> > 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 Two: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

> > ******

> > TEXT 1

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam gate 'tha sudyumne

> > manur vaivasvatah sute

> > putra-kâmas tapas tepe

> > yamunâyâm satam samâh

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--thus; gate--had accepted the order of vânaprastha; atha--thereafter; sudyumne--when Sudyumna; manuh vaivasvatah--Vaivasvata Manu, known as Srâddhadeva; sute--his son; putra-kâmah--desiring to get sons; tapah tepe--executed severe austerities; yamunâyâm--on the bank of the Yamunâ; satam samâh--for one hundred years.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vanaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Sraddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamuna for one hundred years.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > tato 'yajan manur devam

> > apatyârtham harim prabhum

> > iksvâku-pûrvajân putrân

> > lebhe sva-sadrsân dasa

> > tatah--thereafter; ayajat--worshiped; manuh--Vaivasvata Manu; devam--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; apatya-artham--with a desire to get sons; harim--unto Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prabhum--the Lord; iksvâku-pûrva-jân--of whom the eldest was named Iksvâku; putrân--sons; lebhe--got; sva-sadrsân--exactly like himself; dasa--ten.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then, because of this desire for sons, the Manu known as Sraddhadeva worshiped the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the demigods. Thus he got ten sons exactly like himself. Among them all, Iksvaku was the eldest.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > prsadhras tu manoh putro

> > go-pâlo gurunâ krtah

> > pâlayâm âsa gâ yatto

> > râtryâm vîrâsana-vratah

> > prsadhrah tu--among them, Prsadhra; manoh--of Manu; putrah--the son; go-pâlah--herding cows; gurunâ--by the order of his spiritual master; krtah--having been engaged; pâlayâm âsa--he protected; gâh--cows; yattah--so engaged; râtryâm--at night; vîrâsana-vratah--taking the vow of vîrâsana, standing with a sword.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Among these sons, Prsadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection.

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > ekadâ prâvisad gostham

> > sârdûlo nisi varsati

> > sayânâ gâva utthâya

> > bhîtâs tâ babhramur vraje

> > ekadâ--once upon a time; prâvisat--entered; gostham--the land of the cowshed; sârdûlah--a tiger; nisi--at night; varsati--while it was raining; sayânâh--lying down; gâvah--cows; utthâya--getting up; bhîtâh--fearing; tâh--all of them; babhramuh--scattered here and there; vraje--in the land surrounding the cowshed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Once at night, while it was raining, a tiger entered the land of the cowshed. Upon seeing the tiger, all the cows, who were lying down, got up in fear and scattered here and there on the land.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 5-6

> > ekâm jagrâha balavân

> > sâ cukrosa bhayâturâ

> > tasyâs tu kranditam srutvâ

> > prsadhro 'nusasâra ha

> > khadgam âdâya tarasâ

> > pralînodu-gane nisi

> > ajânann acchinod babhroh

> > sirah sârdûla-sankayâ

> > ekâm--one of the cows; jagrâha--seized; balavân--the strong tiger; sâ--that cow; cukrosa--began to cry; bhaya-âturâ--in distress and fear; tasyâh--of her; tu--but; kranditam--the screaming; srutvâ--hearing; prsadhrah--Prsadhra; anusasâra ha--followed;

> > khadgam--sword; âdâya--taking; tarasâ--very hastily; pralîna-udu-gane--when the stars were covered by clouds; nisi--at night; ajânan--without knowledge; acchinot--cut off; babhroh--of the cow; sirah--the head; sârdûla-sankayâ--mistaking it for the head of the tiger.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the very strong tiger seized the cow, the cow screamed in distress and fear, and Prsadhra, hearing the screaming, immediately followed the sound. He took up his sword, but because the stars were covered by clouds, he mistook the cow for the tiger and mistakenly cut off the cows' head with great force.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > vyâghro 'pi vrkna-sravano

> > nistrimsâgrâhatas tatah

> > niscakrâma bhrsam bhîto

> > raktam pathi samutsrjan

> > vyâghrah--the tiger; api--also; vrkna-sravanah--its ear being cut off; nistrimsa-agra-âhatah--because of being cut by the tip of the sword; tatah--thereafter; niscakrâma--fled (from that place); bhrsam--very much; bhîtah--being afraid; raktam--blood; pathi--on the road; samutsrjan--discharging.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because the tiger's ear had been cut by the edge of the sword, the tiger was very afraid, and it fled from that place, while bleeding on the street.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > manyamâno hatam vyâghram

