Matsyapurana 10.8

10.8

śarīre māturaṃśena kṛṣṇāñjanasamaprabhāḥ
pituraṃśasya cāṃśena dhārmiko dharmacāriṇaḥ //

Black as soot the barbarian race that came out of Vênu was the outcome of the evil qualities of his mother; and from the portion of the good qualities of his pious father, appeared from the right hand of the dead king, a most brilliant figure, wearing an armour, studded with precious stones, and armed with bow and arrow in one hand and holding a club in the other. The illustrious figure thus produced, after so much difficulty, was named Pṛithu. King Pṛithu was anointed by the Brâhmaṇas, but even then he practised severe austerities.—8-10.