the form of Varuna.  Thou belongest to the race of Bhrigu.  Angiras begot eight sons.  They also are known as Varunas.  Their names are Vrihaspati, Utathya, Payasya, Santi, Dhira, Virupa, Samvarta, and Sudhan was the eighth.  These eight are regarded also as the offspring of Agni.  Freed from every evil, they are devoted to knowledge only.  The sons of Kavi who was appropriated by Brahman himself are also known as Varunas.  Numbering eight, all of them became progenitors of races and tribes.  Auspicious by nature, they are all conversant with Brahma.  The names of the eight sons of Kavi are Kavi, Kavya, Dhrishnu, Usanas endued with great intelligence, Bhrigu, Viraja, Kasi, and Ugra conversant with every duty.  These are the eight sons of Kavi.  By them the whole world has been peopled.  They are all Prajapatis, and by them have been procreated many offspring.  Thus, O chief of Bhrigu’s race, hath the whole world been peopled with the progeny of Angiras, and Kavi and Bhrigu.  The puissant and supreme Lord Mahadeva in the form of Varuna which he had assumed for his sacrifice had first, O learned Brahmana, adopted both Kavi and Angiras.  Hence, these two are regarded as of Varuna.  After that the eater of sacrificial libations, viz., the deity of blazing flames, adopted Angiras.  Hence, all the progeny of Angiras are known as belonging to the race of Agni.  The Grandsire Brahman was, in olden days, gratified by all the deities who said unto him, ’Let these lords of the universe (referring to Bhrigu and Angiras and Kavi and their descendants) rescue us all.  Let all of them become progenitors of offspring (for peopling the earth).  Let all of them become endued with penances.  Through thy grace, let all these rescue the world (from becoming an uninhabited wilderness).  Let them become procreators and extenders of races and tribes and let them increase thy energy.  Let all of them become thorough masters of the Vedas and let them be achievers of great deeds.  Let all of them be friends to the cause of the deities.  Indeed, let all of them become endued with auspiciousness.  Let them become founders of extensive races and tribes and let them be great Rishis.  Let all of them be endued with high penances and let all of them be devoted to high Brahmacharya, All of us, as also all these are thy progeny, O thou of great puissance.  Thou, O Grandsire, art the Creator of both, deities and the Brahmanas.  Marichi is thy first son.  All these also that are called Bhargavas are thy progeny.  (Ourselves also are so).  Looking at this fact, O Grandsire, we shall all aid and support one another.  All these shall, in this way, multiply their progeny and establish thyself at the commencement of each creation after the universal destruction.’  Thus addressed by them, Brahman, the Grandsire of all the worlds, said unto them, ’So be it!  I am gratified with you all!  Having said so unto the deities he proceeded to the place he had come from.  Even this is what happened in days of old in that