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Janamejaya said.
O brāhmaṇa, I have heard from you of the great origin of the former ones; and also, the noble kings in this lineage are well-known to me. (01-90-1)
But the brief account of the dear story does not satisfy me. Therefore, please tell me again in detail. (01-90-2)
Who would not feel delight in hearing this very divine story, from Prajāpati to Manu, describing their holy origin? (1-90-3)
By the greatness of the qualities of true dharma, the highest (thing) is manifested; their fame, supporting the three worlds, is firmly and greatly established. (01-90-4)
I am never satiated by hearing the story of those endowed with qualities, influence, energy, strength, clarity, and enthusiasm, for it is like tasting nectar. (01-90-5)
Vaiśampāyana said.
O king, listen to this auspicious narration of the entire origin of your own lineage, which I once heard directly from Dvaipayana (Vyasa), as it is being told. (01-90-6)
From Dakṣa was born Aditi; from Aditi, Vivasvan; from Vivasvan, Manu; from Manu, Ilā; from Ilā, Purūravas; from Purūravas, Āyu; from Āyu, Nahuṣa; from Nahuṣa, Yayāti. (01-90-007)
Yayāti had two wives. Ushanas' daughter was Devayani, and Vrishaparvan's daughter was named Sharmishtha. Here follows the genealogy. (01-90-008)
Devayani gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu; Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, gave birth to Druhyu, Anu, and Puru. (01-90-9)
There were the Yādavas, the descendants of Yadu, and the Pauravas, the descendants of Puru. (01-90-010)
Pūru's wife was named Kausalya. In her, his son named Janamejaya was born. He performed three Aśvamedha sacrifices. Having also performed the Viśvajit sacrifice, he entered the forest. (01-90-011)
Janamejaya indeed married Mādhavī named Anantā. From her, his son Prācinvān was born. He conquered the eastern direction as far as the sunrise. Therefore, he was called Prācinvān. (01-90-012)
The elder, indeed, married Aśmakī; by her, his son Saṃyāti was born. (01-90-013)
Saṃyāti, indeed, took to wife Dṛṣadvata's beautiful-limbed daughter named Varāṅgī. In her, his son was born—myself, the lord. (01-90-014)
But I, the king, indeed married Bhānumatī, the daughter of Kritavīrya by name. In her, Sārvabhauma was born of him. (01-90-015)
The universal sovereign indeed, having conquered, took Kaikeyi, whose name was Sunanda, as his wife. In her, his son Jayatsena was born. (01-90-016)
Jayatsena indeed married Vaiderbhī, named Suṣuvā. In her, his son Arācīna was born. (01-90-017)
Although originating from the east, he married another lady from Vidarbha, named Maryada. From her, his son Mahabhauma was born. (01-90-018)
The great king indeed married Suyajñā, daughter of Prasena-jit, by name. In her, his son Ayutanāyī was born, who brought ten thousand human sacrifices. That was his title as Ayutanāyī. (01-90-019)
Ayutanāyī indeed married the daughter of Pṛthuśravas, whose name was Bhāsā. By her, a son was born to him, named Akrōdhana. (01-90-020)
Akrodhana indeed married a Kaliṅga woman named Karaṇḍu. From her, his son Devātithi was born. (01-90-021)
Indeed, the divine guest married Vaidehī, whose name was Maryādā. In her, his son Ṛc was born. (01-90-022)
Ricaḥ, indeed, married Āṅgeyī named Sudēvā. In her, he begot a son, Ṛkṣa. (01-90-023)
Ṛkṣa indeed married Jvālā, the daughter of Takṣaka. In her, he begot a son named Matināra. (01-90-024)
Matinara indeed performed a twelve-year sacrificial session on the Sarasvatī river. (01-90-025)
After the sacrifice had ended, Sarasvatī approached and chose him as her husband. From her, a son named Sum was born. (01-90-026)
Here is the genealogy. (01-90-027)
Matinārada begot Taṁsu, the son of Sarasvatī. Ilina, the son of Taṁsu, was born of Kālinidī. (01-90-28)
But Ilina begot five sons, including Duḥṣanta, in Rathantari. (01-90-029)
