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sri-badarayanir uvaca
yah pururavasah putra
ayus tasyabhavan sutah
nahusah ksatravrddhas ca
raji rabhas ca viryavan
anena iti rajendra
srnu ksatravrdho ‘nvayam
ksatravrddha-sutasyasan
suhotrasyatmajas trayah
kasyah kuso grtsamada
iti grtsamadad abhut
sunakah saunako yasya
bahvrca-pravaro munih
Sukadeva Gosvami said: From Pururava 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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kasyasya kasis tat-putro
rastro dirghatamah-pita
dhanvantarir dirghatamasa
ayur-veda-pravartakah
yajna-bhug vasudevamsah
smrta-matrarti-nasanah
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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tat-putrah ketuman asya
jajne bhimarathas tatah
divodaso dyumams tasmat
pratardana iti smrtah
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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sa eva satrujid vatsa
rtadhvaja itiritah
tatha kuvalayasveti
prokto ‘larkadayas tatah
Dyuman was also known as Satrujit, Vatsa, Rtadhvaja and Kuvalayasva.
From him were born Alarka and other sons.
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sastim varsa-sahasrani
sastim varsa-satani ca
nalarkad aparo rajan
bubhuje medinim yuva
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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alarkat santatis tasmat
sunitho ‘tha niketanah
dharmaketuh sutas tasmat
satyaketur ajayata
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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dhrstaketus tatas tasmat
sukumarah ksitisvarah
vitihotro ‘sya bhargo ‘to
bhargabhumir abhun nrpa
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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itime kasayo bhupah
ksatravrddhanvayayinah
rabhasya rabhasah putro
gambhiras cakriyas tatah
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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tad-gotram brahmavij jajne
srnu vamsam anenasah
suddhas tatah sucis tasmac
citrakrd dharmasarathih
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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tatah santarajo jajne
krta-krtyah sa atmavan
rajeh panca-satany asan
putranam amitaujasam
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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devair abhyarthito daityan
hatvendrayadadad divam
indras tasmai punar dattva
grhitva caranau rajeh
atmanam arpayam asa
prahradady-ari-sankitah
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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pitary uparate putra
yacamanaya no daduh
trivistapam mahendraya
yajna-bhagan samadaduh
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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guruna huyamane ‘gnau
balabhit tanayan rajeh
avadhid bhramsitan margan
na kascid avasesitah
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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kusat pratih ksatravrddhat
sanjayas tat-suto jayah
tatah krtah krtasyapi
jajne haryabalo nrpah
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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sahadevas tato hino
jayasenas tu tat-sutah
sankrtis tasya ca jayah
ksatra-dharma maha-rathah
ksatravrddhanvaya bhupa
ime srnv atha nahusan
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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