The Vishnu Purana Book IV- Chapter -XIV
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Descendants of ?ini, of Anamitra, of ?waphalka and Chitraka, of Andhaka. The children of Devaka and Ugrasena. The descendants of Bhajamána. Children of ?úra: his son Vasudeva: his daughter Prithá married to Pán?d?u: her children Yudhisht?hira and his brothers; also Karn?a by Áditya. The sons of Pán?d?u by Mádrí. Husbands and children of ?úra's other daughters. Previous births of ?i?upála.
THE younger brother of Anamitra was ?ini; his son was Satyaka; his son was Yuyudhána, also known by the name of Sátyaki; his son was Asanga; his son was Túni 1; his son was Yugandhara 2. These princes were termed ?aineyas.
In the family of Anamitra, Pri?ni was born; his son was ?waphalka 3, the sanctity of whose character has been described: the younger brother of ?waphalka was named Chitraka. ?waphalka had by Gándiní, besides Akrúra, Upamadgu, Mridura, ?árimejaya, Giri, Kshatropakshatra, ?atrughna, Arimarddana, Dharmadhris, Dhrisht?asarman, Gandhamojávaha, and Prativáha. He had also a daughter, Sutárá 4.
Devavat and Upadeva were the sons of Akrúra. The sons of Chitrika were Prithu and Vipritha, and many others 5. Andhaka had four sons, Kukkura, Bhajamána, ?uchi 6, Kambalavarhish. The son of Kukkura was Vrisht?a 7; his son was Kapotaroman; his son was Viloman 8;
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his son was Bhava 9, who was also called Chandanodakadundubhi 10; he was a friend of the Gandharba Tumburu; his son was Abhijit; his son was Punarvasu; his son was Áhuka, and he had also a daughter named Áhukí. The sons of Áhuka were Devaka and Ugrasena. The former had four sons, Devavat, Upadevá, Sudeva, and Devarakshita, and seven daughters, Vrikadevá, Upadevá, Devarakshitá, ?rídevá, ?ántidevá, Sahadevá, and Devakí: all the daughters were married to Vasudeva. The sons of Ugrasena were Kansa, Nyagrodha, Sunáman, Kanka, ?anku, Subhúmi, Rásht?rapála, Yuddhamusht?hi, and Tusht?imat; and his daughters were Kansá, Kansavatí, Sutanu, Rásht?rapálí, and Kankí.
The son of Bhajamána 11 was Vidúratha; his son was ?úra; his son was ?amin 12; his son was Pratíkshatra 13; his son was Swayambhoja 14; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, ?atadhanu, Devamíd?husha, and others 15. ?úra, the son of Devamíd?husha 16, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi 17. His brothers were Devabhága, Deva?ravas, Anádhrisht?i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, ?rinjaya,
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[paragraph continues] ?yáma, ?amíka, and Gan?d?úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, ?rutadevá, ?rutakírttí, ?ruta?ravas, and Rájádhideví.
?úra had a friend named Kuntibhoja, to whom, as he had no children, the presented in due form his daughter Pritha. She was married to Pan?d?u, and bore him Yudhisht?hira, Bhíma, and Arjuna, who were in fact the sons of the deities Dharma, Váyu (air), and Indra. Whilst she was yet unmarried, also, she had a son named Karn?a, begotten by the divine Áditya (the sun). Pan?d?u had another wife, named Mádrí, who had by the twin sons of Áditya, Násatya and Dasra, two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva 18.
?rutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddha?arman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht?aketu, raja of Kaikeya 19, married ?rutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. ?ruta?ravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him ?i?upála 20. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hiran?yaka?ipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávan?a, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as ?i?upála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Pun?d?arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, ?i?upála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.
435:1 Bhúti: Váyu. Kuni: Bhágavata. Dyumni: Matsya.
435:2 The Agni makes these all brother's sons of Satyaka, and adds another, Rishabha, the father of ?waphalka.
