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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
This chapter describes the descendants of Divodāsa. It also describes Jarāsandha, who belonged to the Ṛkṣa dynasty, as well as Duryodhana, Arjuna and others.
The son of Divodāsa was Mitrāyu, who had four sons, one after another — Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka. Somaka had one hundred sons, of whom the youngest was Pṛṣata, from whom Drupada was born. Drupada’s daughter was Draupadī, and his sons were headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna. Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s son was Dhṛṣṭaketu.
Another son of Ajamīḍha was named Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came a son named Saṁvaraṇa, and from Saṁvaraṇa came Kuru, the king of Kurukṣetra. Kuru had four sons — Parīkṣi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Niṣadha. Among the descendants in the dynasty from Sudhanu were Suhotra, Cyavana, Kṛtī and Uparicara Vasu. The sons of Uparicara Vasu, including Bṛhadratha, Kuśāmba, Matsya, Pratyagra and Cedipa, became kings of the Cedi state. In the dynasty from Bṛhadratha came Kuśāgra, Ṛṣabha, Satyahita, Puṣpavān and Jahu, and from Bṛhadratha through the womb of another wife came Jarāsandha, who was followed by Sahadeva, Somāpi and Śrutaśravā. Parīkṣi, the son of Kuru, had no sons. Among the descendants of Jahnu were Suratha, Vidūratha, Sārvabhauma, Jayasena, Rādhika, Ayutāyu, Akrodhana, Devātithi, Ṛkṣa, Dilīpa and Pratīpa.
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlīka. When Devāpi retired to the forest, his younger brother Śāntanu became the king. Although Śāntanu, being younger, was not eligible to occupy the throne, he disregarded his elder brother. Consequently, there was no rainfall for twelve years. Following the advice of the brāhmaṇas, Śāntanu was ready to return the kingdom to Devāpi, but by the intrigue of Śāntanu’s minister, Devāpi became unfit to be king. Therefore Śāntanu resumed charge of the kingdom, and rain fell properly during his regime. By mystic power, Devāpi still lives in the village known as Kalāpa-grāma. In this Kali-yuga, when the descendants of Soma known as the candra-vaṁśa (the lunar dynasty) die out, Devāpi, at the beginning of Satya-yuga, will reestablish the dynasty of the moon. The wife of Śāntanu named Gaṅgā gave birth to Bhīṣma, one of the twelve authorities. Two sons named Citrāṅgada and Vicitravīrya were also born from the womb of Satyavatī by the semen of Śāntanu, and Vyāsadeva was born from Satyavatī by the semen of Parāśara. Vyāsadeva instructed the history of the Bhāgavatam to his son Śukadeva. Through the womb of the two wives and the maidservant of Vicitravīrya, Vyāsadeva begot Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu and Vidura.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra had one hundred sons, headed by Duryodhana, and one daughter named Duḥśalā. Pāṇḍu had five sons, headed by Yudhiṣṭhira, and each of these five sons had one son from Draupadī. The names of these sons of Draupadī were Prativindhya, Śrutasena, Śrutakīrti, Śatānīka and Śrutakarmā. Besides these five sons, by other wives the Pāṇḍavas had many other sons, such as Devaka, Ghaṭotkaca, Sarvagata, Suhotra, Naramitra, Irāvān, Babhruvāhana and Abhimanyu. From Abhimanyu, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was born, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit had four sons — Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Bhīmasena and Ugrasena.
Next Śukadeva Gosvāmī described the future sons of the Pāṇḍu family. From Janamejaya, he said, would come a son named Śatānīka, and following in the dynasty would be Sahasrānīka, Aśvamedhaja, Asīmakṛṣṇa, Nemicakra, Citraratha, Śuciratha, Vṛṣṭimān, Suṣeṇa, Sunītha, Nṛcakṣu, Sukhīnala, Pariplava, Sunaya, Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya, Dūrva, Timi, Bṛhadratha, Sudāsa, Śatānīka, Durdamana, Mahīnara, Daṇḍapāṇi, Nimi and Kṣemaka.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī then predicted the kings of the māgadha-vaṁśa, or Māgadha dynasty. Sahadeva, the son of Jarāsandha, would beget Mārjāri, and from him would come Śrutaśravā. Subsequently taking birth in the dynasty will be Yutāyu, Niramitra, Sunakṣatra, Bṛhatsena, Karmajit, Sutañjaya, Vipra, Śuci, Kṣema, Suvrata, Dharmasūtra, Sama, Dyumatsena, Sumati, Subala, Sunītha, Satyajit, Viśvajit and Ripuñjaya.
Devanagari
श्रीशुक उवाच
मित्रायुश्च दिवोदासाच्च्यवनस्तत्सुतो नृप ।
सुदास: सहदेवोऽथ सोमको जन्तुजन्मकृत् ॥ १ ॥
मित्रायुश्च दिवोदासाच्च्यवनस्तत्सुतो नृप ।
सुदास: सहदेवोऽथ सोमको जन्तुजन्मकृत् ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
śrī-śuka uvāca
mitrāyuś ca divodāsāc
cyavanas tat-suto nṛpa
sudāsaḥ sahadevo ’tha
somako jantu-janmakṛt
mitrāyuś ca divodāsāc
cyavanas tat-suto nṛpa
sudāsaḥ sahadevo ’tha
somako jantu-janmakṛt
Synonyms
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the son of Divodāsa was Mitrāyu, and from Mitrāyu came four sons, named Cyavana, Sudāsa, Sahadeva and Somaka. Somaka was the father of Jantu.
Devanagari
तस्य पुत्रशतं तेषां यवीयान् पृषत: सुत: ।
स तस्माद् द्रुपदो जज्ञे सर्वसम्पत्समन्वित: ॥ २ ॥
स तस्माद् द्रुपदो जज्ञे सर्वसम्पत्समन्वित: ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
tasya putra-śataṁ teṣāṁ
yavīyān pṛṣataḥ sutaḥ
sa tasmād drupado jajñe
sarva-sampat-samanvitaḥ
yavīyān pṛṣataḥ sutaḥ
sa tasmād drupado jajñe
sarva-sampat-samanvitaḥ
Synonyms
Translation
Somaka had one hundred sons, of whom the youngest was Pṛṣata. From Pṛṣata was born King Drupada, who was opulent in all supremacy.
Devanagari
द्रुपदाद् द्रौपदी तस्य धृष्टद्युम्नादय: सुता: ।
धृष्टद्युम्नाद् धृष्टकेतुर्भार्म्या: पाञ्चालका इमे ॥ ३ ॥
धृष्टद्युम्नाद् धृष्टकेतुर्भार्म्या: पाञ्चालका इमे ॥ ३ ॥
Verse text
drupadād draupadī tasya
dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ sutāḥ
dhṛṣṭadyumnād dhṛṣṭaketur
bhārmyāḥ pāñcālakā ime
dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ sutāḥ
dhṛṣṭadyumnād dhṛṣṭaketur
bhārmyāḥ pāñcālakā ime
Synonyms
drupadāt — from Drupada; draupadī — Draupadī, the famous wife of the Pāṇḍavas; tasya — of him (Drupada); dhṛṣṭadyumna-ādayaḥ — headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna; sutāḥ — sons; dhṛṣṭadyumnāt — from Dhṛṣṭadyumna; dhṛṣṭaketuḥ — the son named Dhṛṣṭaketu; bhārmyāḥ — all descendants of Bharmyāśva; pāñcālakāḥ — they are known as the Pāñcālakas; ime — all of these.
Translation
From Mahārāja Drupada, Draupadī was born. Mahārāja Drupada also had many sons, headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna. From Dhṛṣṭadyumna came a son named Dhṛṣṭaketu. All these personalities are known as descendants of Bharmyāśva or as the dynasty of Pāñcāla.
