> > 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 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > vitathasya sutân manyor

> > brhatksatro jayas tatah

> > mahâvîryo naro gargah

> > sankrtis tu narâtmajah

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; vitathasya--of Vitatha (Bharadvâja), who was accepted in the family of Mahârâja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment; sutât--from the son; manyoh--named Manyu; brhatksatrah--Brhatksatra; jayah--Jaya; tatah--from him; mahâvîryah--Mahavirya; narah--Nara; gargah--Garga; sankrtih--Sankrti; tu--certainly; nara-âtmajah--the son of Nara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: Because Bharadvaja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons--Brhatksatra, Jaya, Mahavirya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Sankrti.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > gurus ca rantidevas ca

> > sankrteh pându-nandana

> > rantidevasya mahimâ

> > ihâmutra ca gîyate

> > guruh--a son named Guru; ca--and; rantidevah ca--and a son named Rantideva; sankrteh--from Sankrti; pându-nandana--O Mahârâja Parîksit, descendant of Pându; rantidevasya--of Rantideva; mahimâ--the glories; iha--in this world; amutra--and in the next world; ca--also; gîyate--are glorified.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of Pandu, Sankrti had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva. Rantideva is famous in both this world and the next, for he is glorified not only in human society but also in the society of the demigods.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 3-5

> > viyad-vittasya dadato

> > labdham labdham bubhuksatah

> > niskincanasya dhîrasya

> > sakutumbasya sîdatah

> > vyatîyur asta-catvârimsad

> > ahâny apibatah kila

> > ghrta-pâyasa-samyâvam

> > toyam prâtar upasthitam

> > krcchra-prâpta-kutumbasya

> > ksut-trdbhyâm jâta-vepathoh

> > atithir brâhmanah kâle

> > bhoktu-kâmasya câgamat

> > viyat-vittasya--of Rantideva, who received things sent by providence, just as the câtaka bird receives water from the sky; dadatah--who distributed to others; labdham--whatever he got; labdham--such gains; bubhuksatah--he enjoyed; niskincanasya--always penniless; dhîrasya--yet very sober; sa-kutumbasya--even with his family members; sîdatah--suffering very much;

> > vyatîyuh--passed by; asta-catvârimsat--forty-eight; ahâni--days; apibatah--without even drinking water; kila--indeed; ghrta-pâyasa--food prepared with ghee and milk; samyâvam--varieties of food grains; toyam--water; prâtah--in the morning; upasthitam--arrived by chance;

> > krcchra-prâpta--undergoing suffering; kutumbasya--whose family members; ksut-trdbhyâm--by thirst and hunger; jâta--became; vepathoh--trembling; atithih--a guest; brâhmanah--a brâhmana; kâle--just at that time; bhoktu-kâmasya--of Rantideva, who desired to eat something; ca--also; âgamat--arrived there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Rantideva never endeavored to earn anything. He would enjoy whatever he got by the arrangement of providence, but when guests came he would give them everything. Thus he underwent considerable suffering, along with the members of his family. Indeed, he and his family members shivered for want of food and water, yet Rantideva always remained sober. Once, after fasting for forty-eight days, in the morning Rantideva received some water and some foodstuffs made with milk and ghee, but when he and his family were about to eat, a brahmana guest arrived.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > tasmai samvyabhajat so 'nnam

> > âdrtya sraddhayânvitah

> > harim sarvatra sampasyan

> > sa bhuktvâ prayayau dvijah

> > tasmai--unto him (the brâhmana); samvyabhajat--after dividing, gave his share; sah--he (Rantideva); annam--the food; âdrtya--with great respect; sraddhayâ anvitah--and with faith; harim--the Supreme Lord; sarvatra--everywhere, or in the heart of every living being; sampasyan--conceiving; sah--he; bhuktvâ--after eating the food; prayayau--left that place; dvijah--the brâhmana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because Rantideva perceived the presence of the Supreme Godhead everywhere, and in every living entity, he received the guest with faith and respect and gave him a share of the food. The brahmana guest ate his share and then went away.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > athânyo bhoksyamânasya

