> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 9
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > *****

> > Canto 9: 'Liberation'

> > ****

> > Chapter Twenty-two: The Descendants of Ajamidha

> > ******

> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > mitrâyus ca divodâsâc

> > cyavanas tat-suto nrpa

> > sudâsah sahadevo 'tha

> > somako jantu-janmakrt

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; mitrâyuh--Mitrâyu; ca--and; divodâsât--was born from Divodâsa; cyavanah--Cyavana; tat-sutah--the son of Mitrâyu; nrpa--O King; sudâsah--Sudâsa; sahadevah--Sahadeva; atha--thereafter; somakah--Somaka; jantu-janma-krt--the father of Jantu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, the son of Divodasa was Mitrayu, and from Mitrayu came four sons, named Cyavana, Sudasa, Sahadeva and Somaka. Somaka was the father of Jantu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > tasya putra-satam tesâm

> > yavîyân prsatah sutah

> > sa tasmâd drupado jajne

> > sarva-sampat-samanvitah

> > tasya--of him (Somaka); putra-satam--one hundred sons; tesâm--of all of them; yavîyân--the youngest; prsatah--Prsata; sutah--the son; sah--he; tasmât--from him (Prsata); drupadah--Drupada; jajne--was born; sarva-sampat--with all opulences; samanvitah--decorated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Somaka had one hundred sons, of whom the youngest was Prsata. From Prsata was born King Drupada, who was opulent in all supremacy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > drupadâd draupadî tasya

> > dhrstadyumnâdayah sutâh

> > dhrstadyumnâd dhrstaketur

> > bhârmyâh pâncâlakâ ime

> > drupadât--from Drupada; draupadî--Draupadî, the famous wife of the Pândavas; tasya--of him (Drupada); dhrstadyumna-âdayah--headed by Dhrstadyumna; sutâh--sons; dhrstadyumnât--from Dhrstadyumna; dhrstaketuh--the son named Dhrstaketu; bhârmyâh--all descendants of Bharmyâsva; pâncâlakâh--they are known as the Pâncâlakas; ime--all of these.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Maharaja Drupada, Draupadi was born. Maharaja Drupada also had many sons, headed by Dhrstadyumna. From Dhrstadyumna came a son named Dhrstaketu. All these personalities are known as descendants of Bharmyasva or as the dynasty of Pancala.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 4-5

> > yo 'jamîdha-suto hy anya

> > rksah samvaranas tatah

> > tapatyâm sûrya-kanyâyâm

> > kuruksetra-patih kuruh

> > parîksih sudhanur jahnur

> > nisadhas ca kuroh sutâh

> > suhotro 'bhût sudhanusas

> > cyavano 'tha tatah krtî

> > yah--who; ajamîdha-sutah--was a son born from Ajamîdha; hi--indeed; anyah--another; rksah--Rksa; samvaranah--Samvarana; tatah--from him (Rksa); tapatyâm--Tapatî; sûrya-kanyâyâm--in the womb of the daughter of the sun-god; kuruksetra-patih--the King of Kuruksetra; kuruh--Kuru was born;

> > parîksih sudhanuh jahnuh nisadhah ca--Parîksi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Nisadha; kuroh--of Kuru; sutâh--the sons; suhotrah--Suhotra; abhût--was born; sudhanusah--from Sudhanu; cyavanah--Cyavana; atha--from Suhotra; tatah--from him (Cyavana); krtî--a son named Krtî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Another son of Ajamidha was known as Rksa. From Rksa came a son named Samvarana, and from Samvarana through the womb of his wife, Tapati, the daughter of the sun-god, came Kuru, the King of Kuruksetra. Kuru had four sons--Pariksi, Sudhanu, Jahnu and Nisadha. From Sudhanu, Suhotra was born, and from Suhotra, Cyavana. From Cyavana, Krti was born.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > vasus tasyoparicaro

> > brhadratha-mukhâs tatah

> > kusâmba-matsya-pratyagra-

> > cedipâdyâs ca cedipâh

> > vasuh--a son named Vasu; tasya--of him (Krtî); uparicarah--the surname of Vasu; brhadratha-mukhâh--headed by Brhadratha; tatah--from him (Vasu); kusâmba--Kusâmba; matsya--Matsya; pratyagra--Pratyagra; cedipa-âdyâh--Cedipa and others; ca--also; cedi-pâh--all of them became rulers of the Cedi state.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Krti was Uparicara Vasu, and among his sons, headed by Brhadratha, were Kusamba, Matsya, Pratyagra and Cedipa. All the sons of Uparicara Vasu became rulers of the Cedi state.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > brhadrathât kusâgro 'bhûd

