Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.928

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AŚMAKĪ. Wife of Prācinvā. Kaśyapa was born to Marici, son of Brahmā. To Kaśyapa was born of his wife Aditi, daughter of Dakṣa, Descending in order from Vivasvān were born Manu, Ilā, Purūravas, Ayus, Nahuṣa, Yayāti. Yayāti had two wives, Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā. The first was the daughter of Śukra and the second the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā. To Devayānī were born two sons, Yadu and Turvasu and to Śarmiṣṭhā were born three sons, Druhyu, Anudruhyu and Pūru. From Yadu came the dynasty of Yādavas and from Pūru came the dynasty of Pauravas. Kausalya was the wife of Pūru and her son was Janamejaya. Pūru conducted three Aśvamedhas and secured the title of Viśvajita (conqueror of the world) and then accepted the ascetic life and went to the forests. Janamejaya married Anantā alias Mādhavī and got a son named Prācinvā. Because he conquered all the land extending to the eastern horizon he got the name Prācinvā. Prācinvā married a yādava girl of name Aśmakī and got a son named Saṃyāti. (Ślokas 6 to 13, Chapter 95, Ādi Parva, M.B.).