Chapter 10: Janamejaya asks for the lineage of Pūru, and Vaiśampāyana traces successive rulers through Bharata, Bhumanyu, Ajamīḍha, Saṃvaraṇa and Kuru to Pratīpa and Śantanu. The chapter also contains supplementary genealogical variants and increasingly expansive accounts of royal sacrifices, prosperity and gifts.
Blessed sir, I wish to hear about the kings who carried on Puru’s line—how mighty they were, what they were like, how many there were, and what feats of valor they performed. (BORI: 01-89-1)
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For in this lineage there has never been a king who lacked character or valor, or who was without offspring. (BORI: 01-89-2)
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O treasure of asceticism, I wish to hear in detail the deeds of those renowned and wise kings. (BORI: 01-89-3)
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Very well, I shall tell you what you have asked me about—the heroic descendants of Puru, whose splendor equaled Shakra’s. (BORI: 01-89-4)
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Puru had three sons by Paushti—Pravira, Ishvara, and Raudrashva—all mighty chariot-warriors. Of these, Pravira continued the lineage. (BORI: 01-89-5)
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To him and Śyenī was born Manasyu, a valiant, lotus-eyed lord and protector of the earth bounded by the four quarters. (BORI: 01-89-6)
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Subhru, Samhanana, and Vagmin, the three sons of Sauviri, were Manasyu’s sons; all were brave and mighty chariot-warriors. (BORI: 01-89-7)
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Raudrashva had ten sons by an apsaras. They were great archers, performers of sacrifices, heroes blessed with offspring, and men of great learning. All were skilled in every weapon and devoted to righteousness. (BORI: 01-89-8)
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Ṛcepu, then Kakṣepu, the valiant Kṛkaṇepu, Sthaṇḍilepu, Vanepu, and Sthalepu, a great chariot-warrior... (BORI: 01-89-9)
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Tejepu, strong and wise; Satyepu, whose prowess equaled Indra’s; Dharmepu; and Sannatepu, the tenth, whose prowess equaled a god’s. Dear one, these sons of Anadhrishti performed the Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices. (BORI: 01-89-10)
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Then the learned King Matinara was born as Richeyu’s son. Matinara had four sons of boundless valor, O king: Tansu, Mahan, Atiratha, and Druhyu, who was of incomparable splendor. (BORI: 01-89-11)
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Of these, Tansu, a mighty hero who upheld the Paurava lineage, won brilliant renown and conquered the earth. (BORI: 01-89-12)
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The valiant Tansu fathered a son named Ilina. He too, foremost of conquerors, subdued this entire earth. (BORI: 01-89-13)
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Then Ilina fathered five sons by Rathantari, comparable to the five elements and headed by Duhshanta, O king. (BORI: 01-89-14)
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Duḥṣanta, Śūra, Bhīma, Pravasu, and Vasu. Of these, the eldest, Duḥṣanta, became king, O Janamejaya. (BORI: 01-89-15)
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From Duḥṣanta was born the learned king Bharata, son of Śakuntalā. From him the great fame of Bharata’s lineage spread abroad. (BORI: 01-89-16)
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Bharata fathered nine sons by three wives, but the king did not approve of them, saying, “They are not worthy of me.” (BORI: 01-89-17)
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Then Bharata performed great sacrifices and obtained from Bharadvaja a son named Bhumanyu, O descendant of Bharata. (BORI: 01-89-18)
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Then, knowing that he now had a son, the delight of the Paurava line consecrated Bhumanyu as crown prince, O best of the Bharatas. (BORI: 01-89-19)
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Then Vitatha became the son of that great king. Thus he became Bhumanyu’s son, named Vitatha. (BORI: 01-89-20)
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Suhotra, Suhotā, Suhavis, and Suyajus were Bhumanyu’s sons by Puṣkariṇī, daughter of Ṛcīka. (BORI: 01-89-21)
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The eldest of them, Suhotra, gained sovereignty over the rulers of the earth. He performed many sacrifices, beginning with the Rajasuya and the Ashvamedha. (BORI: 01-89-22)
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Suhotra ruled the entire earth, girdled by the ocean, abounding in elephants, cattle, and horses and teeming with many treasures. (BORI: 01-89-23)
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His land, oppressed by its immense burden, seemed almost to sink, so densely was it thronged with elephants, horses, chariots, and people. (BORI: 01-89-24)
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When King Suhotra ruled his subjects according to dharma, the earth was marked by hundreds of thousands of sacred sacrificial posts; thriving in people and crops and attended by the gods, she shone resplendently. (BORI: 01-89-25)
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The Ikshvaku princess bore King Suhotra three sons: Ajamidha, Sumidha, and Purumidha, O Bharata. (BORI: 01-89-26)
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Ajamīḍha was the foremost of them, and the lineage was established in him. He too fathered six sons by three wives, O Bhārata. (BORI: 01-89-27)
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Dhūminī bore Ṛkṣa; Nīlī bore Duḥṣanta and Parameṣṭhin; and Keśinī bore Jahnu, Jana, and Rūpin. (BORI: 01-89-28)
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Thus all these Panchalas are descendants of Duhshanta and Parameshthin, while the Kushikas, O king, are descendants of Jahnu of immeasurable splendor. (BORI: 01-89-29)
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Ṛkṣa, ruler of men, is said to have been the elder of Jana and Rūpiṇa. From Ṛkṣa was born Saṃvaraṇa, O king, who carried on your line. (BORI: 01-89-30)
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O king, while Saṃvaraṇa, son of Ṛkṣa, ruled the earth, we have heard that there was a very great loss of life among his subjects. (BORI: 01-89-31)
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Then the realm fell apart under manifold calamities, stricken by famine and death, drought and disease; and the armies of their enemies attacked the Bharatas. (BORI: 01-89-32)
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The Panchala king, shaking the earth with his fourfold army, swiftly conquered the land and advanced against him. With ten akshauhinis, he defeated him in battle. (BORI: 01-89-33)
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Then King Saṃvaraṇa, with his wives, ministers, sons, and friends, fled from that great danger. (BORI: 01-89-34)
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He then settled in a thicket by the great river Sindhu, at the edge of the riverlands near a mountain. There the Bharatas lived for many years, taking refuge in a stronghold. (BORI: 01-89-35)
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After they had lived there for a thousand years, the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha came to the Bharatas. (BORI: 01-89-36)
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When he arrived, all the Bharatas went out attentively to meet him and saluted him. They then brought him the offering of welcome and, after respectfully relating everything to the radiant sage… (BORI: 01-89-37)
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When he had remained into the eighth year, the king himself chose him, saying, “May you be our priest; we shall strive for the kingdom.” Saying “Om,” Vasiṣṭha assented to the Bharatas. (BORI: 01-89-38)
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Then he consecrated the Paurava to imperial sovereignty as the foremost of all Kshatriyas throughout the whole earth—or so we have heard. (BORI: 01-89-39)
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He took possession of the finest city, formerly inhabited by Bharata, and once again made all the kings pay tribute. (BORI: 01-89-40)
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Then, having regained the earth, the mighty Ajamidha once again performed many great sacrifices with lavish gifts. (BORI: 01-89-41)
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Then Tapati, daughter of the Sun, bore Kuru to Samvarana. All the people chose him as king, deeming him versed in dharma. (BORI: 01-89-42)
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The land of Kurujāṅgala became renowned on earth by his name, and through his austerities that great ascetic made Kurukṣetra holy. (BORI: 01-89-43)
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We have heard that his sons were Ashvavant, Abhishvant, Chitraratha, Muni, and the renowned Janamejaya. The high-minded Vahini bore these five sons. (BORI: 01-89-44)
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Abhishvant’s sons were Parikshit, the valiant Shabalashva, Abhiraja, Viraja, and the immensely powerful Shalmala… (BORI: 01-89-45)
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Uccaiḥśravas, Bhadrakāra, and Jitāri, who is remembered as the eighth. And in their lineage, those renowned for qualities born of their deeds… (BORI: 01-89-46)
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Parikshit had seven sons—Janamejaya and the others—as well as other mighty sons, all well versed in righteousness and material welfare. (BORI: 01-89-47)
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Kakshasena and Ugrasena, the valiant Chitrasena, Indrasena, Sushena, and Bhimasena by name. (BORI: 01-89-48)
