Shiva Purana

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सामुद्री सुषुवे पुत्रान्दश प्राचीनबर्हिषः ॥ सर्वे प्राचेतसा नाम धनुर्वेदस्य पारगाः ॥ ५६ ॥

Sāmudrī bore Prācīnabarhiṣ ten sons who were called Prācetasas. They were the masters of the science of archery.

english translation

sAmudrI suSuve putrAndaza prAcInabarhiSaH ॥ sarve prAcetasA nAma dhanurvedasya pAragAH ॥ 56 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

येषां स्वायंभुवे दक्षः पुत्रत्वमगमत्पुरा ॥ त्रियम्बकस्य शापेन चाक्षुषस्यांतरे मनोः ॥ ५७ ॥

Dakṣa in Svāyambhuva Manvantara became the son of the Prācetasas in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara due to the curse of Siva.

english translation

yeSAM svAyaMbhuve dakSaH putratvamagamatpurA ॥ triyambakasya zApena cAkSuSasyAMtare manoH ॥ 57 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्येते ब्रह्मपुत्राणां धर्मादीनाम्महात्मनाम् ॥ नातिसंक्षेपतो विप्रा नाति विस्तरतः क्रमात् ॥ ५८ ॥

All these are the great sons of Brahmā, headed by Dharma. O brāhmaṇas, it is not very brief, nor is it very detailed, in order.

english translation

ityete brahmaputrANAM dharmAdInAmmahAtmanAm ॥ nAtisaMkSepato viprA nAti vistarataH kramAt ॥ 58 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वर्णिता वै मया वंशा दिव्या देवगणान्विताः ॥ क्रियावंतः प्रजावंतो महर्धिभिरलंकृताः ॥ ५९ ॥

I have already described to you the divine lineages of the demigods. They were active and had progeny and were adorned with great riches.

english translation

varNitA vai mayA vaMzA divyA devagaNAnvitAH ॥ kriyAvaMtaH prajAvaMto mahardhibhiralaMkRtAH ॥ 59 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रजानां संनिवेशो ऽयं प्रजापतिसमुद्भवः ॥ न हि शक्यः प्रसंख्यातुं वर्षकोटिशतैरपि ॥ ६० ॥

This creation born of the Prajāpatis cannot be enumerated even in hundreds of crores of years.

english translation

prajAnAM saMnivezo 'yaM prajApatisamudbhavaH ॥ na hi zakyaH prasaMkhyAtuM varSakoTizatairapi ॥ 60 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript