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152 Prabhata, And Dhara had two sons, Dravina and Huta-havya-vaha. And the son of Dhruva is the illustrious Kala (Time), the destroyer of the worlds. And Soma's son is the resplendent Varchas. And Varchas begat upon his wife Manohara three sons-Sisira, and Ramana. And the son of Aha were Jyoti, Sama, Santa, and also Muni. And the son of Agni is the handsome Kumara born in a forest of reeds. And, he is also called Kartikeya because he was reared by Krittika and others; And, after Kartikeya, there were born his three brothers Sakba, Visakba, Naigameya. And the wife of Anila is Siva ; and Siva's son were Mano. java and Avijnt-agati. These two were the sons of Anila. The son of Pratyusha, you must know, is the Rishi named Devala, and Devala had two sons who were both exceedingly forgiving and of great mental power. And the sister of Vrihaspati, the first of women, uttering the sacred truth, engaged in ascetic penances, toamed over the whole Earth; and she became the wife of Prabhasa, the eighth Vasu. And she brought forth the illustrious Viswakatman, the founder of all arts. And he was originator of a thousands arts, the engineer of the immortals, the maker of all kinds of ornaments, and the first of artists. And he it was who constructed the celestial cars of the gods, and mankind are enabled to live in consequence of the inventions of that illustrious one. And he is worshipped, for that reason, by men. And he is eternal and immutable, this Viswakarman."

"And the illustrious Dharma, the dispenser of all happiness, assuming! a human countenance. came out through the right breast of Brahman. And Abasta (Dharma) bath three excellent sons capable of charming every creature. And they are Sama, Kama, Harsha (Peace, Desire, and Jay). And by their energy they are supporting the worlds. And the wife of Kama is Rati, of Sama is Prapti ; and the wife of Harsha is Nanda. And upon them, indeed, are the worlds made to depend."

"And the son of Marichut is Kasya pa. And Kasyapa's offspring are the gods and the Asuras. And, therefore, is Kasyapa, the Father of the worlds. And Tashtri, of the form of Vadava, (a mare) became the wife of Savitri. And she gave birth, in the skies, to two greatly fortunate twins, the Aswins. And, o king, the sons of Aditi are twelve with Indra heading them all. And the youngest of them all was Vishnu upon whom the worlds depend."

These are the thirty-three gods (the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the twelve Adityas, Prajapati, and Vashatkara). I shall now recount their progeny according to their Pakshas, Kulas, and Ganas. The Rudras the Saddhyas, the Maruts, the Vasus, the Bhargavas, and the Viswadevas are each reckoned as a Paksha. Garuda the son of Vinata and the mighty Aruna also, and the illustrious Vrihaspati are reckoned among the