The Progeny of Dakfa's Daughters^ {Khyati and others) - Verse 19
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 13 · Verse 19
Sanskrit Original
ध्रमिकौ रूपसंपन्नौ सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरौ। मत्प्रसादादसंदिग्धं पुत्रौ तव भविष्यतः। एकमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशः स्वकीयां प्रकृतिं गतः।।
dhramikau rūpasaṃpannau sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varau| matprasādādasaṃdigdhaṃ putrau tava bhaviṣyataḥ| ekamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ svakīyāṃ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ||
Manes {Pitrs) viz. Ayajvana (non-performers of sacrifices) and Yajvana (performers of sacrifices) are the sons of god Brahma. They are respectively classed as Agni^vdttas (non-possessors of fire) and Barhisads (possessors of fire). Svadha bore them two daughters Mena and DharinI (v.l. VaitarinI). 126 Kurma Pur ana Both of them were expounders of Brahman (or the Vedas) and experts in Yogic meditation.