> > 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 Seventeen: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purûravâ

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> > TEXTS 1-3

> > srî-bâdarâyanir uvâca

> > yah purûravasah putra

> > âyus tasyâbhavan sutâh

> > nahusah ksatravrddhas ca

> > rajî râbhas ca vîryavân

> > anenâ iti râjendra

> > srnu ksatravrdho 'nvayam

> > ksatravrddha-sutasyâsan

> > suhotrasyâtmajâs trayah

> > kâsyah kuso grtsamada

> > iti grtsamadâd abhût

> > sunakah saunako yasya

> > bahvrca-pravaro munih

> > srî-bâdarâyanih uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; yah--one who; purûravasah--of Purûravâ; putrah--son; âyuh--his name was Âyu; tasya--of him; abhavan--there were; sutâh--sons; nahusah--Nahusa; ksatravrddhah ca--and Ksatravrddha; rajî--Rajî; râbhah--Râbha; ca--also; vîryavân--very powerful;

> > anenâh--Anenâ; iti--thus; râja-indra--O Mahârâja Parîksit; srnu--just hear from me; ksatravrdhah--of Ksatravrddha; anvayam--the dynasty; ksatravrddha--of Ksatravrddha; sutasya--of the son; âsan--there were; suhotrasya--of Suhotra; âtmajâh--sons; trayah--three;

> > kâsyah--Kâsya; kusah--Kusa; grtsamadah--Grtsamada; iti--thus; grtsamadât--from Grtsamada; abhût--there was; sunakah--Sunaka; saunakah--Saunaka; yasya--of whom (Sunaka); bahu-rca-pravarah--the best of those conversant with the Rg Veda; munih--a great saintly person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: From Purûravâ came a son named Ayu, whose very powerful sons were Nahusa, Ksatravrddha, Raji, Rabha and Anena. O Maharaja Pariksit, now hear about the dynasty of Ksatravrddha. Ksatravrddha's son was Suhotra, who had three sons, named Kasya, Kusa and Grtsamada. From Grtsamada came Sunaka, and from him came Saunaka, the great saint, the best of those conversant with the Rg Veda.

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> > TEXT 4

> > kâsyasya kâsis tat-putro

> > râstro dîrghatamah-pitâ

> > dhanvantarir dîrghatamasa

> > âyur-veda-pravartakah

> > yajna-bhug vâsudevâmsah

> > smrta-mâtrârti-nâsanah

> > kâsyasya--of Kâsya; kâsih--Kâsi; tat-putrah--his son; râstrah--Râstra; dîrghatamah-pitâ--he became the father of Dîrghatama; dhanvantarih--Dhanvantari; dîrghatamasah--from Dîrghatama; âyuh-veda-pravartakah--the inaugurator of medical science, Âyur Veda; yajna-bhuk--the enjoyer of the results of sacrifice; vâsudeva-amsah--incarnation of Lord Vâsudeva; smrta-mâtra--if he is remembered; ârti-nâsanah--it immediately vanquishes all kinds of disease.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Kasya was Kasi, and his son was Rastra, the father of Dirghatama. Dirghatama had a son named Dhanvantari, who was the inaugurator of the medical science and an incarnation of Lord Vasudeva, the enjoyer of the results of sacrifices. One who remembers the name of Dhanvantari can be released from all disease.

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> > TEXT 5

> > tat-putrah ketumân asya

> > jajne bhîmarathas tatah

> > divodâso dyumâms tasmât

> > pratardana iti smrtah

> > tat-putrah--his son (the son of Dhanvantari); ketumân--Ketumân; asya--his; jajne--took birth; bhîmarathah--a son named Bhîmaratha; tatah--from him; divodâsah--a son named Divodâsa; dyumân--Dyuman; tasmât--from him; pratardanah--Pratardana; iti--thus; smrtah--known.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Dhanvantari was Ketuman, and his son was Bhimaratha. The son of Bhimaratha was Divodasa, and the son of Divodasa was Dyuman, also known as Pratardana.

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> > TEXT 6

> > sa eva satrujid vatsa

> > rtadhvaja itîritah

> > tathâ kuvalayâsveti

> > prokto 'larkâdayas tatah

> > sah--that Dyumân; eva--indeed; satrujit--Satrujit; vatsah--Vatsa; rtadhvajah--Rtadhvaja; iti--like that; îritah--known; tathâ--as well as; kuvalayâsva--Kuvalayâsva; iti--thus; proktah--well known; alarka-âdayah--Alarka and other sons; tatah--from him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dyuman was also known as Satrujit, Vatsa, Rtadhvaja and Kuvalayasva. From him were born Alarka and other sons.

