[1-65] Vaishampaayan Jee said - "Thus Indra consulted Naaraayan about His incarnation on Prithvi. he then instructed all the Devtaa and came to his abode. So Devtaa also started incarnating on Prithvi as Brahmarshi and royal sages, and they started killing Daitya born in every form. The incarnated Devtaa were so powerful that the Daanav could not kill those celestials even if they were in their infancy stage." Janamejaya said - "I wish to hear the account of their birth, so please tell me about that."

Vaishampaayan Jee said - "Yes, I will tell you everything. It is known that Brahmaa had six spiritual sons - Mareechi, Atri, Angiraa, Pulastya, Pulah, and Kratu. Mareechi's son is Kashyap and all these children are of Kashyap Jee. Daksh, one of the Prajaapati, had 13 daughters - Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kalaa, Danaayu, Sinhikaa, Krodhaa, Pradhaa, Vishwaa, Vinataa, Kapilaa, Muni and Kadroo. The sons and grandsons of these women are countless.

--From Aditi were born 12 Aaditya. Their names are - Dhaataa, Mitra, Aryamaa (Aaryaman), Sakra (Indra), Varun, Ansh, Vag, Vivaswat, Pooshaa, Savitaa, Twashtaa, and Vishnu. The youngest one is superior to all of them in merit.
--Diti had one son Hiranyakashyap, who had five sons - all were famous throughout the world. They were Prahlaad, Sanhlaad, Anuhlaad, Shivi, and Baashkal. Prahlaad had three sons - Virochan, Kumbh and Nikumbh. Virochan had one son named Bali. Bali had one son Baan (Baanaasur). Baan was a follower of Rudra and was known also as "Mahaakaal".
--Danu had 40 sons - the eldest of all was (1) Viprachitti, then (2) Shambar, (3) Namuchi, (4) Pulomaa, (5) Cheti, (6) Vishrut, (7) Asilomaa, (8) Keshee, (9) Durjaya, (10) Shiraa, (11) Ashwashiraa, (12) Ashwashanku, (13) Gaganmardan, (14) Vegvat, (15) Ketumat, (16) Swarbhaanu, (17) Ashwa, (18) Ashwapati, (19) Vrishparvaa, (20) Ajak, (21) Ashwagreev, (22) Sukshamaa, (23) Tuhund, (24) Ekpad, (25) Ekchakra, (26) Viroopaaksh, (27) Nikumbh, (28) Mahodar, (29) Nichandra, (30) Kupad, (31) Kaapad, (32) Sharabh, (33) Shalabh, (34) Soorya, (35) Chandramaa were well known. These Soorya and Chandramaa are not the celestial ones. The following 10 were also her brave sons - Ekaaksh, Amritapaa, Pralamb, Narak, Vaataapi, Shatrutaapan, Shat, Gavishth, Danaayu and Deerghjeevee.
--Sinhikaa had four sons Raahu (who ate Soorya and Chandra), Suchandra, Chandrahantaa and Chandrapramardan.
--Children of Krodhaa were as crooked as she herself was.
--Danaayu had four sons - Vikshar, Bal, Veer, and Vritra.
--Kalaa's children were like Yam - Vinaashan and Krodh, Krodhaant, Krodhshatru, and many more.

Shukra was the chief priest of Asur. Shukra had four sons who were also the priests of Asur - Tashtaadhar, Atri and two others. These are well known, but they had thousands and thousands who are not so known.

