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Discourse XXIII
An account of the posterity of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu (Preamble)
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श्रीशुक उवाच ।
अनोः सभानरश्चक्षुः परोक्षश्च त्रयः सुताः ।
सभानरात्कालनरः सृञ्जयस्तत्सुतस्ततः ॥ १॥
जनमेजयस्तस्य पुत्रो महाशीलो महामनाः ।
उशीनरस्तितिक्षुश्च महामनस आत्मजौ ॥ २॥
शिबिर्वनः शमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजाः ।
वृषादर्भः सुवीरश्च मद्रः कैकेय आत्मजाः ॥ ३॥
शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथः ।
ततो हेमोऽथ सुतपा बलिः सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४॥
अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गाद्याः सुह्मपुण्ड्रान्ध्रसंज्ञिताः ।
जज्ञिरे दीर्घतमसो बलेः क्षेत्रे महीक्षितः ॥ ५॥
चक्रुः स्वनाम्ना विषयान् षडिमान् प्राच्यकांश्च ते ।
खनपानोऽङ्गतो जज्ञे तस्माद्दिविरथस्ततः ॥ ६॥
सुतो धर्मरथो यस्य जज्ञे चित्ररथोऽप्रजाः ।
रोमपाद इति ख्यातस्तस्मै दशरथः सखा ॥ ७॥
शान्तां स्वकन्यां प्रायच्छदृष्यशृङ्ग उवाह ताम् ।
देवेऽवर्षति यं रामा आनिन्युर्हरिणीसुतम् ॥ ८॥
नाट्यसङ्गीतवादित्रैर्विभ्रमालिङ्गनार्हणैः ।
स तु राज्ञोऽनपत्यस्य निरूप्येष्टिं मरुत्वतः ॥ ९॥
प्रजामदाद्दशरथो येन लेभेऽप्रजाः प्रजाः ।
चतुरङ्गो रोमपादात्पृथुलाक्षस्तु तत्सुतः ॥ १०॥
बृहद्रथो बृहत्कर्मा बृहद्भानुश्च तत्सुताः ।
आद्याद्बृहन्मनास्तस्माज्जयद्रथ उदाहृतः ॥ ११॥
विजयस्तस्य सम्भूत्यां ततो धृतिरजायत ।
ततो धृतव्रतस्तस्य सत्कर्माधिरथस्ततः ॥ १२॥
योऽसौ गङ्गातटे क्रीडन् मञ्जूषान्तर्गतं शिशुम् ।
कुन्त्यापविद्धं कानीनमनपत्योऽकरोत्सुतम् ॥ १३॥
वृषसेनः सुतस्तस्य कर्णस्य जगतीपतेः ।
द्रुह्योश्च तनयो बभ्रुः सेतुस्तस्यात्मजस्ततः ॥ १४॥
आरब्धस्तस्य गान्धारस्तस्य धर्मस्ततो धृतः ।
धृतस्य दुर्मदस्तस्मात्प्रचेताः प्राचेतसं शतम् ॥ १५॥
म्लेच्छाधिपतयोऽभूवन्नुदीचीं दिशमाश्रिताः ।
तुर्वसोश्च सुतो वह्निर्वह्नेर्भर्गोऽथ भानुमान् ॥ १६॥
त्रिभानुस्तत्सुतोऽस्यापि करन्धम उदारधीः ।
मरुतस्तत्सुतोऽपुत्रः पुत्रं पौरवमन्वभूत् ॥ १७॥
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Śrī Śuka resumed : Sabhānara, Cakṣu and Parokṣa were the three sons of Anu. From (the loins of) Sabhānara appeared Kālanara and his son was Sṛñjaya. From him followed Janamejaya, whose son was Mahāśīla and his son was Mahāmanā. Uśīnara and Titikṣu were the sons of Mahāmanā. (1-2)
Śibi, Vana, Śamī and Dakṣa—were the four sons of Uśīnara. (Similarly) Vṛṣādarbha, Suvīra, Madra and Kaikeya were the only four sons of Śibi. And Titikṣu's son was Ruśadratha, of whom was born Hema; and then came Sutapā, whose son was Bali. (3-4)
Through the wife of Bali (who evidently remained issueless) appeared from (the loins of) the sage Dīrghatamā (six) sons—all rulers of the earth—bearing the names of Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Suhma, Puṇḍra and Andhra, the first three being the foremost of them. (5)
They founded after their own names six principalities, (all) lying in the east. Of Aṅga (the eldest of them) was born Khanapāna, from whom followed Diviratha; and from Diviratha followed his son Dharmaratha, of whom was born Citraratha, who had no issue and was (better) known as Romapāda. To him, his friend, the (celebrated) King Daśaratha (the father of Lord Śrī Rāma) gave in adoption his own daughter Śāntā: the sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga married her. On Indra (the god of rain) withholding showers, courtezans drew (to the Aṅga territory) the sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (born of a deer) by their dance and music, (both) vocal and instrumental, as well as by their coquetry, (loving) embrace and presents (of various kinds), Conducting a sacrifice in honour of Indra, the sage also secured progeny for the issueless king (Romapāda). And through a similar sacrifice conducted by him the issueless Emperor Daśaratha (too) got (four celebrated) sons. Of Romapāda was born Caturaṅga and his son was Pṛthulākṣa. (6—10)
