> > 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-three: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati

> > ******

> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > anoh sabhânaras caksuh

> > paresnus ca trayah sutâh

> > sabhânarât kâlanarah

> > srnjayas tat-sutas tatah

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; anoh--of Anu, the fourth of the four sons of Yayâti; sabhânarah--Sabhânara; caksuh--Caksu; paresnuh--Paresnu; ca--also; trayah--three; sutâh--sons; sabhânarât--from Sabhânara; kâlanarah--Kâlanara; srnjayah--Srnjaya; tat-sutah--son of Kâlanara; tatah--thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: Anu, the fourth son of Yayati, had three sons, named Sabhanara, Caksu and Paresnu. O King, from Sabhanara came a son named Kalanara, and from Kalanara came a son named Srnjaya.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > janamejayas tasya putro

> > mahâsâlo mahâmanâh

> > usînaras titiksus ca

> > mahâmanasa âtmajau

> > janamejayah--Janamejaya; tasya--of him (Janamejaya); putrah--a son; mahâsâlah--Mahâsâla; mahâmanâh--(from Mahâsâla) a son named Mahâmanâ; usînarah--Usînara; titiksuh--Titiksu; ca--and; mahâmanasah--from Mahâmanâ; âtmajau--two sons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Srnjaya came a son named Janamejaya. From Janamejaya came Mahasala; from Mahasala, Mahamana; and from Mahamana two sons, named Usinara and Titiksu.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 3-4

> > sibir varah krmir daksas

> > catvârosînarâtmajâh

> > vrsâdarbhah sudhîras ca

> > madrah kekaya âtmavân

> > sibes catvâra evâsams

> > titiksos ca rusadrathah

> > tato homo 'tha sutapâ

> > balih sutapaso 'bhavat

> > sibih--Sibi; varah--Vara; krmih--Krmi; daksah--Daksa; catvârah--four; usînara-âtmajâh--the sons of Usînara; vrsâdarbhah--Vrsâdarbha; sudhîrah ca--as well as Sudhîra; madrah--Madra; kekayah--Kekaya; âtmavân--self-realized;

> > sibeh--of Sibi; catvârah--four; eva--indeed; âsan--there were; titiksoh--of Titiksu; ca--also; rusadrathah--a son named Rusadratha; tatah--from him (Rusadratha); homah--Homa; atha--from him (Homa); sutapâh--Sutapâ; balih--Bali; sutapasah--of Sutapâ; abhavat--there was.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The four sons of Usinara were Sibi, Vara, Krmi and Daksa, and from Sibi again came four sons, named Vrsadarbha, Sudhira, Madra and atma-tattva-vit Kekaya. The son of Titiksu was Rusadratha. From Rusadratha came Homa; from Homa, Sutapa; and from Sutapa, Bali.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > anga-vanga-kalingâdyâh

> > suhma-pundraudra-samjnitâh

> > jajnire dîrghatamaso

> > baleh ksetre mahîksitah

> > anga--Anga; vanga--Vanga; kalinga--Kalinga; âdyâh--headed by; suhma--Suhma; pundra--Pundra; odra--Odra; samjnitâh--known as such; jajnire--were born; dîrghatamasah--by the semen of Dîrghatamâ; baleh--of Bali; ksetre--in the wife; mahî-ksitah--of the king of the world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By the semen of Dirghatama in the wife of Bali, the emperor of the world, six sons took birth, namely Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Suhma, Pundra and Odra.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > cakruh sva-nâmnâ visayân

> > sad imân prâcyakâms ca te

> > khalapâno 'ngato jajne

> > tasmâd divirathas tatah

> > cakruh--they created; sva-nâmnâ--by their own names; visayân--different states; sat--six; imân--all these; prâcyakân ca--on the eastern side (of India); te--those (six kings); khalapânah--Khalapâna; angatah--from King Anga; jajne--took birth; tasmât--from him (Khalapâna); divirathah--Diviratha; tatah--thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These six sons, headed by Anga, later became kings of six states in the eastern side of India. These states were known according to the names of their respective kings. From Anga came a son named Khalapana, and from Khalapana came Diviratha.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 7-10

