Sūta said: Menā gave birth to Maināka Krauñca, his (Maināka’s) younger sisters Umā and Gaṅgā. The latter became the holiest by virtue of her contact with the body of lord Śiva. Svadhā gave birth to a mental daughter Dharaṇī (earth) who became the support of sacrifices. That lady (Dharaṇī) of lotus-face became the wife of Meru, the king of mountains.