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Janamejaya’s mighty sons, renowned on earth, were Dhritarashtra, the firstborn, Pandu, and Bahlika... (BORI: 01-89-49)
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Niṣadha of great splendor, the mighty Jāmbūnada, Kuṇḍodara, Padāti, and Vasāti, who is remembered as the eighth—all were skilled in righteousness and worldly affairs, and all were devoted to the welfare of living beings. (BORI: 01-89-50)
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra was then king. His sons were Kuṇḍika, Hasti, Vitarka, Krātha, Kuṇḍala the fifth, Haviḥśravas, Indrābha, Sumanyu, and Aparājita. (BORI: 01-89-51)
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Pratīpa had three sons, bull of the Bharatas: Devāpi, Śantanu, and the mighty chariot-warrior Bāhlīka. (BORI: 01-89-52)
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Of these, Devapi renounced the world in pursuit of righteousness, while Shantanu and the mighty chariot-warrior Bahlika gained kingdoms. (BORI: 01-89-53)
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O king, many valiant great chariot-warriors and foremost kings, equal to divine seers, were born in Bharata’s lineage. (BORI: 01-89-54)
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Other such mighty warriors too, godlike and born in Manu’s lineage, increased the line of Ila. (BORI: 01-89-55)
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Come, I shall tell you what you have asked me: the heroic descendants of Puru, equal to Shakra in splendor, great in wealth and prowess, and distinguished by every auspicious mark. (NILA: 01.094.004)
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Anvagbhānu and the others were the ten high-minded, mighty bowmen born to Raudrāśva by the apsaras Miśrakeśī. (KUMB: 1-88-7; NILA: 01.094.008)
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Among them, Ṛceyu was invincible and learned, the sole sovereign on earth, and as valiant as Vāsava among the gods. (KUMB: 1-88-11; NILA: 01.094.012)
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Dushyanta fathered Janamejaya by Lakshana, while Bharata, Dushyanta’s son, was born to Shakuntala. (KUMB: 1-88-18)
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He performed a hundred horse sacrifices along the Yamuna, three hundred along the Sarasvati, and four hundred along the Ganges. (KUMB: 1-101-6)
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King Bharata, son of Duṣyanta and Śakuntalā, performed sacrifices, and from him the great renown of Bharata’s line spread abroad. (KUMB: 1-101-7)
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Then, in their anger, the mothers sent those sons to Yama’s abode. Thus the birth of sons to that king proved fruitless. (KUMB: 1-101-9; NILA: 01.094.021)
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They know the heroic Samvarana, son of Riksha and Rathantari. Likewise, all these Panchalas are descendants of Dushyanta and Parameshthin, while the Kushikas, O king, descend from Jahnu of immeasurable might. (KUMB: 1-101-21)
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Defeated, those Bharatas took refuge in the west and then settled in a secluded place by the great river Sindhu, at the edge of the river country near a mountain. (KUMB: 1-101-28)
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All the subjects chose him as king, regarding him as one who knew dharma. Through his greatness, the Kurus gained great renown, and Kurujangala became famous throughout the earth under his name. (KUMB: 1-101-37)
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also Haviśravas, Indrābha, Bhūmanyu, and Aparājita. But among Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, these three were renowned on earth: (KUMB: 1-101-47; NILA: 01.094.059)
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Pratipa, Dharmanetra, and Sunetra as well, O Bharata. Among them, Pratipa became renowned and unequalled on earth. (KUMB: 1-101-48; NILA: 01.094.060)
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Having reached the bank of the Ganges and undergone consecration, O Janamejaya—a thousand horse sacrifices and a hundred Vajapeya sacrifices… (KUMB: 1-101-53)
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Time and again, like Soma, he performed great sacrifices at which the excellent sacrificial fees were paid in full—Agniṣṭomas, Atirātras, and Ukthas... (KUMB: 1-101-54)
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and with thousands of lavishly provisioned Vājapeya sacrifices, iṣṭi rites, and sacrificial sessions; having seen the twice-born and satisfied them with wealth, the king, Śakuntalā’s son… (KUMB: 1-101-55)
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The illustrious Bharata then gave Kanva another thousand padmas of pure Jambunada gold. (KUMB: 1-101-56)
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whose golden sacrificial posts, a hundred vyamas in circumference and rising a thousand vyamas high, were erected by the gods, including Indra… (KUMB: 1-101-57)