435:3 The authorities are not agreed here. ?waphalka, according to the Agni, as just remarked, comes from ?ini, the son of Anamitra. The Bhágavata, instead of Pri?ni, has Vrishn?i, son of Anamitra; the Bráhma and Hari V. have Vrishn?i; and the Agni, Prishn?i, son of Yudhájit. The Matsya also makes Yudhájit the ancestor of Akrúra, through Rishabha and Jayanta. Yudhájit in the Bráhma, &c. is the son of Krosht?ri.
435:4 The different authorities vary in the reading of these names, though they generally concur in the number.
435:5 The Matsya and Padma call them sons of Akrúra, but no doubt incorrectly.
435:6 ?ami: Váyu. ?a?i: Matsya. ?ini Agni. This last makes them the sons of Babhru, and calls the first Sundara.
435:7 Vrishn?i: Bhágavata, Váyu, Matsya, &c. Dhrisht?a: Agni. Dhrishn?u: Bráhma, Hari V.
435:8 The Bhágavata puts Viloman first. The Linga makes it an epithet of Kapotaroman, saying he was Vilomaja, 'irregularly begotten.' In place of Viloman we have Raivata, Váyu; Taittiri, Matsya; Tittiri, Agni.
436:9 Nava: Agni. Bala: Linga. Nala: Matsya. Tomas: Kúrma. Anu: Bhágavata.
436:10 The Matsya, Váyu, and Agni agree with our text. The Linga, Padma, and Kúrma read Ánakadundubhi as a synonyme of Bala. The Bráhma and Hari V. have no such name, but here insert Punarvasu, son of Taittiri. The Bhágavata has a different series, or Anu, Andhaka, Dundubhi, Arijit, Punarvasu, Áhuka.
436:11 This Bhajamána is the son of Andhaka, according to all the best authorities; so the Padma calls this branch the Ándhakas. The Agni makes him the son of Babhru.
436:12 Váta, Niváta, ?amin: Váyu.
436:13 Soná?wa: Matsya. Sonáksha: Padma. ?ini: Bhájavata.
436:14 Bhojaka: Agni. Bhoja: Padma.
436:15 Ten sons: Matsya, &c.
436:16 Devárha: Váyu, Padma, Agni, and Matsya; and a different series follows, or Kambalavarhish, Asamaujas, Samaujas, Sudanstra, Suva?a, Dhrisht?a, Anamitra, Nighna, Satrájit. They all make Vasudeva the son of ?úra, however; but the three first leave it doubtful whether that ?úra was the son of Bhajamána or not. The Bhágavata and Bráhma agree with the text, which is probably correct. The Bráhma has ?úra son of Devamíd?hush, although it does not specify the latter amongst the sons of Hridika.
436:17 Ánaka a larger, and Dundubhi a smaller drum.
437:18 The Mahábhárata is the best authority for these circumstances.
437:19 The Padma calls him king of Kashmir.
437:20 The Bráhma P. and Hari V. make ?rutadevá mother of ?i?upála, and Prithukírtti of Dantavaktra.
The Vishnu Purana Book IV- Chapter -XV
CHAP. XIV.
Descendants of ?ini, of Anamitra, of ?waphalka and Chitraka, of Andhaka. The children of Devaka and Ugrasena. The descendants of Bhajamána. Children of ?úra: his son Vasudeva: his daughter Prithá married to Pán?d?u: her children Yudhisht?hira and his brothers; also Karn?a by Áditya. The sons of Pán?d?u by Mádrí. Husbands and children of ?úra's other daughters. Previous births of ?i?upála.
THE younger brother of Anamitra was ?ini; his son was Satyaka; his son was Yuyudhána, also known by the name of Sátyaki; his son was Asanga; his son was Túni 1; his son was Yugandhara 2. These princes were termed ?aineyas.
