The Race of Prajdpati : Rebirth of Seven Sages - Verse 128-129

He became then desirous of creating the different subjects by the process of sexual intercourse. He took to himself as wife the daughter of Virana, the Prajapati. She was Asikni who was endowed with great penance and who supported the worlds. The entire Universe consisting of the mobile and the immobile beings was sustained by her.