Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

 

9.2.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaḿ gate 'tha sudyumne

manur vaivasvataḥ sute

putra-kāmas tapas tepe

yamunāyāḿ śataḿ samāḥ

 

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam — thus; gate — had accepted the order of vānaprastha; atha — thereafter; sudyumne — when Sudyumna; manuḥ vaivasvataḥ — Vaivasvata Manu, known as Śrāddhadeva; sute — his son; putra-kāmaḥ — desiring to get sons; tapaḥ tepe — executed severe austerities; yamunāyām — on the bank of the Yamunā; śatam samāḥ — for one hundred years.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, when his son Sudyumna had thus gone to the forest to accept the order of vānaprastha, Vaivasvata Manu [Śrāddhadeva], being desirous of getting more sons, performed severe austerities on the bank of the Yamunā for one hundred years.

 

9.2.2

tato 'yajan manur devam

apatyārthaḿ hariḿ prabhum

ikṣvāku-pūrvajān putrān

lebhe sva-sadṛśān daśa

 

tataḥ — thereafter; ayajat — worshiped; manuḥ — 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; ikṣvāku-pūrva-jān — of whom the eldest was named Ikṣvāku; putrān — sons; lebhe — got; sva-sadṛśān — exactly like himself; daśa — ten.

 

TRANSLATION

 

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

 

9.2.3

pṛṣadhras tu manoḥ putro

go-pālo guruṇā kṛtaḥ

pālayām āsa gā yatto

rātryāḿ vīrāsana-vrataḥ

 

pṛṣadhraḥ tu — among them, Pṛṣadhra; manoḥ — of Manu; putraḥ — the son; go-pālaḥ — herding cows; guruṇā — by the order of his spiritual master; kṛtaḥ — having been engaged; pālayām āsa — he protected; gāḥ — cows; yattaḥ — so engaged; rātryām — at night; vīrāsana-vrataḥ — taking the vow of vīrāsana, standing with a sword.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Among these sons, Pṛṣadhra, 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.

 

9.2.4

ekadā prāviśad goṣṭhaḿ

śārdūlo niśi varṣati

śayānā gāva utthāya

bhītās tā babhramur vraje

 

ekadā — once upon a time; prāviśat — entered; goṣṭham — the land of the cowshed; śārdūlaḥ — a tiger; niśi — at night; varṣati — while it was raining; śayānāḥ — lying down; gāvaḥ — cows; utthāya — getting up; bhītāḥ — fearing; tāḥ — all of them; babhramuḥ — 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.

 

9.2.5-6

ekāḿ jagrāha balavān

sā cukrośa bhayāturā

tasyās tu kranditaḿ śrutvā

pṛṣadhro 'nusasāra ha

 

khaḍgam ādāya tarasā

pralīnoḍu-gaṇe niśi

ajānann acchinod babhroḥ

śiraḥ śārdūla-śańkayā

 

ekām — one of the cows; jagrāha — seized; balavān — the strong tiger; sā — that cow; cukrośa — began to cry; bhaya-āturā — in distress and fear; tasyāḥ — of her; tu — but; kranditam — the screaming; śrutvā — hearing; pṛṣadhraḥ — Pṛṣadhra; anusasāra ha — followed;

 

khaḍgam — sword; ādāya — taking; tarasā — very hastily; pralīna-uḍu-gaṇe — when the stars were covered by clouds; niśi — at night; ajānan — without knowledge; acchinot — cut off; babhroḥ — of the cow; śiraḥ — the head; śārdūla-śańkayā — 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 Pṛṣadhra, 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.

 

9.2.7

vyāghro 'pi vṛkṇa-śravaṇo

nistriḿśāgrāhatas tataḥ

niścakrāma bhṛśaḿ bhīto

raktaḿ pathi samutsṛjan

 

vyāghraḥ — the tiger; api — also; vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ — its ear being cut off; nistriḿśa-agra-āhataḥ — because of being cut by the tip of the sword; tataḥ — thereafter; niścakrāma — fled (from that place); bhṛśam — very much; bhītaḥ — being afraid; raktam — blood; pathi — on the road; samutsṛjan — 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.

