Manvantaras : The Milking of the Earth - Verse 57

In the sixth cycle of Caksusa Manvantara1 the Devas are remembered as consisting of five Ganas (classes), viz. Adyas, Prasutas, Bhavyas, the heaven-dwelling Prthukas and the Lekhas of great dignity. dance with the names of their mothers. The Ganas of those Devas are the great-grandsons of Aranya, the Prajapati, the son of Atri. Each of these groups is remembered as comprising of eight Devas.