King Duḥṣanta indeed married Śakuntalā, the daughter of Viśvāmitra. In her, his son Bharata was born. There are two verses (on this). (01-90-030)
The mother is just the womb; the father is the source—the son is born from whom, he is truly his. Accept your son, Duṣyanta, do not look down upon Śakuntalā. (01-90-31)
The father brings the son back from the realm of Yama, O king, and you are indeed the sustainer of his life in the womb. Śakuntalā has spoken the truth. (01-90-32)
Then he attained the sovereignty of Bharata. (01-90-033)
Bharata indeed married Kāśeyī, the daughter of Sarvasena, named Sunandā. To her, his son Bhūmanyu was born. (01-90-034)
Bhumanyu indeed married a Dasharha lady named Jayā. In her, his son Suhotra was born. (01-90-035)
Suhotra indeed married the Ikshvaku princess named Suvarna. She bore him a son, Hasti, who built this city of Hastinapura. Therefore, it is called after him, Hastinapura. (01-90-036)
Indeed, Hastī married Yaśodharā of Trigarta by name; in her, his son Vikuṇṭhana was born. (01-90-037)
Vikuṇṭhana indeed married Sudeva, the Dasharha lady. From her, Ajamīḍha was born to him. (01-90-038)
Ajamīḍha had twenty-four sons, a hundred in total, born from Kaikeyī, Nāgā, Gāndhārī, Vimalā and Ṛkṣā; each was the progenitor of a separate royal lineage. Among them, Saṃvaraṇa was the main progenitor of the dynasty. (01-90-039)
Saṁvaraṇa indeed married Vaivasvatī, named Tapatī. From her, his son Kuru was born. (01-90-040)
The Kuru king indeed married Śubhāṅgī, a woman of the Daśārha clan. By her, his son Viḍūratha was born. (01-90-041)
But Viḍūratha married a Māgadhī woman named Sampriyā. In her, his son named Arugvān was born. (01-90-042)
Arugvān indeed married Māgadhī, whose name was Amṛtā. In her, his son Parikṣit was born. (01-90-043)
Indeed, Parikṣit married Bāhudā named Suyaśā; in her, his son Bhīmasena was born. (01-90-044)
Bhimasena indeed married Kaikeyi, named Sukumari. By her, his son Paryashravas was born.
They called him by the name Pratīpa. (01-90-045)
Pratipa indeed married Shaibya, who was named Sunanda. From her, he begot sons: Devāpi, Śantanu, and Bāhlīka. (01-90-046)
Devāpi, indeed, entered the forest while still a child. Śantanu, however, became king. Here follows the genealogy. (01-90-047)
Whoever Śantanu touched with his hands, that person regained happiness and became young again; therefore, people know him as Śantanu. (01-90-48)
That is his Śantanu-hood. (01-90-049)
Śantanu indeed took Ganga, the Bhagirathi, as his wife. In her, his son Devavrata was born, whom they call Bhishma. (01-90-050)
Indeed, Bhīṣma, wishing to please his father, accepted Satyavatī as his mother, whom they call Gandhakālī. (01-90-051)
In her, the kānīna son, Vyāsa, was born from Parāśara. And in her also, Śantanu had two sons, Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya. (01-90-052)
When both came of age, Citrāṅgada was killed by a Gandharva. But Vicitravīrya became king. (01-90-053)
Vicitravīrya indeed married Ambikā and Ambālikā, the two daughters of the king of Kāśi, O son of Kausalyā. (01-90-054)
Vichitravirya, however, died without leaving any offspring. (01-90-055)
Then Satyavati thought, "The lineage of the descendant of Duḥṣanta is being destroyed." (01-90-056)
She thought of the sage Dvaipayana. (01-90-057)
Standing in front of her, he thought: "What shall I do?" (01-90-058)
She said to him, "Your brother Vicitravīrya, who was without offspring, has gone to heaven. Therefore, do produce offspring for him." (01-90-059)
Having thus spoken 'param', he produced three sons—Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura. (01-90-060)
There, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra had a hundred sons born from Gāndhārī by the boon of Dvaipāyana. (01-90-061)
Among the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, four were the principal ones: Duryodhana, Duḥśāsana, Vikarṇa, and Citrasena. (01-90-062)