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beautifully adorned and gleaming with every kind of lovely jewel; gold, tuskers, horses, buffaloes, camels, elephants, and sheep… (KUMB: 1-101-58)
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female and male slaves, wealth and grain, docile cows with their calves, and land marked by a thousand sacrificial posts and rich in sacrificial gifts, for Kanva… (KUMB: 1-101-59)
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Having given wealth to many men equal to Brahmā at numerous sacrifices, he then gave away villages and splendid houses by the crore. (KUMB: 1-101-60)
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I have heard from you, Brahmin, the great origin of my ancestors, and I have also learned of the noble kings in this lineage. (BORI: 01-90-1)
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Yet a pleasing account told only briefly does not fully satisfy me. Therefore, please tell it to me again in detail. (BORI: 01-90-2)
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This very divine tale, from Prajāpati through Manu... Whom would their sacred birth not delight? (BORI: 01-90-3)
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Their supreme fame, enhanced by their true dharma, virtues, and greatness, has grown vast and stands encompassing the three worlds. (BORI: 01-90-4)
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I am never sated as I listen to the nectar-like tale of those endowed with virtue, power, valor, vigor, courage, and energy. (BORI: 01-90-5)
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Listen, O king, to this complete and auspicious account of the origin of your lineage, as I heard it long ago from Dvaipayana. (BORI: 01-90-6)
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From Daksha came Aditi; from Aditi, Vivasvat; from Vivasvat, Manu; from Manu, Ila; from Ila, Pururavas; from Pururavas, Ayus; from Ayus, Nahusha; and from Nahusha, Yayati. (BORI: 01-90-007)
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Yayati had two wives: Devayani, the daughter of Ushanas, and Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vrishaparvan. Here follows the genealogical verse: (BORI: 01-90-008)
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Devayani bore Yadu and Turvasu, while Sharmishtha, the daughter of Vrishaparvan, bore Druhyu, Anu, and Puru. (BORI: 01-90-9)
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From Yadu came the Yadavas, and from Puru the Pauravas. (BORI: 01-90-010)
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Puru’s wife was named Kausalya. By her he had a son named Janamejaya, who performed three horse sacrifices. After also performing the Vishvajit sacrifice, he entered the forest. (BORI: 01-90-011)
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Janamejaya married Mādhavī, named Anantā. By her he had a son, Prācinvān, who conquered the eastern quarter as far as the sunrise; hence his name Prācinvān. (BORI: 01-90-012)
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Prācinvān married Aśmakī. She bore him Saṃyāti. (BORI: 01-90-013)
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Samyati married Drishadvat’s daughter, named Varangi. She bore him Ahampati. (BORI: 01-90-014)
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Ahampati married Kritavirya’s daughter, named Bhanumati. By her he had a son, Sarvabhauma. (BORI: 01-90-015)
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Sārvabhauma conquered and carried off the Kekaya princess Sunandā. She bore him Jayatsena. (BORI: 01-90-016)
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Jayatsena married a princess of Vidarbha named Sushuva. By her he had a son, Arachina. (BORI: 01-90-017)
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Arācīna too married another princess of Vidarbha, named Maryādā. By her he had a son, Mahābhauma. (BORI: 01-90-018)
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Mahabhauma married Suyajna, the daughter of Prasenajit. She bore him Ayutanayin, who performed ten thousand human sacrifices; hence his name Ayutanayin. (BORI: 01-90-019)
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Ayutanayin married Prithushravas’s daughter, named Bhasa. She bore him Akrodhana. (BORI: 01-90-020)
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Akrodhana married the Kalinga princess named Karandu. By her he had a son, Devatithi. (BORI: 01-90-021)
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Devatithi married the Vaidehi princess named Maryada. By her he had a son, Richa. (BORI: 01-90-022)
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Ṛca married an Āṅgeya woman named Sudevā. By her he fathered a son, Ṛkṣa. (BORI: 01-90-023)
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Ṛkṣa married Takṣaka’s daughter, named Jvālā. By her he fathered a son named Matināra. (BORI: 01-90-024)
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Matināra performed a twelve-year sacrificial session on the Sarasvatī. (BORI: 01-90-025)
