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, a son of Danu, had four daughters of exquisite beauty—Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā, and Kālakā. O King, Hiraṇyākṣa married Upadānavī, and Kratu married Hayaśirā. Thereafter, by Brahmā’s command, Prajāpati Kaśyapa took Pulomā and Kālakā as his wives. From the wombs of these two were born sixty thousand sons, led by Nivātakavaca, famed as the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas—mighty in body, skilled in battle, and intent on disrupting the yajñas of the great ṛṣis. Dear King, when your grandfather Arjuna went to the heavenly realms, he alone slew all those demons, and thus Indra became exceedingly 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.