Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 34
Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds
वैश्वानरसुता याश्च चतस्रश्चारुदर्शना: । उपदानवी हयशिरा पुलोमा कालका तथा ॥ ३३ ॥ उपदानवीं हिरण्याक्ष: क्रतुर्हयशिरां नृप । पुलोमां कालकां च द्वे वैश्वानरसुते तु क: ॥ ३४ ॥ उपयेमेऽथ भगवान् कश्यपो ब्रह्मचोदित: । पौलोमा: कालकेयाश्च दानवा युद्धशालिन: ॥ ३५ ॥ तयो: षष्टिसहस्राणि यज्ञघ्नांस्ते पितु: पिता । जघान स्वर्गतो राजन्नेक इन्द्रप्रियङ्कर: ॥ ३६ ॥
vaiśvānara-sutā yāś ca catasraś cāru-darśanāḥ upadānavī hayaśirā pulomā kālakā tathā
Vaiśvānara, the son of Danu, had four beautiful daughters, named Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā and Kālakā. Hiraṇyākṣa married Upadānavī, and Kratu married Hayaśirā. Thereafter, at the request of Lord Brahmā, Prajāpati Kaśyapa married Pulomā and Kālakā, the other two daughters of Vaiśvānara. From the wombs of these two wives of Kaśyapa came sixty thousand sons, headed by Nivātakavaca, who are known as the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas. They were physically very strong and expert in fighting, and their aim was to disturb the sacrifices performed by the great sages. My dear King, when your grandfather Arjuna went to the heavenly planets, he alone killed all these demons, and thus King Indra became extremely affectionate toward him.
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They are four: Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā, and Kālakā.
To preserve the Purāṇic genealogies that explain how various demigod and demon dynasties arise and interact within the Lord’s cosmic administration.
They encourage seeing history through dharma and causality—how relationships and choices shape outcomes across generations.