> > suto dharmaratho yasya

> > jajne citraratho 'prajâh

> > romapâda iti khyâtas

> > tasmai dasarathah sakhâ

> > sântâm sva-kanyâm prâyacchad

> > rsyasrnga uvâha yâm

> > deve 'varsati yam râmâ

> > âninyur harinî-sutam

> > nâtya-sangîta-vâditrair

> > vibhramâlinganârhanaih

> > sa tu râjno 'napatyasya

> > nirûpyestim marutvate

> > prajâm adâd dasaratho

> > yena lebhe 'prajâh prajâh

> > caturango romapâdât

> > prthulâksas tu tat-sutah

> > sutah--a son; dharmarathah--Dharmaratha; yasya--of whom (Diviratha); jajne--was born; citrarathah--Citraratha; aprajâh--without any sons; romapâdah--Romapâda; iti--thus; khyâtah--celebrated; tasmai--unto him; dasarathah--Dasaratha; sakhâ--friend;

> > sântâm--Sântâ; sva-kanyâm--Dasaratha's own daughter; prâyacchat--delivered; rsyasrngah--Rsyasrnga; uvâha--married; yâm--unto her (Sântâ); deve--the demigod in charge of rainfall; avarsati--did not shower any rain; yam--unto whom (Rsyasrnga); râmâh--prostitutes; âninyuh--brought; harinî-sutam--that Rsyasrnga, who was the son of a doe;

> > nâtya-sangîta-vâditraih--by dancing, by singing and by a musical display; vibhrama--bewildering; âlingana--by embracing; arhanaih--by worshiping; sah--he (Rsyasrnga); tu--indeed; râjnah--from Mahârâja Dasaratha; anapatyasya--who was without issue; nirûpya--after establishing; istim--a sacrifice; marutvate--of the demigod named Marutvân; prajâm--issue; adât--delivered; dasarathah--Dasaratha;

> > yena--by which (as a result of the yajna); lebhe--achieved; aprajâh--although he had no sons; prajâh--sons; caturangah--Caturanga; romapâdât--from Citraratha; prthulâksah--Prthulâksa; tu--indeed; tat-sutah--the son of Caturanga.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Diviratha came a son named Dharmaratha, and his son was Citraratha, who was celebrated as Romapada. Romapada, however, was without issue, and therefore his friend Maharaja Dasaratha gave him his own daughter, named Santa. Romapada accepted her as his daughter, and thereafter she married Rsyasrnga. When the demigods from the heavenly planets failed to shower rain, Rsyasrnga was appointed the priest for performing a sacrifice, after being brought from the forest by the allurement of prostitutes, who danced, staged theatrical performances accompanied by music, and embraced and worshiped him. After Rsyasrnga came, the rain fell. Thereafter, Rsyasrnga performed a son-giving sacrifice on behalf of Maharaja Dasaratha, who had no issue, and then Maharaja Dasaratha had sons. From Romapada, by the mercy of Rsyasrnga, Caturanga was born, and from Caturanga came Prthulaksa.

> > ******

> > TEXT 11

> > brhadratho brhatkarmâ

> > brhadbhânus ca tat-sutâh

> > âdyâd brhanmanâs tasmâj

> > jayadratha udâhrtah

> > brhadrathah--Brhadratha; brhatkarmâ--Brhatkarmâ; brhadbhânuh--Brhadbhânu; ca--also; tat-sutâh--the sons of Prthulâksa; âdyât--from the eldest (Brhadratha); brhanmanâh--Brhanmanâ was born; tasmât--from him (Brhanmanâ); jayadrathah--a son named Jayadratha; udâhrtah--celebrated as his son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sons of Prthulaksa were Brhadratha, Brhatkarma and Brhadbhanu. From the eldest, Brhadratha, came a son named Brhanmana, and from Brhanmana came a son named Jayadratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > vijayas tasya sambhûtyâm

