Verse 1

¹Prsni, the wife of Savitr, bore Savitri, Vyahrti and Trayi, and Agnihotra, Pasu, Soma, Caturmasya and the great rites. ²Siddhi, the wife of Bhaga, bore Mahiman, Vibhu and Prabhu, dear one, and a daughter, Asis, shapely and steady in her vows. ³Dhatr's wives were Kuhu, Sinivali, Raka and Anumati, and they bore, in that order, Sayam, Darsa, Pratah and Purnamasa. ⁴The next after him begot on Kriya the fires called Purisya. Carsani belonged to Varuna, and in her Bhrgu was born a second time. ⁵And Valmiki, the great yogin, they say came out of an anthill. Agastya and Vasistha were the two sages born of Mitra and Varuna. ⁶The two of them spilled their seed into a pot in Urvasi's presence. On Revati Mitra begot Utsarga, Arista and Pippala.

⁷Indra begot on Paulomi three sons, so we have heard: Jayanta, Rsabha, and third, dear one, Midhvan; the lord had these. ⁸Of the wide-strider, the god who by maya took the shape of a dwarf, Brhacchloka was born in his wife Kirti, and Saubhaga and the rest were his. ⁹The deeds and qualities and strength of that great-souled son of Kasyapa we shall tell later, and how he came down in Aditi.