> > prsadhrah para-vîra-hâ

> > adrâksît sva-hatâm babhrum

> > vyustâyâm nisi duhkhitah

> > manyamânah--thinking that; hatam--has been killed; vyâghram--the tiger; prsadhrah--Manu's son Prsadhra; para-vîra-hâ--although quite able to punish the enemy; adrâksît--saw; sva-hatâm--had been killed by him; babhrum--the cow; vyustâyâm nisi--when the night had passed (in the morning); duhkhitah--became very much unhappy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the morning, when Prsadhra, who was quite able to subdue his enemy, saw that he had killed the cow although at night he thought he had killed the tiger, he was very unhappy.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > tam sasâpa kulâcâryah

> > krtâgasam akâmatah

> > na ksatra-bandhuh sûdras tvam

> > karmanâ bhavitâmunâ

> > tam--him (Prsadhra); sasâpa--cursed; kula-âcâryah--the family priest, Vasistha; krta-âgasam--because of committing the great sin of killing a cow; akâmatah--although he did not want to do it; na--not; ksatra-bandhuh--the family member of a ksatriya; sûdrah tvam--you have behaved like a sûdra; karmanâ--therefore by your fruitive reaction; bhavitâ--you shall become a sûdra; amunâ--because of killing the cow.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although Prsadhra had committed the sin unknowingly, his family priest, Vasistha, cursed him, saying, "In your next life you shall not be able to become a ksatriya. Instead, you shall take birth as a sudra because of killing the cow."

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > evam saptas tu gurunâ

> > pratyagrhnât krtânjalih

> > adhârayad vratam vîra

> > ûrdhva-retâ muni-priyam

> > evam--in this way; saptah--having been cursed; tu--but; gurunâ--by his spiritual master; pratyagrhnât--he (Prsadhra) accepted; krta-anjalih--with folded hands; adhârayat--took up, assumed; vratam--the vow of brahmacarya; vîrah--that hero; ûrdhva-retâh--having controlled his senses; muni-priyam--which is approved by the great sages.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the hero Prsadhra was thus cursed by his spiritual master, he accepted the curse with folded hands. Then, having controlled his senses, he took the vow of brahmacarya, which is approved by all great sages.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 11-13

> > vâsudeve bhagavati

> > sarvâtmani pare 'male

> > ekântitvam gato bhaktyâ

> > sarva-bhûta-suhrt samah

> > vimukta-sangah sântâtmâ

> > samyatâkso 'parigrahah

> > yad-rcchayopapannena

> > kalpayan vrttim âtmanah

> > âtmany âtmânam âdhâya

> > jnâna-trptah samâhitah

> > vicacâra mahîm etâm

> > jadândha-badhirâkrtih

> > vâsudeve--unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhagavati--unto the Lord; sarva-âtmani--unto the Supersoul; pare--unto the Transcendence; amale--unto the Supreme person, who is without material contamination; ekântitvam--rendering devotional service without diversion; gatah--being situated in that position; bhaktyâ--because of pure devotion; sarva-bhûta-suhrt samah--because of being a devotee, friendly and equal to everyone;

> > vimukta-sangah--without material contamination; sânta-âtmâ--a peaceful attitude; samyata--self-controlled; aksah--the vision of whom; aparigrahah--without accepting any charity from anyone else; yat-rcchayâ--by the grace of the Lord; upapannena--by whatever was available for bodily necessities; kalpayan--in this way arranging; vrttim--the necessities of the body; âtmanah--for the benefit of the soul;

> > âtmani--within the mind; âtmânam--the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead; âdhâya--keeping always; jnâna-trptah--fully satisfied in transcendental knowledge; samâhitah--always in trance; vicacâra--traveled all over; mahîm--the earth; etâm--this; jada--dumb; andha--blind; badhira--deaf; âkrtih--appearing as if.