> > rsabhas tasya tat-sutah

> > jajne satyahito 'patyam

> > puspavâms tat-suto jahuh

> > brhadrathât--from Brhadratha; kusâgrah--Kusâgra; abhût--a son was born; rsabhah--Rsabha; tasya--of him (Kusâgra); tat-sutah--his (Rsabha's) son; jajne--was born; satyahitah--Satyahita; apatyam--offspring; puspavân--Puspavân; tat-sutah--his (Puspavân's) son; jahuh--Jahu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Brhadratha, Kusagra was born; from Kusagra, Rsabha; and from Rsabha, Satyahita. The son of Satyahita was Puspavan, and the son of Puspavan was Jahu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > anyasyâm api bhâryâyâm

> > sakale dve brhadrathât

> > ye mâtrâ bahir utsrste

> > jarayâ câbhisandhite

> > jîva jîveti krîdantyâ

> > jarâsandho 'bhavat sutah

> > anyasyâm--in another; api--also; bhâryâyâm--wife; sakale--parts; dve--two; brhadrathât--from Brhadratha; ye--which two parts; mâtrâ--by the mother; bahih utsrste--because of rejection; jarayâ--by the demoness named Jarâ; ca--and; abhisandhite--when they were joined together; jîva jîva iti--O living entity, be alive; krîdantyâ--playing like that; jarâsandhah--Jarâsandha; abhavat--was generated; sutah--a son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Through the womb of another wife, Brhadratha begot two halves of a son. When the mother saw those two halves she rejected them, but later a she-demon named Jara playfully joined them and said, "Come to life, come to life!" Thus the son named Jarasandha was born.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > tatas ca sahadevo 'bhût

> > somâpir yac chrutasravâh

> > parîksir anapatyo 'bhût

> > suratho nâma jâhnavah

> > tatah ca--and from him (Jarâsandha); sahadevah--Sahadeva; abhût--was born; somâpih--Somâpi; yat--of him (Somâpi); srutasravâh--a son named Srutasravâ; parîksih--the son of Kuru named Parîksi; anapatyah--without any son; abhût--became; surathah--Suratha; nâma--named; jâhnavah--was the son of Jahnu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Jarasandha came a son named Sahadeva; from Sahadeva, Somapi; and from Somapi, Srutasrava. The son of Kuru called Pariksi had no sons, but the son of Kuru called Jahnu had a son named Suratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > tato vidûrathas tasmât

> > sârvabhaumas tato 'bhavat

> > jayasenas tat-tanayo

> > râdhiko 'to 'yutâyv abhût

> > tatah--from him (Suratha); vidûrathah--a son named Vidûratha; tasmât--from him (Vidûratha); sârvabhaumah--a son named Sârvabhauma; tatah--from him (Sârvabhauma); abhavat--was born; jayasenah--Jayasena; tat-tanayah--the son of Jayasena; râdhikah--Râdhika; atah--and from him (Râdhika); ayutâyuh--Ayutâyu; abhût--was born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Suratha came a son named Viduratha, from whom Sarvabhauma was born. From Sarvabhauma came Jayasena; from Jayasena, Radhika; and from Radhika, Ayutayu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > tatas câkrodhanas tasmâd

> > devâtithir amusya ca

> > rksas tasya dilîpo 'bhût

> > pratîpas tasya câtmajah

> > tatah--from him (Ayutâyu); ca--and; akrodhanah--a son named Akrodhana; tasmât--from him (Akrodhana); devâtithih--a son named Devâtithi; amusya--of him (Devâtithi); ca--also; rksah--Rksa; tasya--of him (Rksa); dilîpah--a son named Dilîpa; abhût--was born; pratîpah--Pratîpa; tasya--of him (Dilîpa); ca--and; âtma-jah--the son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Ayutayu came a son named Akrodhana, and his son was Devatithi. The son of Devatithi was Rksa, the son of Rksa was Dilipa, and the son of Dilipa was Pratipa.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 12-13

> > devâpih sântanus tasya

> > bâhlîka iti câtmajâh

> > pitr-râjyam parityajya

> > devâpis tu vanam gatah

> > abhavac chântanû râjâ

> > prân mahâbhisa-samjnitah

> > yam yam karâbhyâm sprsati

> > jîrnam yauvanam eti sah

> > devâpih--Devâpi; sântanuh--Sântanu; tasya--of him (Pratîpa); bâhlîkah--Bâhlîka; iti--thus; ca--also; âtma-jâh--the sons; pitr-râjyam--the father's property, the kingdom; parityajya--rejecting; devâpih--Devâpi, the eldest; tu--indeed; vanam--to the forest; gatah--left;