Pṛthulākṣa's sons were Bṛhadratha, Bṛhatkarmā and Bṛhadbhānu. From (the loins of) the eldest (Bṛhadratha) appeared Bṛhanmanā, the son born of whom was called Jayadratha. (11)
His son by (his wife) Sambhūti was Vijaya, of whom was born Dhṛti. From Dhṛti followed Dhṛtavrata, whose son was Satkarmā and from (the loins of) the latter appeared Adhiratha. (12)
While sporting on the bank of the (holy) Gaṅgā, the latter, who was issueless, (caught hold of and) adopted as his son the baby (Karṇa) born of Kuntī (while she was still unmarried) and (therefore) abandoned by her (for fear of obloquy), enclosed in a box. (13)
Vṛṣasena was the son of the aforesaid Karṇa, who (eventually) became a king. Again, Babhru was the son of Druhyu and Babhru's son was Setu. Of him was born Ārabdha, whose son was Gāndhāra and Gāndhāra's son was Dharma. From him followed Dhṛta and Dhṛta's son was Durmanā. From (the loins of) the latter appeared Pracetā. The hundred sons of Pracetā became the rulers of Mlecchas (barbarians) and settled in the northern quarter. Again Vahni was the son of Turvasu and Vahni's son was Bharga, from whom followed Bhānumān. (14—16)
His son was Tribhānu and Tribhānu's son, again, was the generous-minded Karandhama. His son was Maruta, who, being issueless, adopted as his son Duṣyanta (a scion of Pūru). (17) (1-17)
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दुष्यन्तः स पुनर्भेजे स्वं वंशं राज्यकामुकः ।
ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षभ ॥ १८॥
वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् ।
यदोर्वंशं नरः श्रुत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १९॥
यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृतिः ।
यदोः सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुताः ॥ २०॥
चत्वारः सूनवस्तत्र शतजित्प्रथमात्मजः ।
महाहयो वेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुताः ॥ २१॥
धर्मस्तु हैहयसुतो नेत्रः कुन्तेः पिता ततः ।
सोहञ्जिरभवत्कुन्तेर्महिष्मान् भद्रसेनकः ॥ २२॥
दुर्मदो भद्रसेनस्य धनकः कृतवीर्यसूः ।
कृताग्निः कृतवर्मा च कृतौजा धनकात्मजाः ॥ २३॥
अर्जुनः कृतवीर्यस्य सप्तद्वीपेश्वरोऽभवत् ।
दत्तात्रेयाद्धरेरंशात्प्राप्तयोगमहागुणः ॥ २४॥
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः ।
यज्ञदानतपोयोगश्रुतवीर्यदयादिभिः ॥ २५॥
पञ्चाशीति सहस्राणि ह्यव्याहतबलः समाः ।
अनष्टवित्तस्मरणो बुभुजेऽक्षय्यषड्वसु ॥ २६॥
तस्य पुत्रसहस्रेषु पञ्चैवोर्वरिता मृधे ।
जयध्वजः शूरसेनो वृषभो मधुरूर्जितः ॥ २७॥
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Longing for the (imperial) throne, however, the said Duṣyanta reverted to his own line. (Now,) O jewel of men, I (proceed to) give an account of the posterity of Yadu, the eldest son of Yayāti, which is productive of extraordinary religious merit and capable of wiping out all the sins of men. A man is completely rid of all sins by listening to an account of Yadu's line, in which the almighty Lord, the supreme Spirit, took His descent in the semblance of a man. Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala and Ripu were the four celebrated sons of Yadu. Of these (four), the son of the eldest was Śatajit; and Mahāhaya, Veṇuhaya and Haihaya were the sons of Śatajit. (18—21)
