The Progeny of Dakfa's Daughters^ {Khyati and others) - Verse 20
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 13 · Verse 20
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Sanskrit Original
वैन्यो ऽपि वेदविधिना निश्चलां भक्तिमुद्वहन। अपालयत स्वकं राज्यं न्यायेन मधुसूदने।।
vainyo 'pi vedavidhinā niścalāṃ bhaktimudvahan| apālayat svakaṃ rājyaṃ nyāyena madhusūdane||
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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.