[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.909 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.909 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.909 - **Language:** English ### [c4.909](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.909) ASIKNI II. A wife of Dakṣa. Dakṣaprajāpati, son of Brahmā, commenced creation with his own mind. When he found that it was not conducive to the propagation of the species he pondered over the subject once more and decided to effect it by the sexual union of the male and the female. He, therefore, married Asikni daughter of Viraṇaprajāpati. There is a version in the seventh Skandha of Devi Bhāgavata that Viraṇī was born of the left thumb of Brahmā.\* Then the virile Dakṣaprajāpati begot by Asikni five thousand Haryaśvas with a view to propagating his species and the Haryaśvas also evinced great desire to increase their number. Knowing this devarṣi Nārada of enchanting words approached them and said "Oh, Haryaśvas, I understand, energetic young men, are going to continue creation. Phew! You are children who have not cared to understand the ins and outs or ups and downs of this earth and then how do you think you can create people? You all endowed with the power to move about on all sides without any obstruction and you are only fools if you do not attempt so find out the limits of this earth". Hearing this they started on a tour to different sides of the earth to find out its boundaries. Just like worms fallen into the ocean the Haryaśvas have never returned so far. - [Previous: c4.908](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.908) - [Next: c4.910](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.910) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata-vidyanatha-vidyatirtha) — Vidyānātha Vidyātīrtha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.909](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.909) · Pramāṇa