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> > TEXT 7

> > sastim varsa-sahasrâni

> > sastim varsa-satâni ca

> > nâlarkâd aparo râjan

> > bubhuje medinîm yuvâ

> > sastim--sixty; varsa-sahasrâni--such thousands of years; sastim--sixty; varsa-satâni--hundreds of years; ca--also; na--not; alarkât--except for Alarka; aparah--anyone else; râjan--O King Parîksit; bubhuje--enjoyed; medinîm--the surface of the world; yuvâ--as a young man.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Alarka, the son of Dyuman, reigned over the earth for sixty-six thousand years, my dear King Pariksit. No one other than him has reigned over the earth for so long as a young man.

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> > TEXT 8

> > alarkât santatis tasmât

> > sunîtho 'tha niketanah

> > dharmaketuh sutas tasmât

> > satyaketur ajâyata

> > alarkât--from Alarka; santatih--a son known as Santati; tasmât--from him; sunîthah--Sunîtha; atha--from him; niketanah--a son named Niketana; dharmaketuh--Dharmaketu; sutah--a son; tasmât--and from Dharmaketu; satyaketuh--Satyaketu; ajâyata--was born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Alarka came a son named Santati, and his son was Sunitha. The son of Sunitha was Niketana, the son of Niketana was Dharmaketu, and the son of Dharmaketu was Satyaketu.

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> > TEXT 9

> > dhrstaketus tatas tasmât

> > sukumârah ksitîsvarah

> > vîtihotro 'sya bhargo 'to

> > bhârgabhûmir abhûn nrpa

> > dhrstaketuh--Dhrstaketu; tatah--thereafter; tasmât--from Dhrstaketu; sukumârah--a son named Sukumâra; ksiti-îsvarah--the emperor of the entire world; vîtihotrah--a son named Vîtihotra; asya--his son; bhargah--Bharga; atah--from him; bhârgabhûmih--a son named Bhârgabhûmi; abhût--generated; nrpa--O King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Pariksit, from Satyaketu came a son named Dhrstaketu, and from Dhrstaketu came Sukumara, the emperor of the entire world. From Sukumara came a son named Vitihotra; from Vitihotra, Bharga; and from Bharga, Bhargabhumi.

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> > TEXT 10

> > itîme kâsayo bhûpâh

> > ksatravrddhânvayâyinah

> > râbhasya rabhasah putro

> > gambhîras câkriyas tatah

> > iti--thus; ime--all of them; kâsayah--born in the dynasty of Kâsi; bhûpâh--kings; ksatravrddha-anvaya-âyinah--also within the dynasty of Ksatravrddha; râbhasya--from Râbha; rabhasah--Rabhasa; putrah--a son; gambhîrah--Gambhîra; ca--also; akriyah--Akriya; tatah--from him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, all of these kings were descendants of Kasi, and they could also be called descendants of Ksatravrddha. The son of Rabha was Rabhasa, from Rabhasa came Gambhira, and from Gambhira came a son named Akriya.

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> > TEXT 11

> > tad-gotram brahmavij jajne

> > srnu vamsam anenasah

> > suddhas tatah sucis tasmâc

> > citrakrd dharmasârathih

> > tat-gotram--the descendant of Akriya; brahmavit--Brahmavit; jajne--took birth; srnu--just hear from me; vamsam--descendants; anenasah--of Anenâ; suddhah--a son known as Suddha; tatah--from him; sucih--Suci; tasmât--from him; citrakrt--Citrakrt; dharma-sârathih--Dharmasârathi.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Akriya was known as Brahmavit, O King. Now hear about the descendants of Anena. From Anena came a son named Suddha, and his son was Suci. The son of Suci was Dharmasarathi, also called Citrakrt.

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> > TEXT 12

> > tatah sântarajo jajne

> > krta-krtyah sa âtmavân

> > rajeh panca-satâny âsan

> > putrânâm amitaujasâm

> > tatah--from Citrakrt; sântarajah--a son named Sântaraja; jajne--was born; krta-krtyah--performed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies; sah--he; âtmavân--a self-realized soul; rajeh--of Rajî; panca-satâni--five hundred; âsan--there were; putrânâm--sons; amita-ojasâm--very, very powerful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Citrakrt was born a son named Santaraja, a self-realized soul who performed all kinds of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and therefore did not beget any progeny. The sons of Raji were five hundred, all very powerful.

