Srimad Bhagavatam · Canto 9 · Chapter 23
श्रीशुक उवाच अनो: सभानरश्चक्षु: परेष्णुश्च त्रय: सुता: । सभानरात् कालनर: सृञ्जयस्तत्सुतस्तत: ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca anoh sabhanaras caksuh paresnus ca trayah sutah sabhanarat kalanarah srnjayas tat-sutas tatah
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Anu, the fourth son of Yayati, had three sons, named Sabhanara, Caksu and Paresnu. O King, from Sabhanara came a son named Kalanara, and from Kalanara came a son named Srnjaya.
जनमेजयस्तस्य पुत्रो महाशालो महामना: । उशीनरस्तितिक्षुश्च महामनस आत्मजौ ॥ २ ॥
janamejayas tasya putro mahasalo mahamanah usinaras titiksus ca mahamanasa atmajau
From Srnjaya came a son named Janamejaya. From Janamejaya came Mahasala; from Mahasala, Mahamana; and from Mahamana two sons, named Usinara and Titiksu.
शिबिर्वर: कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजा: । वृषादर्भ: सुधीरश्च मद्र: केकय आत्मवान् ॥ ३ ॥ शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथ: । ततो होमोऽथ सुतपा बलि: सुतपसोऽभवत् ॥ ४ ॥
sibir varah krmir daksas catvarosinaratmajah vrsadarbhah sudhiras ca madrah kekaya atmavan sibes catvara evasams titiksos ca rusadrathah tato homo ’tha sutapa balih sutapaso ’bhavat
The four sons of Usinara were Sibi, Vara, Krmi and Daksa, and from Sibi again came four sons, named Vrsadarbha, Sudhira, Madra and atma-tattva-vit Kekaya. The son of Titiksu was Rusadratha. From Rusadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapa; and from Sutapa, Bali.
अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गाद्या: सुह्मपुण्ड्रौड्रसंज्ञिता: । जज्ञिरे दीर्घतमसो बले: क्षेत्रे महीक्षित: ॥ ५ ॥
anga-vanga-kalingadyah suhma-pundraudra-samjnitah jajnire dirghatamaso baleh ksetre mahiksitah
By the semen of Dirghatama in the wife of Bali, the emperor of the world, six sons took birth, namely Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Suhma, Pundra and Odra.
चक्रु: स्वनाम्ना विषयान् षडिमान् प्राच्यकांश्च ते । खलपानोऽङ्गतो जज्ञे तस्माद् दिविरथस्तत: ॥ ६ ॥
cakruh sva-namna visayan sad iman pracyakams ca te khalapano ’ngato jajne tasmad divirathas tatah
These six sons, headed by Anga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India. These states were known according to the names of their respective kings. From Anga came a son named Khalapana, and from Khalapana came Diviratha.
सुतो धर्मरथो यस्य जज्ञे चित्ररथोऽप्रजा: । रोमपाद इति ख्यातस्तस्मै दशरथ: सखा ॥ ७ ॥ शान्तां स्वकन्यां प्रायच्छदृष्यशृङ्ग उवाह याम् । देवेऽवर्षति यं रामा आनिन्युर्हरिणीसुतम् ॥ ८ ॥ नाट्यसङ्गीतवादित्रैर्विभ्रमालिङ्गनार्हणै: । स तु राज्ञोऽनपत्यस्य निरूप्येष्टिं मरुत्वते ॥ ९ ॥ प्रजामदाद् दशरथो येन लेभेऽप्रजा: प्रजा: । चतुरङ्गो रोमपादात् पृथुलाक्षस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ १० ॥
suto dharmaratho yasya jajne citraratho ’prajah romapada iti khyatas tasmai dasarathah sakha santam sva-kanyam prayacchad rsyasrnga uvaha yam deve ’varsati yam rama aninyur harini-sutam natya-sangita-vaditrair vibhramalinganarhanaih sa tu rajno ’napatyasya nirupyestim marutvate prajam adad dasaratho yena lebhe ’prajah prajah caturango romapadat prthulaksas tu tat-sutah
From Diviratha came a son named Dharmaratha, and his son was Citraratha, who was celebrated as Romapada. Romapada, however, was without issue, and therefore his friend Maharaja Dasaratha gave him his own daughter, named Santa. Romapada accepted her as his daughter, and thereafter she married Rsyasrnga. When the demigods from the heavenly planets failed to shower rain, Rsyasrnga was appointed the priest for performing a sacrifice, after being brought from the forest by the allurement of prostitutes, who danced, staged theatrical performances accompanied by music, and embraced and worshiped him. After Rsyasrnga came, the rain fell. Thereafter, Rsyasrnga performed a son-giving sacrifice on behalf of Maharaja Dasaratha, who had no issue, and then Maharaja Dasaratha had sons. From Romapada, by the mercy of Rsyasrnga, Caturanga was born, and from Caturanga came Prthulaksa.
