From his toe, Brahmana had, even before the birth of Marichi, created a son. That son, O Bharata's chief, was Daksha, the progenitor of creatures.
अङ्गुष्ठात् ससृजे ब्रह्मा मरीचेरपि पूर्वजम्। सोऽभवद् भरतश्रेष्ठ दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः॥