Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 36
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 lovely daughters—Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā, and Kālakā. Hiraṇyākṣa married Upadānavī, and Kratu married Hayaśirā. Then, at Lord Brahmā’s command, Prajāpati Kaśyapa took Pulomā and Kālakā as his wives. From the wombs of these two were born sixty thousand sons, known as the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas—mighty dānavas, skilled in battle, intent on disrupting the sages’ yajñas. O King, when your grandsire Arjuna went to the heavenly realms, he alone slew all those demons, and thus Indra became exceedingly affectionate toward him.
FAQs
The verse lists four daughters of Vaiśvānara: Upadānavī, Hayaśirā, Pulomā, and Kālakā.
He is narrating sacred genealogies that explain the origins of various beings and lineages appearing later in the Purāṇic histories.
They cultivate a broad Vedic worldview—seeing history, karma, and character as interconnected—encouraging humility and discernment about one’s own lineage and actions.