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॥ अथ प्रथमांशे दशमोऽध्यायः ॥

श्रीमैत्रेय उवाच ।

कथितं मे त्वाया सर्वं यत्पृष्टोसि मया मुने ।
भृगुसर्गात्प्रभृत्येष सर्गो मे कथ्यतां पुनः ॥

Summary AI O Sage! You have explained everything I asked. Now, please describe to me once again the process of creation, starting from the progeny of Bhṛgu.

श्रीपराशर उवाच ।

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भृगोः ख्यात्यां समुत्पन्ना लक्ष्मीर्विष्णुपरिग्रहः ।
तथा धातृविधातारौ ख्यात्यां जातौ सुतौ भृगोः ॥

Summary AI From Bhṛgu and Khyāti, Lakṣmī was born as the consort of Viṣṇu. Additionally, two sons named Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ were born to Bhṛgu by Khyāti.

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आयतिर्नियतिश्चैव मेरोः कन्ये महात्मनः ।
भार्ये धातृविधात्रोस्ते तयोर्जातौ सुतावुभौ ॥

Summary AI Āyati and Niyati, the two daughters of the great-souled Meru, became the wives of Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ. From those two couples, two sons were born.

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प्राणश्चैव मृकण्डुश्च मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डुतः ।
ततो वेदशिरा जज्ञे प्राणस्यापि सुतं शृणु ॥

Summary AI The two sons were Prāṇa and Mṛkaṇḍu. From Mṛkaṇḍu was born Mārkaṇḍeya, and from him, Vedaśiras was born. Now hear about the son of Prāṇa.

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प्राणस्य द्युतिमान्पुत्रो राजवांश्च ततो ऽभवत् ।
ततो वंशो महाभाग विस्तरं भार्गवो गतः ॥

Summary AI Prāṇa had a son named Dyutimat, and from him was born Rājavat. O noble one! Thus, the lineage of Bhṛgu attained great expansion.

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पत्नी मरीचेः संभूतिः पौर्णमासमसूयता ।
विरजाः पर्वतश्चैव तस्य पुत्रो महात्मनः ॥

Summary AI Sambhūti, the wife of Marīci, gave birth to Paurṇamāsa. The sons of that great soul were Virajas and Parvata.

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वंशसंकीर्तने पुत्रान्वदिष्येहं ततो द्विज ।
स्मृतिश्चाङ्गीरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास्तथा ।
सिनीवाली कुहूश्चैव राका चानुमती तथा ॥

Summary AI O twice-born! I shall later name the sons in the genealogy of the lineage. Smṛti, the wife of Aṅgiras, gave birth to daughters named Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā, and Anumati.

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अनसूया तथैवात्रेर्जज्ञे निष्कल्मषान्सुतान् ।
सोमं दुर्वाससं चैव दत्तात्रेयं च योगिनम् ॥

Summary AI Similarly, Anasūyā, the wife of Atri, gave birth to sinless sons: Soma, Durvāsas, and the great yogi Dattātreya.

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प्रीत्यां पुलस्त्यभार्यायां दत्तोलिस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् ।
पूर्वजन्मनि यो ऽगस्त्यः स्मृतः स्वायंभुवेन्तरे ॥

Summary AI Dattoli was born to Prīti, the wife of Pulastya. He was known as Agastya in his previous birth during the Svāyambhuva era.

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कर्दमश्चार्वरीवांश्च सहिष्णुश्च सुतास्त्रयः ।
क्षमा तु सुषवे भार्या पुलहस्य प्रजापतेः ॥

Summary AI Kṣamā, the wife of the progenitor Pulaha, gave birth to three sons: Kardama, Arvarīvat, and Sahiṣṇu.

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क्रतोश्च संततिर्भार्या वालखिल्यानसूयत ।
षष्टिपुत्रसहस्राणि मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्राणां ज्वलद्भास्करतेजसाम् ॥

Summary AI Santati, the wife of Kratu, gave birth to sixty thousand Vālakhilyas, who were celibate sages, the size of a thumb's joint, and radiant like the blazing sun.

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ऊर्जायां तु वसिष्ठस्य ।
सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः ॥

Summary AI Seven sons were born to Vasiṣṭha through his wife Ūrjā.

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रजो गोत्रोर्ध्वबाहुश्च सवनश्चानघस्तथा ।
सुतपाः शुक्र इत्येते सर्वे सप्तर्षयो ऽमलाः ॥

Summary AI Their names were Rajas, Gotra, Ūrdhvabāhu, Savana, Anagha, Sutapas, and Śukra. These were all the stainless Saptarṣis.

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यो ऽसावग्न्यभिमानी स्यात्ब्रह्मणस्तनयो ऽग्रजः ।
तस्मात्स्वाहा सुतांल्लेभे त्रीनुदारौजसो द्विज ॥

Summary AI O twice-born! From the eldest son of Brahmā, who presided over fire, his wife Svāhā bore three sons of exalted prowess.

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पावकं पवमानं तु ।
शुचिं चापि जलाशिनम् ॥

Summary AI These three sons were named Pāvaka, Pavamāna, and Śuci, who is also known as Jalāśin.

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तेषां तु सन्ततावन्ये चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च ।
कथ्यन्ते वह्नयश्चैते पितापुत्रत्रयं च यत् ॥

Summary AI In their lineage, forty-five other fires are enumerated. Together with the father and his three sons, they form a specific group.

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एवमेकोनपञ्चशद्वह्नयः परिकीर्तिताः ॥

Summary AI Thus, forty-nine fires in total have been traditionally described.

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पितरो ब्रह्मणा सृष्टा व्याख्याता ये मया द्विज ।
आग्निष्वात्त बर्हिषदो ऽनग्नयः साग्नयश्च ये ॥

Summary AI O twice-born! I have explained the Pitṛs created by Brahmā, known as the Āgniṣvāttas and Barhiṣads, as well as those who are without fire and those with fire.

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तेभ्यः स्वधा सुते जज्ञे मेनां वै धारीणीं तथा ।
ते उभे ब्रह्मवादिन्यौ योगिन्यावप्युभे द्विज ॥

Summary AI O twice-born! From them, Svadhā gave birth to two daughters, Menā and Dhāriṇī. Both of them were exponents of the Brahman and were also accomplished yogis.

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उत्तमज्ञानसंपन्ने ।
सर्वैः समुदिर्तैर्गुणैः ॥

Summary AI They both possessed supreme knowledge and were endowed with all excellent qualities.

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इत्येषा दक्षकन्यानां कथिता सत्यसंततिः ।
श्रद्धावान्संस्मरन्नेतामनपत्यो न जायते ॥

Summary AI Thus, this true lineage of the daughters of Dakṣa has been narrated. A person endowed with faith who recollects this genealogy does not remain childless.

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे प्रथमेऽंशे दशमो ऽध्यायः ।

॥ इति प्रथमांशे दशमोऽध्यायः ॥

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