Devanagari
योऽजमीढसुतो ह्यन्य ऋक्ष: संवरणस्तत: ।
तपत्यां सूर्यकन्यायां कुरुक्षेत्रपति: कुरु: ॥ ४ ॥
परीक्षि: सुधनुर्जह्नुर्निषधश्च कुरो: सुता: ।
सुहोत्रोऽभूत् सुधनुषश्च्यवनोऽथ तत: कृती ॥ ५ ॥
तपत्यां सूर्यकन्यायां कुरुक्षेत्रपति: कुरु: ॥ ४ ॥
परीक्षि: सुधनुर्जह्नुर्निषधश्च कुरो: सुता: ।
सुहोत्रोऽभूत् सुधनुषश्च्यवनोऽथ तत: कृती ॥ ५ ॥
Verse text
yo ’jamīḍha-suto hy anya
ṛkṣaḥ saṁvaraṇas tataḥ
tapatyāṁ sūrya-kanyāyāṁ
kurukṣetra-patiḥ kuruḥ
ṛkṣaḥ saṁvaraṇas tataḥ
tapatyāṁ sūrya-kanyāyāṁ
kurukṣetra-patiḥ kuruḥ
parīkṣiḥ sudhanur jahnur
niṣadhaś ca kuroḥ sutāḥ
suhotro ’bhūt sudhanuṣaś
cyavano ’tha tataḥ kṛtī
niṣadhaś ca kuroḥ sutāḥ
suhotro ’bhūt sudhanuṣaś
cyavano ’tha tataḥ kṛtī
Synonyms
yaḥ — who; ajamīḍha-sutaḥ — was a son born from Ajamīḍha; hi — indeed; anyaḥ — another; ṛkṣaḥ — Ṛkṣa; saṁvaraṇaḥ — Saṁvaraṇa; tataḥ — from him (Ṛkṣa); tapatyām — Tapatī; sūrya-kanyāyām — in the womb of the daughter of the sun-god; kurukṣetra-patiḥ — the King of Kurukṣetra; kuruḥ — Kuru was born; parīkṣiḥ sudhanuḥ jahnuḥ niṣadhaḥ ca — Parīkṣi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Niṣadha; kuroḥ — of Kuru; sutāḥ — the sons; suhotraḥ — Suhotra; abhūt — was born; sudhanuṣaḥ — from Sudhanu; cyavanaḥ — Cyavana; atha — from Suhotra; tataḥ — from him (Cyavana); kṛtī — a son named Kṛtī.
Translation
Another son of Ajamīḍha was known as Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came a son named Saṁvaraṇa, and from Saṁvaraṇa through the womb of his wife, Tapatī, the daughter of the sun-god, came Kuru, the King of Kurukṣetra. Kuru had four sons — Parīkṣi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Niṣadha. From Sudhanu, Suhotra was born, and from Suhotra, Cyavana. From Cyavana, Kṛtī was born.
Devanagari
वसुस्तस्योपरिचरो बृहद्रथमुखास्तत: ।
कुशाम्बमत्स्यप्रत्यग्रचेदिपाद्याश्च चेदिपा: ॥ ६ ॥
कुशाम्बमत्स्यप्रत्यग्रचेदिपाद्याश्च चेदिपा: ॥ ६ ॥
Verse text
vasus tasyoparicaro
bṛhadratha-mukhās tataḥ
kuśāmba-matsya-pratyagra-
cedipādyāś ca cedipāḥ
bṛhadratha-mukhās tataḥ
kuśāmba-matsya-pratyagra-
cedipādyāś ca cedipāḥ
Synonyms
vasuḥ — a son named Vasu; tasya — of him (Kṛtī); uparicaraḥ — the surname of Vasu; bṛhadratha-mukhāḥ — headed by Bṛhadratha; tataḥ — from him (Vasu); kuśāmba — Kuśāmba; matsya — Matsya; pratyagra — Pratyagra; cedipa-ādyāḥ — Cedipa and others; ca — also; cedi-pāḥ — all of them became rulers of the Cedi state.
Translation
The son of Kṛtī was Uparicara Vasu, and among his sons, headed by Bṛhadratha, were Kuśāmba, Matsya, Pratyagra and Cedipa. All the sons of Uparicara Vasu became rulers of the Cedi state.
Devanagari
बृहद्रथात् कुशाग्रोऽभूदृषभस्तस्य तत्सुत: ।
जज्ञे सत्यहितोऽपत्यं पुष्पवांस्तत्सुतो जहु: ॥ ७ ॥
जज्ञे सत्यहितोऽपत्यं पुष्पवांस्तत्सुतो जहु: ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
bṛhadrathāt kuśāgro ’bhūd
ṛṣabhas tasya tat-sutaḥ
jajñe satyahito ’patyaṁ
puṣpavāṁs tat-suto jahuḥ
ṛṣabhas tasya tat-sutaḥ
jajñe satyahito ’patyaṁ
puṣpavāṁs tat-suto jahuḥ
Synonyms
Translation
From Bṛhadratha, Kuśāgra was born; from Kuśāgra, Ṛṣabha; and from Ṛṣabha, Satyahita. The son of Satyahita was Puṣpavān, and the son of Puṣpavān was Jahu.
Devanagari
अन्यस्यामपि भार्यायां शकले द्वे बृहद्रथात् ।
ये मात्रा बहिरुत्सृष्टे जरया चाभिसन्धिते ।
जीव जीवेति क्रीडन्त्या जरासन्धोऽभवत् सुत: ॥ ८ ॥
ये मात्रा बहिरुत्सृष्टे जरया चाभिसन्धिते ।
जीव जीवेति क्रीडन्त्या जरासन्धोऽभवत् सुत: ॥ ८ ॥
Verse text
anyasyām api bhāryāyāṁ
śakale dve bṛhadrathāt
ye mātrā bahir utsṛṣṭe
jarayā cābhisandhite
jīva jīveti krīḍantyā
jarāsandho ’bhavat sutaḥ
śakale dve bṛhadrathāt
ye mātrā bahir utsṛṣṭe
jarayā cābhisandhite
jīva jīveti krīḍantyā
jarāsandho ’bhavat sutaḥ
Synonyms
anyasyām — in another; api — also; bhāryāyām — wife; śakale — parts; dve — two; bṛhadrathāt — from Bṛhadratha; ye — which two parts; mātrā — by the mother; bahiḥ utsṛṣṭe — because of rejection; jarayā — by the demoness named Jarā; ca — and; abhisandhite — when they were joined together; jīva jīva iti — O living entity, be alive; krīḍantyā — playing like that; jarāsandhaḥ — Jarāsandha; abhavat — was generated; sutaḥ — a son.
Translation
Through the womb of another wife, Bṛhadratha begot two halves of a son. When the mother saw those two halves she rejected them, but later a she-demon named Jarā playfully joined them and said, “Come to life, come to life!” Thus the son named Jarāsandha was born.
Devanagari
ततश्च सहदेवोऽभूत् सोमापिर्यच्छ्रुतश्रवा: ।
परीक्षिरनपत्योऽभूत् सुरथो नाम जाह्नव: ॥ ९ ॥
परीक्षिरनपत्योऽभूत् सुरथो नाम जाह्नव: ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
tataś ca sahadevo ’bhūt
somāpir yac chrutaśravāḥ
parīkṣir anapatyo ’bhūt
suratho nāma jāhnavaḥ
somāpir yac chrutaśravāḥ
parīkṣir anapatyo ’bhūt
suratho nāma jāhnavaḥ
Synonyms
tataḥ ca — and from him (Jarāsandha); sahadevaḥ — Sahadeva; abhūt — was born; somāpiḥ — Somāpi; yat — of him (Somāpi); śrutaśravāḥ — a son named Śrutaśravā; parīkṣiḥ — the son of Kuru named Parīkṣi; anapatyaḥ — without any son; abhūt — became; surathaḥ — Suratha; nāma — named; jāhnavaḥ — was the son of Jahnu.
Translation
From Jarāsandha came a son named Sahadeva; from Sahadeva, Somāpi; and from Somāpi, Śrutaśravā. The son of Kuru called Parīkṣi had no sons, but the son of Kuru called Jahnu had a son named Suratha.
Devanagari
ततो विदूरथस्तस्मात् सार्वभौमस्ततोऽभवत् ।
जयसेनस्तत्तनयो राधिकोऽतोऽयुताय्वभूत् ॥ १० ॥
जयसेनस्तत्तनयो राधिकोऽतोऽयुताय्वभूत् ॥ १० ॥
Verse text
tato vidūrathas tasmāt
sārvabhaumas tato ’bhavat
jayasenas tat-tanayo
rādhiko ’to ’yutāyv abhūt
sārvabhaumas tato ’bhavat
jayasenas tat-tanayo
rādhiko ’to ’yutāyv abhūt
Synonyms
tataḥ — from him (Suratha); vidūrathaḥ — a son named Vidūratha; tasmāt — from him (Vidūratha); sārvabhaumaḥ — a son named Sārvabhauma; tataḥ — from him (Sārvabhauma); abhavat — was born; jayasenaḥ — Jayasena; tat-tanayaḥ — the son of Jayasena; rādhikaḥ — Rādhika; ataḥ — and from him (Rādhika); ayutāyuḥ — Ayutāyu; abhūt — was born.