> > ******

> > TEXT 14

> > evam vrtto vanam gatvâ

> > drstvâ dâvâgnim utthitam

> > tenopayukta-karano

> > brahma prâpa param munih

> > evam vrttah--being situated in such an order of life; vanam--to the forest; gatvâ--after going; drstvâ--when he saw; dâva-agnim--a forest fire; utthitam--existing there; tena--by that (fire); upayukta-karanah--engaging all the senses of the body by burning; brahma--transcendence; prâpa--he achieved; param--the ultimate goal; munih--as a great saintly person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With this attitude, Prsadhra became a great saint, and when he entered the forest and saw a blazing forest fire, he took this opportunity to burn his body in the fire. Thus he achieved the transcendental, spiritual world.

> > ******

> > TEXT 15

> > kavih kanîyân visayesu nihsprho

> > visrjya râjyam saha bandhubhir vanam

> > nivesya citte purusam sva-rocisam

> > vivesa kaisora-vayâh param gatah

> > kavih--another son, known as Kavi; kanîyân--who was the youngest; visayesu--in material enjoyments; nihsprhah--being without attachment; visrjya--after giving up; râjyam--his father's property, the kingdom; saha bandhubhih--accompanied by friends; vanam--the forest; nivesya--keeping always; citte--within the core of the heart; purusam--the Supreme Person; sva-rocisam--self-effulgent; vivesa--entered; kaisora-vayâh--a young man not fully in youth; param--the transcendental world; gatah--entered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being reluctant to accept material enjoyment, Manu's youngest son, whose name was Kavi, gave up the kingdom before attaining full youth. Accompanied by his friends, he went to the forest, always thinking of the self-effulgent Supreme Personality of Godhead within the core of his heart. Thus he attained perfection.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > karûsân mânavâd âsan

> > kârûsâh ksatra-jâtayah

> > uttarâ-patha-goptâro

> > brahmanyâ dharma-vatsalâh

> > karûsât--from Karûsa; mânavât--from the son of Manu; âsan--there was; kârûsâh--called the Kârûsas; ksatra-jâtayah--a group of ksatriyas; uttarâ--northern; patha--of the direction; goptârah--kings; brahmanyâh--celebrated protectors of the brahminical culture; dharma-vatsalâh--extremely religious.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Karusa, another son of Manu, came the Karusa dynasty, a family of ksatriyas. The Karusa ksatriyas were the kings of the northern direction. They were celebrated protectors of brahminical culture and were all firmly religious.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > dhrstâd dhârstam abhût ksatram

> > brahma-bhûyam gatam ksitau

> > nrgasya vamsah sumatir

> > bhûtajyotis tato vasuh

> > dhrstât--from Dhrsta, another son of Manu; dhârstam--a caste of the name Dhârsta; abhût--was produced; ksatram--belonging to the ksatriya group; brahma-bhûyam--the position of brâhmanas; gatam--had achieved; ksitau--on the surface of the world; nrgasya--of Nrga, another son of Manu; vamsah--the dynasty; sumatih--of the name Sumati; bhûtajyotih--of the name Bhûtajyoti; tatah--thereafter; vasuh--by the name Vasu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From the son of Manu named Dhrsta came a ksatriya caste called Dharsta, whose members achieved the position of brahmanas in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nrga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhutajyoti, and from Bhutajyoti came Vasu.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > vasoh pratîkas tat-putra

> > oghavân oghavat-pitâ

> > kanyâ caughavatî nâma

> > sudarsana uvâha tâm

> > vasoh--of Vasu; pratîkah--named Pratîka; tat-putrah--his son; oghavân--named Oghavân; oghavat-pitâ--who was the father of Oghavân; kanyâ--his daughter; ca--also; oghavatî--Oghavatî; nâma--by the name; sudarsanah--Sudarsana; uvâha--married; tam--that daughter (Oghavatî).

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Vasu was Pratika, whose son was Oghavan. Oghavan's son was also known as Oghavan, and his daughter was Oghavati. Sudarsana married that daughter.