> > vibhaktasya mahîpateh

> > vibhaktam vyabhajat tasmai

> > vrsalâya harim smaran

> > atha--thereafter; anyah--another guest; bhoksyamânasya--who was just about to eat; vibhaktasya--after setting aside the share for the family; mahîpateh--of the King; vibhaktam--the food allotted for the family; vyabhajat--he divided and distributed; tasmai--unto him; vrsalâya--unto a sûdra; harim--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; smaran--remembering.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a sudra guest arrived. Seeing the sudra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > yâte sûdre tam anyo 'gâd

> > atithih svabhir âvrtah

> > râjan me dîyatâm annam

> > saganâya bubhuksate

> > yâte--when he went away; sûdre--the sudra guest; tam--unto the King; anyah--another; agât--arrived there; atithih--guest; svabhih âvrtah--accompanied by dogs; râjan--O King; me--unto me; dîyatâm--deliver; annam--eatables; sa-ganâya--with my company of dogs; bubhuksate--hankering for food.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the sudra went away, another guest arrived, surrounded by dogs, and said, "O King, I and my company of dogs are very hungry. Please give us something to eat."

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > sa âdrtyâvasistam yad

> > bahu-mâna-puraskrtam

> > tac ca dattvâ namascakre

> > svabhyah sva-pataye vibhuh

> > sah--he (King Rantideva); âdrtya--after honoring them; avasistam--the food that remained after the brâhmana and sûdra were fed; yat--whatever there was; bahu-mâna-puraskrtam--offering him much respect; tat--that; ca--also; dattvâ--giving away; namah-cakre--offered obeisances; svabhyah--unto the dogs; sva-pataye--unto the master of the dogs; vibhuh--the all-powerful King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With great respect, King Rantideva offered the balance of the food to the dogs and the master of the dogs, who had come as guests. The King offered them all respects and obeisances.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > pânîya-mâtram ucchesam

> > tac caika-paritarpanam

> > pâsyatah pulkaso 'bhyâgâd

> > apo dehy asubhâya me

> > pânîya-mâtram--only the drinking water; ucchesam--what remained of the food; tat ca--that also; eka--for one; paritarpanam--satisfying; pâsyatah--when the King was about to drink; pulkasah--a candâla; abhyâgât--came there; apah--water; dehi--please give; asubhâya--although I am a lowborn candâla; me--to me.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, only the drinking water remained, and there was only enough to satisfy one person, but when the King was just about to drink it, a candala appeared and said, "O King, although I am lowborn, kindly give me some drinking water."

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > tasya tâm karunâm vâcam

> > nisamya vipula-sramâm

> > krpayâ bhrsa-santapta

> > idam âhâmrtam vacah

> > tasya--of him (the candâla); tâm--those; karunâm--pitiable; vâcam--words; nisamya--hearing; vipula--very much; sramâm--fatigued; krpayâ--out of compassion; bhrsa-santaptah--very much aggrieved; idam--these; âha--spoke; amrtam--very sweet; vacah--words.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Aggrieved at hearing the pitiable words of the poor fatigued candala, Maharaja Rantideva spoke the following nectarean words.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > na kâmaye 'ham gatim îsvarât parâm

> > astarddhi-yuktâm apunar-bhavam vâ

> > ârtim prapadye 'khila-deha-bhâjâm

> > antah-sthito yena bhavanty aduhkhâh

> > na--not; kâmaye--desire; aham--I; gatim--destination; îsvarât--from the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parâm--great; asta-rddhi-yuktâm--composed of the eight kinds of mystic perfection; apunah-bhavam--cessation of repeated birth (liberation, salvation); vâ--either; ârtim--sufferings; prapadye--I accept; akhila-deha-bhâjâm--of all living entities; antah-sthitah--staying among them; yena--by which; bhavanti--they become; aduhkhâh--without distress.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I do not pray to the Supreme Personality of Godhead for the eight perfections of mystic yoga, nor for salvation from repeated birth and death. I want only to stay among all the living entities and suffer all distresses on their behalf, so that they may be freed from suffering.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > ksut-trt-sramo gâtra-paribhramas ca

