Rohini

Markandeya begins to describe the sacred fires — their origins, their names, and the rites that correct them when they are defiled. What follows is a genealogy of fire itself, from the primal austerity of Tapas through the sons of Bhanu and Manu, down to the fires that dwell in breath, in anger, and in the bodies of all living beings.

Six goddesses, abandoned by their husbands the saptarshis after a false rumor that they gave birth to Skanda, come to the god of war seeking refuge. Skanda accepts them as his mothers, but the celestial disruption caused by their displacement must be resolved by Brahma himself.