, Vama, Ugra and Vrishakapi —

Verse 18 (bhagavata.6.6.18)

अजैकपादहिर्ब्रध्नो बहुरूपो महानिति । रुद्रस्य पार्षदाश्चान्ये घोराः प्रेतविनायकाः ॥ १८ ॥

ajaikapād ahirbradhno bahurūpo mahān iti rudrasya pārṣadāś cānye ghorāḥ preta-vināyakāḥ

— as well as Ajaikapad, Ahirbradhna, Bahurupa and Mahan. The other, fearsome attendants of these Rudras, the ghosts and hobgoblins, were born of Bhuta's other wife.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.6.6.19)

प्रजापतेरङ्गिरसः स्वधा पत्नी पितृनथ । अथर्वाङ्गिरसं वेदं पुत्रत्वे चाकरोत् सती ॥ १९ ॥

prajāpater aṅgirasaḥ svadhā patnī pitṝn atha atharvāṅgirasaṁ vedaṁ putratve cākarot satī

Svadha, the wife of the prajapati Angira, accepted the Pitris as her own sons, and his wife Sati accepted the Atharvangirasa Veda as her son.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.6.6.20)

कृशाश्वोऽर्चिषि भार्यायां धूमकेतुमजीजनत् । धिषणायां वेदशिरो देवलं वयुनं मनुम् ॥ २० ॥

kṛśāśvo ’rciṣi bhāryāyāṁ dhūmaketum ajījanat dhiṣaṇāyāṁ vedaśiro devalaṁ vayunaṁ manum

Krishashva begot Dhumaketu in his wife Archis, and in his other wife Dhishana he begot sons named Vedashira, Devala, Vayuna and Manu.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.6.6.21)

तार्क्ष्यस्य विनता कद्रूः पतङ्गी यामिनीति च । पतङ्गयसूत पतगान्यामिनी शलभानथ ॥ २१ ॥

tārkṣyasya vinatā kadrūḥ pataṅgī yāminīti ca pataṅgy asūta patagān yāminī śalabhān atha

Kashyapa, also called Tarkshya, had four wives — Vinata, Kadru, Patangi and Yamini. Patangi gave birth to birds of many kinds, and Yamini gave birth to locusts.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.6.6.22)

सुपर्णासूत गरुडं साक्षाद् यज्ञेशवाहनम् । सूर्यसूतमनूरुं च कद्रूर्नागाननेकशः ॥ २२ ॥

suparṇāsūta garuḍaṁ sākṣād yajñeśa-vāhanam sūrya-sūtam anūruṁ ca kadrūr nāgān anekaśaḥ

Vinata gave birth to Garuda, the direct carrier of the Lord of sacrifice, and to Anuru, charioteer of the sun-god. Kadru gave birth to many varieties of serpents.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.6.6.23)

कृत्तिकादीनि नक्षत्राणीन्दोः पत्न्यस्तु भारत । दक्षशापात् सोऽनपत्यस्तासु यक्ष्मग्रहार्दितः ॥ २३ ॥

kṛttikādīni nakṣatrāṇ- īndoḥ patnyas tu bhārata dakṣa-śāpāt so ’napatyas tāsu yakṣma-grahārditaḥ

O descendant of Bharata, the moon's wives were the constellations, beginning with Krittika; but afflicted by the wasting disease brought on by Daksha's curse, the moon could not beget any offspring in them.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.6.6.24)

पुनः प्रसाद्य तं सोमः कला लेभे क्षये दिताः । शृणु नामानि लोकानां मातृणां शङ्कराणि च ॥ २४ ॥

punaḥ prasādya taṁ somaḥ kalā lebhe kṣaye ditāḥ śṛṇu nāmāni lokānāṁ mātṝṇāṁ śaṅkarāṇi ca

The moon again pacified Daksha and thereby regained his waning phases of light. Now hear the auspicious names of Kashyapa's wives, the mothers of this whole world —