बृहद्रथो बृहत्कर्मा बृहद्भानुश्च तत्सुता: । आद्याद् बृहन्मनास्तस्माज्जयद्रथ उदाहृत: ॥ ११ ॥
brhadratho brhatkarma brhadbhanus ca tat-sutah adyad brhanmanas tasmaj jayadratha udahrtah
The sons of Prthulaksa were Brhadratha, Brhatkarma and Brhadbhanu. From the eldest, Brhadratha, came a son named Brhanmana, and from Brhanmana came a son named Jayadratha.
विजयस्तस्य सम्भूत्यां ततो धृतिरजायत । ततो धृतव्रतस्तस्य सत्कर्माधिरथस्तत: ॥ १२ ॥
vijayas tasya sambhutyam tato dhrtir ajayata tato dhrtavratas tasya satkarmadhirathas tatah
The son of Jayadratha, by the womb of his wife Sambhuti, was Vijaya, and from Vijaya, Dhrti was born. From Dhrti came Dhrtavrata; from Dhrtavrata, Satkarma; and from Satkarma, Adhiratha.
योऽसौ गङ्गातटे क्रीडन् मञ्जूषान्तर्गतं शिशुम् । कुन्त्यापविद्धं कानीनमनपत्योऽकरोत् सुतम् ॥ १३ ॥
yo ’sau ganga-tate kridan manjusantargatam sisum kuntyapaviddham kaninam anapatyo ’karot sutam
While playing on the bank of the Ganges, Adhiratha found a baby wrapped up in a basket. The baby had been left by Kunti because he was born before she was married. Because Adhiratha had no sons, he raised this baby as his own.
वृषसेन: सुतस्तस्य कर्णस्य जगतीपते । द्रुह्योश्च तनयो बभ्रु: सेतुस्तस्यात्मजस्तत: ॥ १४ ॥
vrsasenah sutas tasya karnasya jagatipate druhyos ca tanayo babhruh setus tasyatmajas tatah
O King, the only son of Karna was Vrsasena. Druhyu, the third son of Yayati, had a son named Babhru, and the son of Babhru was known as Setu.
आरब्धस्तस्य गान्धारस्तस्य धर्मस्ततो धृत: । धृतस्य दुर्मदस्तस्मात् प्रचेता: प्राचेतस: शतम् ॥ १५ ॥
arabdhas tasya gandharas tasya dharmas tato dhrtah dhrtasya durmadas tasmat pracetah pracetasah satam
The son of Setu was Arabdha, Arabdha’s son was Gandhara, and Gandhara’s son was Dharma. Dharma’s son was Dhrta, Dhrta’s son was Durmada, and Durmada’s son was Praceta, who had one hundred sons.
म्लेच्छाधिपतयोऽभूवन्नुदीचीं दिशमाश्रिता: । तुर्वसोश्च सुतो वह्निर्वह्नेर्भर्गोऽथ भानुमान् ॥ १६ ॥
mlecchadhipatayo ’bhuvann udicim disam asritah turvasos ca suto vahnir vahner bhargo ’tha bhanuman
The Pracetas (the sons of Praceta) occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayati’s second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhanuman.
त्रिभानुस्तत्सुतोऽस्यापि करन्धम उदारधी: । मरुतस्तत्सुतोऽपुत्र: पुत्रं पौरवमन्वभूत् ॥ १७ ॥
tribhanus tat-suto ’syapi karandhama udara-dhih marutas tat-suto ’putrah putram pauravam anvabhut
The son of Bhanuman was Tribhanu, and his son was the magnanimous Karandhama. Karandhama’s son was Maruta, who had no sons and who therefore adopted a son of the Puru dynasty (Maharaja Dusmanta) as his own.
दुष्मन्त: स पुनर्भेजे स्ववंशं राज्यकामुक: । ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षभ ॥ १८ ॥ वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । यदोर्वंशं नर: श्रुत्वा सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥
dusmantah sa punar bheje sva-vamsam rajya-kamukah yayater jyestha-putrasya yador vamsam nararsabha varnayami maha-punyam sarva-papa-haram nrnam yador vamsam narah srutva sarva-papaih pramucyate
Maharaja Dusmanta, desiring to occupy the throne, returned to his original dynasty [the Puru dynasty], even though he had accepted Maruta as his father. O Maharaja Pariksit, let me now describe the dynasty of Yadu, the eldest son of Maharaja Yayati. This description is supremely pious, and it vanquishes the reactions of sinful activities in human society. Simply by hearing this description, one is freed from all sinful reactions.
यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: । यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥ चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: । महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥
yatravatirno bhagavan paramatma narakrtih yadoh sahasrajit krosta nalo ripur iti srutah catvarah sunavas tatra satajit prathamatmajah mahahayo renuhayo haihayas ceti tat-sutah
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, Krosta, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Satajit, who had three sons, named Mahahaya, Renuhaya and Haihaya.
धर्मस्तु हैहयसुतो नेत्र: कुन्ते: पिता तत: । सोहञ्जिरभवत् कुन्तेर्महिष्मान् भद्रसेनक: ॥ २२ ॥
dharmas tu haihaya-suto netrah kunteh pita tatah sohanjir abhavat kunter mahisman bhadrasenakah
The son of Haihaya was Dharma, and the son of Dharma was Netra, the father of Kunti. From Kunti came a son named Sohanji, from Sohanji came Mahisman, and from Mahisman, Bhadrasenaka.
दुर्मदो भद्रसेनस्य धनक: कृतवीर्यसू: । कृताग्नि: कृतवर्मा च कृतौजा धनकात्मजा: ॥ २३ ॥
durmado bhadrasenasya dhanakah krtaviryasuh krtagnih krtavarma ca krtauja dhanakatmajah
The sons of Bhadrasena were known as Durmada and Dhanaka. Dhanaka was the father of Krtavirya and also of Krtagni, Krtavarma and Krtauja.
अर्जुन: कृतवीर्यस्य सप्तद्वीपेश्वरोऽभवत् । दत्तात्रेयाद्धरेरंशात् प्राप्तयोगमहागुण: ॥ २४ ॥
arjunah krtaviryasya sapta-dvipesvaro ’bhavat dattatreyad dharer amsat prapta-yoga-mahagunah
The son of Krtavirya was Arjuna. He (Kartaviryarjuna) became the emperor of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, and received mystic power from Dattatreya, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he obtained the mystic perfections known as asta-siddhi.
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवा: । यज्ञदानतपोयोगै: श्रुतवीर्यदयादिभि: ॥ २५ ॥
na nunam kartaviryasya gatim yasyanti parthivah yajna-dana-tapo-yogaih sruta-virya-dayadibhih
No other king in this world could equal Kartaviryarjuna in sacrifices, charity, austerity, mystic power, education, strength or mercy.
पञ्चाशीतिसहस्राणि ह्यव्याहतबल: समा: । अनष्टवित्तस्मरणो बुभुजेऽक्षय्यषड्वसु ॥ २६ ॥
pancasiti sahasrani hy avyahata-balah samah anasta-vitta-smarano bubhuje ’ksayya-sad-vasu
For eighty-five thousand years, Kartaviryarjuna continuously enjoyed material opulences with full bodily strength and unimpaired memory. In other words, he enjoyed inexhaustible material opulences with his six senses.
तस्य पुत्रसहस्रेषु पञ्चैवोर्वरिता मृधे । जयध्वज: शूरसेनो वृषभो मधुरूर्जित: ॥ २७ ॥
tasya putra-sahasresu pancaivorvarita mrdhe jayadhvajah suraseno vrsabho madhur urjitah
Of the one thousand sons of Kartaviryarjuna, only five remained alive after the fight with Parasurama. Their names were Jayadhvaja, Surasena, Vrsabha, Madhu and Urjita.
जयध्वजात् तालजङ्घस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वभूत् । क्षत्रं यत् तालजङ्घाख्यमौर्वतेजोपसंहृतम् ॥ २८ ॥
jayadhvajat talajanghas tasya putra-satam tv abhut ksatram yat talajanghakhyam aurva-tejopasamhrtam
Jayadhvaja had a son named Talajangha, who had one hundred sons. All the ksatriyas in that dynasty, known as Talajangha, were annihilated by the great power received by Maharaja Sagara from Aurva Rsi.
तेषां ज्येष्ठो वीतिहोत्रो वृष्णि: पुत्रो मधो: स्मृत: । तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद् वृष्णिज्येष्ठं यत: कुलम् ॥ २९ ॥
tesam jyestho vitihotro vrsnih putro madhoh smrtah tasya putra-satam tv asid vrsni-jyestham yatah kulam
Of the sons of Talajangha, Vitihotra was the eldest. The son of Vitihotra named Madhu had a celebrated son named Vrsni. Madhu had one hundred sons, of whom Vrsni was the eldest. The dynasties known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrsni had their origin from Yadu, Madhu and Vrsni.