Translation
From Suratha came a son named Vidūratha, from whom Sārvabhauma was born. From Sārvabhauma came Jayasena; from Jayasena, Rādhika; and from Rādhika, Ayutāyu.
Devanagari
ततश्चाक्रोधनस्तस्माद् देवातिथिरमुष्य च ।
ऋक्षस्तस्य दिलीपोऽभूत् प्रतीपस्तस्य चात्मज: ॥ ११ ॥
ऋक्षस्तस्य दिलीपोऽभूत् प्रतीपस्तस्य चात्मज: ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
tataś cākrodhanas tasmād
devātithir amuṣya ca
ṛkṣas tasya dilīpo ’bhūt
pratīpas tasya cātmajaḥ
devātithir amuṣya ca
ṛkṣas tasya dilīpo ’bhūt
pratīpas tasya cātmajaḥ
Synonyms
tataḥ — from him (Ayutāyu); ca — and; akrodhanaḥ — a son named Akrodhana; tasmāt — from him (Akrodhana); devātithiḥ — a son named Devātithi; amuṣya — of him (Devātithi); ca — also; ṛkṣaḥ — Ṛkṣa; tasya — of him (Ṛkṣa); dilīpaḥ — a son named Dilīpa; abhūt — was born; pratīpaḥ — Pratīpa; tasya — of him (Dilīpa); ca — and; ātma-jaḥ — the son.
Translation
From Ayutāyu came a son named Akrodhana, and his son was Devātithi. The son of Devātithi was Ṛkṣa, the son of Ṛkṣa was Dilīpa, and the son of Dilīpa was Pratīpa.
Devanagari
देवापि: शान्तनुस्तस्य बाह्लीक इति चात्मजा: ।
पितृराज्यं परित्यज्य देवापिस्तु वनं गत: ॥ १२ ॥
अभवच्छान्तनू राजा प्राङ्महाभिषसंज्ञित: ।
यं यं कराभ्यां स्पृशति जीर्णं यौवनमेति स: ॥ १३ ॥
पितृराज्यं परित्यज्य देवापिस्तु वनं गत: ॥ १२ ॥
अभवच्छान्तनू राजा प्राङ्महाभिषसंज्ञित: ।
यं यं कराभ्यां स्पृशति जीर्णं यौवनमेति स: ॥ १३ ॥
Verse text
devāpiḥ śāntanus tasya
bāhlīka iti cātmajāḥ
pitṛ-rājyaṁ parityajya
devāpis tu vanaṁ gataḥ
bāhlīka iti cātmajāḥ
pitṛ-rājyaṁ parityajya
devāpis tu vanaṁ gataḥ
abhavac chāntanū rājā
prāṅ mahābhiṣa-saṁjñitaḥ
yaṁ yaṁ karābhyāṁ spṛśati
jīrṇaṁ yauvanam eti saḥ
prāṅ mahābhiṣa-saṁjñitaḥ
yaṁ yaṁ karābhyāṁ spṛśati
jīrṇaṁ yauvanam eti saḥ
Synonyms
devāpiḥ — Devāpi; śāntanuḥ — Śāntanu; tasya — of him (Pratīpa); bāhlīkaḥ — Bāhlīka; iti — thus; ca — also; ātma-jāḥ — the sons; pitṛ-rājyam — the father’s property, the kingdom; parityajya — rejecting; devāpiḥ — Devāpi, the eldest; tu — indeed; vanam — to the forest; gataḥ — left; abhavat — was; śāntanuḥ — Śāntanu; rājā — the king; prāk — before; mahābhiṣa — Mahābhiṣa; saṁjñitaḥ — most celebrated; yam yam — whomever; karābhyām — with his hands; spṛśati — touched; jīrṇam — although very old; yauvanam — youth; eti — attained; saḥ — he.
Translation
The sons of Pratīpa were Devāpi, Śāntanu and Bāhlīka. Devāpi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Śāntanu became the king. Śāntanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahābhiṣa, had the ability to transform anyone from old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.
Devanagari
शान्तिमाप्नोति चैवाग्र्यां कर्मणा तेन शान्तनु: ।
समा द्वादश तद्राज्ये न ववर्ष यदा विभु: ॥ १४ ॥
शान्तनुर्ब्राह्मणैरुक्त: परिवेत्तायमग्रभुक् ।
राज्यं देह्यग्रजायाशु पुरराष्ट्रविवृद्धये ॥ १५ ॥
समा द्वादश तद्राज्ये न ववर्ष यदा विभु: ॥ १४ ॥
शान्तनुर्ब्राह्मणैरुक्त: परिवेत्तायमग्रभुक् ।
राज्यं देह्यग्रजायाशु पुरराष्ट्रविवृद्धये ॥ १५ ॥
Verse text
śāntim āpnoti caivāgryāṁ
karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ
samā dvādaśa tad-rājye
na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
karmaṇā tena śāntanuḥ
samā dvādaśa tad-rājye
na vavarṣa yadā vibhuḥ
śāntanur brāhmaṇair uktaḥ
parivettāyam agrabhuk
rājyaṁ dehy agrajāyāśu
pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
parivettāyam agrabhuk
rājyaṁ dehy agrajāyāśu
pura-rāṣṭra-vivṛddhaye
Synonyms
śāntim — youthfulness for sense gratification; āpnoti — one gets; ca — also; eva — indeed; agryām — principally; karmaṇā — by the touch of his hand; tena — because of this; śāntanuḥ — known as Śāntanu; samāḥ — years; dvādaśa — twelve; tat-rājye — in his kingdom; na — not; vavarṣa — sent rain; yadā — when; vibhuḥ — the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra; śāntanuḥ — Śāntanu; brāhmaṇaiḥ — by the learned brāhmaṇas; uktaḥ — when advised; parivettā — faulty because of being a usurper; ayam — this; agra-bhuk — enjoying in spite of your elder brother’s being present; rājyam — the kingdom; dehi — give; agrajāya — to your elder brother; āśu — immediately; pura-rāṣṭra — of your home and the kingdom; vivṛddhaye — for elevation.
Translation
Because the King was able to make everyone happy for sense gratification, primarily by the touch of his hand, his name was Śāntanu. Once, when there was no rainfall in the kingdom for twelve years and the King consulted his learned brahminical advisors, they said, “You are faulty for enjoying the property of your elder brother. For the elevation of your kingdom and home, you should return the kingdom to him.”
Purport
One cannot enjoy sovereignty or perform an agnihotra-yajña in the presence of one’s elder brother, or else one becomes a usurper, known as parivettā.
Devanagari
एवमुक्तो द्विजैर्ज्येष्ठं छन्दयामास सोऽब्रवीत् ।
तन्मन्त्रिप्रहितैर्विप्रैर्वेदाद् विभ्रंशितो गिरा ॥ १६ ॥
वेदवादातिवादान् वै तदा देवो ववर्ष ह ।
देवापिर्योगमास्थाय कलापग्राममाश्रित: ॥ १७ ॥
तन्मन्त्रिप्रहितैर्विप्रैर्वेदाद् विभ्रंशितो गिरा ॥ १६ ॥
वेदवादातिवादान् वै तदा देवो ववर्ष ह ।
देवापिर्योगमास्थाय कलापग्राममाश्रित: ॥ १७ ॥
Verse text
evam ukto dvijair jyeṣṭhaṁ
chandayām āsa so ’bravīt
tan-mantri-prahitair viprair
vedād vibhraṁśito girā
chandayām āsa so ’bravīt
tan-mantri-prahitair viprair
vedād vibhraṁśito girā
veda-vādātivādān vai
tadā devo vavarṣa ha
devāpir yogam āsthāya
kalāpa-grāmam āśritaḥ
tadā devo vavarṣa ha
devāpir yogam āsthāya
kalāpa-grāmam āśritaḥ
Synonyms
evam — thus (as above mentioned); uktaḥ — being advised; dvijaiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas; jyeṣṭham — unto his eldest brother, Devāpi; chandayām āsa — requested to take charge of the kingdom; saḥ — he (Devāpi); abravīt — said; tat-mantri — by Śāntanu’s minister; prahitaiḥ — instigated; vipraiḥ — by the brāhmaṇas; vedāt — from the principles of the Vedas; vibhraṁśitaḥ — fallen; girā — by such words; veda-vāda-ativādān — words blaspheming the Vedic injunctions; vai — indeed; tadā — at that time; devaḥ — the demigod; vavarṣa — showered rains; ha — in the past; devāpiḥ — Devāpi; yogam āsthāya — accepting the process of mystic yoga; kalāpa-grāmam — the village known as Kalāpa; āśritaḥ — took shelter of (and is living in even now).