Verse 25 (bhagavata.6.6.25)

अथ कश्यपपत्नीनां यत्प्रसूतमिदं जगत् । अदितिर्दितिर्दनुः काष्ठा अरिष्टा सुरसा इला ॥ २५ ॥

atha kaśyapa-patnīnāṁ yat-prasūtam idaṁ jagat aditir ditir danuḥ kāṣṭhā ariṣṭā surasā ilā

From these wives of Kashyapa this entire world came into being; they were — Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kashtha, Arishta, Surasa, Ila,

Verse 26 (bhagavata.6.6.26)

मुनिः क्रोधवशा ताम्रा सुरभिः सरमा तिमिः । तिमेर्यादोगणा आसन् श्वापदाः सरमासुताः ॥ २६ ॥

muniḥ krodhavaśā tāmrā surabhiḥ saramā timiḥ timer yādo-gaṇā āsan śvāpadāḥ saramā-sutāḥ

Muni, Krodhavasha, Tamra, Surabhi, Sarama and Timi. From Timi were born the aquatic creatures, and from Sarama the beasts of prey.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.6.6.27)

सुरभेर्महिषा गावो ये चान्ये द्विशफा नृप । ताम्रायाः श्येनगृध्राद्या मुनेरप्सरसां गणाः ॥ २७ ॥

surabher mahiṣā gāvo ye cānye dviśaphā nṛpa tāmrāyāḥ śyena-gṛdhrādyā muner apsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ

O king, from Surabhi were born the buffalo, the cow, and other cloven-hoofed animals. From Tamra were born hawks, vultures and similar birds, and from Muni were born the hosts of Apsaras.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.6.6.28)

दन्दशूकादयः सर्पा राजन् क्रोधवशात्मजाः । इलाया भूरुहाः सर्वे यातुधानाश्च सौरसाः ॥ २८ ॥

dandaśūkādayaḥ sarpā rājan krodhavaśātmajāḥ ilāyā bhūruhāḥ sarve yātudhānāś ca saurasāḥ

O king, the sons of Krodhavasha were the venomous serpents headed by the dandashuka. From Ila were born all the trees and creepers, and from Surasa were born the Rakshasa demons.

Verse 29 (bhagavata.6.6.29)

अरिष्टायास्तु गन्धर्वाः काष्ठाया द्विशफेतराः । सुता दनोरेकषष्टिस्तेषां प्राधानिकाञ् शृणु ॥ २९ ॥

ariṣṭāyās tu gandharvāḥ kāṣṭhāyā dviśaphetarāḥ sutā danor eka-ṣaṣṭis teṣāṁ prādhānikāñ śṛṇu

From Arishta were born the Gandharvas, and from Kashtha the non-cloven-hoofed animals like the horse. From Danu were born sixty-one sons — hear the names of the foremost among them —

Verse 30 (bhagavata.6.6.30)

द्विमूर्धा शम्बरोऽरिष्टो हयग्रीवो विभावसुः । अयोमुखः शङ्कुशिराः स्वर्भानुः कपिलोऽरुणः ॥ ३० ॥

dvimūrdhā śambaro ’riṣṭo hayagrīvo vibhāvasuḥ ayomukhaḥ śaṅkuśirāḥ svarbhānuḥ kapilo ’ruṇaḥ

Dvimurdha, Shambara, Arishta, Hayagriva, Vibhavasu, Ayomukha, Shankushira, Svarbhanu, Kapila, Aruna,

Verse 31 (bhagavata.6.6.31)

पुलोमा वृषपर्वा च एकचक्रोऽनुतापनः । धूम्रकेशो विरूपाक्षो विप्रचित्तिश्च दुर्जयः ॥ ३१ ॥

pulomā vṛṣaparvā ca ekacakro ’nutāpanaḥ dhūmrakeśo virūpākṣo vipracittiś ca durjayaḥ

Puloma, Vrishaparva, Ekachakra, Anutapana, Dhumrakesha, Virupaksha, Vipracitti and Durjaya.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.6.6.32)