> > abhavat--was; sântanuh--Sântanu; râjâ--the king; prâk--before; mahâbhisa--Mahâbhisa; samjnitah--most celebrated; yam yam--whomever; karâbhyâm--with his hands; sprsati--touched; jîrnam--although very old; yauvanam--youth; eti--attained; sah--he.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sons of Pratipa were Devapi, Santanu and Bahlika. Devapi left the kingdom of his father and went to the forest, and therefore Santanu became the king. Santanu, who in his previous birth was known as Mahabhisa, had the ability to transform anyone from old age to youth simply by touching that person with his hands.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 14-15

> > sântim âpnoti caivâgryâm

> > karmanâ tena sântanuh

> > samâ dvâdasa tad-râjye

> > na vavarsa yadâ vibhuh

> > sântanur brâhmanair uktah

> > parivettâyam agrabhuk

> > râjyam dehy agrajâyâsu

> > pura-râstra-vivrddhaye

> > sântim--youthfulness for sense gratification; âpnoti--one gets; ca--also; eva--indeed; agryâm--principally; karmanâ--by the touch of his hand; tena--because of this; santanuh--known as Sântanu; samâh--years; dvâdasa--twelve; tat-râjye--in his kingdom; na--not; vavarsa--sent rain; yadâ--when; vibhuh--the controller of the rain, namely the King of heaven, Indra;

> > sântanuh--Sântanu; brâhmanaih--by the learned brâhmanas; uktah--when advised; parivettâ--faulty because of being a usurper; ayam--this; agra-bhuk--enjoying in spite of your elder brother's being present; râjyam--the kingdom; dehi--give; agrajâya--to your elder brother; âsu--immediately; pura-râstra--of your home and the kingdom; vivrddhaye--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 Santanu. 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."

> > ******

> > TEXTS 16-17

> > evam ukto dvijair jyestham

> > chandayâm âsa so 'bravît

> > tan-mantri-prahitair viprair

> > vedâd vibhramsito girâ

> > veda-vâdâtivâdân vai

> > tadâ devo vavarsa ha

> > devâpir yogam âsthâya

> > kalâpa-grâmam âsritah

> > evam--thus (as above mentioned); uktah--being advised; dvijaih--by the brâhmanas; jyestham--unto his eldest brother, Devâpi; chandayâm âsa--requested to take charge of the kingdom; sah--he (Devâpi); abravît--said; tat-mantri--by Sântanu's minister; prahitaih--instigated; vipraih--by the brâhmanas; vedât--from the principles of the Vedas; vibhramsitah--fallen; girâ--by such words;

> > veda-vâda-ativâdân--words blaspheming the Vedic injunctions; vai--indeed; tadâ--at that time; devah--the demigod; vavarsa--showered rains; ha--in the past; devâpih--Devâpi; yogam âsthâya--accepting the process of mystic yoga; kalâpa-grâmam--the village known as Kalâpa; âsritah--took shelter of (and is living in even now).

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the brahmanas said this, Maharaja Santanu went to the forest and requested his elder brother Devapi to take charge of the kingdom, for it is the duty of a king to maintain his subjects. Previously, however, Santanu's minister Asvavara had instigated some brahmanas to induce Devapi to transgress the injunctions of the Vedas and thus make himself unfit for the post of ruler. The brahmanas deviated Devapi from the path of the Vedic principles, and therefore when asked by Santanu 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, Santanu again became the king, and Indra, being pleased, showered rains. Devapi later took to the path of mystic yoga to control his mind and senses and went to the village named Kalapagrama, where he is still living.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 18-19

> > soma-vamse kalau naste

> > krtâdau sthâpayisyati

> > bâhlîkât somadatto 'bhûd

> > bhûrir bhûrisravâs tatah

> > salas ca sântanor âsîd

> > gangâyâm bhîsma âtmavân

> > sarva-dharma-vidâm srestho

> > mahâ-bhâgavatah kavih

> > soma-vamse--when the dynasty of the moon-god; kalau--in this age of Kali; naste--being lost; krta-âdau--at the beginning of the next Satya-yuga; sthâpayisyati--will reestablish; bâhlîkât--from Bâhlîka; somadattah--Somadatta; abhût--generated; bhûrih--Bhûri; bhûrisravâh--Bhûrisravâ; tatah--thereafter;