> > ******

> > TEXT 19

> > citraseno narisyantâd

> > rksas tasya suto 'bhavat

> > tasya mîdhvâms tatah pûrna

> > indrasenas tu tat-sutah

> > citrasenah--one named Citrasena; narisyantât--from Narisyanta, another son of Manu; rksah--Rksa; tasya--of Citrasena; sutah--the son; abhavat--became; tasya--of him (Rksa); mîdhvân--Mîdhvân; tatah--from him (Mîdhvân); pûrnah--Pûrna; indrasenah--Indrasena; tu--but; tat-sutah--the son of him (Pûrna).

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Narisyanta came a son named Citrasena and from him a son named Rksa. From Rksa came Midhvan, from Midhvan came Purna, and from Purna came Indrasena.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > vîtihotras tv indrasenât

> > tasya satyasravâ abhût

> > urusravâh sutas tasya

> > devadattas tato 'bhavat

> > vîtihotrah--Vîtihotra; tu--but; indrasenât--from Indrasena; tasya--of Vîtihotra; satyasravâh--known by the name Satyasravâ; abhût--there was; urusravâh--Urusravâ; sutah--was the son; tasya--of him (Satyasravâ); devadattah--Devadatta; tatah--from Urusravâ; abhavat--there was.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Indrasena came Vitihotra, from Vitihotra came Satyasrava, from Satyasrava came the son named Urusrava, and from Urusrava came Devadatta.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > tato 'gnivesyo bhagavân

> > agnih svayam abhût sutah

> > kânîna iti vikhyâto

> > jâtûkarnyo mahân rsih

> > tatah--from Devadatta; agnivesyah--a son named Agnivesya; bhagavân--the most powerful; agnih--the fire-god; svayam--personally; abhût--became; sutah--the son; kânînah--Kânîna; iti--thus; vikhyâtah--was celebrated; jâtûkarnyah--Jâtûkarnya; mahân rsih--the great saintly person.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Devadatta came a son known as Agnivesya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kanina and Jatukarnya.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > tato brahma-kulam jâtam

> > âgnivesyâyanam nrpa

> > narisyantânvayah prokto

> > dista-vamsam atah srnu

> > tatah--from Agnivesya; brahma-kulam--a dynasty of brâhmanas; jâtam--was generated; âgnivesyâyanam--known as Âgnivesyâyana; nrpa--O King Parîksit; narisyanta--of Narisyanta; anvayah--descendants; proktah--have been explained; dista-vamsam--the dynasty of Dista; atah--hereafter; srnu--hear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, from Agnivesya came a brahminical dynasty known as Agnivesyayana. Now that I have described the descendants of Narisyanta, let me describe the descendants of Dista. Please hear from me.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 23-24

> > nâbhago dista-putro 'nyah

> > karmanâ vaisyatâm gatah

> > bhalandanah sutas tasya

> > vatsaprîtir bhalandanât

> > vatsaprîteh sutah prâmsus

> > tat-sutam pramatim viduh

> > khanitrah pramates tasmâc

> > câksuso 'tha vivimsatih

> > nâbhâgah--by the name Nâbhâga; dista-putrah--the son of Dista; anyah--another; karmanâ--by occupation; vaisyatâm--the order of the vaisyas; gatah--achieved; bhalandanah--by the name Bhalandana; sutah--son; tasya--of him (Nâbhâga); vatsaprîtih--by the name Vatsaprîti; bhalandanât--from Bhalandana;

> > vatsaprîteh--from Vatsaprîti; sutah--the son; prâmsuh--was named Pramsu; tat-sutam--the son of him (Pramsu); pramatim--was named Pramati; viduh--you should understand; khanitrah--was named Khanitra; pramateh--from Pramati; tasmât--from him (Khanitra); câksusah--was named Câksusa; atha--thus (from Câksusa); vivimsatih--the son named Vivimsati.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dista had a son by the name Nabhaga. This Nabhaga, who was different from the Nabhaga described later, became a vaisya by occupational duty. The son of Nabhaga was known as Bhalandana, the son of Bhalandana was Vatsapriti, and his son was Pramsu. Pramsu's son was Pramati, Pramati's son was Khanitra, Khanitra's son was Caksusa, and his son was Vivimsati.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > vivimsateh suto rambhah