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After the sacrificial session had ended, Sarasvati approached him and chose him as her husband. He fathered a son by her named Tamsu. (BORI: 01-90-026)
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Here follows the genealogy: (BORI: 01-90-027)
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Sarasvati bore Tansu, a son of Matinara; Tansu begot his son Ilina by Kalindi. (BORI: 01-90-28)
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Ilina fathered five sons by Rathantari, Duhshanta and the others. (BORI: 01-90-029)
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Duḥṣanta married Śakuntalā, the daughter of Viśvāmitra. By her he had Bharata. On this subject there are two verses: (BORI: 01-90-030)
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The mother is but a vessel; the son belongs to the father—the man who begot him is himself that son. Care for your son, Duhshanta, and do not slight Shakuntala. (BORI: 01-90-31)
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A son delivers his father, who gave him seed, from Yama’s abode, O king. You are the begetter of this child, and Shakuntala speaks the truth. (BORI: 01-90-32)
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That is why he was called Bharata. (BORI: 01-90-033)
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Bharata married Sunandā, the daughter of Sarvasena and princess of Kāśī. By her he had a son, Bhumanyu. (BORI: 01-90-034)
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Bhumanyu married Jaya, a woman of the Dasharha lineage. She bore him Suhotra. (BORI: 01-90-035)
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Suhotra married an Ikshvaku princess named Suvarna. By her he had a son, Hasti, who founded this city of Hastinapura. That is how it came to be called Hastinapura. (BORI: 01-90-036)
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Hastin married a woman of Trigarta named Yashodhara. By her he had a son, Vikunthana. (BORI: 01-90-037)
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Vikuṇṭhana married a Dāśārha woman named Sudevā. By her he fathered Ajamīḍha. (BORI: 01-90-038)
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Ajamiḍha had twenty-four hundred sons by Kaikeyī, Nāgā, Gāndhārī, Vimalā, and Ṛkṣā. These kings each founded a separate lineage. Among them, Saṃvaraṇa was a founder of a lineage. (BORI: 01-90-039)
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Samvarana married Vaivasvata’s daughter, Tapati by name. By her he had a son, Kuru. (BORI: 01-90-040)
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Kuru married a Dāśārha woman named Śubhāṅgī. By her he had a son, Viḍūratha. (BORI: 01-90-041)
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Viduratha married a Magadha woman named Sampriya. By her he had a son named Arugvan. (BORI: 01-90-042)
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Arugvan married a Magadhan woman named Amrita. By her he had a son named Parikshit. (BORI: 01-90-043)
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Parikshit married a woman of the Bahuda people named Suyasha. By her he had a son, Bhimasena. (BORI: 01-90-044)
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Bhīmasena married a Kekaya princess named Sukumārī. By her he had a son named Paryaśravas, whom they called Pratīpa. (BORI: 01-90-045)
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Pratipa married Sunanda, a princess of the Shibis. By her he fathered the sons Devapi, Shantanu, and Bahlika. (BORI: 01-90-046)
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Devāpi entered the forest while still a child, while Śantanu became king. On this there is an ancestral verse: (BORI: 01-90-047)
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Whoever he touched with his hands, though aged, attained well-being and became young again; therefore they knew him as Shantanu. (BORI: 01-90-48)
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Hence his name Shantanu. (BORI: 01-90-049)
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Śantanu married Gaṅgā, the daughter of Bhagīratha. By her he had a son, Devavrata, who is known as Bhīṣma. (BORI: 01-90-050)
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Bhishma, wishing to please his father, brought Satyavati home as his mother—the woman known as Gandhakali. (BORI: 01-90-051)
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Before her marriage, she bore Dvaipayana to Parashara. By Shantanu she had two more sons, Chitrangada and Vichitravirya. (BORI: 01-90-052)
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While the two were still underage, Citrāṅgada was killed by a Gandharva, and Vicitravīrya became king. (BORI: 01-90-053)
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Vichitravirya married Ambika and Ambalika, the two daughters of the king of Kashi and granddaughters of the king of Kosala. (BORI: 01-90-054)
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But Vichitravirya died without leaving any offspring. (BORI: 01-90-055)