> > tato dhrtir ajâyata

> > tato dhrtavratas tasya

> > satkarmâdhirathas tatah

> > vijayah--Vijaya; tasya--of him (Jayadratha); sambhûtyâm--in the womb of the wife; tatah--thereafter (from Vijaya); dhrtih--Dhrti; ajâyata--took birth; tatah--from him (Dhrti); dhrtavratah--a son named Dhrtavrata; tasya--of him (Dhrtavrata); satkarmâ--Satkarma; adhirathah--Adhiratha; tatah--from him (Satkarmâ).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Jayadratha, by the womb of his wife Sambhuti, was Vijaya, and from Vijaya, Dhrti was born. From Dhrti came Dhrtavrata; from Dhrtavrata, Satkarma; and from Satkarma, Adhiratha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > yo 'sau gangâ-tate krîdan

> > manjûsântargatam sisum

> > kuntyâpaviddham kânînam

> > anapatyo 'karot sutam

> > yah asau--one who (Adhiratha); gangâ-tate--on the bank of the Ganges; krîdan--while playing; manjûsa-antahgatam--packed in a basket; sisum--a baby was found; kuntyâ apaviddham--this baby had been abandoned by Kuntî; kâninam--because the baby was born during her maiden state, before her marriage; anapatyah--this Adhiratha, being sonless; akarot--accepted the baby; sutam--as his son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While playing on the bank of the Ganges, Adhiratha found a baby wrapped up in a basket. The baby had been left by Kunti because he was born before she was married. Because Adhiratha had no sons, he raised this baby as his own. [This son was later known as Karna.]

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > vrsasenah sutas tasya

> > karnasya jagatîpate

> > druhyos ca tanayo babhruh

> > setus tasyâtmajas tatah

> > vrsasenah--Vrsasena; sutah--a son; tasya karnasya--of that same Karna; jagatî pate--O Mahârâja Parîksit; druhyoh ca--of Druhyu, the third son of Yayâti; tanayah--a son; babhruh--Babhru; setuh--Setu; tasya--of him (Babhru); âtmajah tatah--a son thereafter.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, the only son of Karna was Vrsasena. Druhyu, the third son of Yayati, had a son named Babhru, and the son of Babhru was known as Setu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > ârabdhas tasya gândhâras

> > tasya dharmas tato dhrtah

> > dhrtasya durmadas tasmât

> > pracetâh prâcetasah satam

> > ârabdhah--Ârabdha (was the son of Setu); tasya--of him (Ârabdha); gândhârah--a son named Gândhâra; tasya--of him (Gândhâra); dharmah--a son known as Dharma; tatah--from him (Dharma); dhrtah--a son named Dhrta; dhrtasya--of Dhrta; durmadah--a son named Durmada; tasmât--from him (Durmada); pracetâh--a son named Pracetâ; prâcetasah--of Pracetâ; satam--there were one hundred sons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Setu was Arabdha, Arabdha's son was Gandhara, and Gandhara's son was Dharma. Dharma's son was Dhrta, Dhrta's son was Durmada, and Durmada's son was Praceta, who had one hundred sons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > mlecchâdhipatayo 'bhûvann

> > udîcîm disam âsritâh

> > turvasos ca suto vahnir

> > vahner bhargo 'tha bhânumân

> > mleccha--of the lands known as Mlecchadesa (where Vedic civilization was not present); adhipatayah--the kings; abhûvan--became; udîcîm--on the northern side of India; disam--the direction; âsritâh--accepting as the jurisdiction; turvasoh ca--of Turvasu, the second son of Mahârâja Yayâti; sutah--the son; vahnih--Vahni; vahneh--of Vahni; bhargah--the son named Bharga; atha--thereafter, his son; bhânumân--Bhânumân.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Pracetas [the sons of Praceta] occupied the northern side of India, which was devoid of Vedic civilization, and became kings there. Yayati's second son was Turvasu. The son of Turvasu was Vahni; the son of Vahni, Bharga; the son of Bharga, Bhanuman.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > tribhânus tat-suto 'syâpi