> > dainyam klamah soka-visâda-mohâh

> > sarve nivrttâh krpanasya jantor

> > jijîvisor jîva-jalârpanân me

> > ksut--from hunger; trt--and thirst; sramah--fatigue; gâtra-paribhramah--trembling of the body; ca--also; dainyam--poverty; klamah--distress; soka--lamentation; visâda--moroseness; mohâh--and bewilderment; sarve--all of them; nivrttâh--finished; krpanasya--of the poor; jantoh--living entity (the candâla); jijîvisoh--desiring to live; jîva--maintaining life; jala--water; arpanât--by delivering; me--mine.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By offering my water to maintain the life of this poor candala, who is struggling to live, I have been freed from all hunger, thirst, fatigue, trembling of the body, moroseness, distress, lamentation and illusion.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > iti prabhâsya pânîyam

> > mriyamânah pipâsayâ

> > pulkasâyâdadâd dhîro

> > nisarga-karuno nrpah

> > iti--thus; prabhâsya--giving his statement; pânîyam--drinking water; mriyamânah--although on the verge of death; pipâsayâ--because of thirst; pulkasâya--unto the low-class candâla; adadât--delivered; dhîrah--sober; nisarga-karunah--by nature very kind; nrpah--the King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having spoken thus, King Rantideva, although on the verge of death because of thirst, gave his own portion of water to the candala without hesitation, for the King was naturally very kind and sober.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > tasya tribhuvanâdhîsâh

> > phaladâh phalam icchatâm

> > âtmânam darsayâm cakrur

> > mâyâ visnu-vinirmitâh

> > tasya--before him (King Rantideva); tri-bhuvana-adhîsâh--the controllers of the three worlds (demigods like Brahmâ and Siva); phaladâh--who can bestow all fruitive results; phalam icchatâm--of persons who desire material benefit; âtmânam--their own identities; darsayâm cakruh--manifested; mâyâh--the illusory energy; visnu--by Lord Visnu; vinirmitâh--created.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, who can satisfy all materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire, then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it was they who had presented themselves as the brahmana, sudra, candala and so on.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > sa vai tebhyo namaskrtya

> > nihsango vigata-sprhah

> > vâsudeve bhagavati

> > bhaktyâ cakre manah param

> > sah--he (King Rantideva); vai--indeed; tebhyah--unto Lord Brahmâ, Lord Siva and the other demigods; namah-krtya--offering obeisances; nihsangah--with no ambition to take any benefit from them; vigata-sprhah--completely free from desires for material possessions; vâsudeve--unto Lord Vâsudeva; bhagavati--the Supreme Lord; bhaktyâ--by devotional service; cakre--fixed; manah--the mind; param--as the ultimate goal of life.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Visnu, Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Visnu's lotus feet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > îsvarâlambanam cittam

> > kurvato 'nanya-râdhasah

> > mâyâ guna-mayî râjan

> > svapnavat pratyalîyata

> > îsvara-âlambanam--completely taking shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord; cittam--his consciousness; kurvatah--fixing; ananya-râdhasah--for Rantideva, who was undeviating and desired nothing other than to serve the Supreme Lord; mâyâ--the illusory energy; guna-mayî--consisting of the three modes of nature; râjan--O Mahârâja Parîksit; svapna-vat--like a dream; pratyalîyata--merged.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, because King Rantideva was a pure devotee, always Krsna conscious and free from all material desires, the Lord's illusory energy, maya, could not exhibit herself before him. On the contrary, for him maya entirely vanished, exactly like a dream.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > tat-prasangânubhâvena

> > rantidevânuvartinah

> > abhavan yoginah sarve

> > nârâyana-parâyanâh

> > tat-prasanga-anubhâvena--because of associating with King Rantideva (when talking with him about bhakti-yoga); rantideva-anuvartinah--the followers of King Rantideva (that is, his servants, his family members, his friends and others); abhavan--became; yoginah--first-class mystic yogis, or bhakti-yogis; sarve--all of them; nârâyana-parâyanâh--devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nârâyana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All those who followed the principles of King Rantideva were totally favored by his mercy and became pure devotees, attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana. Thus they all became the best of yogis.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 19-20