Haihaya's son again was Dharma and from him followed Netra, the father of Kunti. From (the loins of) Kunti sprang up Sohañji. Then followed Māhiṣmān, whose son was Bhadrasena. (22)
Durmada and Dhanaka were the (two) sons of Bhadrasena, the latter of whom was the father of Kṛtavīrya. Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavarmā and Kṛtauja were the (other) sons of Dhanaka. (23)
Arjuna, the son of Kṛtavīrya, became the ruler of (all) the seven divisions of the globe. He (further) attained from Lord Dattātreya, a part manifestation of Śrī Hari, proficiency in Yoga (concentration of mind) as well as great achievements (in the form of the eight mystic powers). (24)
Surely, no (other) kings (lit, rulers of the earth) will attain to the level of Arjuna (the son of Kṛtavīrya) in point of sacrificial performances, munificence, asceticism, Yogic power, learning, valour, victory and so on.(25)
Indeed for eighty-five thousand years he enjoyed the objects of the six senses, which could not be exhausted, his strength (of body, mind and senses too) remaining unimpaired and his very thought proving (for the people who remembered him) a security against loss of wealth. (26)
Of thousands of his sons, only five survived in battle (with Paraśurāma)—Jayadhwaja, Śūrasena, Vṛṣabha, Madhu and Ūrjita. (27) (18-27)
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जयध्वजात्तालजङ्घस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् ।
क्षत्रं यत्तालजङ्घाख्यमौर्वतेजोपसंहृतम् ॥ २८॥
तेषां ज्येष्ठो वीतिहोत्रो वृष्णिः पुत्रो मधोः स्मृतः ।
तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्वृष्णिज्येष्ठं यतः कुलम् ॥ २९॥
माधवा वृष्णयो राजन् यादवाश्चेति संज्ञिताः ।
यदुपुत्रस्य च क्रोष्टोः पुत्रो वृजिनवांस्ततः ॥ ३०॥
श्वाहिस्ततो रुशेकुर्वै तस्य चित्ररथस्ततः ।
शशबिन्दुर्महायोगी महाभोजो महानभूत् ॥ ३१॥
चतुर्दशमहारत्नश्चक्रवर्त्यपराजितः ।
तस्य पत्नीसहस्राणां दशानां सुमहायशाः ॥ ३२॥
दशलक्षसहस्राणि पुत्राणां तास्वजीजनत् ।
तेषां तु षट् प्रधानानां पृथुश्रवस आत्मजः ॥ ३३॥
धर्मो नामोशना तस्य हयमेधशतस्य याट् ।
तत्सुतो रुचकस्तस्य पञ्चासन्नात्मजाः शृणु ॥ ३४॥
पुरुजिद्रुक्मरुक्मेषुपृथुज्यामघसंज्ञिताः ।
ज्यामघस्त्वप्रजोऽप्यन्यां भार्यां शैब्यापतिर्भयात् ॥ ३५॥
नाविन्दच्छत्रुभवनाद्भोज्यां कन्यामहारषीत् ।
रथस्थां तां निरीक्ष्याह शैब्या पतिममर्षिता ॥ ३६॥
केयं कुहक मत्स्थानं रथमारोपितेति वै ।
स्नुषा तवेत्यभिहिते स्मयन्ती पतिमब्रवीत् ॥ ३७॥
अहं वन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् ।
जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते ॥ ३८॥
अन्वमोदन्त तद्विश्वेदेवाः पितर एव च ।
शैब्या गर्भमधात्काले कुमारं सुषुवे शुभम् ।
स विदर्भ इति प्रोक्त उपयेमे स्नुषां सतीम् ॥ ३९॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
नवमस्कन्धे यदुवंशानुवर्णने त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २३॥
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From (the loins of) Jayadhwaja (the eldest of Arjuna's sons) appeared Tālajaṅgha, of whom again were born a hundred sons. The race of Kṣatriyas known by the name of the Tālajaṅghas (sons of Tālajaṅgha) was exterminated by King Sagara (strengthened by the glory of the sage Aurva). (28)