In the family of Anamitra, Pri?ni was born; his son was ?waphalka 3, the sanctity of whose character has been described: the younger brother of ?waphalka was named Chitraka. ?waphalka had by Gándiní, besides Akrúra, Upamadgu, Mridura, ?árimejaya, Giri, Kshatropakshatra, ?atrughna, Arimarddana, Dharmadhris, Dhrisht?asarman, Gandhamojávaha, and Prativáha. He had also a daughter, Sutárá 4.
Devavat and Upadeva were the sons of Akrúra. The sons of Chitrika were Prithu and Vipritha, and many others 5. Andhaka had four sons, Kukkura, Bhajamána, ?uchi 6, Kambalavarhish. The son of Kukkura was Vrisht?a 7; his son was Kapotaroman; his son was Viloman 8;
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his son was Bhava 9, who was also called Chandanodakadundubhi 10; he was a friend of the Gandharba Tumburu; his son was Abhijit; his son was Punarvasu; his son was Áhuka, and he had also a daughter named Áhukí. The sons of Áhuka were Devaka and Ugrasena. The former had four sons, Devavat, Upadevá, Sudeva, and Devarakshita, and seven daughters, Vrikadevá, Upadevá, Devarakshitá, ?rídevá, ?ántidevá, Sahadevá, and Devakí: all the daughters were married to Vasudeva. The sons of Ugrasena were Kansa, Nyagrodha, Sunáman, Kanka, ?anku, Subhúmi, Rásht?rapála, Yuddhamusht?hi, and Tusht?imat; and his daughters were Kansá, Kansavatí, Sutanu, Rásht?rapálí, and Kankí.
The son of Bhajamána 11 was Vidúratha; his son was ?úra; his son was ?amin 12; his son was Pratíkshatra 13; his son was Swayambhoja 14; his son was Hridika, who had Kritavarman, ?atadhanu, Devamíd?husha, and others 15. ?úra, the son of Devamíd?husha 16, was married to Márishá, and had by her ten sons. On the birth of Vasudeva, who was one of these sons, the gods, to whom the future is manifest, foresaw that the divine being would take a human form in his family, and thereupon they sounded with joy the drums of heaven: from this circumstance Vasudeva was also called Ánakadunbubhi 17. His brothers were Devabhága, Deva?ravas, Anádhrisht?i, Karundhaka, Vatsabálaka, ?rinjaya,
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[paragraph continues] ?yáma, ?amíka, and Gan?d?úsha; and his sisters were Prithá, ?rutadevá, ?rutakírttí, ?ruta?ravas, and Rájádhideví.
?úra had a friend named Kuntibhoja, to whom, as he had no children, the presented in due form his daughter Pritha. She was married to Pan?d?u, and bore him Yudhisht?hira, Bhíma, and Arjuna, who were in fact the sons of the deities Dharma, Váyu (air), and Indra. Whilst she was yet unmarried, also, she had a son named Karn?a, begotten by the divine Áditya (the sun). Pan?d?u had another wife, named Mádrí, who had by the twin sons of Áditya, Násatya and Dasra, two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva 18.
?rutadevá was married to the Kárusha prince Vriddha?arman, and bore him the fierce Asura Dantavaktra. Dhrisht?aketu, raja of Kaikeya 19, married ?rutakírtti, and had by her Santarddana and four other sons, known as the five Kaikeyas. Jayasena, king of Avanti, married Rájádhideví, and had Vinda and Anavinda. ?ruta?ravas was wedded to Damaghosha, raja of Chedi, and bore him ?i?upála 20. This prince was in a former existence the unrighteous but valiant monarch of the Daityas, Hiran?yaka?ipu, who was killed by the divine guardian of creation (in the man-lion Avatára). He was next the ten-headed sovereign Rávan?a, whose unequalled prowess, strength, and power were overcome by the lord of the three worlds, Ráma. Having been killed by the deity in the form of Rághava, he had long enjoyed the reward of his virtues in exemption from an embodied state, but had now received birth once more as ?i?upála, the son of Damaghosha, king of Chedi. In this character he renewed, with greater inveteracy than ever, his hostile hatred towards the god surnamed Pun?d?arikáksha, a portion of the supreme being, who had descended to lighten the burdens of the earth; and was in consequence slain by him: but from the circumstance of his thoughts being constantly engrossed by the supreme being, ?i?upála was united with him after death; for the lord giveth to those to whom he is favourable whatever they desire, and he bestows a heavenly and exalted station even upon those whom he slays in his displeasure.
