> > 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)

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> > Canto 9: 'Liberation'

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> > Chapter Twelve: The Dynasty of Kusa, the Son of Lord Râmacandra

> > This chapter describes the dynasty of Kusa, the son of Lord Ramacandra. The members of this dynasty are descendants of Sasada, the son of Maharaja Iksvaku.

> > Following in the genealogical table of Lord Ramacandra's dynasty, Kusa, the Lord's son, was followed consecutively by Atithi, Nisadha, Nabha, Pundarika, Ksemadhanva, Devanika, Aniha, Pariyatra, Balasthala, Vajranabha, Sagana and Vidhrti. These personalities ruled the world. From Vidhrti came Hiranyanabha, who later became the disciple of Jaimini and propounded the system of mystic yoga in which Yajnavalkya was initiated. Following in this dynasty were Puspa, Dhruvasandhi, Sudarsana, Agnivarna, Sighra and Maru. Maru attained full perfection in the practice of yoga, and he still lives in the village of Kalapa. At the end of this age of Kali, he will revive the dynasty of the sun-god. Next in the dynasty were Prasusruta, Sandhi, Amarsana, Mahasvan, Visvabahu, Prasenajit, Taksaka and Brhadbala, who was later killed by Abhimanyu. Sukadeva Gosvami said that these were all kings who had passed away. The future descendants of Brhadbala will be Brhadrana, Urukriya, Vatsavrddha, Prativyoma, Bhanu, Divaka, Sahadeva, Brhadasva, Bhanuman, Pratikasva, Supratika, Marudeva, Sunaksatra, Puskara, Antariksa, Sutapa, Amitrajit, Brhadraja, Barhi, Krtanjaya, Rananjaya, Sanjaya, Sakya, Suddhoda, Langala, Prasenajit, Ksudraka, Ranaka, Suratha and Sumitra. All of them will become kings one after another. Sumitra, coming in this age of Kali, will be the last king in the Iksvaku dynasty; after him, the dynasty will be extinguished.

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> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > kusasya câtithis tasmân

> > nisadhas tat-suto nabhah

> > pundarîko 'tha tat-putrah

> > ksemadhanvâbhavat tatah

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; kusasya--of Kusa, the son of Lord Râmacandra; ca--also; atithih--Atithi; tasmât--from him; nisadhah--Nisadha; tat-sutah--his son; nabhah--Nabha; pundarîkah--Pundarîka; atha--thereafter; tat-putrah--his son; ksemadhanvâ--Ksemadhanvâ; abhavat--became; tatah--thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: The son of Ramacandra was Kusa, the son of Kusa was Atithi, the son of Atithi was Nisadha, and the son of Nisadha was Nabha. The son of Nabha was Pundarika, and from Pundarika came a son named Ksemadhanva.

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> > TEXT 2

> > devânîkas tato 'nîhah

> > pâriyâtro 'tha tat-sutah

> > tato balasthalas tasmâd

> > vajranâbho 'rka-sambhavah

> > devânîkah--Devânîka; tatah--from Ksemadhanvâ; anîhah--from Devânîka came the son named Anîha; pâriyâtrah--Pâriyâtra; atha--thereafter; tat-sutah--the son of Anîha; tatah--from Pâriyâtra; balasthalah--Balasthala; tasmât--from Balasthala; vajranâbhah--Vajranâbha; arka-sambhavah--derived from the sun-god.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Ksemadhanva was Devanika, Devanika's son was Aniha, Aniha's son was Pariyatra, and Pariyatra's son was Balasthala. The son of Balasthala was Vajranabha, who was said to have been born from the effulgence of the sun-god.

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> > TEXTS 3-4

> > saganas tat-sutas tasmâd

> > vidhrtis câbhavat sutah

> > tato hiranyanâbho 'bhûd

> > yogâcâryas tu jaimineh

> > sisyah kausalya âdhyâtmam

> > yâjnavalkyo 'dhyagâd yatah

> > yogam mahodayam rsir

> > hrdaya-granthi-bhedakam

> > saganah--Sagana; tat--this (Vajranâbha's); sutah--son; tasmât--from him; vidhrtih--Vidhrti; ca--also; abhavat--was born; sutah--his son; tatah--from him; hiranyanâbhah--Hiranyanâbha; abhût--became; yoga-âcâryah--the propounder of the philosophy of yoga; tu--but; jaimineh--because of accepting Jaimini as his spiritual master; sisyah--disciple; kausalyah--Kausalya; âdhyâtmam--spiritual; yâjnavalkyah--Yâjnavalkya; adhyagât--studied; yatah--from him (Hiranyanâbha); yogam--the mystic performances; mahâ-udayam--highly elevated; rsih--Yâjnavalkya Rsi; hrdaya-granthi-bhedakam--mystic yoga, which can loosen the knots of material attachment in the heart.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Vajranabha was Sagana, and his son was Vidhrti. The son of Vidhrti was Hiranyanabha, who became a disciple of Jaimini and became a great acarya of mystic yoga. It is from Hiranyanabha that the great saint Yajnavalkya learned the highly elevated system of mystic yoga known as adhyatma-yoga, which can loosen the knots of material attachment in the heart.