Translation
When the brāhmaṇas said this, Mahārāja Śāntanu went to the forest and requested his elder brother Devāpi to take charge of the kingdom, for it is the duty of a king to maintain his subjects. Previously, however, Śāntanu’s minister Aśvavāra had instigated some brāhmaṇas to induce Devāpi to transgress the injunctions of the Vedas and thus make himself unfit for the post of ruler. The brāhmaṇas deviated Devāpi from the path of the Vedic principles, and therefore when asked by Śāntanu he did not agree to accept the post of ruler. On the contrary, he blasphemed the Vedic principles and therefore became fallen. Under the circumstances, Śāntanu again became the king, and Indra, being pleased, showered rains. Devāpi later took to the path of mystic yoga to control his mind and senses and went to the village named Kalāpagrāma, where he is still living.
Devanagari
सोमवंशे कलौ नष्टे कृतादौ स्थापयिष्यति ।
बाह्लीकात्सोमदत्तोऽभूद् भूरिर्भूरिश्रवास्तत: ॥ १८ ॥
शलश्च शान्तनोरासीद् गङ्गायां भीष्म आत्मवान् ।
सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो महाभागवत: कवि: ॥ १९ ॥
बाह्लीकात्सोमदत्तोऽभूद् भूरिर्भूरिश्रवास्तत: ॥ १८ ॥
शलश्च शान्तनोरासीद् गङ्गायां भीष्म आत्मवान् ।
सर्वधर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो महाभागवत: कवि: ॥ १९ ॥
Verse text
soma-vaṁśe kalau naṣṭe
kṛtādau sthāpayiṣyati
bāhlīkāt somadatto ’bhūd
bhūrir bhūriśravās tataḥ
kṛtādau sthāpayiṣyati
bāhlīkāt somadatto ’bhūd
bhūrir bhūriśravās tataḥ
śalaś ca śāntanor āsīd
gaṅgāyāṁ bhīṣma ātmavān
sarva-dharma-vidāṁ śreṣṭho
mahā-bhāgavataḥ kaviḥ
gaṅgāyāṁ bhīṣma ātmavān
sarva-dharma-vidāṁ śreṣṭho
mahā-bhāgavataḥ kaviḥ
Synonyms
soma-vaṁśe — when the dynasty of the moon-god; kalau — in this Age of Kali; naṣṭe — being lost; kṛta-ādau — at the beginning of the next Satya-yuga; sthāpayiṣyati — will reestablish; bāhlīkāt — from Bāhlīka; somadattaḥ — Somadatta; abhūt — generated; bhūriḥ — Bhūri; bhūri-śravāḥ — Bhūriśravā; tataḥ — thereafter; śalaḥ ca — a son named Śala; śāntanoḥ — from Śāntanu; āsīt — generated; gaṅgāyām — in the womb of Gaṅgā, the wife of Śāntanu; bhīṣmaḥ — a son named Bhīṣma; ātmavān — self-realized; sarva-dharma-vidām — of all religious persons; śreṣṭhaḥ — the best; mahā-bhāgavataḥ — an exalted devotee; kaviḥ — and a learned scholar.
Translation
After the dynasty of the moon-god comes to an end in this Age of Kali, Devāpi, in the beginning of the next Satya-yuga, will reestablish the Soma dynasty in this world. From Bāhlīka [the brother of Śāntanu] came a son named Somadatta, who had three sons, named Bhūri, Bhūriśravā and Śala. From Śāntanu, through the womb of his wife named Gaṅgā, came Bhīṣma, the exalted, self-realized devotee and learned scholar.
Devanagari
वीरयूथाग्रणीर्येन रामोऽपि युधि तोषित: ।
शान्तनोर्दासकन्यायां जज्ञे चित्राङ्गद: सुत: ॥ २० ॥
शान्तनोर्दासकन्यायां जज्ञे चित्राङ्गद: सुत: ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
vīra-yūthāgraṇīr yena
rāmo ’pi yudhi toṣitaḥ
śāntanor dāsa-kanyāyāṁ
jajñe citrāṅgadaḥ sutaḥ
rāmo ’pi yudhi toṣitaḥ
śāntanor dāsa-kanyāyāṁ
jajñe citrāṅgadaḥ sutaḥ
Synonyms
vīra-yūtha-agraṇīḥ — Bhīṣmadeva, the foremost of all warriors; yena — by whom; rāmaḥ api — even Paraśurāma, the incarnation of God; yudhi — in a fight; toṣitaḥ — was satisfied (when defeated by Bhīṣmadeva); śāntanoḥ — by Śāntanu; dāsa-kanyāyām — in the womb of Satyavatī, who was known as the daughter of a śūdra; jajñe — was born; citrāṅgadaḥ — Citrāṅgada; sutaḥ — a son.
Translation
Bhīṣmadeva was the foremost of all warriors. When he defeated Lord Paraśurāma in a fight, Lord Paraśurāma was very satisfied with him. By the semen of Śāntanu in the womb of Satyavatī, the daughter of a fisherman, Citrāṅgada took birth.
Purport
Satyavatī was actually the daughter of Uparicara Vasu by the womb of a fisherwoman known as Matsyagarbhā. Later, Satyavatī was raised by a fisherman.
The fight between Paraśurāma and Bhīṣmadeva concerns three daughters of Kāśīrāja — Ambikā, Ambālikā and Ambā — who were forcibly abducted by Bhīṣmadeva, acting on behalf of his brother Vicitravīrya. Ambā thought that Bhīṣmadeva would marry her and became attached to him, but Bhīṣmadeva refused to marry her, for he had taken the vow of brahmacarya. Ambā therefore approached Bhīṣmadeva’s military spiritual master, Paraśurāma, who instructed Bhīṣma to marry her. Bhīṣmadeva refused, and therefore Paraśurāma fought with him to force him to accept the marriage. But Paraśurāma was defeated, and he was pleased with Bhīṣma.
Devanagari
विचित्रवीर्यश्चावरजो नाम्ना चित्राङ्गदो हत: ।
यस्यां पराशरात् साक्षादवतीर्णो हरे: कला ॥ २१ ॥
वेदगुप्तो मुनि: कृष्णो यतोऽहमिदमध्यगाम् ।
हित्वा स्वशिष्यान् पैलादीन्भगवान् बादरायण: ॥ २२ ॥
मह्यं पुत्राय शान्ताय परं गुह्यमिदं जगौ ।
विचित्रवीर्योऽथोवाह काशीराजसुते बलात् ॥ २३ ॥
स्वयंवरादुपानीते अम्बिकाम्बालिके उभे ।
तयोरासक्तहृदयो गृहीतो यक्ष्मणा मृत: ॥ २४ ॥
यस्यां पराशरात् साक्षादवतीर्णो हरे: कला ॥ २१ ॥
वेदगुप्तो मुनि: कृष्णो यतोऽहमिदमध्यगाम् ।
हित्वा स्वशिष्यान् पैलादीन्भगवान् बादरायण: ॥ २२ ॥
मह्यं पुत्राय शान्ताय परं गुह्यमिदं जगौ ।
विचित्रवीर्योऽथोवाह काशीराजसुते बलात् ॥ २३ ॥
स्वयंवरादुपानीते अम्बिकाम्बालिके उभे ।
तयोरासक्तहृदयो गृहीतो यक्ष्मणा मृत: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
vicitravīryaś cāvarajo
nāmnā citrāṅgado hataḥ
yasyāṁ parāśarāt sākṣād
avatīrṇo hareḥ kalā
nāmnā citrāṅgado hataḥ
yasyāṁ parāśarāt sākṣād
avatīrṇo hareḥ kalā
veda-gupto muniḥ kṛṣṇo
yato ’ham idam adhyagām
hitvā sva-śiṣyān pailādīn
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
yato ’ham idam adhyagām
hitvā sva-śiṣyān pailādīn
bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
mahyaṁ putrāya śāntāya
paraṁ guhyam idaṁ jagau
vicitravīryo ’thovāha
kāśīrāja-sute balāt
paraṁ guhyam idaṁ jagau
vicitravīryo ’thovāha
kāśīrāja-sute balāt
svayaṁvarād upānīte
ambikāmbālike ubhe
tayor āsakta-hṛdayo
gṛhīto yakṣmaṇā mṛtaḥ
ambikāmbālike ubhe
tayor āsakta-hṛdayo
gṛhīto yakṣmaṇā mṛtaḥ
Synonyms
vicitravīryaḥ — Vicitravīrya, the son of Śāntanu; ca — and; avarajaḥ — the younger brother; nāmnā — by a Gandharva named Citrāṅgada; citrāṅgadaḥ — Citrāṅgada; hataḥ — was killed; yasyām — in the womb of Satyavatī previous to her marriage to Śāntanu; parāśarāt — by the semen of Parāśara Muni; sākṣāt — directly; avatīrṇaḥ — incarnated; hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalā — expansion; veda-guptaḥ — the protector of the Vedas; muniḥ — the great sage; kṛṣṇaḥ — Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; yataḥ — from whom; aham — I (Śukadeva Gosvāmī); idam — this (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam); adhyagām — studied thoroughly; hitvā — rejecting; sva-śiṣyān — his disciples; paila-ādīn — headed by Paila; bhagavān — the incarnation of the Lord; bādarāyaṇaḥ — Vyāsadeva; mahyam — unto me; putrāya — a son; śāntāya — who was truly controlled from sense gratification; param — the supreme; guhyam — the most confidential; idam — this Vedic literature (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam); jagau — instructed; vicitravīryaḥ — Vicitravīrya; atha — thereafter; uvāha — married; kāśīrāja-sute — two daughters of Kāśīrāja; balāt — by force; svayaṁvarāt — from the arena of the svayaṁvara; upānīte — being brought; ambikā-ambālike — Ambikā and Ambālikā; ubhe — both of them; tayoḥ — unto them; āsakta — being too attached; hṛdayaḥ — his heart; gṛhītaḥ — being contaminated; yakṣmaṇā — by tuberculosis; mṛtaḥ — he died.
