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Rh lions and tigers in numbers, and also leopards and, no doubt of it, all other strong animals. And, O king, the offspring of Matangi are all the elephants. And Shetā begat the large elephant known by the name Sheta endued with great speed. And, O king, Suravi gave birth to two daughters, the amiable Rohini and the far-famed Gandharvi. And, O Bharata, she had also two other daughters named Vimalā and Analā. From Rohini have sprung all kine, and from Gandharvi all animals of the horse species. And Anala begat the seven kinds of trees yielding pulpy fruits. (They are the date, the palm, the hintala, the tali, the little date, the nut, and the cocoanut.) And she had also another daughter called Shuki (the mother of the parrot species.) And Surasa begat a son called Kanka (a species of long-feathered birds.) And Shyeni, the wife of Aruna, gave birth to two sons of great energy and strength named Sampati and the mighty Jatayu. Surasa also begat the Nagas and Kadru the Pannagas (snakes.) And Vinata begat two sons Gadura and Aruna known extensively. And, O king of men, O thou first of intelligent persons, thus hath the genealogy of all the principal creatures been fully described by me. By listening to this a man is fully cleansed from all his sins, and acquireth great knowledge, and finally attaineth to the first of states in after life."

And thus endeth the sixty-sixth Section in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.

 

( Sambhava Parva continued. )

Janamejaya said, "Worshipful one, I wish to hear from thee in detail about the birth, among men, of the gods, the Danavas, the Gandharvas, the Rakshas, the lions, the tigers, and other animals, the snakes, the birds, in fact, of all creatures! I wish also to hear about the acts and achievements of these, in due order, after they became incarnate in human forms!"

Vaisampayana said, "O king of men, I shall first tell thee all about those celestials and Danavas that were born among 