> > salah ca--a son named Sala; sântanoh--from Sântanu; âsît--generated; gangâyâm--in the womb of Gangâ, the wife of Sântanu; bhîsmah--a son named Bhîsma; âtmavân--self-realized; sarva-dharma-vidâm--of all religious persons; sresthah--the best; mahâ-bhâgavatah--an exalted devotee; kavih--and a learned scholar.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the dynasty of the moon-god comes to an end in this age of Kali, Devapi, in the beginning of the next Satya-yuga, will reestablish the Soma dynasty in this world. From Bahlika [the brother of Santanu] came a son named Somadatta, who had three sons, named Bhuri, Bhurisrava and Sala. From Santanu, through the womb of his wife named Ganga, came Bhisma, the exalted, self-realized devotee and learned scholar.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > vîra-yûthâgranîr yena

> > râmo 'pi yudhi tositah

> > sântanor dâsa-kanyâyâm

> > jajne citrângadah sutah

> > vîra-yûtha-agranîh--Bhîsmadeva, the foremost of all warriors; yena--by whom; râmah api--even Parasurâma, the incarnation of God; yudhi--in a fight; tositah--was satisfied (when defeated by Bhîsmadeva); sântanoh--by Sântanu; dâsa-kanyâyâm--in the womb of Satyavatî, who was known as the daughter of a sûdra; jajne--was born; citrângadah--Citrângada; sutah--a son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Bhismadeva was the foremost of all warriors. When he defeated Lord Parasurama in a fight, Lord Parasurama was very satisfied with him. By the semen of Santanu in the womb of Satyavati, the daughter of a fisherman, Citrangada took birth.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 21-24

> > vicitravîryas câvarajo

> > nâmnâ citrângado hatah

> > yasyâm parâsarât sâksâd

> > avatîrno hareh kalâ

> > veda-gupto munih krsno

> > yato 'ham idam adhyagâm

> > hitvâ sva-sisyân pailâdîn

> > bhagavân bâdarâyanah

> > mahyam putrâya sântâya

> > param guhyam idam jagau

> > vicitravîryo 'thovâha

> > kâsîrâja-sute balât

> > svayamvarâd upânîte

> > ambikâmbâlike ubhe

> > tayor âsakta-hrdayo

> > grhîto yaksmanâ mrtah

> > vicitravîryah--Vicitravîrya, the son of Sântanu; ca--and; avarajah--the younger brother; nâmnâ--by a Gandharva named Citrângada; citrângadah--Citrângada; hatah--was killed; yasyâm--in the womb of Satyavatî previous to her marriage to Sântanu; parâsarât--by the semen of Parâsara Muni; sâksât--directly; avatîrnah--incarnated; hareh--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kalâ--expansion;

> > veda-guptah--the protector of the Vedas; munih--the great sage; krsnah--Krsna Dvaipâyana; yatah--from whom; aham--I (Sukadeva Gosvâmî); idam--this (Srîmad-Bhâgavatam); adhyagâm--studied thoroughly; hitvâ--rejecting; sva-sisyân--his disciples; paila-âdîn--headed by Paila; bhagavân--the incarnation of the Lord; bâdarâyanah--Vyâsadeva;

> > mahyam--unto me; putrâya--a son; sântâya--who was truly controlled from sense gratification; param--the supreme; guhyam--the most confidential; idam--this Vedic literature (Srîmad-Bhâgavatam); jagau--instructed; vicitravîryah--Vicitravîrya; atha--thereafter; uvâha--married; kâsîrâja-sute--two daughters of Kâsîrâja; balât--by force;

> > svayamvarât--from the arena of the svayamvara; upânîte--being brought; ambikâ-ambâlike--Ambikâ and Ambâlikâ; ubhe--both of them; tayoh--unto them; âsakta--being too attached; hrdayah--his heart; grhîtah--being contaminated; yaksmanâ--by tuberculosis; mrtah--he died.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Citrangada, of whom Vicitravirya was the younger brother, was killed by a Gandharva who was also named Citrangada. Satyavati, before her marriage to Santanu, gave birth to the master authority of the Vedas, Vyasadeva, known as Krsna Dvaipayana, who was begotten by Parasara Muni. From Vyasadeva, I [Sukadeva Gosvami] was born, and from him I studied this great work of literature, Srimad-Bhagavatam. The incarnation of Godhead Vedavyasa, rejecting his disciples, headed by Paila, instructed Srimad-Bhagavatam to me because I was free from all material desires. After Ambika and Ambalika, the two daughters of Kasiraja, were taken away by force, Vicitravirya married them, but because he was too attached to these two wives, he had a heart attack and died of tuberculosis.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > ksetre 'prajasya vai bhrâtur