> > karandhama udâra-dhîh

> > marutas tat-suto 'putrah

> > putram pauravam anvabhût

> > tribhânuh--Tribhânu; tat-sutah--the son of Bhânumân; asya--of him (Tribhânu); api--also; karandhamah--Karandhama; udâra-dhîh--who was very magnanimous; marutah--Maruta; tat-sutah--the son of Karandhama; aputrah--being without issue; putram--as his son; pauravam--a son of the Pûru dynasty, Mahârâja Dusmanta; anvabhût--adopted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Bhanuman was Tribhanu, and his son was the magnanimous Karandhama. Karandhama's son was Maruta, who had no sons and who therefore adopted a son of the Puru dynasty [Maharaja Dusmanta] as his own.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 18-19

> > dusmantah sa punar bheje

> > sva-vamsam râjya-kâmukah

> > yayâter jyestha-putrasya

> > yador vamsam nararsabha

> > varnayâmi mahâ-punyam

> > sarva-pâpa-haram nrnâm

> > yador vamsam narah srutvâ

> > sarva-pâpaih pramucyate

> > dusmantah--Mahârâja Dusmanta; sah--he; punah bheje--again accepted; sva-vamsam--his original dynasty (the Pûru dynasty); râjya-kâmukah--because of desiring the royal throne; yayâteh--of Mahârâja Yayâti; jyestha-putrasya--of the first son, Yadu; yadoh vamsam--the dynasty of Yadu; nara-rsabha--O best of human beings, Mahârâja Parîksit; varnayâmi--I shall describe; mahâ-punyam--supremely pious; sarva-pâpa-haram--vanquishes the reactions of sinful activities; nrnâm--of human society; yadoh vamsam--the description of the dynasty of Yadu; narah--any person; srutvâ--simply by hearing; sarva-pâpaih--from all reactions of sinful activities; pramucyate--is freed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Maharaja Dusmanta, desiring to occupy the throne, returned to his original dynasty [the Puru dynasty], even though he had accepted Maruta as his father. O Maharaja Pariksit, let me now describe the dynasty of Yadu, the eldest son of Maharaja Yayati. This description is supremely pious, and it vanquishes the reactions of sinful activities in human society. Simply by hearing this description, one is freed from all sinful reactions.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 20-21

> > yatrâvatîrno bhagavân

> > paramâtmâ narâkrtih

> > yadoh sahasrajit krostâ

> > nalo ripur iti srutâh

> > catvârah sûnavas tatra

> > satajit prathamâtmajah

> > mahâhayo renuhayo

> > haihayas ceti tat-sutâh

> > yatra--wherein, in which dynasty; avatîrnah--descended; bhagavân--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna; paramâtmâ--who is the Supersoul of all living entities; nara-âkrtih--a person, exactly resembling a human being; yadoh--of Yadu; sahasrajit--Sahasrajit; krostâ--Krostâ; nalah--Nala; ripuh--Ripu; iti srutâh--thus they are celebrated;

> > catvârah--four; sûnavah--sons; tatra--therein; satajit--Satajit; prathama-âtmajah--of the first sons; mahâhayah--Mahâhaya; renuhayah--Renuhaya; haihayah--Haihaya; ca--and; iti--thus; tat-sutâh--his sons (the sons of Satajit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, Krosta, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Satajit, who had three sons, named Mahahaya, Renuhaya and Haihaya.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > dharmas tu haihaya-suto

> > netrah kunteh pitâ tatah

> > sohanjir abhavat kunter

> > mahismân bhadrasenakah

> > dharmah tu--Dharma, however; haihaya-sutah--became the son of Haihaya; netrah--Netra; kunteh--of Kunti; pitâ--the father; tatah--from him (Dharma); sohanjih--Sohanji; abhavat--became; kunteh--the son of Kunti; mahismân--Mahismân; bhadrasenakah--Bhadrasenaka.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Haihaya was Dharma, and the son of Dharma was Netra, the father of Kunti. From Kunti came a son named Sohanji, from Sohanji came Mahisman, and from Mahisman, Bhadrasenaka.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > durmado bhadrasenasya