Translation
Citrāṅgada, of whom Vicitravīrya was the younger brother, was killed by a Gandharva who was also named Citrāṅgada. Satyavatī, before her marriage to Śāntanu, gave birth to the master authority of the Vedas, Vyāsadeva, known as Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, who was begotten by Parāśara Muni. From Vyāsadeva, I [Śukadeva Gosvāmī] was born, and from him I studied this great work of literature, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The incarnation of Godhead Vedavyāsa, rejecting his disciples, headed by Paila, instructed Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to me because I was free from all material desires. After Ambikā and Ambālikā, the two daughters of Kāśīrāja, were taken away by force, Vicitravīrya married them, but because he was too attached to these two wives, he had a heart attack and died of tuberculosis.
Devanagari
क्षेत्रेऽप्रजस्य वै भ्रातुर्मात्रोक्तो बादरायण: ।
धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुं च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत् ॥ २५ ॥
धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुं च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत् ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
kṣetre ’prajasya vai bhrātur
mātrokto bādarāyaṇaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca pāṇḍuṁ ca
viduraṁ cāpy ajījanat
mātrokto bādarāyaṇaḥ
dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca pāṇḍuṁ ca
viduraṁ cāpy ajījanat
Synonyms
kṣetre — in the wives and maidservant; aprajasya — of Vicitravīrya, who had no progeny; vai — indeed; bhrātuḥ — of the brother; mātrā uktaḥ — being ordered by the mother; bādarāyaṇaḥ — Vedavyāsa; dhṛtarāṣṭram — a son named Dhṛtarāṣṭra; ca — and; pāṇḍum — a son named Pāṇḍu; ca — also; viduram — a son named Vidura; ca — also; api — indeed; ajījanat — begot.
Translation
Bādarāyaṇa, Śrī Vyāsadeva, following the order of his mother, Satyavatī, begot three sons, two by the womb of Ambikā and Ambālikā, the two wives of his brother Vicitravīrya, and the third by Vicitravīrya’s maidservant. These sons were Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu and Vidura.
Purport
Vicitravīrya died of tuberculosis, and his wives, Ambikā and Ambālikā, had no issue. Therefore, after Vicitravīrya’s death, his mother, Satyavatī, who was also the mother of Vyāsadeva, asked Vyāsadeva to beget children through the wives of Vicitravīrya. In those days, the brother of the husband could beget children through the womb of his sister-in-law. This was known as devareṇa sutotpatti. If the husband was somehow unable to beget children, his brother could do so through the womb of his sister-in-law. This devareṇa sutotpatti and the sacrifices of aśvamedha and gomedha are forbidden in the Age of Kali.
aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ
sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam
devareṇa sutotpattiṁ
kalau pañca vivarjayet
sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam
devareṇa sutotpattiṁ
kalau pañca vivarjayet
“In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man’s begetting children in his brother’s wife.” (Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa).
Devanagari
गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्रस्य जज्ञे पुत्रशतं नृप ।
तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥
तत्र दुर्योधनो ज्येष्ठो दु:शला चापि कन्यका ॥ २६ ॥
Verse text
gāndhāryāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa
tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho
duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā
jajñe putra-śataṁ nṛpa
tatra duryodhano jyeṣṭho
duḥśalā cāpi kanyakā
Synonyms
gāndhāryām — in the womb of Gāndhārī; dhṛtarāṣṭrasya — of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; jajñe — were born; putra-śatam — one hundred sons; nṛpa — O King Parīkṣit; tatra — among the sons; duryodhanaḥ — the son named Duryodhana; jyeṣṭhaḥ — the eldest; duḥśalā — Duḥśalā; ca api — also; kanyakā — one daughter.
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s wife, Gāndhārī, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter’s name was Duḥśalā.
Devanagari
शापान्मैथुनरुद्धस्य पाण्डो: कुन्त्यां महारथा: ।
जाता धर्मानिलेन्द्रेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरमुखास्त्रय: ॥ २७ ॥
नकुल: सहदेवश्च माद्रयां नासत्यदस्रयो: ।
द्रौपद्यां पञ्च पञ्चभ्य: पुत्रास्ते पितरोऽभवन् ॥ २८ ॥
जाता धर्मानिलेन्द्रेभ्यो युधिष्ठिरमुखास्त्रय: ॥ २७ ॥
नकुल: सहदेवश्च माद्रयां नासत्यदस्रयो: ।
द्रौपद्यां पञ्च पञ्चभ्य: पुत्रास्ते पितरोऽभवन् ॥ २८ ॥
Verse text
śāpān maithuna-ruddhasya
pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
jātā dharmānilendrebhyo
yudhiṣṭhira-mukhās trayaḥ
pāṇḍoḥ kuntyāṁ mahā-rathāḥ
jātā dharmānilendrebhyo
yudhiṣṭhira-mukhās trayaḥ
nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca
mādryāṁ nāsatya-dasrayoḥ
draupadyāṁ pañca pañcabhyaḥ
putrās te pitaro ’bhavan
mādryāṁ nāsatya-dasrayoḥ
draupadyāṁ pañca pañcabhyaḥ
putrās te pitaro ’bhavan
Synonyms
śāpāt — due to being cursed; maithuna-ruddhasya — who had to restrain sexual life; pāṇḍoḥ — of Pāṇḍu; kuntyām — in the womb of Kuntī; mahā-rathāḥ — great heroes; jātāḥ — took birth; dharma — by Mahārāja Dharma, or Dharmarāja; anila — by the demigod controlling the wind; indrebhyaḥ — and by the demigod Indra, the controller of rain; yudhiṣṭhira — Yudhiṣṭhira; mukhāḥ — headed by; trayaḥ — three sons (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma and Arjuna); nakulaḥ — Nakula; sahadevaḥ — Sahadeva; ca — also; mādryām — in the womb of Mādrī; nāsatya-dasrayoḥ — by Nāsatya and Dasra, the Aśvinī-kumāras; draupadyām — in the womb of Draupadī; pañca — five; pañcabhyaḥ — from the five brothers (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva); putrāḥ — sons; te — they; pitaraḥ — uncles; abhavan — became.
Translation
Pāṇḍu was restrained from sexual life because of having been cursed by a sage, and therefore his three sons Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma and Arjuna were begotten through the womb of his wife, Kuntī, by Dharmarāja, by the demigod controlling the wind, and by the demigod controlling the rain. Pāṇḍu’s second wife, Mādrī, gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, who were begotten by the two Aśvinī-kumāras. The five brothers, headed by Yudhiṣṭhira, begot five sons through the womb of Draupadī. These five sons were your uncles.