 

9.2.8

manyamāno hataḿ vyāghraḿ

pṛṣadhraḥ para-vīra-hā

adrākṣīt sva-hatāḿ babhruḿ

vyuṣṭāyāḿ niśi duḥkhitaḥ

 

manyamānaḥ — thinking that; hatam — has been killed; vyāghram — the tiger; pṛṣadhraḥ — Manu's son Pṛṣadhra; para-vīra-hā — although quite able to punish the enemy; adrākṣīt — saw; sva-hatām — had been killed by him; babhrum — the cow; vyuṣṭāyām niśi — when the night had passed (in the morning); duḥkhitaḥ — became very much unhappy.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In the morning, when Pṛṣadhra, 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.

 

9.2.9

taḿ śaśāpa kulācāryaḥ

kṛtāgasam akāmataḥ

na kṣatra-bandhuḥ śūdras tvaḿ

karmaṇā bhavitāmunā

 

tam — him (Pṛṣadhra); śaśāpa — cursed; kula-ācāryaḥ — the family priest, Vasiṣṭha; kṛta-āgasam — because of committing the great sin of killing a cow; akāmataḥ — although he did not want to do it; na — not; kṣatra-bandhuḥ — the family member of a kṣatriya; śūdraḥ tvam — you have behaved like a śūdra; karmaṇā — therefore by your fruitive reaction; bhavitā — you shall become a śūdra; amunā — because of killing the cow.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Although Pṛṣadhra had committed the sin unknowingly, his family priest, Vasiṣṭha, cursed him, saying, "In your next life you shall not be able to become a kṣatriya. Instead, you shall take birth as a śūdra because of killing the cow."

 

9.2.10

evaḿ śaptas tu guruṇā

pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ

adhārayad vrataḿ vīra

ūrdhva-retā muni-priyam

 

evam — in this way; śaptaḥ — having been cursed; tu — but; guruṇā — by his spiritual master; pratyagṛhṇāt — he (Pṛṣadhra) accepted; kṛta-añjaliḥ — with folded hands; adhārayat — took up, assumed; vratam — the vow of brahmacarya; vīraḥ — that hero; ūrdhva-retāḥ — having controlled his senses; muni-priyam — which is approved by the great sages.

 

TRANSLATION

 

When the hero Pṛṣadhra 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.

 

9.2.11-13

vāsudeve bhagavati

sarvātmani pare 'male

ekāntitvaḿ gato bhaktyā

sarva-bhūta-suhṛt samaḥ

 

vimukta-sańgaḥ śāntātmā

saḿyatākṣo 'parigrahaḥ

yad-ṛcchayopapannena

kalpayan vṛttim ātmanaḥ

 

ātmany ātmānam ādhāya

jñāna-tṛptaḥ samāhitaḥ

vicacāra mahīm etāḿ

jaḍāndha-badhirākṛtiḥ

 

vāsudeve — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhagavati — unto the Lord; sarva-ātmani — unto the Supersoul; pare — unto the Transcendence; amale — unto the Supreme person, who is without material contamination; ekāntitvam — rendering devotional service without diversion; gataḥ — being situated in that position; bhaktyā — because of pure devotion; sarva-bhūta-suhṛt samaḥ — because of being a devotee, friendly and equal to everyone;

 

vimukta-sańgaḥ — without material contamination; śānta-ātmā — a peaceful attitude; saḿyata — self-controlled; akṣaḥ — the vision of whom; aparigrahaḥ — without accepting any charity from anyone else; yat-ṛcchayā — by the grace of the Lord; upapannena — by whatever was available for bodily necessities; kalpayan — in this way arranging; vṛttim — the necessities of the body; ātmanaḥ — for the benefit of the soul;

 