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Then Satyavatī thought, “Duḥṣanta’s line is dying out.” (BORI: 01-90-056)
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She thought of the sage Dvaipayana. (BORI: 01-90-057)
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He appeared before her and asked, “What shall I do?” (BORI: 01-90-058)
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She said to him, “Your brother Vichitravirya has gone to heaven without offspring. Be so good as to beget offspring for him.” (BORI: 01-90-059)
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He replied, “Very well,” and fathered three sons: Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidura. (BORI: 01-90-060)
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King Dhritarashtra had one hundred sons by Gandhari, through a boon granted by Dvaipayana. (BORI: 01-90-061)
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Four of Dhritarashtra’s sons were foremost: Duryodhana, Duhshasana, Vikarna, and Chitrasena. (BORI: 01-90-062)
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Pandu had two wives, Kunti and Madri, both jewels among women. (BORI: 01-90-063)
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Then, while hunting, Pandu saw a sage in the form of a deer mating with a doe. While the sage was still absorbed in the act and had not yet attained or been satisfied by its pleasure, Pandu struck him with an arrow. (BORI: 01-90-064)
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Pierced by the arrow, he said to Pandu, “Since you struck me down before I had attained the pleasure of love, though you yourself observe this practice and know that pleasure, you too, upon finding yourself in this condition, will die at once without attaining it.” (BORI: 01-90-065)
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Pale and distraught, Pandu kept away from his wives to avoid the curse. (BORI: 01-90-066)
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And he said, “Through my own rashness I have come to this. I also hear that there are no worlds for one who has no offspring.” (BORI: 01-90-067)
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He said to Kunti, “Therefore, bear sons for my sake.” (BORI: 01-90-068)
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There she bore sons: Yudhishthira by Dharma, Bhimasena by Marut, and Arjuna by Shakra. (BORI: 01-90-069)
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Pandu, delighted, said to her, “Your co-wife here is childless. Please have offspring begotten upon her.” (BORI: 01-90-070)
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When Kunti said to him, “So be it,” he… (BORI: 01-90-071)
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Then Nakula and Sahadeva were begotten on Madri by the Ashvins. (BORI: 01-90-072)
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Seeing Mādrī adorned, Pāṇḍu conceived a desire for her. (BORI: 01-90-073)
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As soon as he touched her, he died. (BORI: 01-90-074)
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There, Madri joined him on the funeral pyre. (BORI: 01-90-075)
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She said to Kunti, “Noble lady, you must take constant care of the twins.” (BORI: 01-90-076)
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Then the five Pandavas, together with Kunti, were brought to Hastinapura by the ascetics and presented to Bhishma and Vidura. (BORI: 01-90-077)
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There too, an attempt was made to burn them in the house of lac, but it failed because of Vidura’s counsel. (BORI: 01-90-078)
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Then, after killing Hidimba on the way, they went to Ekachakra. (BORI: 01-90-079)
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There too, in Ekacakrā, they killed a Rākṣasa named Baka and went to the city of the Pāñcālas. (BORI: 01-90-080)
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From there they won Draupadi as their wife and returned safely to their own realm. (BORI: 01-90-081)
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They also fathered sons: Yudhishthira fathered Prativindhya; Vrikodara, Sutasoma; Arjuna, Shrutakirti; Nakula, Shatanika; and Sahadeva, Shrutakarman. (BORI: 01-90-082)
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Yudhishthira, however, won Devika, the daughter of the Shaibya king Govasana, at her self-choice ceremony. By her he fathered a son named Yaudheya. (BORI: 01-90-083)
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Bhimasena also married in Kashi a maiden named Balandhara, who was to be won by valor. By her he fathered a son named Sarvaga. (BORI: 01-90-084)
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Arjuna went to Dvaravati and married Vasudeva’s sister, Subhadra. By her he fathered a son named Abhimanyu. (BORI: 01-90-085)