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> > TEXT 5

> > puspo hiranyanâbhasya

> > dhruvasandhis tato 'bhavat

> > sudarsano 'thâgnivarnah

> > sîghras tasya maruh sutah

> > puspah--Puspa; hiranyanâbhasya--the son of Hiranyanâbha; dhruvasandhih--Dhruvasandhi; tatah--from him; abhavat--was born; sudarsanah--from Dhruvasandhi, Sudarsana was born; atha--thereafter; agnivarnah--Agnivarna, the son of Sudarsana; sîghrah--Sîghra; tasya--his (Agnivarna's); maruh--Maru; sutah--son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Hiranyanabha was Puspa, and the son of Puspa was Dhruvasandhi. The son of Dhruvasandhi was Sudarsana, whose son was Agnivarna. The son of Agnivarna was named Sighra, and his son was Maru.

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> > TEXT 6

> > so 'sâv âste yoga-siddhah

> > kalâpa-grâmam âsthitah

> > kaler ante sûrya-vamsam

> > nastam bhâvayitâ punah

> > sah--he; asau--the personality known as Maru; âste--still existing; yoga-siddhah--perfection in the power of mystic yoga; kalâpa-grâmam--the place named Kalâpa-grâma; âsthitah--he is still living there; kaleh--of this Kali-yuga; ante--at the end; sûrya-vamsam--the descendants of the sun-god; nastam--after being lost; bhâvayitâ--Maru will begin by begetting a son; punah--again.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having achieved perfection in the power of mystic yoga, Maru still lives in a place known as Kalapa-grama. At the end of Kali-yuga, he will revive the lost Surya dynasty by begetting a son.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tasmât prasusrutas tasya

> > sandhis tasyâpy amarsanah

> > mahasvâms tat-sutas tasmâd

> > visvabâhur ajâyata

> > tasmât--from Maru; prasusrutah--Prasusruta, his son; tasya--of Prasusruta; sandhih--a son named Sandhi; tasya--his (Sandhi's); api--also; amarsanah--a son named Amarsana; mahasvân--the son of Amarsana; tat--his; sutah--son; tasmât--from him (Mahasvân); visvabâhuh--Visvabâhu; ajâyata--took birth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Maru was born a son named Prasusruta, from Prasusruta came Sandhi, from Sandhi came Amarsana, and from Amarsana a son named Mahasvan. From Mahasvan, Visvabahu took his birth.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tatah prasenajit tasmât

> > taksako bhavitâ punah

> > tato brhadbalo yas tu

> > pitrâ te samare hatah

> > tatah--from Visvabâhu; prasenajit--a son named Prasenajit was born; tasmât--from him; taksakah--Taksaka; bhavitâ--would take birth; punah--again; tatah--from him; brhadbalah--a son named Brhadbala; yah--he who; tu--but; pitrâ--by father; te--your; samare--in the fight; hatah--killed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Visvabahu came a son named Prasenajit, from Prasenajit came Taksaka, and from Taksaka came Brhadbala, who was killed in a fight by your father.

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> > TEXT 9

> > ete hîksvâku-bhûpâlâ

> > atîtâh srnv anâgatân

> > brhadbalasya bhavitâ

> > putro nâmnâ brhadranah

> > ete--all of them; hi--indeed; iksvâku-bhûpâlâh--kings in the dynasty of Iksvâku; atîtâh--all of them are dead and gone; srnu--just hear; anâgatân--those who will come in the future; brhadbalasya--of Brhadbala; bhavitâ--there will be; putrah--a son; nâmnâ--by the name; brhadranah--Brhadrana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All these kings in the dynasty of Iksvaku have passed away. Now please listen as I describe the kings who will be born in the future. From Brhadbala will come Brhadrana.

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> > TEXT 10

> > ûrukriyah sutas tasya

> > vatsavrddho bhavisyati

> > prativyomas tato bhânur

> > divâko vâhinî-patih

> > ûrukriyah--Ûrukriya; sutah--son; tasya--of Ûrukriya; vatsavrddhah--Vatsavrddha; bhavisyati--will take birth; prativyomah--Prativyoma; tatah--from Vatsavrddha; bhânuh--(from Prativyoma) a son named Bhânu; divâkah--from Bhânu a son named Divâka; vâhinî-patih--a great commander of soldiers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Brhadrana will be Urukriya, who will have a son named Vatsavrddha. Vatsavrddha will have a son named Prativyoma, and Prativyoma will have a son named Bhanu, from whom Divaka, a great commander of soldiers, will take birth.