--Vinataa's sons were - Taarkshya, Arishtnemi, Garud and Arun, Aaruni and Vaaruni.
--Kadroo's sons were Shesh or Anant, Vaasuki, Takshak, Kumaar, Kulik. 
--Muni's sons are Dev and Gandharv - (1) Bheemsen, (2) Ugrasen, (3) Suparn, (4) Varun, (5) Gopati, (6) Dhritraashtra, (7) Sooryavarchaa, (8) Satyavaach, (9) Arkparn, (10) Prayut, (11) Bheem, (12) Chitrarath, (13) Kaaleesir, (14) Parjanya, (15) Kali, and (16) Naarad.
--Pradhaa's daughters - (1) Anvadyaa Manu, (2) Vanshaa, (3) Asuraa, (4) Maraganpriyaa, (5) Anoopa, (6) Subhagaa, (7) Vasee. And these Gandharv were her sons - (1) Siddha, (2) Poorn, (3) Varhi, (4) Puranyu, (5) Brahmchaaree, (6) Ratigun, (7) Suparn, (8) Vishwaavasu, (9) Bhaanu, (10) Suchandra. Besides these she brought forth Apsaraa also - Alambooshaa, Mishrakeshee, Vidyutparnaa, Tilottamaa, Arunaa, Rakshitaa, Rambhaa, Manoramaa, Keshinee, Subaahu, Surat, Surajaa, Supriyaa; and Atibaahu, Tumburu, Haahaa and Hoohoo Gandharv were her sons.
--Kapilaa gave birth to Braahman, cows, Gandharv and Apsaraa.

Thus I described you the birth of all creatures."

11 Rudra, 8 Vasu, 12 Aaditya etc

Vaishampaayan Jee said - "It is known that Brahmaa had six Maanas Putra. There was an other one named Sthaanu. He had 11 sons. They were (1) Mrigvyaadh, (2) Sarp, (3) Nirriti, (4) Ajaikpaad, (5) Ahirbudhnya, (6) Pinaakee, (7) Dahan, (8) Eeshwar, (9) Kapaalee, (10) Sthaanu, and (11) Bharg. They are called 11 Rudra.

From among the six sons of Brahmaa Jee (Mareechi, Angiraa, Atri, Pulastya, Pulah, Kratu), 
--Angiraa had three sons - Brihaspati, Utathya, Samvart.
--Atri is said to have numerous sons. They are all conversant with Ved.
--Pulastya's sons are Raakshas, monkey, Kinnar (half man and half horse) and Yaksh.
--Pulah's sons are Shalabh (the winged insects), the lions, Kimpurush (half lion and half man), tigers, bears, wolves.
--Kratu has Vaalkhilya Rishi, known in three worlds, of rigid vows.

Daksh was born from the right toe of Brahmaa and his wife appeared from from Brahmaa's left toe. Both had 50 daughters. His all the daughters were very beautiful. Since he had no son, he made them Putrikaa [so that their sons can belong to both to him as well as to their father]. He bestowed his 

10 daughters to Dharm - Keerti, Lakshmee Dhrit, Medhaa, Pushti, Shraddhaa, Kriyaa, Buddhi, Lajjaa, Mati;
27 daughters to Chandramaa - they are Nakshatra and are employed in indicating time to assist the world;
13 daughters to Kashyap.

Brahmaa had another son named Manu whose son's name was Prajaapati. Prajaapati had 8 sons. They are called Vasu. (1) Dhoomra had two sons - Dhaaraa and Dhruv; (2) Shwaas had two sons Chandramaa and Shwaasan - Anil; (3) Rat had one son Ahaa; (4) Shaandilya had one son Hutaashan - Anal; (5) Prabhaat had two sons Pratyoosh and Prabhaas.

Dhaaraa had two sons - Draavid and Hutaa-havyaa-vaha. Dhruv's son is Kaal (Time). Som's son is Varchaa. Varchaa has three sons from his wife Manoharaa - Shishir, Praan and Raman. Ahaa has four sons - Jyoti, Shram, Shaant, and Muni. Anal (Agni) has one son born in the forest of reeds - Kumaar. He is known as Kaartikeya because he was brought up by Krittikaa. After the birth of Kaartikeya, three more sons wre born to Anal - Shaakh, Vishaakh, and Naigmesh. Anil (Vaayu) had two sons from his wife Shivaa - Manojava and Avigyaat. Pratyoosh's son is Rishi Deval. Deval has two sons.

Brihaspati's sister roamed all around the earth and then became Prabhaas' (the 8th Vasu) wife and gave birth to Vishwakarmaa. He was the originator of thousands of arts, engineer of the immortals, the maker of all ornaments, and the first of artists.

Dharm appeared from Brahmaa's right breast. He has three sons - Sham, Kaam and Harsh (peace, pleasure and joy). Kaam's wife is Rati; Sham's wife is Praapti; and Harsh's wife is Nandaa.