Devanagari
युधिष्ठिरात् प्रतिविन्ध्य: श्रुतसेनो वृकोदरात् ।
अर्जुनाच्छ्रुतकीर्तिस्तु शतानीकस्तु नाकुलि: ॥ २९ ॥
अर्जुनाच्छ्रुतकीर्तिस्तु शतानीकस्तु नाकुलि: ॥ २९ ॥
Verse text
yudhiṣṭhirāt prativindhyaḥ
śrutaseno vṛkodarāt
arjunāc chrutakīrtis tu
śatānīkas tu nākuliḥ
śrutaseno vṛkodarāt
arjunāc chrutakīrtis tu
śatānīkas tu nākuliḥ
Synonyms
yudhiṣṭhirāt — from Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira; prativindhyaḥ — a son named Prativindhya; śrutasenaḥ — Śrutasena; vṛkodarāt — begotten by Bhīma; arjunāt — from Arjuna; śrutakīrtiḥ — a son named Śrutakīrti; tu — indeed; śatānīkaḥ — a son named Śatānīka; tu — indeed; nākuliḥ — of Nakula.
Translation
From Yudhiṣṭhira came a son named Prativindhya, from Bhīma a son named Śrutasena, from Arjuna a son named Śrutakīrti, and from Nakula a son named Śatānīka.
Devanagari
सहदेवसुतो राजञ्छ्रुतकर्मा तथापरे ।
युधिष्ठिरात् तु पौरव्यां देवकोऽथ घटोत्कच: ॥ ३० ॥
भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायां काल्यां सर्वगतस्तत: ।
सहदेवात् सुहोत्रं तु विजयासूत पार्वती ॥ ३१ ॥
युधिष्ठिरात् तु पौरव्यां देवकोऽथ घटोत्कच: ॥ ३० ॥
भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायां काल्यां सर्वगतस्तत: ।
सहदेवात् सुहोत्रं तु विजयासूत पार्वती ॥ ३१ ॥
Verse text
sahadeva-suto rājañ
chrutakarmā tathāpare
yudhiṣṭhirāt tu pauravyāṁ
devako ’tha ghaṭotkacaḥ
chrutakarmā tathāpare
yudhiṣṭhirāt tu pauravyāṁ
devako ’tha ghaṭotkacaḥ
bhīmasenād dhiḍimbāyāṁ
kālyāṁ sarvagatas tataḥ
sahadevāt suhotraṁ tu
vijayāsūta pārvatī
kālyāṁ sarvagatas tataḥ
sahadevāt suhotraṁ tu
vijayāsūta pārvatī
Synonyms
sahadeva-sutaḥ — the son of Sahadeva; rājan — O King; śrutakarmā — Śrutakarmā; tathā — as well as; apare — others; yudhiṣṭhirāt — from Yudhiṣṭhira; tu — indeed; pauravyām — in the womb of Pauravī; devakaḥ — a son named Devaka; atha — as well as; ghaṭotkacaḥ — Ghaṭotkaca; bhīmasenāt — from Bhīmasena; hiḍimbāyām — in the womb of Hiḍimbā; kālyām — in the womb of Kālī; sarvagataḥ — Sarvagata; tataḥ — thereafter; sahadevāt — from Sahadeva; suhotram — Suhotra; tu — indeed; vijayā — Vijayā; asūta — gave birth to; pārvatī — the daughter of the Himālayan king.
Translation
O King, the son of Sahadeva was Śrutakarmā. Furthermore, Yudhiṣṭhira and his brothers begot other sons in other wives. Yudhiṣṭhira begot a son named Devaka through the womb of Pauravī, and Bhīmasena begot a son named Ghaṭotkaca through his wife Hiḍimbā and a son named Sarvagata through his wife Kālī. Similarly, Sahadeva had a son named Suhotra through his wife named Vijayā, who was the daughter of the king of the mountains.
Devanagari
करेणुमत्यां नकुलो नरमित्रं तथार्जुन: ।
इरावन्तमुलुप्यां वै सुतायां बभ्रुवाहनम् ।
मणिपुरपते: सोऽपि तत्पुत्र: पुत्रिकासुत: ॥ ३२ ॥
इरावन्तमुलुप्यां वै सुतायां बभ्रुवाहनम् ।
मणिपुरपते: सोऽपि तत्पुत्र: पुत्रिकासुत: ॥ ३२ ॥
Verse text
kareṇumatyāṁ nakulo
naramitraṁ tathārjunaḥ
irāvantam ulupyāṁ vai
sutāyāṁ babhruvāhanam
maṇipura-pateḥ so ’pi
tat-putraḥ putrikā-sutaḥ
naramitraṁ tathārjunaḥ
irāvantam ulupyāṁ vai
sutāyāṁ babhruvāhanam
maṇipura-pateḥ so ’pi
tat-putraḥ putrikā-sutaḥ
Synonyms
kareṇumatyām — in the wife named Kareṇumatī; nakulaḥ — Nakula; naramitram — a son named Naramitra; tathā — also; arjunaḥ — Arjuna; irāvantam — Irāvān; ulupyām — in the womb of the Nāga-kanyā named Ulupī; vai — indeed; sutāyām — in the daughter; babhruvāhanam — a son named Babhruvāhana; maṇipura-pateḥ — of the king of Maṇipura; saḥ — he; api — although; tat-putraḥ — the son of Arjuna; putrikā-sutaḥ — the son of his maternal grandfather.
Translation
Nakula begot a son named Naramitra through his wife named Kareṇumatī. Similarly, Arjuna begot a son named Irāvān through his wife known as Ulupī, the daughter of the Nāgas, and a son named Babhruvāhana by the womb of the princess of Maṇipura. Babhruvāhana became the adopted son of the king of Maṇipura.
Purport
It is to be understood that Pārvatī is the daughter of the king of the very, very old mountainous country known as the Maṇipura state. Five thousand years ago, therefore, when the Pāṇḍavas ruled, Maṇipura existed, as did its king. Therefore this kingdom is a very old, aristocratic Vaiṣṇava kingdom. If this kingdom is organized as a Vaiṣṇava state, this revitalization will be a great success because for five thousand years this state has maintained its identity. If the Vaiṣṇava spirit is revived there, it will be a wonderful place, renowned throughout the entire world. Maṇipuri Vaiṣṇavas are very famous in Vaiṣṇava society. In Vṛndāvana and Navadvīpa there are many temples constructed by the king of Maṇipura. Some of our devotees belong to the Maṇipura state. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, can be well spread in the state of Maṇipura by the cooperative efforts of the Kṛṣṇa conscious devotees.
Devanagari
तव तात: सुभद्रायामभिमन्युरजायत ।
सर्वातिरथजिद् वीर उत्तरायां ततो भवान् ॥ ३३ ॥
सर्वातिरथजिद् वीर उत्तरायां ततो भवान् ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse text
tava tātaḥ subhadrāyām
abhimanyur ajāyata
sarvātirathajid vīra
uttarāyāṁ tato bhavān
abhimanyur ajāyata
sarvātirathajid vīra
uttarāyāṁ tato bhavān
Synonyms
Translation
My dear King Parīkṣit, your father, Abhimanyu, was born from the womb of Subhadrā as the son of Arjuna. He was the conqueror of all atirathas [those who could fight with one thousand charioteers]. From him, by the womb of Uttarā, the daughter of Virāḍrāja, you were born.
Devanagari
परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु द्रौणेर्ब्रह्मास्त्रतेजसा ।
त्वं च कृष्णानुभावेन सजीवो मोचितोऽन्तकात् ॥ ३४ ॥
त्वं च कृष्णानुभावेन सजीवो मोचितोऽन्तकात् ॥ ३४ ॥
Verse text
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu
drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā
tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena
sajīvo mocito ’ntakāt
drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā
tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena
sajīvo mocito ’ntakāt
Synonyms
parikṣīṇeṣu — because of being annihilated in the Kurukṣetra war; kuruṣu — the members of the Kuru dynasty, such as Duryodhana; drauṇeḥ — Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya; brahmāstra-tejasā — because of the heat of the brahmāstra nuclear weapon; tvam ca — your good self also; kṛṣṇa-anubhāvena — because of the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sajīvaḥ — with your life; mocitaḥ — released; antakāt — from death.
Translation
After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmāstra atomic weapon released by the son of Droṇācārya, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, you were saved from death.
Devanagari
तवेमे तनयास्तात जनमेजयपूर्वका: ।
श्रुतसेनो भीमसेन उग्रसेनश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ३५ ॥
श्रुतसेनो भीमसेन उग्रसेनश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
taveme tanayās tāta
janamejaya-pūrvakāḥ
śrutaseno bhīmasena
ugrasenaś ca vīryavān
janamejaya-pūrvakāḥ
śrutaseno bhīmasena
ugrasenaś ca vīryavān
Synonyms
tava — your; ime — all these; tanayāḥ — sons; tāta — my dear King Parīkṣit; janamejaya — Janamejaya; pūrvakāḥ — headed by; śrutasenaḥ — Śrutasena; bhīmasenaḥ — Bhīmasena; ugrasenaḥ — Ugrasena; ca — also; vīryavān — all very powerful.
