All these were celestial Gandharvas.  And it is also known that this Pradha of great fortune, through the celestial Rishi (Kasyapa, her husband), brought forth the sacred of the Apsaras, Alamvusha, Misrakesi, Vidyutparna, Tilottama, Aruna, Rakshita, Rambha, Manorama, Kesini, Suvahu, Surata, Suraja, and Supria were the daughters, and Ativahu and the celebrated Haha and Huhu, and Tumvuru were the sons—­the best of Gandharvas—­of Pradha and Amrita.  The Brahmanas, kine, Gandharvas, and Apsaras, were born of Kapila as stated in the Purana.

“Thus hath been recited to thee by me the birth of all creatures duly—­of Gandharvas and Apsaras, of Snakes, Suparnas, Rudras, and Maruts; of kine and of Brahmanas blessed with great good fortune, and of sacred deeds.  And this account (if read) extendeth the span of life, is sacred, worthy of all praise, and giveth pleasure to the ear.  It should be always heard and recited to others, in a proper frame of mind.

“He who duly readeth this account of the birth of all high-souled creatures in the presence of the gods and Brahmanas, obtaineth large progeny, good fortune, and fame, and attaineth also to excellent worlds hereafter.’”

SECTION LXVI

(Sambhava Parva continued)

“Vaisampayana said, ’It is known that the spiritual sons of Brahman were the six great Rishis (already mentioned).  There was another of the name of Sthanu.  And the sons of Sthanu, gifted with great energy, were, it is known, eleven.  They were Mrigavayadha, Sarpa, Niriti of great fame:  Ajaikapat, Ahivradhna, 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 hath been already said, that Marichi, Angiras.  Atri, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu—­these six great Rishis of great energy—­are the sons of Brahman.  It is well-known in the world that Angiras’s sons are three,—­Vrihaspati, 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 half-men), the tigers, bears, and wolves.  And the sons of Kratu, sacred as sacrifices, are the companions of Surya, (the Valikhilyas), known in three worlds and devoted to truth and vows.  And, O 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