> > mâtrokto bâdarâyanah

> > dhrtarâstram ca pândum ca

> > viduram câpy ajîjanat

> > ksetre--in the wives and maidservant; aprajasya--of Vicitravîrya, who had no progeny; vai--indeed; bhrâtuh--of the brother; mâtrâ uktah--being ordered by the mother; bâdarâyanah--Vedavyâsa; dhrtarâstram--a son named Dhrtarâstra; ca--and; pândum--a son named Pându; ca--also; viduram--a son named Vidura; ca--also; api--indeed; ajîjanat--begot.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Badarayana, Sri Vyasadeva, following the order of his mother, Satyavati, begot three sons, two by the womb of Ambika and Ambalika, the two wives of his brother Vicitravirya, and the third by Vicitravirya's maidservant. These sons were Dhrtarastra, Pandu and Vidura.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > gândhâryâm dhrtarâstrasya

> > jajne putra-satam nrpa

> > tatra duryodhano jyestho

> > duhsalâ câpi kanyakâ

> > gândhâryâm--in the womb of Gândhârî; dhrtarâstrasya--of Dhrtarâstra; jajne--were born; putra-satam--one hundred sons; nrpa--O King Parîksit; tatra--among the sons; duryodhanah--the son named Duryodhana; jyesthah--the eldest; duhsalâ--Duhsalâ; ca api--also; kanyakâ--one daughter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dhrtarastra's wife, Gandhari, gave birth to one hundred sons and one daughter, O King. The oldest of the sons was Duryodhana, and the daughter's name was Duhsala.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 27-28

> > sâpân maithuna-ruddhasya

> > pândoh kuntyâm mahâ-rathâh

> > jâtâ dharmânilendrebhyo

> > yudhisthira-mukhâs trayah

> > nakulah sahadevas ca

> > mâdryâm nâsatya-dasrayoh

> > draupadyâm panca pancabhyah

> > putrâs te pitaro 'bhavan

> > sâpât--due to being cursed; maithuna-ruddhasya--who had to restrain sexual life; pândoh--of Pându; kuntyâm--in the womb of Kuntî; mahâ-rathâh--great heroes; jâtâh--took birth; dharma--by Mahârâja Dharma, or Dharmarâja; anila--by the demigod controlling the wind; indrebhyah--and by the demigod Indra, the controller of rain; yudhisthira--Yudhisthira; mukhâh--headed by; trayah--three sons (Yudhisthira, Bhîma and Arjuna);

> > nakulah--Nakula; sahadevah--Sahadeva; ca--also; mâdryâm--in the womb of Mâdrî; nâsatya-dasrayoh--by Nâsatya and Dasra, the Asvinî-kumâras; draupadyâm--in the womb of Draupadî; panca--five; pancabhyah--from the five brothers (Yudhisthira, Bhîma, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva); putrâh--sons; te--they; pitarah--uncles; abhavan--became.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Pandu was restrained from sexual life because of having been cursed by a sage, and therefore his three sons Yudhisthira, Bhima and Arjuna were begotten through the womb of his wife, Kunti, by Dharmaraja, by the demigod controlling the wind, and by the demigod controlling the rain. Pandu's second wife, Madri, gave birth to Nakula and Sahadeva, who were begotten by the two Asvini-kumaras. The five brothers, headed by Yudhisthira, begot five sons through the womb of Draupadi. These five sons were your uncles.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > yudhisthirât prativindhyah

> > srutaseno vrkodarât

> > arjunâc chrutakîrtis tu

> > satânîkas tu nâkulih

> > yudhisthirât--from Mahârâja Yudhisthira; prativindhyah--a son named Prativindhya; srutasenah--Srutasena; vrkodarât--begotten by Bhîma; arjunât--from Arjuna; srutakîrtih--a son named Srutakîrti; tu--indeed; satânîkah--a son named Satânîka; tu--indeed; nâkulih--of Nakula.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Yudhisthira came a son named Prativindhya, from Bhima a son named Srutasena, from Arjuna a son named Srutakirti, and from Nakula a son named Satanika.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 30-31

> > sahadeva-suto râjan

> > chrutakarmâ tathâpare

> > yudhisthirât tu pauravyâm

> > devako 'tha ghatotkacah

> > bhîmasenâd dhidimbâyâm

> > kâlyâm sarvagatas tatah

> > sahadevât suhotram tu

> > vijayâsûta pârvatî

> > sahadeva-sutah--the son of Sahadeva; râjan--O King; srutakarmâ--Srutakarmâ; tathâ--as well as; apare--others; yudhisthirât--from Yudhisthira; tu--indeed; pauravyâm--in the womb of Pauravî; devakah--a son named Devaka; atha--as well as; ghatotkacah--Ghatotkaca;

