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150 and Aruna, and Aruni and Varuni. And Sesha or Ananta, Vasuki, Takshaka, Kumara, and Kulika are known to be the sons of Kadru; and Bhimasena, Ugrasena, Suparna, Varuna, Gopati, and Dhritarashtra, and Suryavarchas the seventh, Satya vachas, Arkaparna, Prayuta, Bhima, and Chitraratha kaown to tame, of great learning, and a controller of his passions, and then Kalisiras, and, o king, Parjanya, the fourteenth in the list, Kali, the fifteenth, and Narada, the sixteenth these Devas and Gandharvas are known to be the sons of Muoi (Daksha's daughter as mentioned before). I shall recount many others, O Bharata ! Anavadya Manu, Vansa, Asura, Marganapria, Anupa, Subhaga, Vasi, were the daughters brought forth by Pradha, Siddha, and Purna, and Varhin, and Purnayus of great fame, Brahmacharin, Ratiguna, and Suparna who was the seventh; Viswavasu, Bhanu, and Suchandra who was the tenth, were also the sons of Pradha. All these were celestials Gandharvas. And it is also known that this Pradha of great god fortune, through the celestial Rishi (Kasyapa ber husband), brought forth the sacred of the Apsaras, Alam vusba, Mistakesi, Vidyutparna, Tilottama, Aruna, Rakshita, Rambha, Manorama, Kesini, Suvahu, Surata, Suraja, and Supria were the daughters, and Ativahu and the celebrated Haha and Huhu, and Tumvuru were the sons--the best of Gandharvas--of Pradha And Amrita, the Brahmanas, kine, Gandharvas, and Apsaras, were born of Kapila as stated in the Purana."

"Thus hath been recited to thee by me the birth of all creatures duly-of Gandharvas and Apsaras, of Snakes, Suparnas, Rudras, and Maruts; of kine and of Brahmanas blessed with great good fortune, and of sacred deeds. And this account (if read) extendeth the period of life, is sacred, worthy of all praise, and giveth pleasure to the ear. It should be always heard and recited to others, in a proper frame of mind."

"He who duly readeth this account of the birth of all high-souled creatures in the presence of the gods and Brahmanas, obtaineth large progeny, good fortune, and fame, and attaineth also to excellent worlds hereafter."

So ends the sixty-fifth section in the Sambhava Parva of the Adi Parva.

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(Sambhava Parva continued)

Vaisampayana said, "It is known that the spiritual sons of Brahman were the six great Rishis (already mentioned). There was another of the name of Sthanu. And the sons of Sthanu gifted with great energy were,