Text 26] The Progeny of the Daughters of Daksa 15
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punah prasddya tarn somah
kala lebhe ksaye ditah
§rmu namani lokanam
matrnadm Sankarani ca
atha kaSyapa-patninam
yat-prasiitam idam jagat
aditir ditir danuh kastha
arista surasa ila
munih krodhavasé tamra
surabhih saramé timih
timer yddo-ganda dsan
Svapadah sarama-sutah
punah—again; prasddya—pacifying; tam—him (Prajapati Daksa);
somah—the moon-god; kalah—portions of light; lebhe—achieved;
ksaye—in gradual destruction (the dark fortnight); ditah—removed;

Srmu—please hear; némani—all the names; lokanam—of the planets;

matrnam—of the mothers; sarkardni—pleasing; ca—also; atha—now;

kasyapa-patninam—of the wives of Kagyapa; yat-prasiitam—from
whom was born; idam—this; jagat—whole universe; aditih—Aditi;
ditih—Diti; danuh—Danu; kastha—Kastha; arista—Arista; surasa—

Surasa; iwla—Ila; munih—Muni; krodhavasa—Krodhavasa; tamra—

Tamra; surabhih—Surabhi; sarama—Sarama; timih—Timi; timeh—

from Timi; yaédah-ganah—the aquatics; dsan—appeared; svapadah—

the ferocious animals like the lions and tigers; saramd-sutah—the
children of Sarama.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter the King of the moon pacified Prajapati Daksa with
courteous words and thus regained the portions of light he had
