Daksha, son of Prachetasa
brothers married Asikni and had sixty daughters.
Of the ten were married to Dharma, seventeen to Kashyapa, twenty-seven to Chandra and Bhuta, Angiras and Krishashva married two each. Vishvadevas were sons of one of the daughters.Marutvati was the mother of Marutvan and Jayanta. Jayanta was also called Upendra.Sankalpa was one of the daughters. Her son was also named Sankalpa and he was the father of Kama.
The daughter Vasu was the mother of the eight Vasus Sarupa, wife of Bhuta became the mother of thousands of Rudras, eleven of whom were famous: Raivata, Aja, Bhava, Bhima, Vama, Ugra, Vrishakapi, Ajaikapat, Ahirbudhnya, Bahurupa and Maha.Kashyapa wives were Aditi, Diti, Dhanu, Kashtha, Arishta, Surasa, Ila, Muni, Krodhavasha, Tamra, Surabhi, Saram, Timi, Vinata, Kadru, Patangi and Yamini. Aditi ‘s son was Vamana – one of the incarnations of Lord Narayana. Vamana was born in the month of Bhadrapada: Shukla Paksha: Dvadashi and Abhijit was the star under which the child was born. In later years this dvadashi will be known as Vijaya Dvadashi.
Tamra gave birth to hawks, falcons and eagles. Krodhavasha was the mother of serpents with fangs. Ila produced trees. Arishta was the mother of Gandharvas. Kashta produced animals without split hooves. Viprasiddhi, son of Dhanu married Simhika, daughter of Hiranyakashipu. They had hundred children which included Rahu and Ketu. Muni gave birth to Apsaras Patangi produced birds and Yamini gave birth to moths and similar short-lived insects Vinata was the mother of Aruna (charioteer of Sun) and Garuda who carried Lord Narayana, Kadru was the mother serpents. Famous among the sons were – Sesha, Vasuki, Takshaka and Karkotaka.
Daityas and Maruts
Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu were the sons of Diti. She also gave birth to Maruts. Hiranyaksha was killed by Lord Narayana in the form of Varaha.
Hiranyakashipu hated Lord Narayana for this. He persecuted all devotees of Narayana.
Hiranyakashipu’s son was Prahlada who turned out to be the greatestdevotee of the Lord. When Hiranyakashipu started persecuting Prahlada, then the Lord killed him in the form of Narasimha. Prahlada’s son was Virochana.
And his son was the great asura king Bali. He defeats God Indra and becomes the Lord of the world. It was to subdue King Bali that Lord Narayana was born as Vamana. Bali was involved in conducting a great Yaga. Vamana approaches Bali and asks for a boon. The boon the child was asking was for three paces of ground as measured by the child. Shukracharya,the preceptor of the King reveals to the King that the child is in fact Lord Narayana himself and the boon should be refused. However, the king was excited to be in a position to grant a boon to the Lord of lords. He gives it. Vamana measures the earth and heaven with two paces and asks Bali a place for the third pace.
Bali offers his head. Lord Narayana was very pleased with Bali and blessed him.
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