Footnotes
435:1 Bhúti: Váyu. Kuni: Bhágavata. Dyumni: Matsya.
435:2 The Agni makes these all brother's sons of Satyaka, and adds another, Rishabha, the father of ?waphalka.
435:3 The authorities are not agreed here. ?waphalka, according to the Agni, as just remarked, comes from ?ini, the son of Anamitra. The Bhágavata, instead of Pri?ni, has Vrishn?i, son of Anamitra; the Bráhma and Hari V. have Vrishn?i; and the Agni, Prishn?i, son of Yudhájit. The Matsya also makes Yudhájit the ancestor of Akrúra, through Rishabha and Jayanta. Yudhájit in the Bráhma, &c. is the son of Krosht?ri.
435:4 The different authorities vary in the reading of these names, though they generally concur in the number.
435:5 The Matsya and Padma call them sons of Akrúra, but no doubt incorrectly.
435:6 ?ami: Váyu. ?a?i: Matsya. ?ini Agni. This last makes them the sons of Babhru, and calls the first Sundara.
435:7 Vrishn?i: Bhágavata, Váyu, Matsya, &c. Dhrisht?a: Agni. Dhrishn?u: Bráhma, Hari V.
435:8 The Bhágavata puts Viloman first. The Linga makes it an epithet of Kapotaroman, saying he was Vilomaja, 'irregularly begotten.' In place of Viloman we have Raivata, Váyu; Taittiri, Matsya; Tittiri, Agni.
436:9 Nava: Agni. Bala: Linga. Nala: Matsya. Tomas: Kúrma. Anu: Bhágavata.
436:10 The Matsya, Váyu, and Agni agree with our text. The Linga, Padma, and Kúrma read Ánakadundubhi as a synonyme of Bala. The Bráhma and Hari V. have no such name, but here insert Punarvasu, son of Taittiri. The Bhágavata has a different series, or Anu, Andhaka, Dundubhi, Arijit, Punarvasu, Áhuka.
436:11 This Bhajamána is the son of Andhaka, according to all the best authorities; so the Padma calls this branch the Ándhakas. The Agni makes him the son of Babhru.
436:12 Váta, Niváta, ?amin: Váyu.
436:13 Soná?wa: Matsya. Sonáksha: Padma. ?ini: Bhájavata.
436:14 Bhojaka: Agni. Bhoja: Padma.
436:15 Ten sons: Matsya, &c.
436:16 Devárha: Váyu, Padma, Agni, and Matsya; and a different series follows, or Kambalavarhish, Asamaujas, Samaujas, Sudanstra, Suva?a, Dhrisht?a, Anamitra, Nighna, Satrájit. They all make Vasudeva the son of ?úra, however; but the three first leave it doubtful whether that ?úra was the son of Bhajamána or not. The Bhágavata and Bráhma agree with the text, which is probably correct. The Bráhma has ?úra son of Devamíd?hush, although it does not specify the latter amongst the sons of Hridika.
436:17 Ánaka a larger, and Dundubhi a smaller drum.
437:18 The Mahábhárata is the best authority for these circumstances.
437:19 The Padma calls him king of Kashmir.
437:20 The Bráhma P. and Hari V. make ?rutadevá mother of ?i?upála, and Prithukírtti of Dantavaktra.
The Vishnu Purana Book IV- Chapter -XV
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