Chapter 110 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 110.5

आकाशप्रभवो ब्रह्मा शाश्वतो नित्य अव्ययः। तस्मान्मरीचिः संजज्ञे मरीचेः कश्यपः सुतः॥

ākāśaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ| tasmānmarīciḥ saṃjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ||

English Meaning

Brahma eternal, existing through all time and incapable of decay, sprang from the sky. From him Marici came into being, and Kaśyapa is Marici's son.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)