स्वर्भानोः सुप्रभां कन्यामुवाह नमुचिः किल । वृषपर्वणस्तु शर्मिष्ठां ययातिर्नाहुषो बली ॥ ३२ ॥

svarbhānoḥ suprabhāṁ kanyām uvāha namuciḥ kila vṛṣaparvaṇas tu śarmiṣṭhāṁ yayātir nāhuṣo balī

Namuchi married Suprabha, the daughter of Svarbhanu. The mighty King Yayati, son of Nahusha, married Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vrishaparva.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.6.6.33)

वैश्वानरसुता याश्च चतस्रश्चारुदर्शनाः । उपदानवी हयशिरा पुलोमा कालका तथा ॥ ३३ ॥

vaiśvānara-sutā yāś ca catasraś cāru-darśanāḥ upadānavī hayaśirā pulomā kālakā tathā

Vaishvanara had four exceedingly beautiful daughters — Upadanavi, Hayashira, Puloma and Kalaka.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.6.6.34)

उपदानवीं हिरण्याक्षः क्रतुर्हयशिरां नृप । पुलोमां कालकां च द्वे वैश्वानरसुते तु कः ॥ ३४ ॥

upadānavīṁ hiraṇyākṣaḥ kratur hayaśirāṁ nṛpa pulomāṁ kālakāṁ ca dve vaiśvānara-sute tu kaḥ

O king, Hiranyaksha married Upadanavi, and Kratu married Hayashira. But who married the remaining two daughters of Vaishvanara, Puloma and Kalaka?

Verse 35 (bhagavata.6.6.35)

उपयेमेऽथ भगवान् कश्यपो ब्रह्मचोदितः । पौलोमाः कालकेयाश्च दानवा युद्धशालिनः ॥ ३५ ॥

upayeme ’tha bhagavān kaśyapo brahma-coditaḥ paulomāḥ kālakeyāś ca dānavā yuddha-śālinaḥ

The illustrious Kashyapa, at Brahma's own urging, married both of them; from them were born the battle-loving demons known as the Paulomas and the Kalakeyas.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.6.6.36)

तयोः षष्टिसहस्राणि यज्ञघ्नांस्ते पितुः पिता । जघान स्वर्गतो राजन्नेक इन्द्रप्रियङ्करः ॥ ३६ ॥

tayoḥ ṣaṣṭi-sahasrāṇi yajña-ghnāṁs te pituḥ pitā jaghāna svar-gato rājann eka indra-priyaṅkaraḥ

O king, from those two were born sixty thousand demons who disrupted sacrifices — whom your grandfather's father, going to the heavenly realm, slew single-handedly, thereby greatly pleasing Indra.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.6.6.37)

विप्रचित्तिः सिंहिकायां शतं चैकमजीजनत् । राहुज्येष्ठं केतुशतं ग्रहत्वं य उपागताः ॥ ३७ ॥

vipracittiḥ siṁhikāyāṁ śataṁ caikam ajījanat rāhu-jyeṣṭhaṁ ketu-śataṁ grahatvaṁ ya upāgatāḥ

Vipracitti begot, in the womb of his wife Simhika, one hundred and one sons, the eldest being Rahu and the remaining hundred called the Ketus — all of whom attained the status of planetary bodies.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.6.6.38)

अथातः श्रूयतां वंशो योऽदितेरनुपूर्वशः । यत्र नारायणो देवः स्वांशेनावातरद्विभुः ॥ ३८ ॥

athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ vaṁśo yo ’diter anupūrvaśaḥ yatra nārāyaṇo devaḥ svāṁśenāvātarad vibhuḥ

Now hear, in due order, the lineage of Aditi, within which the almighty Lord Narayana Himself descended through His own partial expansion.