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> > TEXT 13

> > devair abhyarthito daityân

> > hatvendrâyâdadâd divam

> > indras tasmai punar dattvâ

> > grhîtvâ caranau rajeh

> > âtmânam arpayâm âsa

> > prahrâdâdy-ari-sankitah

> > devaih--by the demigods; abhyarthitah--being requested; daityân--the demons; hatvâ--killing; indrâya--to Indra, the King of heaven; adadât--delivered; divam--the kingdom of heaven; indrah--the King of heaven; tasmai--unto him, Rajî; punah--again; dattva--returning; grhîtvâ--capturing; caranau--the feet; rajeh--of Rajî; âtmânam--the self; arpayâm âsa--surrendered; prahrâda-âdi--Prahlâda and others; ari-sankitah--being afraid of such enemies.

> > TRANSLATION

> > On the request of the demigods, Raji killed the demons and thus returned the kingdom of heaven to Lord Indra. But Indra, fearing such demons as Prahlada, returned the kingdom of heaven to Raji and surrendered himself at Raji's lotus feet.

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> > TEXT 14

> > pitary uparate putrâ

> > yâcamânâya no daduh

> > trivistapam mahendrâya

> > yajna-bhâgân samâdaduh

> > pitari--when their father; uparate--passed away; putrâh--the sons; yâcamânâya--although requesting from them; no--not; daduh--returned; trivistapam--the heavenly kingdom; mahendrâya--unto Mahendra; yajna-bhâgân--the shares of ritualistic ceremonies; samâdaduh--gave.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon Raji's death, Indra begged Raji's sons for the return of the heavenly planet. They did not return it, however, although they agreed to return Indra's shares in ritualistic ceremonies.

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> > TEXT 15

> > gurunâ hûyamâne 'gnau

> > balabhit tanayân rajeh

> > avadhîd bhramsitân mârgân

> > na kascid avasesitah

> > gurunâ--by the spiritual master (Brhaspati); hûyamâne agnau--while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice; balabhit--Indra; tanayân--the sons; rajeh--of Rajî; avadhît--killed; bhramsitân--fallen; mârgât--from the moral principles; na--not; kascit--anyone; avasesitah--remained alive.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, Brhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods, offered oblations in the fire so that the sons of Raji would fall from moral principles. When they fell, Lord Indra killed them easily because of their degradation. Not a single one of them remained alive.

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> > TEXT 16

> > kusât pratih ksâtravrddhât

> > sanjayas tat-suto jayah

> > tatah krtah krtasyâpi

> > jajne haryabalo nrpah

> > kusât--from Kusa; pratih--a son named Prati; ksâtravrddhât--the grandson of Ksatravrddha; sanjayah--a son named Sanjaya; tat-sutah--his son; jayah--Jaya; tatah--from him; krtah--Krta; krtasya--from Krta; api--as well as; jajne--was born; haryabalah--Haryabala; nrpah--the king.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Kusa, the grandson of Ksatravrddha, was born a son named Prati. The son of Prati was Sanjaya, and the son of Sanjaya was Jaya. From Jaya, Krta was born, and from Krta, King Haryabala.

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> > TEXT 17

> > sahadevas tato hîno

> > jayasenas tu tat-sutah

> > sankrtis tasya ca jayah

> > ksatra-dharmâ mahâ-rathah

> > ksatravrddhânvayâ bhûpâ

> > ime srnv atha nâhusân

> > sahadevah--Sahadeva; tatah--from Sahadeva; hînah--a son named Hîna; jayasenah--Jayasena; tu--also; tat-sutah--the son of Hina; sankrtih--Sankrti; tasya--of Sankrti; ca--also; jayah--a son named Jaya; ksatra-dharmâ--expert in the duties of a ksatriya; mahâ-rathah--a greatly powerful fighter; ksatravrddha-anvayâh--in the dynasty of Ksatravrddha; bhûpâh--kings; ime--all these; srnu--hear from me; atha--now; nâhusân--the descendants of Nahusa.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Haryabala came a son named Sahadeva, and from Sahadeva came Hina. The son of Hina was Jayasena, and the son of Jayasena was Sankrti. The son of Sankrti was the powerful and expert fighter named Jaya. These kings were the members of the Ksatravrddha dynasty. Now let me describe to you the dynasty of Nahusa.

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