The eldest of Tālajaṅgha's sons was Vitihotra, whose son was Madhu and Madhu's son was called Vṛṣṇi. In fact he had a hundred sons, of whom Vṛṣṇi was the eldest. It was to these (viz., Yadu, Madhu and Vṛṣṇi) that the Yādava race owed its existence and (again) it was due to them that their descendants became known as the Yādavas, the Mādhavas and the Vṛṣṇis (as time went on), O king! The son of Kroṣṭu, the (second) son of Yadu was Vṛjinavān, of whom was born Śwāhi. From the latter indeed followed Ruśeku, whose son was Citraratha and from the (loins of the) latter sprang up Śaśabindu, a great mystic, who had extensive enjoyments and was exalted (in point of virtues). (29—31)
He was possessed of (all) the fourteen* varieties of excellent jewels, ruled over the entire globe and was invincible. Through his ten thousand wives that exceedingly renowned emperor begot a thousand million sons (a lakh through each). Of those (thousand million) sons, of whom six (viz., Pṛthuśravā and others) were the foremost. The son of Pṛthuśravā was Dharma by name, whose son was Uśanā, who performed a hundred horse-sacrifices. His son was Rucaka, who had five sons. (Please) hear of them. (32—34)
They bore the names of Purujit, Rukma, Rukmeṣu, Pṛthu and Jyāmagha. Even though issueless, Jyāmagha, the husband of Śaibyā, dared not take another woman to wife for (sheer) fear (of Śaibyā). On one occasion (however, having conquered his enemies) he brought as a booty from the enemy's house a princess of the Bhoja dynasty (called Bhojyā).† Observing her seated in the (king's) chariot, Śaibyā indignantly spoke to her husband straight in the following words:—(35-36)
"O traitor, who is this girl made to occupy this chariot meant for me?" When the reply came, "She is your daughter-in-law," she similingly rejoined, "I am a barren woman and have no co-wife either; how could there be a daughter-in-law to me?" The king replied, "She will prove a suitable match, O queen, for the boy whom you will bear."(37-38)
The Viśwedevas as well as the manes (took pity on Jyāmagha, who was shaking and perspiring too all over through fear of his wife, and) heartily approved of his words so that Queen Śaibyā conceived not long afterwards and gave birth to a handsome male child. He was called by the name of Vidarbha and married that chaste girl, who had already been accepted as a daughter-in-law (by his parents). (39) (28-39)
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गजवाजिरथस्त्रोषुनिधिमाल्याम्बरहुमा: । शक्तिपारमभिच्छत्रविमानानि चतुर्दश ॥
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- In the Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa, we find mention of the following fourteen varieties of jewels, viz., the elephant, horse, chariot, woman, arrow, treasury, a wreath of flowers, raiment, a tree, Śakti (a javelin), noose, gem, umbrella and an aerial car:—
† Among the Kṣatriyas it has been customary to call a married woman in the house of her husband by the family name of her father.
Thus ends the twenty-third discourse in Book Nine of the great and glorious Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, otherwise known as the Paramahamsa-Sarhhitā.
(Preamble)
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