Shloka 7
Daitya–Dānava Vaṁśa, Kaśyapa’s Progeny, and the Birth of the Maruts
स्वर्भानोस् तु प्रभा कन्या शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी उपदानवी हयशिराः प्रख्याता वरकन्यकाः
svarbhānos tu prabhā kanyā śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī upadānavī hayaśirāḥ prakhyātā varakanyakāḥ
स्वर्भानूपासून प्रभा नावाची कन्या जन्मली; तसेच शर्मिष्ठा, वार्षपर्वणी, उपदानवी आणि हयशिरा—या सर्व श्रेष्ठ कुलातील प्रसिद्ध कन्या होत्या।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Genealogy and proliferation of Daityas/Dānavas within early creation (asura lineages).
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
FAQs
They preserve dynastic memory across cosmic ages and show how all beings—devas, asuras, and humans—fit within an ordered universe ultimately governed by Vishnu.
Parāśara presents a structured descent (parents and notable offspring), using named figures to link broader mythic events and families across Manvantara-era history.
Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana frames these lineages as unfolding within Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic administration, where order, time, and destiny are sustained by the Supreme Reality.