> > gargâc chinis tato gârgyah

> > ksatrâd brahma hy avartata

> > duritaksayo mahâvîryât

> > tasya trayyârunih kavih

> > puskarârunir ity atra

> > ye brâhmana-gatim gatâh

> > brhatksatrasya putro 'bhûd

> > dhastî yad-dhastinâpuram

> > gargât--from Garga (another grandson of Bharadvâja); sinih--a son named Sini; tatah--from him (Sini); gârgyah--a son named Gârgya; ksatrât--although he was a ksatriya; brahma--the brâhmanas; hi--in deed; avartata--became possible; duritaksayah--a son named Duritaksaya; mahâvîryât--from Mahâvîrya (another grandson of Bharadvâja); tasya--his; trayyârunih--the son named Trayyâruni; kavih--a son named Kavi;

> > puskarârunih--a son named Puskarâruni; iti--thus; atra--therein; ye--all of them; brâhmana-gatim--the position of brâhmanas; gatâh--achieved; brhatksatrasya--of the grandson of Bharadvâja named Brhatksatra; putrah--the son; abhût--became; hastî--Hastî; yat--from whom; hastinâpuram--the city of Hastinâpura (New Delhi) was established.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Garga came a son named Sini, and his son was Gargya. Although Gargya was a ksatriya, there came from him a generation of brahmanas. From Mahavirya came a son named Duritaksaya, whose sons were Trayyaruni, Kavi and Puskararuni. Although these sons of Duritaksaya took birth in a dynasty of ksatriyas, they too attained the position of brahmanas. Brhatksatra had a son named Hasti, who established the city of Hastinapura [now New Delhi].

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > ajamîdho dvimîdhas ca

> > purumîdhas ca hastinah

> > ajamîdhasya vamsyâh syuh

> > priyamedhâdayo dvijâh

> > ajamîdhah--Ajamîdha; dvimîdhah--Dvimîdha; ca--also; purumîdhah--Purumîdha; ca--also; hastinah--became the sons of Hastî; ajamîdhasya--of Ajamîdha; vamsyâh--descendants; syuh--are; priyamedha-âdayah--headed by Priyamedha; dvijâh--brâhmanas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From King Hasti came three sons, named Ajamidha, Dvimidha and Purumidha. The descendants of Ajamidha, headed by Priyamedha, all achieved the position of brahmanas.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > ajamîdhâd brhadisus

> > tasya putro brhaddhanuh

> > brhatkâyas tatas tasya

> > putra âsîj jayadrathah

> > ajamîdhât--from Ajamîdha; brhadisuh--a son named Brhadisu; tasya--his; putrah--son; brhaddhanuh--Brhaddhanu; brhatkâyah--Brhatkâya; tatah--thereafter; tasya--his; putrah--son; âsît--was; jayadrathah--Jayadratha.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Ajamidha came a son named Brhadisu, from Brhadisu came a son named Brhaddhanu, from Brhaddhanu a son named Brhatkaya, and from Brhatkaya a son named Jayadratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > tat-suto visadas tasya

> > syenajit samajâyata

> > rucirâsvo drdhahanuh

> > kâsyo vatsas ca tat-sutâh

> > tat-sutah--the son of Jayadratha; visadah--Visada; tasya--the son of Visada; syenajit--Syenajit; samajâyata--was born; rucirâsvah--Rucirâsva; drdhahanuh--Drdhahanu; kâsyah--Kâsya; vatsah--Vatsa; ca--also; tat-sutâh--sons of Syenajit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Jayadratha was Visada, and his son was Syenajit. The sons of Syenajit were Rucirasva, Drdhahanu, Kasya and Vatsa.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > rucirâsva-sutah pârah

> > prthusenas tad-âtmajah

> > pârasya tanayo nîpas

> > tasya putra-satam tv abhût

> > rucirâsva-sutah--the son of Rucirâsva; pârah--Pâra; prthusenah--Prthusena; tat--his; âtmajah--son; pârasya--from Pâra; tanayah--a son; nîpah--Nipa; tasya--his; putra-satam--one hundred sons; tu--indeed; abhût--generated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Rucirasva was Para, and the sons of Para were Prthusena and Nipa. Nipa had one hundred sons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > sa krtvyâm suka-kanyâyâm