Translation
My dear King, your four sons — Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Bhīmasena and Ugrasena — are very powerful. Janamejaya is the eldest.
Devanagari
जनमेजयस्त्वां विदित्वा तक्षकान्निधनं गतम् ।
सर्पान् वै सर्पयागाग्नौ स होष्यति रुषान्वित: ॥ ३६ ॥
सर्पान् वै सर्पयागाग्नौ स होष्यति रुषान्वित: ॥ ३६ ॥
Verse text
janamejayas tvāṁ viditvā
takṣakān nidhanaṁ gatam
sarpān vai sarpa-yāgāgnau
sa hoṣyati ruṣānvitaḥ
takṣakān nidhanaṁ gatam
sarpān vai sarpa-yāgāgnau
sa hoṣyati ruṣānvitaḥ
Synonyms
janamejayaḥ — the eldest son; tvām — about you; viditvā — knowing; takṣakāt — by the Takṣaka serpent; nidhanam — death; gatam — undergone; sarpān — the snakes; vai — indeed; sarpa-yāga-agnau — in the fire of the sacrifice for killing all the snakes; saḥ — he (Janamejaya); hoṣyati — will offer as a sacrifice; ruṣā-anvitaḥ — because of being very angry.
Translation
Because of your death by the Takṣaka snake, your son Janamejaya will be very angry and will perform a sacrifice to kill all the snakes in the world.
Devanagari
कालषेयं पुरोधाय तुरं तुरगमेधषाट् ।
समन्तात् पृथिवीं सर्वां जित्वा यक्ष्यति चाध्वरै: ॥ ३७ ॥
समन्तात् पृथिवीं सर्वां जित्वा यक्ष्यति चाध्वरै: ॥ ३७ ॥
Verse text
kālaṣeyaṁ purodhāya
turaṁ turaga-medhaṣāṭ
samantāt pṛthivīṁ sarvāṁ
jitvā yakṣyati cādhvaraiḥ
turaṁ turaga-medhaṣāṭ
samantāt pṛthivīṁ sarvāṁ
jitvā yakṣyati cādhvaraiḥ
Synonyms
kālaṣeyam — the son of Kalaṣa; purodhāya — accepting as the priest; turam — Tura; turaga-medhaṣāṭ — he will be known as Turaga-medhaṣāṭ (a performer of many horse sacrifices); samantāt — including all parts; pṛthivīm — the world; sarvām — everywhere; jitvā — conquering; yakṣyati — will execute sacrifices; ca — and; adhvaraiḥ — by performing aśvamedha-yajñas..
Translation
After conquering throughout the world and after accepting Tura, the son of Kalaṣa, as his priest, Janamejaya will perform aśvamedha-yajñas, for which he will be known as Turaga-medhaṣāṭ.
Devanagari
तस्य पुत्र: शतानीको याज्ञवल्क्यात् त्रयीं पठन् ।
अस्त्रज्ञानं क्रियाज्ञानं शौनकात् परमेष्यति ॥ ३८ ॥
अस्त्रज्ञानं क्रियाज्ञानं शौनकात् परमेष्यति ॥ ३८ ॥
Verse text
tasya putraḥ śatānīko
yājñavalkyāt trayīṁ paṭhan
astra-jñānaṁ kriyā-jñānaṁ
śaunakāt param eṣyati
yājñavalkyāt trayīṁ paṭhan
astra-jñānaṁ kriyā-jñānaṁ
śaunakāt param eṣyati
Synonyms
tasya — of Janamejaya; putraḥ — the son; śatānīkaḥ — Śatānīka; yājñavalkyāt — from the great sage known as Yājñavalkya; trayīm — the three Vedas (Sāma, Yajur and Ṛg); paṭhan — studying thoroughly; astra-jñānam — the art of military administration; kriyā-jñānam — the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies; śaunakāt — from Śaunaka Ṛṣi; param — transcendental knowledge; eṣyati — will achieve.
Translation
The son of Janamejaya known as Śatānīka will learn from Yājñavalkya the three Vedas and the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies. He will also learn the military art from Kṛpācārya and the transcendental science from the sage Śaunaka.
Devanagari
सहस्रानीकस्तत्पुत्रस्ततश्चैवाश्वमेधज: ।
असीमकृष्णस्तस्यापि नेमिचक्रस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३९ ॥
असीमकृष्णस्तस्यापि नेमिचक्रस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ ३९ ॥
Verse text
sahasrānīkas tat-putras
tataś caivāśvamedhajaḥ
asīmakṛṣṇas tasyāpi
nemicakras tu tat-sutaḥ
tataś caivāśvamedhajaḥ
asīmakṛṣṇas tasyāpi
nemicakras tu tat-sutaḥ
Synonyms
sahasrānīkaḥ — Sahasrānīka; tat-putraḥ — the son of Śatānīka; tataḥ — from him (Sahasrānīka); ca — also; eva — indeed; aśvamedhajaḥ — Aśvamedhaja; asīmakṛṣṇaḥ — Asīmakṛṣṇa; tasya — from him (Aśvamedhaja); api — also; nemicakraḥ — Nemicakra; tu — indeed; tat-sutaḥ — his son.
Translation
The son of Śatānīka will be Sahasrānīka, and from him will come the son named Aśvamedhaja. From Aśvamedhaja will come Asīmakṛṣṇa, and his son will be Nemicakra.
Devanagari
गजाह्वये हृते नद्या कौशाम्ब्यां साधु वत्स्यति ।
उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥
उक्तस्ततश्चित्ररथस्तस्माच्छुचिरथ: सुत: ॥ ४० ॥
Verse text
gajāhvaye hṛte nadyā
kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati
uktas tataś citrarathas
tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ
kauśāmbyāṁ sādhu vatsyati
uktas tataś citrarathas
tasmāc chucirathaḥ sutaḥ
Synonyms
gajāhvaye — on the town of Hastināpura (New Delhi); hṛte — being inundated; nadyā — by the river; kauśāmbyām — in the place known as Kauśāmbī; sādhu — duly; vatsyati — will live there; uktaḥ — celebrated; tataḥ — thereafter; citrarathaḥ — Citraratha; tasmāt — from him; śucirathaḥ — Śuciratha; sutaḥ — the son.
Translation
When the town of Hastināpura [New Delhi] is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kauśāmbī. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Śuciratha.
Devanagari
तस्माच्च वृष्टिमांस्तस्य सुषेणोऽथ महीपति: ।
सुनीथस्तस्य भविता नृचक्षुर्यत् सुखीनल: ॥ ४१ ॥
सुनीथस्तस्य भविता नृचक्षुर्यत् सुखीनल: ॥ ४१ ॥
Verse text
tasmāc ca vṛṣṭimāṁs tasya
suṣeṇo ’tha mahīpatiḥ
sunīthas tasya bhavitā
nṛcakṣur yat sukhīnalaḥ
suṣeṇo ’tha mahīpatiḥ
sunīthas tasya bhavitā
nṛcakṣur yat sukhīnalaḥ
Synonyms
tasmāt — from him (Śuciratha); ca — also; vṛṣṭimān — the son known as Vṛṣṭimān; tasya — his (son); suṣeṇaḥ — Suṣeṇa; atha — thereafter; mahī-patiḥ — the emperor of the whole world; sunīthaḥ — Sunītha; tasya — his; bhavitā — will be; nṛcakṣuḥ — his son, Nṛcakṣu; yat — from him; sukhīnalaḥ — Sukhīnala.
Translation
From Śuciratha will come the son named Vṛṣṭimān, and his son, Suṣeṇa, will be the emperor of the entire world. The son of Suṣeṇa will be Sunītha, his son will be Nṛcakṣu, and from Nṛcakṣu will come a son named Sukhīnala.
Devanagari
परिप्लव: सुतस्तस्मान्मेधावी सुनयात्मज: ।
नृपञ्जयस्ततो दूर्वस्तिमिस्तस्माज्जनिष्यति ॥ ४२ ॥
नृपञ्जयस्ततो दूर्वस्तिमिस्तस्माज्जनिष्यति ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
pariplavaḥ sutas tasmān
medhāvī sunayātmajaḥ
nṛpañjayas tato dūrvas
timis tasmāj janiṣyati
medhāvī sunayātmajaḥ
nṛpañjayas tato dūrvas
timis tasmāj janiṣyati
Synonyms
Translation
The son of Sukhīnala will be Pariplava, and his son will be Sunaya. From Sunaya will come a son named Medhāvī; from Medhāvī, Nṛpañjaya; from Nṛpañjaya, Dūrva; and from Dūrva, Timi.
