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Shiva Purana

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सोमस्य भगवान्वर्चा वर्चस्वी येन जायते ॥ धरस्य पुत्रो द्रविणो हुतहव्यवहस्तथा ॥ २६ ॥

Soma’s son was lord Varcas imparting lustre to others. Dhara’s sons were Draviṇa and Hutahavyavaha.

english translation

मनोहरायाश्शिशिरः प्राणोऽथ रमणस्तथा ॥ अनिलस्य शिवा भार्य्या यस्याः पुत्राः पुरोजवः ॥ २७॥

Winter is the life force of the beautiful and the delightful Anil's wife was Shiva and she had sons named Purojava.

english translation

अविज्ञातगतिश्चैव द्वौ पुत्रावनिलस्य तु॥ अग्निपुत्रः कुमारस्तु शरस्तम्बे श्रियावृते॥ २८॥

Unknown movement and two sons of the wind. The young son of Agni was covered with beauty in the pillar of arrows.

english translation

तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च पृष्ठतः॥ अपत्यं कृत्तिकानां तु कार्तिकेय इति स्मृतः॥ २९॥

His sons were Śākha, Viśākha and Naigameya. The son of Kṛttikās was called Kārttikeya.

english translation

प्रत्यूषस्य त्वभूत्पुत्र ऋषिर्नाम्ना तु देवलः॥ द्वौ पुत्रौ देवलस्यापि प्रजावन्तौ मनीषिणौ॥ ३०॥

Pratyūṣa’s son was Devala a sage. Devala had two sons who too had children and who were intelligent.

english translation