> > brahmadattam ajîjanat

> > yogî sa gavi bhâryâyâm

> > visvaksenam adhât sutam

> > sah--he (King Nîpa); krtvyâm--in his wife, Krtvî; suka-kanyâyâm--who was the daughter of Suka; brahmadattam--a son named Brahmadatta; ajîjanat--begot; yogî--a mystic yogî; sah--that Brahmadatta; gavi--by the name Gau or Sarasvatî; bhâryâyâm--in the womb of his wife; visvaksenam--Visvaksena; adhât--begot; sutam--a son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > King Nipa begot a son named Brahmadatta through the womb of his wife, Krtvi, who was the daughter of Suka. And Brahmadatta, who was a great yogi, begot a son named Visvaksena through the womb of his wife, Sarasvati.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > jaigîsavyopadesena

> > yoga-tantram cakâra ha

> > udaksenas tatas tasmâd

> > bhallâto bârhadîsavâh

> > jaigîsavya--of the great rsi named Jaigîsavya; upadesena--by the instruction; yoga-tantram--an elaborate description of the mystic yoga system; cakâra--compiled; ha--in the past; udaksenah--Udaksena; tatah--from him (Visvaksena); tasmât--from him (Udaksena); bhallâtah--a son named Bhallâta; bârhadîsavâh--(all of these are known as) descendants of Brhadisu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Following the instructions of the great sage Jaigisavya, Visvaksena compiled an elaborate description of the mystic yoga system. From Visvaksena, Udaksena was born, and from Udaksena, Bhallata. All these sons are known as descendants of Brhadisu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > yavînaro dvimîdhasya

> > krtimâms tat-sutah smrtah

> > nâmnâ satyadhrtis tasya

> > drdhanemih supârsvakrt

> > yavînarah--Yavînara; dvimîdhasya--the son of Dvimîdha; krtimân--Krtimân; tat-sutah--the son of Yavînara; smrtah--is well known; nâmnâ--by name; satyadhrtih--Satyadhrti; tasya--of him (Satyadhrti); drdhanemih--Drdhanemi; supârsva-krt--the father of Supârsva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Dvimidha was Yavinara, whose son was Krtiman. The son of Krtiman was well known as Satyadhrti. From Satyadhrti came a son named Drdhanemi, who became the father of Suparsva.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 28-29

> > supârsvât sumatis tasya

> > putrah sannatimâms tatah

> > krtî hiranyanâbhâd yo

> > yogam prâpya jagau sma sat

> > samhitâh prâcyasâmnâm vai

> > nîpo hy udgrâyudhas tatah

> > tasya ksemyah suvîro 'tha

> > suvîrasya ripunjayah

> > supârsvât--from Supârsva; sumatih--a son named Sumati; tasya putrah--his son (Sumati's son); sannatimân--Sannatimân; tatah--from him; krtî--a son named Krtî; hiranyanâbhât--from Lord Brahmâ; yah--he who; yogam--mystic power; prâpya--getting; jagau--taught; sma--in the past; sat--six;

> > samhitâh--descriptions; prâcyasâmnâm--of the Prâcyasâma verses of the Sâma Veda; vai--indeed; nîpah--Nîpa; hi--indeed; udgrâyudhah--Udgrâyudha; tatah--from him; tasya--his; ksemyah--Ksemya; suvîrah--Suvîra; atha--thereafter; suvîrasya--of Suvîra; ripunjayah--a son named Ripunjaya.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Suparsva came a son named Sumati, from Sumati came Sannatiman, and from Sannatiman came Krti, who achieved mystic power from Brahma and taught six samhitas of the Pracyasama verses of the Sama Veda. The son of Krti was Nipa; the son of Nipa, Udgrayudha; the son of Udgrayudha, Ksemya; the son of Ksemya, Suvira; and the son of Suvira, Ripunjaya.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tato bahuratho nâma

> > purumîdho 'prajo 'bhavat

> > nalinyâm ajamîdhasya

> > nîlah sântis tu tat-sutah

> > tatah--from him (Ripunjaya); bahurathah--Bahuratha; nâma--named; purumîdhah--Purumîdha, the younger brother of Dvimîdha; aprajah--sonless; abhavat--became; nalinyâm--through Nalinî; ajamîdhasya--of Ajamîdha; nîlah--Nîla; sântih--Sânti; tu--then; tat-sutah--the son of Nîla.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Ripunjaya came a son named Bahuratha. Purumidha was sonless. Ajamidha had a son named Nila by his wife known as Nalini, and the son of Nila was Santi.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 31-33