> > bhîmasenât--from Bhîmasena; hidimbâyâm--in the womb of Hidimbâ; kâlyâm--in the womb of Kâlî; sarvagatah--Sarvagata; tatah--thereafter; sahadevât--from Sahadeva; suhotram--Suhotra; tu--indeed; vijayâ--Vijayâ; asûta--gave birth to; pârvatî--the daughter of the Himalayan king.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, the son of Sahadeva was Srutakarma. Furthermore, Yudhisthira and his brothers begot other sons in other wives. Yudhisthira begot a son named Devaka through the womb of Pauravi, and Bhimasena begot a son named Ghatotkaca through his wife Hidimba and a son named Sarvagata through his wife Kali. Similarly, Sahadeva had a son named Suhotra through his wife named Vijaya, who was the daughter of the king of the mountains.

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> > TEXT 32

> > karenumatyâm nakulo

> > naramitram tathârjunah

> > irâvantam ulupyâm vai

> > sutâyâm babhruvâhanam

> > manipura-pateh so 'pi

> > tat-putrah putrikâ-sutah

> > karenumatyâm--in the wife named Karenumatî; nakulah--Nakula; naramitram--a son named Naramitra; tathâ--also; arjunah--Arjuna; irâvantam--Irâvân; ulupyâm--in the womb of the Nâga-kanyâ named Ulupî; vai--indeed; sutâyâm--in the daughter; babhruvâhanam--a son named Babhruvâhana; manipura-pateh--of the king of Manipura; sah--he; api--although; tat-putrah--the son of Arjuna; putrikâ-sutah--the son of his maternal grandfather.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nakula begot a son named Naramitra through his wife named Karenumati. Similarly, Arjuna begot a son named Iravan through his wife known as Ulupi, the daughter of the Nagas, and a son named Babhruvahana by the womb of the princess of Manipura. Babhruvahana became the adopted son of the king of Manipura.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tava tâtah subhadrâyâm

> > abhimanyur ajâyata

> > sarvâtirathajid vîra

> > uttarâyâm tato bhavân

> > tava--your; tâtah--father; subhadrâyâm--in the womb of Subhadrâ; abhimanyuh--Abhimanyu; ajâyata--was born; sarva-atiratha-jit--a great fighter who could defeat the atirathas; vîrah--a great hero; uttarâyâm--in the womb of Uttarâ; tatah--from Abhimanyu; bhavân--your good self.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King Pariksit, your father, Abhimanyu, was born from the womb of Subhadra 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 Uttara, the daughter of Viradraja, you were born.

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> > TEXT 34

> > pariksînesu kurusu

> > drauner brahmâstra-tejasâ

> > tvam ca krsnânubhâvena

> > sajîvo mocito 'ntakât

> > pariksînesu--because of being annihilated in the Kuruksetra war; kurusu--the members of the Kuru dynasty, such as Duryodhana; drauneh--Asvatthâmâ, the son of Dronâcârya; brahmâstra-tejasâ--because of the heat of the brahmâstra nuclear weapon; tvam ca--your good self also; krsna-anubhâvena--because of the mercy of Lord Krsna; sajîvah--with your life; mocitah--released; antakât--from death.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kuruksetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmastra atomic weapon released by the son of Dronacarya, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, you were saved from death.

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > taveme tanayâs tâta

> > janamejaya-pûrvakâh

> > srutaseno bhîmasena

> > ugrasenas ca vîryavân

> > tava--your; ime--all these; tanayâh--sons; tâta--my dear King Parîksit; janamejaya--Janamejaya; pûrvakâh--headed by; srutasenah--Srutasena; bhîmasenah--Bhîmasena; ugrasenah--Ugrasena; ca--also; vîryavân--all very powerful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, your four sons--Janamejaya, Srutasena, Bhimasena and Ugrasena--are very powerful. Janamejaya is the eldest.

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> > TEXT 36

> > janamejayas tvâm viditvâ

> > taksakân nidhanam gatam

> > sarpân vai sarpa-yâgâgnau

> > sa hosyati rusânvitah

> > janamejayah--the eldest son; tvâm--about you; viditvâ--knowing; taksakât--by the Taksaka serpent; nidhanam--death; gatam--undergone; sarpân--the snakes; vai--indeed; sarpa-yâga-agnau--in the fire of the sacrifice for killing all the snakes; sah--he (Janamejaya); hosyati--will offer as a sacrifice; rusâ-anvitah--because of being very angry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because of your death by the Taksaka snake, your son Janamejaya will be very angry and will perform a sacrifice to kill all the snakes in the world.