ātmani — within the mind; ātmānam — the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead; ādhāya — keeping always; jñāna-tṛptaḥ — fully satisfied in transcendental knowledge; samāhitaḥ — always in trance; vicacāra — traveled all over; mahīm — the earth; etām — this; jaḍa — dumb; andha — blind; badhira — deaf; ākṛtiḥ — appearing as if.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Thereafter, Pṛṣadhra gained relief from all responsibilities, became peaceful in mind, and established control over all his senses. Being unaffected by material conditions, being pleased with whatever was available by the grace of the Lord to maintain body and soul together, and being equal toward everyone, he gave full attention to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, who is the transcendental Supersoul, free from material contamination. Thus Pṛṣadhra, fully satisfied in pure knowledge, always keeping his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, achieved pure devotional service to the Lord and began traveling all over the world, without affection for material activities, as if he were deaf, dumb and blind.

 

9.2.14

evaḿ vṛtto vanaḿ gatvā

dṛṣṭvā dāvāgnim utthitam

tenopayukta-karaṇo

brahma prāpa paraḿ muniḥ

 

evam vṛttaḥ — being situated in such an order of life; vanam — to the forest; gatvā — after going; dṛṣṭvā — when he saw; dāva-agnim — a forest fire; utthitam — existing there; tena — by that (fire); upayukta-karaṇaḥ — engaging all the senses of the body by burning; brahma — transcendence; prāpa — he achieved; param — the ultimate goal; muniḥ — as a great saintly person.

 

TRANSLATION

 

With this attitude, Pṛṣadhra 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.

 

9.2.15

kaviḥ kanīyān viṣayeṣu niḥspṛho

visṛjya rājyaḿ saha bandhubhir vanam

niveśya citte puruṣaḿ sva-rociṣaḿ

viveśa kaiśora-vayāḥ paraḿ gataḥ

 

kaviḥ — another son, known as Kavi; kanīyān — who was the youngest; viṣayeṣu — in material enjoyments; niḥspṛhaḥ — being without attachment; visṛjya — after giving up; rājyam — his father's property, the kingdom; saha bandhubhiḥ — accompanied by friends; vanam — the forest; niveśya — keeping always; citte — within the core of the heart; puruṣam — the Supreme Person; sva-rociṣam — self-effulgent; viveśa — entered; kaiśora-vayāḥ — a young man not fully in youth; param — the transcendental world; gataḥ — 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.

 

9.2.16

karūṣān mānavād āsan

kārūṣāḥ kṣatra-jātayaḥ

uttarā-patha-goptāro

brahmaṇyā dharma-vatsalāḥ

 

karūṣāt — from Karūṣa; mānavāt — from the son of Manu; āsan — there was; kārūṣāḥ — called the Kārūṣas; kṣatra-jātayaḥ — a group of kṣatriyas; uttarā — northern; patha — of the direction; goptāraḥ — kings; brahmaṇyāḥ — celebrated protectors of the brahminical culture; dharma-vatsalāḥ — extremely religious.

 

TRANSLATION

 

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

 

9.2.17

dhṛṣṭād dhārṣṭam abhūt kṣatraḿ

brahma-bhūyaḿ gataḿ kṣitau

nṛgasya vaḿśaḥ sumatir

bhūtajyotis tato vasuḥ

 

dhṛṣṭāt — from Dhṛṣṭa, another son of Manu; dhārṣṭam — a caste of the name Dhārṣṭa; abhūt — was produced; kṣatram — belonging to the kṣatriya group; brahma-bhūyam — the position of brāhmaṇas; gatam — had achieved; kṣitau — on the surface of the world; nṛgasya — of Nṛga, another son of Manu; vaḿśaḥ — the dynasty; sumatiḥ — of the name Sumati; bhūtajyotiḥ — of the name Bhūtajyoti; tataḥ — thereafter; vasuḥ — by the name Vasu.