Mareechi had a son named Kashyap. Kashyap's children are Devtaa and Asur, that is why he is the father of the world. Twashtri became the wife of Saavitree assuming the form of Vadavaa (mare), and she gave birth to a twins named Ashwinee Kumaar. Aditi has 12 sons, of whom Indra is the head, and the youngest of whom is Vishnu upon whom depends the whole world.

Thus these are 33 Devtaa - 11 Rudra, 8 Vasu, 12 Aaditya, Prajaapati, and Vashatkar. I will now tell you about their children according to their Paksh, Kul and Gan. The Rudra, the Saadhya, the Marut, the Vasu, the Bhaargav (Bhrigu's children), and the Vishwedev, are each regarded as a "Paksh". Garud and Arun and Brihaspati are regarded as Aaditya. Ashwinee Kumaar, all annual plants, all inferior animals, are called Guhyak. These are the Gan of Devtaa which were described here.

Bhrigu's Vansh

Bhrigu came out ripping right breast of Brahmaa Jee. Bhrigu's son is Shukra who became a planet and became the maker of rains and the cause of bestowing good things to the three Lok. He led the life of a Brahmchaaree and divided himself into two and became the spiritual guide of both Devtaa and Asur. After Shukra, Bhrigu had another virtuous son Chyavan. He came out of his mother's womb in anger and freed his mother from Raakshas grip. He married Manu's daughter Aarushee and had a son named Aurv. Aurv came out ripping out the thigh of Aarushee. Aurv had the son named Richeek. Richeek was very virtuous even from his childhood. His son was Jamadagni and Jamadagni had four sons, among whom the youngest one was Parashuraam, but he was the most superior among all his brothers. Aurv had 100 sons, Jamadagni was being the eldest. [Logic is bad here] And the children of these 100 sons spread throughout the world.

Brahmaa had two other sons - Dhaataa and Vidhaataa. Their sister is Lakshmee who lives in lotuses. Lakshmee's children are flying horses. Shukra's daughter Devee got married to Varun and became his eldest wife. They have one son Bal and one daughter Suraa (wine).

A-Dharm was born when creatures began to kill each other for want of food. A-Dharm's wife was Nirriti. The Raakshas born from her were called Nairrit. She has three more sons who are very cruel and sinful - Bhaya (fear), Mahaabhaya (terror), and Mrityu (death) who is always engaged in slaying created things. Because he is always destroying things, he has no wife or son.

--Taamraa gave birth to five daughters - Kaakee (crow), Shyenee (hawk), Phaasee (hen), Dhritraashtree (goose), and Shukee (parrot). Thus Kaakee gave birth to crows; Shyenee gave birth to the hawks, cocks and vultures; Dhritraashtree gave birth to all swans and ducks; and Shukee gave birth to all parrots.
--Krodhaa gave birth to nine daughters, all of whom were very angry type - 
(1) Mrigee whose children were all deer, 
(2) Mrigmandaa whose children were all bear species and Srimaraa (sweet-footed), 
(3) Hari had simian species children and horses and Go-langoolaa (cow-tailed), 
(4) Bhadramanaa got celestial elephants - Airaavat,
(5) Matangee begot all elephants,
(6) Shaardoolee got lions, tigers, leopards nd other strong animals as her children, 
(7) Shwetaa got a large elephant named Shwetaa as her offspring, 
(8) Surabhi gave birth to four beautiful daughters - Rohinee and Gandgarvee, and Vimalaa and Analaa; and 
(9) Surasaa had a son named Kank (a long feather bird species) and Naag.

----Rohinee gave birth to all cows and Gandharvee gave birth to all kinds of horses.
----Analaa gave birth to seven kinds of trees of pulpy fruits - date, palm, little date, nut, coconut etc. She had one daughter Shukee also who is the mother of all parrots.

--Kadroo gave birth to Punnag (snakes); and 
--Vinataa had two sons - Arun and Garud.
----Shyenee, the wife of Arun, gave birth to two mighty sons - Sampaati and Jataayu.

This is the genealogy of all creatures described by me.