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> > TEXT 11

> > sahadevas tato vîro

> > brhadasvo 'tha bhânumân

> > pratîkâsvo bhânumatah

> > supratîko 'tha tat-sutah

> > sahadevah--Sahadeva; tatah--from Divâka; vîrah--a great hero; brhadasvah--Brhadasva; atha--from him; bhânumân--Bhânumân; pratîkâsvah--Pratîkâsva; bhânumatah--from Bhânumân; supratîkah--Supratîka; atha--thereafter; tat-sutah--the son of Pratîkâsva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, from Divaka will come a son named Sahadeva, and from Sahadeva a great hero named Brhadasva. From Brhadasva will come Bhanuman, and from Bhanuman will come Pratikasva. The son of Pratikasva will be Supratika.

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> > TEXT 12

> > bhavitâ marudevo 'tha

> > sunaksatro 'tha puskarah

> > tasyântariksas tat-putrah

> > sutapâs tad amitrajit

> > bhavitâ--will be born; marudevah--Marudeva; atha--thereafter; sunaksatrah--Sunaksatra; atha--thereafter; puskarah--Puskara, a son of Sunaksatra; tasya--of Puskara; antariksah--Antariksa; tat-putrah--his son; sutapâh--Sutapâ; tat--from him; amitrajit--a son named Amitrajit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, from Supratika will come Marudeva; from Marudeva, Sunaksatra; from Sunaksatra, Puskara; and from Puskara, Antariksa. The son of Antariksa will be Sutapa, and his son will be Amitrajit.

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> > TEXT 13

> > brhadrâjas tu tasyâpi

> > barhis tasmât krtanjayah

> > rananjayas tasya sutah

> > sanjayo bhavitâ tatah

> > brhadrâjah--Brhadrâja; tu--but; tasya api--of Amitrajit; barhih--Barhi; tasmât--from Barhi; krtanjayah--Krtanjaya; rananjayah--Rananjaya; tasya--of Krtanjaya; sutah--son; sanjayah--Sanjaya; bhavitâ--will take birth; tatah--from Rananjaya.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Amitrajit will come a son named Brhadraja, from Brhadraja will come Barhi, and from Barhi will come Krtanjaya. The son of Krtanjaya will be known as Rananjaya, and from him will come a son named Sanjaya.

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> > TEXT 14

> > tasmâc châkyo 'tha suddhodo

> > lângalas tat-sutah smrtah

> > tatah prasenajit tasmât

> > ksudrako bhavitâ tatah

> > tasmât--from Sanjaya; sâkyah--Sâkya; atha--thereafter; suddhodah--Suddhoda; lângalah--Lângala; tat-sutah--the son of Suddhoda; smrtah--is well known; tatah--from him; prasenajit--Prasenajit; tasmât--from Prasenajit; ksudrakah--Ksudraka; bhavitâ--will take birth; tatah--thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Sanjaya will come Sakya, from Sakya will come Suddhoda, and from Suddhoda will come Langala. From Langala will come Prasenajit, and from Prasenajit, Ksudraka.

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> > TEXT 15

> > ranako bhavitâ tasmât

> > surathas tanayas tatah

> > sumitro nâma nisthânta

> > ete bârhadbalânvayâh

> > ranakah--Ranaka; bhavitâ--will take birth; tasmât--from Ksudraka; surathah--Suratha; tanayah--the son; tatah--thereafter; sumitrah--Sumitra, the son of Suratha; nâma--by the name; nistha-antah--the end of the dynasty; ete--all the above-mentioned kings; bârhadbala-anvayâh--in the dynasty of King Brhadbala.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Ksudraka will come Ranaka, from Ranaka will come Suratha, and from Suratha will come Sumitra, ending the dynasty. This is a description of the dynasty of Brhadbala.

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> > TEXT 16

> > iksvâkûnâm ayam vamsah

> > sumitrânto bhavisyati

> > yatas tam prâpya râjânam

> > samsthâm prâpsyati vai kalau

> > iksvâkûnâm--of the dynasty of King Iksvâku; ayam--this (what has been described); vamsah--descendants; sumitra-antah--Sumitra being the last king of this dynasty; bhavisyati--will appear in the future, while the Kali-yuga still continues; yatah--because;tam--him, Mahârâja Sumitra; prâpya--getting; râjânam--as a king in that dynasty; samsthâm--culmination; prâpsyati--gets; vai--indeed; kalau--at the end of Kali-yuga.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The last king in the dynasty of Iksvaku will be Sumitra; after Sumitra there will be no more sons in the dynasty of the sun-god, and thus the dynasty will end.

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