> > dhanakah krtavîryasûh

> > krtâgnih krtavarmâ ca

> > krtaujâ dhanakâtmajâh

> > durmadah--Durmada; bhadrasenasya--of Bhadrasena; dhanakah--Dhanaka; krtavîrya-sûh--giving birth to Krtavîrya; krtâgnih--by the name Krtâgni; krtavarmâ--Krtavarmâ; ca--also; krtaujâh--Krtaujâ; dhanaka-âtmajâh--sons of Dhanaka.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sons of Bhadrasena were known as Durmada and Dhanaka. Dhanaka was the father of Krtavirya and also of Krtagni, Krtavarma and Krtauja.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > arjunah krtavîryasya

> > sapta-dvîpesvaro 'bhavat

> > dattâtreyâd dharer amsât

> > prâpta-yoga-mahâgunah

> > arjunah--Arjuna; krtavîryasya--of Krtavîrya; sapta-dvîpa--of the seven islands (the whole world); îsvarah abhavat--became the emperor; dattâtreyât--from Dattâtreya; hareh amsât--from he who was the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prâpta--obtained; yoga-mahâgunah--the quality of mystic power.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Krtavirya was Arjuna. He [Kartaviryarjuna] became the emperor of the entire world, consisting of seven islands, and received mystic power from Dattatreya, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he obtained the mystic perfections known as asta-siddhi.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > na nûnam kârtavîryasya

> > gatim yâsyanti pârthivâh

> > yajna-dâna-tapo-yogaih

> > sruta-vîrya-dayâdibhih

> > na--not; nûnam--indeed; kârtavîryasya--of Emperor Kârtavîrya; gatim--the activities; yâsyanti--could understand or achieve; pârthivâh--everyone on the earth; yajna--sacrifices; dâna--charity; tapah--austerities; yogaih--mystic powers; sruta--education; vîrya--strength; dayâ--mercy; âdibhih--by all these qualities.

> > TRANSLATION

> > No other king in this world could equal Kartaviryarjuna in sacrifices, charity, austerity, mystic power, education, strength or mercy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > pancâsîti sahasrâni

> > hy avyâhata-balah samâh

> > anasta-vitta-smarano

> > bubhuje 'ksayya-sad-vasu

> > pancâsîti--eighty-five; sahasrâni--thousands; hi--indeed; avyâhata--inexhaustible; balah--the strength of whom; samâh--years; anasta--without deterioration; vitta--material opulences; smaranah--and memory; bubhuje--enjoyed; aksayya--without deterioration; sat-vasu--six kinds of enjoyable material opulence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For eighty-five thousand years, Kartaviryarjuna continuously enjoyed material opulences with full bodily strength and unimpaired memory. In other words, he enjoyed inexhaustible material opulences with his six senses.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tasya putra-sahasresu

> > pancaivorvaritâ mrdhe

> > jayadhvajah sûraseno

> > vrsabho madhur ûrjitah

> > tasya--of him (Kârtavîryârjuna); putra-sahasresu--among the one thousand sons; panca--five; eva--only; urvaritâh--remained alive; mrdhe--in a fight (with Parasurâma); jayadhvajah--Jayadhvaja; sûrasenah--Sûrasena; vrsabhah--Vrsabha; madhuh--Madhu; ûrjitah--and Ûrjita.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of the one thousand sons of Kartaviryarjuna, only five remained alive after the fight with Parasurama. Their names were Jayadhvaja, Surasena, Vrsabha, Madhu and Urjita.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > jayadhvajât tâlajanghas

> > tasya putra-satam tv abhût

> > ksatram yat tâlajanghâkhyam

> > aurva-tejopasamhrtam

> > jayadhvajât--of Jayadhvaja; tâlajanghah--a son named Tâlajangha; tasya--of him (Tâlajangha); putra-satam--one hundred sons; tu--indeed; abhût--were born; ksatram--a dynasty of ksatriyas; yat--which; tâlajangha-âkhyam--were known as the Tâlajanghas; aurva-tejah--being very powerful; upasamhrtam--were killed by Mahârâja Sagara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Jayadhvaja had a son named Talajangha, who had one hundred sons. All the ksatriyas in that dynasty, known as Talajangha, were annihilated by the great power received by Maharaja Sagara from Aurva Rsi.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > tesâm jyestho vîtihotro

