Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.845

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4) The descendants of Dhruva. Two sons named Śiṣṭi and Bhavya were born to Dhruva by his wife Śambhu. Succhāyā the wife of Śiṣṭi gave birth to five sinless sons named Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vipra, Vṛkala and Vṛkatejas. Bṛhatī the wife of Ripu gave birth to Cākṣuṣa of extreme bright complexion. Manu was born to Cākṣuṣa by his wife Puṣkaraṇī the daughter of Vīraṇaprajāpati and included in the children of Varuṇa. Ten sons were born to the bright Manu by his wife Naḍvalā, daughter of Prajāpati Vairāja. These ten bright sons were Kuru, Pūru, Śatadyumna Tapasvī, Satyavān, Śuci, Agniṣṭomā, Atirātra, Sudyumna, and Abhimanyu. Āgneyī, the wife of Kuru gave birth to six children. They were Aṅga, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgiras and Śibi. A son named Vena was born to Aṅga by his wife Sunīthā. Hermits churned the right hand of Vena to obtain children. As a result of churning Vaineya was born from the right hand of Vena. That King is the famous Pṛthu. This Pṛthu milked the earth for the prosperity of his subjects. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Amśa 1, Chapter 13).