माधवा वृष्णयो राजन् यादवाश्चेति संज्ञिता: । यदुपुत्रस्य च क्रोष्टो: पुत्रो वृजिनवांस्तत: । स्वाहितोऽतो विषद्गुर्वै तस्य चित्ररथस्तत: ॥ ३० ॥ शशबिन्दुर्महायोगी महाभागो महानभूत् । चतुर्दशमहारत्नश्चक्रवर्त्यपराजित: ॥ ३१ ॥
madhava vrsnayo rajan yadavas ceti samjnitah yadu-putrasya ca krostoh putro vrjinavams tatah svahito ’to visadgur vai tasya citrarathas tatah sasabindur maha-yogi maha-bhago mahan abhut caturdasa-maharatnas cakravarty aparajitah
O Maharaja Pariksit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vrsni each inaugurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrsni. The son of Yadu named Krosta had a son named Vrjinavan. The son of Vrjinavan was Svahita; the son of Svahita, Visadgu; the son of Visadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha, Sasabindu. The greatly fortunate Sasabindu, who was a great mystic, possessed fourteen opulences and was the owner of fourteen great jewels. Thus he became the emperor of the world.
तस्य पत्नीसहस्राणां दशानां सुमहायशा: । दशलक्षसहस्राणि पुत्राणां तास्वजीजनत् ॥ ३२ ॥
tasya patni-sahasranam dasanam sumaha-yasah dasa-laksa-sahasrani putranam tasv ajijanat
The famous Sasabindu had ten thousand wives, and by each he begot a lakh of sons. Therefore the number of his sons was ten thousand lakhs.
तेषां तु षट्प्रधानानां पृथुश्रवस आत्मज: । धर्मो नामोशना तस्य हयमेधशतस्य याट् ॥ ३३ ॥
tesam tu sat pradhananam prthusravasa atmajah dharmo namosana tasya hayamedha-satasya yat
Among these many sons, six were the foremost, such as Prthusrava and Prthukirti. The son of Prthusrava was known as Dharma, and his son was known as Usana. Usana was the performer of one hundred horse sacrifices.
तत्सुतो रुचकस्तस्य पञ्चासन्नात्मजा: शृणु । पूरुजिद्रुक्मरुक्मेषुपृथुज्यामघसंज्ञिता: ॥ ३४ ॥
tat-suto rucakas tasya pancasann atmajah srnu purujid-rukma-rukmesu- prthu-jyamagha-samjnitah
The son of Usana was Rucaka, who had five sons—Purujit, Rukma, Rukmesu, Prthu and Jyamagha. Please hear of these sons from me.
ज्यामघस्त्वप्रजोऽप्यन्यां भार्यां शैब्यापतिर्भयात् । नाविन्दच्छत्रुभवनाद् भोज्यां कन्यामहारषीत् । रथस्थां तां निरीक्ष्याह शैब्या पतिममर्षिता ॥ ३५ ॥ केयं कुहक मत्स्थानं रथमारोपितेति वै । स्नुषा तवेत्यभिहिते स्मयन्ती पतिमब्रवीत् ॥ ३६ ॥
jyamaghas tv aprajo ’py anyam bharyam saibya-patir bhayat navindac chatru-bhavanad bhojyam kanyam aharasit ratha-stham tam niriksyaha saibya patim amarsita keyam kuhaka mat-sthanam ratham aropiteti vai snusa tavety abhihite smayanti patim abravit
Jyamagha had no sons, but because he was fearful of his wife, Saibya, he could not accept another wife. Jyamagha once took from the house of some royal enemy a girl who was a prostitute, but upon seeing her Saibya was very angry and said to her husband, “My husband, you cheater, who is this girl sitting upon my seat on the chariot?” Jyamagha then replied, “This girl will be your daughter-in-law.” Upon hearing these joking words, Saibya smilingly replied.
अहं बन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् । जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते ॥ ३७ ॥
aham bandhyasapatni ca snusa me yujyate katham janayisyasi yam rajni tasyeyam upayujyate
Saibya said, I am sterile and have no co-wife.
अन्वमोदन्त तद्विश्वेदेवा: पितर एव च । शैब्या गर्भमधात् काले कुमारं सुषुवे शुभम् । स विदर्भ इति प्रोक्त उपयेमे स्नुषां सतीम् ॥ ३८ ॥
anvamodanta tad visve- devah pitara eva ca saibya garbham adhat kale kumaram susuve subham sa vidarbha iti prokta upayeme snusam satim
Long, long ago, Jyamagha had satisfied the demigods and Pitas by worshiping them. Now, by their mercy, Jyamagha’s words came true. Although Saibya was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha. Before the child’s birth, the girl had been accepted as a daughter-in-law, and therefore Vidarbha actually married her when he grew up.