> > khanînetro 'sya dhârmikah

> > karandhamo mahârâja

> > tasyâsîd âtmajo nrpa

> > vivimsateh--from Vivimsati; sutah--the son; rambhah--named Rambha; khanînetrah--named Khanînetra; asya--of Rambha; dhârmikah--very religious; karandhamah--named Karandhama; mahârâja--O King; tasya--of him (Khanînetra); âsît--was; âtmajah--the son; nrpa--O King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Vivimsati was Rambha, whose son was the great and religious King Khaninetra. O King, the son of Khaninetra was King Karandhama.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > tasyâvîksit suto yasya

> > maruttas cakravarty abhût

> > samvarto 'yâjayad yam vai

> > mahâ-yogy angirah-sutah

> > tasya--of him (Karandhama); avîksit--named Avîsit; sutah--the son; yasya--of whom (Avîksit); maruttah--(the son) named Marutta; cakravartî--the emperor; abhût--became; samvartah--Samvarta; ayâjayat--engaged in performing sacrifice; yam--unto whom (Marutta); vai--indeed; mahâ-yogî--the great mystic; angirah-sutah--the son of Angirâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From Karandhama came a son named Aviksit, and from Aviksit a son named Marutta, who was the emperor. The great mystic Samvarta, the son of Angira, engaged Marutta in performing a sacrifice [yajna].

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > maruttasya yathâ yajno

> > na tathânyo 'sti kascana

> > sarvam hiranmayam tv âsîd

> > yat kincic câsya sobhanam

> > maruttasya--of Marutta; yathâ--as; yajnah--performance of sacrifice; na--not; tathâ--like that; anyah--any other; asti--there is; kascana--anything; sarvam--everything; hiran-mayam--made of gold; tu--indeed; âsît--there was; yat kincit--whatever he had; ca--and; asya--of Marutta; sobhanam--extremely beautiful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The sacrificial paraphernalia of King Marutta was extremely beautiful, for everything was made of gold. Indeed, no other sacrifice could compare to his.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > amâdyad indrah somena

> > daksinâbhir dvijâtayah

> > marutah parivestâro

> > visvedevâh sabhâ-sadah

> > amâdyat--became intoxicated; indrah--the King of heaven, Lord Indra; somena--by drinking the intoxicant soma-rasa; daksinâbhih--by receiving sufficient contributions; dvijâtayah--the brahminical group; marutah--the airs; parivestârah--offering the foodstuffs; visvedevâh--universal demigods; sabhâ-sadah--members of the assembly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In that sacrifice, King Indra became intoxicated by drinking a large quantity of soma-rasa. The brahmanas received ample contributions, and therefore they were satisfied. For that sacrifice, the various demigods who control the winds offered foodstuffs, and the Visvedevas were members of the assembly.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > maruttasya damah putras

> > tasyâsîd râjyavardhanah

> > sudhrtis tat-suto jajne

> > saudhrteyo narah sutah

> > maruttasya--of Marutta; damah--(was named) Dama; putrah--the son; tasya--of him (Dama); âsît--there was; râjya-vardhanah--named Râjyavardhana, or one who can expand the kingdom; sudhrtih--was named Sudhrti; tat-sutah--the son of him (Râjyavardhana); jajne--was born; saudhrteyah--from Sudhrti; narah--named Nara; sutah--the son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Marutta's son was Dama, Dama's son was Rajyavardhana, Rajyavardhana's son was Sudhrti, and his son was Nara.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tat-sutah kevalas tasmâd

> > dhundhumân vegavâms tatah

> > budhas tasyâbhavad yasya

> > trnabindur mahîpatih

> > tat-sutah--the son of him (Nara); kevalah--was named Kevala; tasmât--from him (Kevala); dhundhumân--a son was born named Dhundhumân; vegavân--named Vegavân; tatah--from him (Dhundhumân); budhah--named Budha; tasya--of him (Vegavân); abhavat--there was; yasya--of whom (Budha); trnabinduh--a son named Trnabindu; mahîpatih--the king.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Nara was Kevala, and his son was Dhundhuman, whose son was Vegavan. Vegavan's son was Budha, and Budha's son was Trnabindu, who became the king of this earth.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > tam bheje 'lambusâ devî