> > vrsnih putro madhoh smrtah

> > tasya putra-satam tv âsîd

> > vrsni-jyestham yatah kulam

> > tesâm--of all of them; jyesthah--the eldest son; vîtihotrah--a son named Vîtihotra; vrsnih--Vrsni; putrah--the son; madhoh--of Madhu; smrtah--was well known; tasya--of him (Vrsni); putra-satam--one hundred sons; tu--indeed; âsît--there were; vrsni--Vrsni; jyestham--the eldest; yatah--from him; kulam--the dynasty.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Of the sons of Talajangha, Vitihotra was the eldest. The son of Vitihotra named Madhu had a celebrated son named Vrsni. Madhu had one hundred sons, of whom Vrsni was the eldest. The dynasties known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrsni had their origin from Yadu, Madhu and Vrsni.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 30-31

> > mâdhavâ vrsnayo râjan

> > yâdavâs ceti samjnitâh

> > yadu-putrasya ca krostoh

> > putro vrjinavâms tatah

> > svâhito 'to visadgur vai

> > tasya citrarathas tatah

> > sasabindur mahâ-yogî

> > mahâ-bhâgo mahân abhût

> > caturdasa-mahâratnas

> > cakravarty aparâjitah

> > mâdhavâh--the dynasty beginning from Madhu; vrsnayah--the dynasty beginning from Vrsni; râjan--O King (Mahârâja Parîksit); yâdavâh--the dynasty beginning from Yadu; ca--and; iti--thus; samjnitâh--are so-called because of those different persons; yadu-putrasya--of the son of Yadu; ca--also; krostoh--of Krostâ; putrah--the son; vrjinavân--his name was Vrjinavân; tatah--from him (Vrjinavân);

> > svâhitah--Svâhita; atah--thereafter; visadguh--a son named Visadgu; vai--indeed; tasya--of him; citrarathah--Citraratha; tatah--from him; sasabinduh--Sasabindu; mahâ-yogî--a great mystic; mahâ-bhâgah--most fortunate; mahân--a great personality; abhût--he became; caturdasa-mahâratnah--fourteen kinds of great opulences; cakravartî--he possessed as the emperor; aparâjitah--not defeated by anyone else.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vrsni each inaugurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yadava, Madhava and Vrsni. The son of Yadu named Krosta had a son named Vrjinavan. The son of Vrjinavan was Svahita; the son of Svahita, Visadgu; the son of Visadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha, Sasabindu. The greatly fortunate Sasabindu, who was a great mystic, possessed fourteen opulences and was the owner of fourteen great jewels. Thus he became the emperor of the world.

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> > TEXT 32

> > tasya patnî-sahasrânâm

> > dasânâm sumahâ-yasâh

> > dasa-laksa-sahasrâni

> > putrânâm tâsv ajîjanat

> > tasya--of Sasabindu; patnî--wives; sahasrânâm--of thousands; dasânâm--ten; su-mahâ-yasâh--greatly famous; dasa--ten; laksa--lakhs (one lakh equals one hundred thousand); sahasrâni--thousands; putrânâm--of sons; tâsu--in them; ajîjanat--he begot.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The famous Sasabindu had ten thousand wives, and by each he begot a lakh of sons. Therefore the number of his sons was ten thousand lakhs.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tesâm tu sat pradhânânâm

> > prthusravasa âtmajah

> > dharmo nâmosanâ tasya

> > hayamedha-satasya yât

> > tesâm--out of so many sons; tu--but; sat pradhânânâm--of whom there were six foremost sons; prthusravasah--of Prthusravâ; âtmajah--the son; dharmah--Dharma; nâma--by the name; usanâ--Usanâ; tasya--his; hayamedha-satasya--of one hundred asvamedha sacrifices; yât--he was the performer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Among these many sons, six were the foremost, such as Prthusrava and Prthukirti. The son of Prthusrava was known as Dharma, and his son was known as Usana. Usana was the performer of one hundred horse sacrifices.

