AGNIṢṬU . (AGNIṢṬOMA). 1) Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu in this order:— Viṣṇu-Svāyambhuvamanu-Uttānapāda-Dhruva-Sṛṣṭi- Ripu-Cākṣuṣamanu-Agniṣṭu. 2) Birth. Ten good sons were born to Manu by his wife, Nadvalā and Agniṣṭu was one of them. The other nine sons were: Ūru, Pūru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Kavi, Atirātra, Sudyumna and Atimanyu. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18).