Devanagari
तिमेर्बृहद्रथस्तस्माच्छतानीक: सुदासज: ।
शतानीकाद् दुर्दमनस्तस्यापत्यं महीनर: ॥ ४३ ॥
शतानीकाद् दुर्दमनस्तस्यापत्यं महीनर: ॥ ४३ ॥
Verse text
timer bṛhadrathas tasmāc
chatānīkaḥ sudāsajaḥ
śatānīkād durdamanas
tasyāpatyaṁ mahīnaraḥ
chatānīkaḥ sudāsajaḥ
śatānīkād durdamanas
tasyāpatyaṁ mahīnaraḥ
Synonyms
Translation
From Timi will come Bṛhadratha; from Bṛhadratha, Sudāsa; and from Sudāsa, Śatānīka. From Śatānīka will come Durdamana, and from him will come a son named Mahīnara.
Devanagari
दण्डपाणिर्निमिस्तस्य क्षेमको भविता यत: ।
ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै योनिर्वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृत: ॥ ४४ ॥
क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ ।
अथ मागधराजानो भाविनो ये वदामि ते ॥ ४५ ॥
ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य वै योनिर्वंशो देवर्षिसत्कृत: ॥ ४४ ॥
क्षेमकं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ ।
अथ मागधराजानो भाविनो ये वदामि ते ॥ ४५ ॥
Verse text
daṇḍapāṇir nimis tasya
kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ
brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir
vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ
kṣemako bhavitā yataḥ
brahma-kṣatrasya vai yonir
vaṁśo devarṣi-satkṛtaḥ
kṣemakaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ
saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau
atha māgadha-rājāno
bhāvino ye vadāmi te
saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau
atha māgadha-rājāno
bhāvino ye vadāmi te
Synonyms
daṇḍapāṇiḥ — Daṇḍapāṇi; nimiḥ — Nimi; tasya — from him (Mahīnara); kṣemakaḥ — a son named Kṣemaka; bhavitā — will take birth; yataḥ — from whom (Nimi); brahma-kṣatrasya — of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas; vai — indeed; yoniḥ — the source; vaṁśaḥ — the dynasty; deva-ṛṣi-satkṛtaḥ — respected by great saintly persons and demigods; kṣemakam — King Kṣemaka; prāpya — up to this point; rājānam — the monarch; saṁsthām — an end to them; prāpsyati — there will be; vai — indeed; kalau — in this Kali-yuga; atha — thereafter; māgadha-rājānaḥ — the kings in the Māgadha dynasty; bhāvinaḥ — the future; ye — all those who; vadāmi — I shall explain; te — unto you.
Translation
The son of Mahīnara will be Daṇḍapāṇi, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kṣemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god’s dynasty, which is the source of brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Kṣemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Māgadha dynasty. Please listen.
Devanagari
भविता सहदेवस्य मार्जारिर्यच्छ्रुतश्रवा: ।
ततो युतायुस्तस्यापि निरमित्रोऽथ तत्सुत: ॥ ४६ ॥
सुनक्षत्र: सुनक्षत्राद् बृहत्सेनोऽथ कर्मजित् ।
तत: सुतञ्जयाद् विप्र: शुचिस्तस्य भविष्यति ॥ ४७ ॥
क्षेमोऽथ सुव्रतस्तस्माद् धर्मसूत्र: समस्तत: ।
द्युमत्सेनोऽथ सुमति: सुबलो जनिता तत: ॥ ४८ ॥
ततो युतायुस्तस्यापि निरमित्रोऽथ तत्सुत: ॥ ४६ ॥
सुनक्षत्र: सुनक्षत्राद् बृहत्सेनोऽथ कर्मजित् ।
तत: सुतञ्जयाद् विप्र: शुचिस्तस्य भविष्यति ॥ ४७ ॥
क्षेमोऽथ सुव्रतस्तस्माद् धर्मसूत्र: समस्तत: ।
द्युमत्सेनोऽथ सुमति: सुबलो जनिता तत: ॥ ४८ ॥
Verse text
bhavitā sahadevasya
mārjārir yac chrutaśravāḥ
tato yutāyus tasyāpi
niramitro ’tha tat-sutaḥ
mārjārir yac chrutaśravāḥ
tato yutāyus tasyāpi
niramitro ’tha tat-sutaḥ
sunakṣatraḥ sunakṣatrād
bṛhatseno ’tha karmajit
tataḥ sutañjayād vipraḥ
śucis tasya bhaviṣyati
bṛhatseno ’tha karmajit
tataḥ sutañjayād vipraḥ
śucis tasya bhaviṣyati
kṣemo ’tha suvratas tasmād
dharmasūtraḥ samas tataḥ
dyumatseno ’tha sumatiḥ
subalo janitā tataḥ
dharmasūtraḥ samas tataḥ
dyumatseno ’tha sumatiḥ
subalo janitā tataḥ
Synonyms
bhavitā — will take birth; sahadevasya — the son of Sahadeva; mārjāriḥ — Mārjāri; yat — his son; śrutaśravāḥ — Śrutaśravā; tataḥ — from him; yutāyuḥ — Yutāyu; tasya — his son; api — also; niramitraḥ — Niramitra; atha — thereafter; tat-sutaḥ — his son; sunakṣatraḥ — Sunakṣatra; sunakṣatrāt — from Sunakṣatra; bṛhatsenaḥ — Bṛhatsena; atha — from him; karmajit — Karmajit; tataḥ — from him; sutañjayāt — from Sutañjaya; vipraḥ — Vipra; śuciḥ — a son named Śuci; tasya — from him; bhaviṣyati — will take birth; kṣemaḥ — a son named Kṣema; atha — thereafter; suvrataḥ — a son named Suvrata; tasmāt — from him; dharmasūtraḥ — Dharmasūtra; samaḥ — Sama; tataḥ — from him; dyumatsenaḥ — Dyumatsena; atha — thereafter; sumatiḥ — Sumati; subalaḥ — Subala; janitā — will take birth; tataḥ — thereafter.
Translation
Sahadeva, the son of Jarāsandha, will have a son named Mārjāri. From Mārjāri will come Śrutaśravā; from Śrutaśravā, Yutāyu; and from Yutāyu, Niramitra. The son of Niramitra will be Sunakṣatra, from Sunakṣatra will come Bṛhatsena, and from Bṛhatsena, Karmajit. The son of Karmajit will be Sutañjaya, the son of Sutañjaya will be Vipra, and his son will be Śuci. The son of Śuci will be Kṣema, the son of Kṣema will be Suvrata, and the son of Suvrata will be Dharmasūtra. From Dharmasūtra will come Sama; from Sama, Dyumatsena; from Dyumatsena, Sumati; and from Sumati, Subala.
Devanagari
सुनीथ: सत्यजिदथ विश्वजिद् यद् रिपुञ्जय: ।
बार्हद्रथाश्च भूपाला भाव्या: साहस्रवत्सरम् ॥ ४९ ॥
बार्हद्रथाश्च भूपाला भाव्या: साहस्रवत्सरम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Verse text
sunīthaḥ satyajid atha
viśvajid yad ripuñjayaḥ
bārhadrathāś ca bhūpālā
bhāvyāḥ sāhasra-vatsaram
viśvajid yad ripuñjayaḥ
bārhadrathāś ca bhūpālā
bhāvyāḥ sāhasra-vatsaram
Synonyms
sunīthaḥ — from Subala will come Sunītha; satyajit — Satyajit; atha — from him; viśvajit — from Viśvajit; yat — from whom; ripuñjayaḥ — Ripuñjaya; bārhadrathāḥ — all in the line of Bṛhadratha; ca — also; bhūpālāḥ — all those kings; bhāvyāḥ — will take birth; sāhasra-vatsaram — continuously for one thousand years.
Translation
From Subala will come Sunītha; from Sunītha, Satyajit; from Satyajit, Viśvajit; and from Viśvajit, Ripuñjaya. All of these personalities will belong to the dynasty of Bṛhadratha, which will rule the world for one thousand years.
Purport
This is the history of a monarchy that began with Jarāsandha and continues for one thousand years as the above-mentioned kings appear on the surface of the globe.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Descendants of Ajamīḍha.”