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> > TEXT 34

> > tat-suto rucakas tasya

> > pancâsann âtmajâh srnu

> > purujid-rukma-rukmesu-

> > prthu-jyâmagha-samjnitâh

> > tat-sutah--the son of Usanâ; rucakah--Rucaka; tasya--of him; panca--five; âsan--there were; âtmajâh--sons; srnu--please hear (their names); purujit--Purujit; rukma--Rukma; rukmesu--Rukmesu; prthu--Prthu; jyâmagha--Jyâmagha; samjnitâh--these five sons were named.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Usana was Rucaka, who had five sons--Purujit, Rukma, Rukmesu, Prthu and Jyamagha. Please hear of these sons from me.

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> > TEXTS 35-36

> > jyâmaghas tv aprajo 'py anyâm

> > bhâryâm saibyâ-patir bhayât

> > nâvindac chatru-bhavanâd

> > bhojyâm kanyâm ahârasît

> > ratha-sthâm tâm nirîksyâha

> > saibyâ patim amarsitâ

> > keyam kuhaka mat-sthânam

> > ratham âropiteti vai

> > snusâ tavety abhihite

> > smayantî patim abravît

> > jyâmaghah--King Jyâmagha; tu--indeed; aprajah api--although issueless; anyâm--another; bhâryâm--wife; saibyâ-patih--because he was the husband of Saibyâ; bhayât--out of fear; na avindat--did not accept; satru-bhavanât--from the enemy's camp; bhojyâm--a prostitute used for sense gratification; kanyâm--girl; ahârasît--brought; ratha-sthâm--who was seated on the chariot; tâm--her; nirîksya--seeing; âha--said;

> > saibyâ--Saibyâ, the wife of Jyâmagha; patim--unto her husband; amarsitâ--being very angry; kâ iyam--who is this; kuhaka--you cheater; mat-sthânam--my place; ratham--on the chariot; âropitâ--has been allowed to sit; iti--thus; vai--indeed; snusâ--daughter-in-law; tava--your; iti--thus; abhihite--being informed; smayantî--smilingly; patim--unto her husband; abravît--said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Jyamagha had no sons, but because he was fearful of his wife, Saibya, he could not accept another wife. Jyamagha once took from the house of some royal enemy a girl who was a prostitute, but upon seeing her Saibya was very angry and said to her husband, "My husband, you cheater, who is this girl sitting upon my seat on the chariot?" Jyamagha then replied, "This girl will be your daughter-in-law." Upon hearing these joking words, Saibya smilingly replied.

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> > TEXT 37

> > aham bandhyâsapatnî ca

> > snusâ me yujyate katham

> > janayisyasi yam râjni

> > tasyeyam upayujyate

> > aham--I am; bandhyâ--sterile; asa-patnî--I have no co-wife; ca--also; snusâ--daughter-in-law; me--my; yujyate--could be; katham--how; janayisyasi--you will give birth to; yam--which son; râjni--O my dear Queen; tasya--for him; iyam--this girl; upayujyate--will be very suitable.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Saibya said, "I am sterile and have no co-wife. How can this girl be my daughter-in-law? Please tell me." Jyamagha replied, "My dear Queen, I shall see that you indeed have a son and that this girl will be your daughter-in-law."

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> > TEXT 38

> > anvamodanta tad visve-

> > devâh pitara eva ca

> > saibyâ garbham adhât kâle

> > kumâram susuve subham

> > sa vidarbha iti prokta

> > upayeme snusâm satîm

> > anvamodanta--accepted; tat--that statement predicting the birth of a son; visvedevâh--the Visvedeva demigods; pitarah--the Pitâs or forefathers; eva--indeed; ca--also; saibyâ--the wife of Jyâmagha; garbham--pregnancy; adhât--conceived; kâle--in due course of time; kumâram--a son; susuve--gave birth to; subham--very auspicious; sah--that son; vidarbhah--Vidarbha; iti--thus; proktah--was well known; upayeme--later married; snusâm--who was accepted as daughter-in-law; satîm--very chaste girl.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Long, long ago, Jyamagha had satisfied the demigods and Pitas by worshiping them. Now, by their mercy, Jyamagha's words came true. Although Saibya was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha. Before the child's birth, the girl had been accepted as a daughter-in-law, and therefore Vidarbha actually married her when he grew up.

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