> > sânteh susântis tat-putrah

> > purujo 'rkas tato 'bhavat

> > bharmyâsvas tanayas tasya

> > pancâsan mudgalâdayah

> > yavînaro brhadvisvah

> > kâmpillah sanjayah sutâh

> > bharmyâsvah prâha putrâ me

> > pancânâm raksanâya hi

> > visayânâm alam ime

> > iti pancâla-samjnitâh

> > mudgalâd brahma-nirvrttam

> > gotram maudgalya-samjnitam

> > sânteh--of Sânti; susântih--Susânti; tat-putrah--his son; purujah--Puruja; arkah--Arka; tatah--from him; abhavat--generated; bharmyâsvah--Bharmyâsva; tanayah--son; tasya--of him; panca--five sons; âsan--were; mudgala-âdayah--headed by Mudgala;

> > yavînarah--Yavînara; brhadvisvah--Brhadvisva; kâmpillah--Kâmpilla; sanjayah--Sanjaya; sutâh--sons; bharmyâsvah--Bharmyâsva; prâha--said; putrâh--sons; me--my; pancânâm--of five; raksanâya--for protection; hi--indeed;

> > visayânâm--of different states; alam--competent; ime--all of them; iti--thus; pancâla--Pancâla; samjnitâh--designated; mudgalât--from Mudgala; brahma-nirvrttam--consisting of brâhmanas; gotram--a dynasty; maudgalya--Maudgalya; samjnitam--so designated.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Santi was Susanti, the son of Susanti was Puruja, and the son of Puruja was Arka. From Arka came Bharmyasva, and from Bharmyasva came five sons--Mudgala, Yavinara, Brhadvisva, Kampilla and Sanjaya. Bharmyasva prayed to his sons, "O my sons, please take charge of my five states, for you are quite competent to do so." Thus his five sons were known as the Pancalas. From Mudgala came a dynasty of brahmanas known as Maudgalya.

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> > TEXT 34

> > mithunam mudgalâd bhârmyâd

> > divodâsah pumân abhût

> > ahalyâ kanyakâ yasyâm

> > satânandas tu gautamât

> > mithunam--twins, one male and one female; mudgalât--from Mudgala; bhârmyât--the son of Bharmyâsva; divodâsah--Divodâsa; pumân--the male one; abhût--generated; ahalyâ--Ahalyâ; kanyakâ--the female; yasyâm--through whom; satânandah--Satânanda; tu--indeed; gautamât--generated by her husband, Gautama.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mudgala, the son of Bharmyasva, had twin children, one male and the other female. The male child was named Divodasa, and the female child was named Ahalya. From the womb of Ahalya by the semen of her husband, Gautama, came a son named Satananda.

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> > TEXT 35

> > tasya satyadhrtih putro

> > dhanur-veda-visâradah

> > saradvâms tat-suto yasmâd

> > urvasî-darsanât kila

> > sara-stambe 'patad reto

> > mithunam tad abhûc chubham

> > tasya--of him (Satânanda); satyadhrtih--Satyadhrti; putrah--a son; dhanuh-veda-visâradah--very expert in the art of archery; saradvân--Saradvân; tat-sutah--the son of Satyadhrti; yasmât--from whom; urvasî-darsanât--simply by seeing the celestial Urvasî; kila--indeed; sara-stambe--on a clump of sara grass; apatat--fell; retah--semen; mithunam--a male and female; tat abhût--there were born; subham--all-auspicious.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Satananda was Satyadhrti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhrti was Saradvan. When Saradvan met Urvasi, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of sara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.

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> > TEXT 36

> > tad drstvâ krpayâgrhnâc

> > chântanur mrgayâm caran

> > krpah kumârah kanyâ ca

> > drona-patny abhavat krpî

> > tat--those twin male and female babies; drstvâ--seeing; krpayâ--out of compassion; agrhnât--took; sântanuh--King Sântanu; mrgayâm--while hunting in the forest; caran--wandering in that way; krpah--Krpa; kumârah--the male child; kanyâ--the female child; ca--also; drona-patnî--the wife of Dronâcârya; abhavat--became; krpî--named Krpî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While Maharaja Santanu was on a hunting excursion, he saw the male and female children lying in the forest, and out of compassion he took them home. Consequently, the male child was known as Krpa, and the female child was named Krpi. Krpi later became the wife of Dronacarya.

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