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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 1
TRANSLATION
The sage Meru had two daughters, named Āyati and Niyati, whom he gave in charity to Dhātā and Vidhātā. They gave birth to two sons, Mṛkaṇḍa and Prāṇa.
TEXT 45
मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डस्य प्राणाद्वेदशिरा मुनिः । कविश्च मार्गवो यस्य भगवानुशना सुतः ॥४५॥
mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍasya prāṇād vedaśirā muniḥ kaviś ca bhārgavo yasya bhagavān uśanā sutaḥ
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ—Mārkaṇḍeya; mṛkaṇḍasya—of Mṛkaṇḍa; prāṇāt—from Prāṇa; vedaśirāḥ—Vedaśirā; muniḥ—great sage; kaviḥ ca—of the name Kavi; bhārgavaḥ—of the name Bhārgava; yasya—whose; bhagavān—greatly powerful; uśanā—Śukrācārya; sutaḥ—son.
TRANSLATION
From Mṛkaṇḍa, Mārkaṇḍeya Muni was born and from Prāṇa the sage Vedaśirā, whose son was Uśanā [Śukrācārya], also known as Kavi. Thus Kavi also belonged to the descendants of the Bhṛgu dynasty.
TEXTS 46-47
त एते मुनयः क्षत्तलोकान् सर्गैरभावयन् । एष कर्दमर्दाद्दित्रसंतानः कथितस्तव ॥४६॥ शृण्वतः श्रद्धानस्य सद्यः पापहरः परः । प्रवृत्तिं मानवीं दक्ष उपयेमे ह्यजात्मजः ॥४७॥
ta ete munayaḥ kṣattar lokān sargair abhāvayan eṣa kardama-dauhitra- santānaḥ kathitas tava