Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1318

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(iv) Born as Dakṣa's son. After the creation of the Devas was over, Brahmā called Dakṣa to him and asked him to marry Viraṇī and procreate, and Dakṣa accordingly begot five thousand sons of Viraṇī. They were called Haryaśvas. Finding that the Haryaśvas also were interested in the procreation of children Nārada, the Devarṣi, approached and told them as follows:— "Oh! Haryaśvas! You who are exceptionally vital people seem to be trying to procreate children. But, you have not enquired as to whether there is enough space on earth for such large numbers of people. You are just like children who know nothing about the world. How will you procreate people? Since you could live absolutely free in the sky, why do you not find out the limit of the earth?"