Grandson of sage भृगु . भृगु got of his wife ख्याति a daughter named लक्ष्मी and two sons named धाता and विधाता . They married आयति and नियति respectively and they got two sons named प्राण and मृकण्डु . मार्कण्डेय was the son of मृकण्डु . (Chapter 10, Aṃśa 1, Viṣṇu Purāṇa)

A son born to the वसु named सोम of his wife मनोहरा . This प्राण was the younger brother of वर्च्चस् . These brothers had two other brothers named शिशिर and रमण . [mh-1-66-26 ] Mahābhārata • Ādi parva .

प्राणवायु . The wind of life. (See under Parāvaha) .