> > bhajanîya-gunâlayam

> > varâpsarâ yatah putrâh

> > kanyâ celavilâbhavat

> > tam--him (Trnabindu); bheje--accepted as husband; alambusâ--the girl Alambusâ; devî--goddess; bhajanîya--worthy of accepting; guna-âlayam--the reservoir of all good qualities; vara-apsarâh--the best of the Apsarâs; yatah--from whom (Trnabindu); putrâh--some sons; kanyâ--a daughter; ca--and; ilavilâ--named Ilavilâ; abhavat--was born.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The best of the Apsaras, the highly qualified girl named Alambusa, accepted the similarly qualified Trnabindu as her husband. She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter known as Ilavila.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > yasyâm utpâdayâm âsa

> > visravâ dhanadam sutam

> > prâdâya vidyâm paramâm

> > rsir yogesvarah pituh

> > yasyâm--in whom (Ilavilâ); utpâdayâm âsa--gave birth; visravâh--Visravâ; dhana-dam--Kuvera, or one who gives money; sutam--to a son; prâdâya--after receiving; vidyâm--absolute knowledge; paramâm--supreme; rsih--the great saintly person; yoga-îsvarah--master of mystic yoga; pituh--from his father.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the great saint Visrava, the master of mystic yoga, received absolute knowledge from his father, he begot in the womb of Ilavila the greatly celebrated son known as Kuvera, the giver of money.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > visâlah sûnyabandhus ca

> > dhûmraketus ca tat-sutâh

> > visâlo vamsa-krd râjâ

> > vaisâlîm nirmame purîm

> > visâlah--named Visâla; sûnyabandhuh--named Sûnyabandhu; ca--also; dhûmraketuh--named Dhûmraketu; ca--also; tat-sutâh--the sons of Trnabindu; visâlah--among the three, King Visâla; vamsa-krt--made a dynasty; râjâ--the king; vaisâlîm--by the name Vaisâlî; nirmame--constructed; purîm--a palace.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Trnabindu had three sons, named Visala, Sunyabandhu and Dhumraketu. Among these three, Visala created a dynasty and constructed a palace called Vaisali.

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> > TEXT 34

> > hemacandrah sutas tasya

> > dhûmrâksas tasya câtmajah

> > tat-putrât samyamâd âsî

> > krsâsvah saha-devajah

> > hemacandrah--was named Hemacandra; sutah--the son; tasya--of him (Visâla); dhûrâksah--was named Dhûrâksa; tasya--of him (Hemacandra); ca--also; âtmajah--the son; tat-putrât--from the son of him (Dhûrâksa); samyamât--from he who was named Samyama; âsît--there was; krsâsvah--Krsâsva; saha--along with; devajah--Devaja.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Visala was known as Hemacandra, his son was Dhumraksa, and his son was Samyama, whose sons were Devaja and Krsasva.

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> > TEXTS 35-36

> > krsâsvât somadatto 'bhûd

> > yo 'svamedhair idaspatim

> > istvâ purusam âpâgryâm

> > gatim yogesvarâsritâm

> > saumadattis tu sumatis

> > tat-putro janamejayah

> > ete vaisâla-bhûpâlâs

> > trnabindor yasodharâh

> > krsâsvât--from Krsâsva; somadattah--a son named Somadatta; abhût--there was; yah--he who (Somadatta); asvamedhaih--by the performance of asvamedha sacrifices; idaspatim--unto Lord Visnu; istvâ--after worshiping; purusam--Lord Visnu; âpa--achieved; agryâm--the best of all; gatim--the destination; yogesvara-âsritâm--the place occupied by great mystic yogîs;

> > saumadattih--the son of Somadatta; tu--but; sumatih--a son named Sumati; tat-putrah--the son of him (Sumati); janamejayah--was named Janamejaya; ete--all of them; vaisâla-bhûpâlâh--the kings in the dynasty of Vaisâla; trnabindoh yasah-dharâh--continued the fame of King Trnabindu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The son of Krsasva was Somadatta, who performed asvamedha sacrifices and thus satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. By worshiping the Supreme Lord, he achieved the most exalted post, a residence on the planet to which great mystic yogis are elevated. The son of Somadatta was Sumati, whose son was Janamejaya. All these kings appearing in the dynasty of Visala properly maintained the celebrated position of King Trnabindu.

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