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> > TEXT 37

> > kâlaseyam purodhâya

> > turam turaga-medhasât

> > samantât prthivîm sarvâm

> > jitvâ yaksyati câdhvaraih

> > kâlaseyam--the son of Kalasa; purodhâya--accepting as the priest; turam--Tura; turaga-medhasât--he will be known as Turaga-medhasât (a performer of many horse sacrifices); samantât--including all parts; prthivîm--the world; sarvâm--everywhere; jitvâ--conquering; yaksyati--will execute sacrifices; ca--and; adhvaraih--by performing asvamedha-yajnas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After conquering throughout the world and after accepting Tura, the son of Kalasa, as his priest, Janamejaya will perform asvamedha-yajnas, for which he will be known as Turaga-medhasat.

> > ******

> > TEXT 38

> > tasya putrah satânîko

> > yâjnavalkyât trayîm pathan

> > astra-jnânam kriyâ-jnânam

> > saunakât param esyati

> > tasya--of Janamejaya; putrah--the son; satânîkah--Satânîka; yâjnavalkyât--from the great sage known as Yâjnavalkya; trayîm--the three Vedas (Sâma, Yajur and Rg); pathan--studying thoroughly; astra-jnânam--the art of military administration; kriyâ-jnânam--the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies; saunakât--from Saunaka Rsi; param--transcendental knowledge; esyati--will achieve.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Janamejaya known as Satanika will learn from Yajnavalkya the three Vedas and the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies. He will also learn the military art from Krpacarya and the transcendental science from the sage Saunaka.

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> > TEXT 39

> > sahasrânîkas tat-putras

> > tatas caivâsvamedhajah

> > asîmakrsnas tasyâpi

> > nemicakras tu tat-sutah

> > sahasrânîkah--Sahasrânîka; tat-putrah--the son of Satânîka; tatah--from him (Sahasrânîka); ca--also; eva--indeed; asvamedhajah--Asvamedhaja; asîmakrsnah--Asîmakrsna; tasya--from him (Asvamedhaja); api--also; nemicakrah--Nemicakra; tu--indeed; tat-sutah--his son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Satanika will be Sahasranika, and from him will come the son named Asvamedhaja. From Asvamedhaja will come Asimakrsna, and his son will be Nemicakra.

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> > TEXT 40

> > gajâhvaye hrte nadyâ

> > kausâmbyâm sâdhu vatsyati

> > uktas tatas citrarathas

> > tasmâc chucirathah sutah

> > gajâhvaye--on the town of Hastinâpura (New Delhi); hrte--being inundated; nadyâ--by the river; kausâmbyâm--in the place known as Kausâmbî; sâdhu--duly; vatsyati--will live there; uktah--celebrated; tatah--thereafter; citrarathah--Citraratha; tasmât--from him; sucirathah--Suciratha; sutah--the son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the town of Hastinapura [New Delhi] is inundated by the river, Nemicakra will live in the place known as Kausambi. His son will be celebrated as Citraratha, and the son of Citraratha will be Suciratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > tasmâc ca vrstimâms tasya

> > suseno 'tha mahîpatih

> > sunîthas tasya bhavitâ

> > nrcaksur yat sukhînalah

> > tasmât--from him (Suciratha); ca--also; vrstimân--the son known as Vrstimân; tasya--his (son); susenah--Susena; atha--thereafter; mahî-patih--the emperor of the whole world; sunîthah--Sunîtha; tasya--his; bhavitâ--will be; nrcaksuh--his son, Nrcaksu; yat--from him; sukhînalah--Sukhînala.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Suciratha will come the son named Vrstiman, and his son, Susena, will be the emperor of the entire world. The son of Susena will be Sunitha, his son will be Nrcaksu, and from Nrcaksu will come a son named Sukhinala.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > pariplavah sutas tasmân

> > medhâvî sunayâtmajah

> > nrpanjayas tato dûrvas

> > timis tasmâj janisyati

> > pariplavah--Pariplava; sutah--the son; tasmât--from him (Pariplava); medhâvî--Medhâvî; sunaya-âtmajah--the son of Sunaya; nrpanjayah--Nrpanjaya; tatah--from him; dûrvah--Dûrva; timih--Timi; tasmât--from him; janisyati--will take birth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Sukhinala will be Pariplava, and his son will be Sunaya. From Sunaya will come a son named Medhavi; from Medhavi, Nrpanjaya; from Nrpanjaya, Durva; and from Durva, Timi.