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Nakula married a Cedi princess named Kareṇuvatī. By her he had a son named Nirmitra. (BORI: 01-90-086)
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Sahadeva likewise married Vijaya, the daughter of the king of Madra, at her svayamvara. He fathered a son by her named Suhotra. (BORI: 01-90-087)
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Earlier, Bhimasena had fathered a son named Ghatotkacha by the Rakshasa woman Hidimba. (BORI: 01-90-088)
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Thus, these were the eleven sons of the Pandavas. (BORI: 01-90-089)
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Abhimanyu married Virata’s daughter, Uttara. His child was born lifeless from her. (BORI: 01-90-090)
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At the command of Vasudeva, the supreme man, Pritha took him into her lap when he said, “I shall bring this six-month-old fetus to life.” (BORI: 01-90-091)
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Having restored him to life, he said, “Since he was born when the lineage had been nearly extinguished, let him be named Parikshit.” (BORI: 01-90-092)
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Parikshit married a woman named Madravati. By her he had Janamejaya. (BORI: 01-90-093)
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Janamejaya had two sons by Vapuṣṭamā: Śatānīka and Śaṅku. (BORI: 01-90-094)
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Shatanika married Vaidehi, and she bore him a son named Ashvamedhadatta. (BORI: 01-90-095)
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Thus has been recounted the lineage of Puru and of the Pandavas. Whoever hears this lineage of Puru is freed from all sins. (BORI: 01-90-96)
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I shall recount the blessed lineage of Puru, a line of kings of immeasurable splendor. Hear from me the names of those ancestors of yours. (KUMB: 1-63-1)
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Brahmā, who arose from the Unmanifest, is everlasting, eternal, and imperishable. From him arose Marīci and Dakṣa Prajāpati. (KUMB: 1-63-2)
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He created Daksha from his thumb and Marichi from his eyes. Kashyapa was Marichi’s son, and Aditi was Daksha’s daughter. (KUMB: 1-63-3)
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Avācīna also married another princess of Vidarbha, named Maryādā; by her, Ariha was born to him. (KUMB: 1-63-17; NILA: 01.095.018)
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Ariha married Āṅgī, and she bore him Mahābhauma. (KUMB: 1-63-18; NILA: 01.095.019)
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Dushyanta married Lakshi, the daughter of Bhagiratha, and she bore him Janamejaya. (KUMB: 1-63-30)
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There the ascetics gave Bhishma, Dhritarashtra, and Vidura a true account of Pandu’s departure for heaven. (KUMB: 1-63-70)
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Upon hearing those words of the venerable sages, a shower of flowers fell from the sky, and the drums of the gods resounded. (NILA: 01.095.067)
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After being received, the Pandavas announced their father’s death and duly performed his funeral rites. From childhood onward, Duryodhana could not tolerate those Pandavas living there. (NILA: 01.095.068)
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Wicked in conduct and guided by a demonic mind, he resolved to destroy them by many means; but because of the course ordained by fate, they could not be destroyed. (NILA: 01.095.069)
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Then, when Dhritarashtra sent them to Varanavata on a pretext, they agreed to go. (NILA: 01.095.070)
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Then Arjuna fathered a son named Babhruvahana by Chitrangada, the daughter of the king of Manalura. These were the thirteen sons of the Pandavas. (KUMB: 1-63-81)
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Those self-controlled, benevolent, and un envious men devoted to the Vedas who recite this sacred history in full, or who listen to it, will attain heaven and dwell in blessed realms, always honored and revered by gods, Brahmins, and human beings. (NILA: 01.095.088)
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For this Bharata, proclaimed by the blessed Vyasa, is supreme and purifying. Those of the social classes beginning with the Brahmins who listen to it with faith, free from envy, friendly, and versed in the Vedas, also win heaven, become meritorious, and are beyond regret over what they have done or left undone. (NILA: 01.095.089)
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There is also a verse on this subject: “This is equal to the Vedas, purifying and supreme; it brings prosperity, fame, and long life, and should be heard by those who are self-controlled.” (NILA: 01.095.090)
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