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Rh it is known, eleven. They were Mrigavayadha, Sarpa, Niriti of great fame : Ajaikapat, Abiv radhna, and Pinaki the oppressor of foes; Dahana and Iswara, and Kapali of great splendour ; and Sthanu, and the illustrious Bharga. These are called the eleven Rudras. It bath been already said, that Marichi, Angiras, Atri, Pulastya, Pulaba, and Kratuthese six great Rishis of great energy-are the sons of Brabman. It is well-known in the world that Angiras's sons are three-Vtihaspati, Utathya, and Samvarta, all of rigid vows. And, O king, it is said that the sons of Atri are numerous. And, being great Rishis, they are all conversant with the Vedas, crowned with ascetic success, and of souls in perfect peace. And, O tiger among kings, the sons of Pulastya of great wisdom are Rakshasas, Monkeys, Kinnaras, (half-men and half-horses), and Yakshas. And, o king the son of Pulaha were, it is said, the Salabhas (the winged insects), the lions, the Kimpurushas (half-lions and halfmen), the tigers, bears, and wolves. And the sons of Kratu, sacred as sacrifices, are the companions of Suryya, (the Valikhilyas), known in three worlds and devoted to truth and vows. And, 0 protector of the Earth, the illustrious Rishi Daksha, of soul in complete peace, and of great asceticism, sprung from the right toe of Brahman, And from the left toe of Brahman sprang the wife of the high-souled Daksha. And the Muni begat upon her fifty daughters, and all those daughters were of faultless features and limbs and of eyes, like lotus-petals. And the lord Daksha, not having any sons, made those daughters his Putrikas (so that their sons might belong both to himself and to their husbands). And Daksha bestowed, according to the sacred ordinance, ten ot bis daughters on Dharma, twenty-seven on Chandra (the Moon), and thirteen on Kasyapa. Listen as I recount the wives of Dharma according to their names! They are ten in all-Kirti, Lakshmi, Dhriti, Medha, Pushti, Sraddba, Kria, Buddhi, Lajja, and Mati. These are the wives of Dharma as appointed by the Self-create. It is known also throughout the world that the wives of Soma (Moon) are twenty-seven. And the wives of Soma, all of sacred vows, are employed in indicating time: and they are the Nakshattras and the Yoginis and they became so for assisting the courses of the worlds."

"And Brahman had another son named Manu. And Manu had a son of the name of Prajapati. And the sons of Prajapati were eight and were called Vasus whom I shall name in detail. They were Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Aha, Anila, Anala, Pratyusha, and Prabhasa. These eight are known as the Vasus. Of these, Dhara and the truth-knowing Dhruva were born of Dhumra: Chandramas (Soma) and Swasana (Anila) were born of the intelligent Swasa; Aha was the son of Rata : and Hutasana (Anala) of Sandilya ; and Pratyusha and Prabhasa were the sons of