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> > TEXT 43

> > timer brhadrathas tasmâc

> > chatânîkah sudâsajah

> > satânîkâd durdamanas

> > tasyâpatyam mahînarah

> > timeh--of Timi; brhadrathah--Brhadratha; tasmât--from him (Brhadratha); satânîkah&emdash;Satânîka; sudâsa-jah--the son of Sudâsa; satânîkât--from Satânîka; durdamanah--a son named Durdamana; tasya apatyam--his son; mahînarah--Mahînara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Timi will come Brhadratha; from Brhadratha, Sudasa; and from Sudasa, Satanika. From Satanika will come Durdamana, and from him will come a son named Mahinara.

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> > TEXTS 44-45

> > dandapânir nimis tasya

> > ksemako bhavitâ yatah

> > brahma-ksatrasya vai yonir

> > vamso devarsi-satkrtah

> > ksemakam prâpya râjânam

> > samsthâm prâpsyati vai kalau

> > atha mâgadha-râjâno

> > bhâvino ye vadâmi te

> > dandapânih--Dandapâni; nimih--Nimi; tasya--from him (Mahînara); ksemakah--a son named Ksemaka; bhavitâ--will take birth; yatah--from whom (Nimi); brahma-ksatrasya--of brâhmanas and ksatriyas; vai--indeed; yonih--the source; vamsah--the dynasty; deva-rsi-satkrtah--respected by great saintly persons and demigods;

> > ksemakam--King Ksemaka; prâpya--up to this point; râjânam--the monarch; samsthâm--an end to them; prâpsyati--there will be; vai--indeed; kalau--in this Kali-yuga; atha--thereafter; mâgadha-râjânah--the kings in the Mâgadha dynasty; bhâvinah--the future; ye--all those who; vadâmi--I shall explain; te--unto you.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Mahinara will be Dandapani, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Ksemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god's dynasty, which is the source of brahmanas and ksatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Ksemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Magadha dynasty. Please listen.

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> > TEXTS 46-48

> > bhavitâ sahadevasya

> > mârjârir yac chrutasravâh

> > tato yutâyus tasyâpi

> > niramitro 'tha tat-sutah

> > sunaksatrah sunaksatrâd

> > brhatseno 'tha karmajit

> > tatah sutanjayâd viprah

> > sucis tasya bhavisyati

> > ksemo 'tha suvratas tasmâd

> > dharmasûtrah samas tatah

> > dyumatseno 'tha sumatih

> > subalo janitâ tatah

> > bhavitâ--will take birth; sahadevasya--the son of Sahadeva; mârjârih--Mârjâri; yat--his son; srutasravâh--Srutasravâ; tatah--from him; yutâyuh--Yutâyu; tasya--his son; api--also; niramitrah--Niramitra; atha--thereafter; tat-sutah--his son;

> > sunaksatrah--Sunaksatra; sunaksatrât--from Sunaksatra; brhatsenah--Brhatsena; atha--from him; karmajit--Karmajit; tatah--from him; sutanjayât--from Sutanjaya; viprah--Vipra; sucih--a son named Suci; tasya--from him; bhavisyati--will take birth;

> > ksemah--a son named Ksema; atha--thereafter; suvratah--a son named Suvrata; tasmât--from him; dharmasûtrah--Dharmasûtra; samah--Sama; tatah--from him; dyumatsenah--Dyumatsena; atha--thereafter; sumatih--Sumati; subalah--Subala; janitâ--will take birth; tatah--thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sahadeva, the son of Jarasandha, will have a son named Marjari. From Marjari will come Srutasrava; from Srutasrava, Yutayu; and from Yutayu, Niramitra. The son of Niramitra will be Sunaksatra, from Sunaksatra will come Brhatsena, and from Brhatsena, Karmajit. The son of Karmajit will be Sutanjaya, the son of Sutanjaya will be Vipra, and his son will be Suci. The son of Suci will be Ksema, the son of Ksema will be Suvrata, and the son of Suvrata will be Dharmasutra. From Dharmasutra will come Sama; from Sama, Dyumatsena; from Dyumatsena, Sumati; and from Sumati, Subala.

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> > TEXT 49

> > sunîthah satyajid atha

> > visvajid yad ripunjayah

> > bârhadrathâs ca bhûpâlâ

> > bhâvyâh sâhasra-vatsaram

> > sunîthah--from Subala will come Sunîtha; satyajit--Satyajit; atha--from him; visvajit--from Visvajit; yat--from whom; ripunjayah--Ripunjaya; bârhadrathâh--all in the line of Brhadratha; ca--also; bhûpâlâh--all those kings; bhâvyâh--will take birth; sâhasra-vatsaram--continuously for one thousand years.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Subala will come Sunitha; from Sunitha, Satyajit; from Satyajit, Visvajit; and from Visvajit, Ripunjaya. All of these personalities will belong to the dynasty of Brhadratha, which will rule the world for one thousand years.

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