But Pāṇḍu had two wives, Kuntī and Mādrī, both were jewels among women. (01-90-063)
Then, as Pāṇḍu was hunting, he saw a sage in the form of a deer engaged in mating. While the sage was still unsatisfied, Pāṇḍu shot him with an arrow. (01-90-064)
He, having been pierced by an arrow, said to Pāṇḍu: 'By practising this Dharma, of which you are aware, I, not having attained the pleasure of desire, have been struck. Therefore, you too, on reaching this state without experiencing the pleasure of desire, will soon meet your death.' (01-90-065)
Pāṇḍu, appearing pale, did not go near his wife, avoiding the curse. (01-90-066)
He spoke these words: "Because of my own rashness, I have come to this. I also hear that there are no worlds for one who has no offspring." (01-90-067)
She said to Kunti, "You should produce sons for my sake." (01-90-068)
There, she produced sons—Yudhishthira from Dharma, Bhimasena from Maruta, and Arjuna from Shakra (Indra)—thus. (01-90-069)
He, delighted, Pāṇḍu said to her: "This is your co-wife, and she is without children. Therefore, let a child be produced in her." (01-90-070)
He, having been told 'Let it be so' by Kuntī, (01-90-071)
Then, in Mādrī, Nakula and Sahadeva were begotten by the two Aśvins. (01-90-072)
Pāṇḍu, on seeing the adorned Madrī, was overcome by feeling; having touched her, he immediately passed away. (01-90-073) (01-90-074)
There, Madrī ascended the funeral pyre along with him. (01-90-075)
He said to Kuntī: "By the noble lady, for the twins, being inattentive, so it must happen." (01-90-076)
Then the five Pāṇḍavas, together with Kuntī, were brought to Hastinapura by ascetics and were introduced to Bhīṣma and Vidura. (01-90-077)
There too, though the burning began in the house of lac, they could not succeed, due to the counsel of Vidura. (01-90-078)
Thereafter, having slain Hiḍimba in the meantime, they went to Ekacakrā. (01-90-079)
In that city as well, in Ekacakrā, having slain the demon named Baka, they proceeded to the city of the Pāñcālas. (01-90-080)
Therefore, they obtained Draupadī as their wife and returned safely to their own territory. (01-90-081)
The sons that they begot were as follows: Prativindhya by Yudhishthira, Sutasoma by Vrikodara (Bhima), Shrutakirti by Arjuna, Shatanika by Nakula, and Shrutakarman by Sahadeva. (01-90-082)
But Yudhishthira obtained Devika, the daughter of Govasana of Shaibya, at her svayamvara. By her, he begot a son named Yaudheya. (01-90-083)
Bhīmasena also married Baladharā, the Kāśya princess, whose bride-price was valor. By her he had a son named Sarvaga. (01-90-084)
Arjuna indeed went to Dvaravati and married Subhadra, the sister of Vasudeva, as his wife. In her, he begot a son named Abhimanyu. (01-90-085)
But Nakula married a wife named Kareṇuvatī, the princess of the Chedi. From her, he begot a son named Niramitra. (01-90-086)
Sahadeva also, at the svayaṃvara, married a woman named Vijayā, just like Mādrī. By her, he begot a son named Suhotra. (01-90-087)
But Bhimasena previously indeed begot a son named Ghatotkacha by Hidimba, the rakshasi. (01-90-088)
Thus, these are the eleven sons of the Pāṇḍavas. (01-90-089)
Abhimanyu married Uttarā, the daughter of Virāṭa. In her, his noble son was conceived. (01-90-090)
Pṛthā (Kuntī), at the instruction of the supreme man Vāsudeva, received him in her lap. "I will make this six-month-old embryo live," (she said). (01-90-091)
Having revived him, (he) said: "Since he is born in a diminished lineage, let this one be known as Parikshin." (01-90-092)
Parikṣit indeed married a woman named Mādravatī. From her, his son was Janamejaya. (01-90-093)
But from Janamejaya, in Vapuṣṭamā, there were two sons: Śatānīka and Śaṅku. (01-90-094)
But Śatānīka verily married Vaidehī; to her was born his son, Aśvamedhadatta. (01-90-095)
Thus this lineage of Puru and also of the Pāṇḍavas has been described. Whoever hears this lineage of Puru becomes free from all sins. (01-90-96)
