A muni born in the भृगु dynasty. To भृगु were born of his wife ख्याति , लक्ष्मी , the wife of विष्णु and also two sons called धाता and विधाता . They married आयति and नियति daughters of मेरु . Two sons, प्राण and मृकण्डु were born to the couples. From मृकण्डु was born मार्कण्डेय and from him वेदशिरस् . प्राण had a son called द्युतिमान् and he a son called राजवान् . It was from राजवान् that the भृगु dynasty multiplied. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter 10)