Verse 39 (bhagavata.6.6.39)

विवस्वानर्यमा पूषा त्वष्टाथ सविता भगः । धाता विधाता वरुणो मित्रः शत्रु उरुक्रमः ॥ ३९ ॥

vivasvān aryamā pūṣā tvaṣṭātha savitā bhagaḥ dhātā vidhātā varuṇo mitraḥ śatru urukramaḥ

Vivasvan, Aryama, Pusha, Tvashta, Savita, Bhaga, Dhata, Vidhata, Varuna, Mitra, Shatru and Urukrama — these were the sons of Aditi.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.6.6.40)

विवस्वतः श्राद्धदेवं संज्ञासूयत वै मनुम् । मिथुनं च महाभागा यमं देवं यमीं तथा । सैव भूत्वाथ वडवा नासत्यौ सुषुवे भुवि ॥ ४० ॥

vivasvataḥ śrāddhadevaṁ saṁjñāsūyata vai manum mithunaṁ ca mahā-bhāgā yamaṁ devaṁ yamīṁ tathā saiva bhūtvātha vaḍavā nāsatyau suṣuve bhuvi

Sanjna, the wife of Vivasvan, gave birth to Shraddhadeva Manu, and also to the twins Yamaraja and Yamuna. Later, taking the form of a mare, she gave birth on earth to the twin Ashvini-kumaras.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.6.6.41)

छाया शनैश्चरं लेभे सावर्णिं च मनुं ततः । कन्यां च तपतीं या वै वव्रे संवरणं पतिम् ॥ ४१ ॥

chāyā śanaiścaraṁ lebhe sāvarṇiṁ ca manuṁ tataḥ kanyāṁ ca tapatīṁ yā vai vavre saṁvaraṇaṁ patim

Chhaya gave birth to Shanaishchara and Savarni Manu, and also to a daughter named Tapati, who chose Samvarana as her husband.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.6.6.42)

अर्यम्णो मातृका पत्नी तयोश्चर्षणयः सुताः । यत्र वै मानुषी जातिर्ब्रह्मणा चोपकल्पिता ॥ ४२ ॥

aryamṇo mātṛkā patnī tayoś carṣaṇayaḥ sutāḥ yatra vai mānuṣī jātir brahmaṇā copakalpitā

Matrika was the wife of Aryama, and from their union were born learned sons, from among whom Brahma fashioned the human species.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.6.6.43)

पूषानपत्यः पिष्टादो भग्नदन्तोऽभवत्पुरा । योऽसौ दक्षाय कुपितं जहास विवृतद्विजः ॥ ४३ ॥

pūṣānapatyaḥ piṣṭādo bhagna-danto ’bhavat purā yo ’sau dakṣāya kupitaṁ jahāsa vivṛta-dvijaḥ

Pusha remained childless and had his teeth broken, for long ago, when Shiva was enraged at Daksha's sacrifice, Pusha had laughed at him, baring his teeth; ever since, he has been able to eat only ground flour.

Verse 44 (bhagavata.6.6.44)

त्वष्टुर्दैत्यात्मजा भार्या रचना नाम कन्यका । सन्निवेशस्तयोर्जज्ञे विश्वरूपश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ४४ ॥

tvaṣṭur daityātmajā bhāryā racanā nāma kanyakā sanniveśas tayor jajñe viśvarūpaś ca vīryavān

The wife of Tvashta was Rachana, a daughter of the Daityas, from whom were born two sons — Sannivesha and the exceedingly mighty Vishvarupa.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.6.6.45)

तं वव्रिरे सुरगणा स्वस्रीयं द्विषतामपि । विमतेन परित्यक्ता गुरुणाङ्गिरसेन यत् ॥ ४५ ॥

taṁ vavrire sura-gaṇā svasrīyaṁ dviṣatām api vimatena parityaktā guruṇāṅgirasena yat

Although Vishvarupa was the son of a daughter of their enemies the demons, the demigods nevertheless chose him as their own priest, having been abandoned by their guru, Brihaspati of the Angira line, on account of some disrespect shown to him.

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