 

TRANSLATION

 

From the son of Manu named Dhṛṣṭa came a kṣatriya caste called Dhārṣṭa, whose members achieved the position of brāhmaṇas in this world. Then, from the son of Manu named Nṛga came Sumati. From Sumati came Bhūtajyoti, and from Bhūtajyoti came Vasu.

 

9.2.18

vasoḥ pratīkas tat-putra

oghavān oghavat-pitā

kanyā caughavatī nāma

sudarśana uvāha tām

 

vasoḥ — of Vasu; pratīkaḥ — named Pratīka; tat-putraḥ — his son; oghavān — named Oghavān; oghavat-pitā — who was the father of Oghavān; kanyā — his daughter; ca — also; oghavatī — Oghavatī; nāma — by the name; sudarśanaḥ — Sudarśana; uvāha — married; tām — that daughter (Oghavatī).

 

TRANSLATION

 

The son of Vasu was Pratīka, whose son was Oghavān. Oghavān's son was also known as Oghavān, and his daughter was Oghavatī. Sudarśana married that daughter.

 

9.2.19

citraseno nariṣyantād

ṛkṣas tasya suto 'bhavat

tasya mīḍhvāḿs tataḥ pūrṇa

indrasenas tu tat-sutaḥ

 

citrasenaḥ — one named Citrasena; nariṣyantāt — from Nariṣyanta, another son of Manu; ṛkṣaḥ — Ṛkṣa; tasya — of Citrasena; sutaḥ — the son; abhavat — became; tasya — of him (Ṛkṣa); mīḍhvān — Mīḍhvān; tataḥ — from him (Mīḍhvān); pūrṇaḥ — Pūrṇa; indrasenaḥ — Indrasena; tu — but; tat-sutaḥ — the son of him (Pūrṇa).

 

TRANSLATION

 

From Nariṣyanta came a son named Citrasena and from him a son named Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came Mīḍhvān, from Mīḍhvān came Pūrṇa, and from Pūrṇa came Indrasena.

 

9.2.20

vītihotras tv indrasenāt

tasya satyaśravā abhūt

uruśravāḥ sutas tasya

devadattas tato 'bhavat

 

vītihotraḥ — Vītihotra; tu — but; indrasenāt — from Indrasena; tasya — of Vītihotra; satyaśravāḥ — known by the name Satyaśravā; abhūt — there was; uruśravāḥ — Uruśravā; sutaḥ — was the son; tasya — of him (Satyaśravā); devadattaḥ — Devadatta; tataḥ — from Uruśravā; abhavat — there was.

 

TRANSLATION

 

From Indrasena came Vītihotra, from Vītihotra came Satyaśravā, from Satyaśravā came the son named Uruśravā, and from Uruśravā came Devadatta.

 

9.2.21

tato 'gniveśyo bhagavān

agniḥ svayam abhūt sutaḥ

kānīna iti vikhyāto

jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ

 

tataḥ — from Devadatta; agniveśyaḥ — a son named Agniveśya; bhagavān — the most powerful; agniḥ — the fire-god; svayam — personally; abhūt — became; sutaḥ — the son; kānīnaḥ — Kānīna; iti — thus; vikhyātaḥ — was celebrated; jātūkarṇyaḥ — Jātūkarṇya; mahān ṛṣiḥ — the great saintly person.

 

TRANSLATION

 

From Devadatta came a son known as Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.

 

9.2.22

tato brahma-kulaḿ jātam

āgniveśyāyanaḿ nṛpa

nariṣyantānvayaḥ prokto

diṣṭa-vaḿśam ataḥ śṛṇu

 

tataḥ — from Agniveśya; brahma-kulam — a dynasty of brāhmaṇas; jātam — was generated; āgniveśyāyanam — known as Āgniveśyāyana; nṛpa — O King Parīkṣit; nariṣyanta — of Nariṣyanta; anvayaḥ — descendants; proktaḥ — have been explained; diṣṭa-vaḿśam — the dynasty of Diṣṭa; ataḥ — hereafter; śṛṇu — hear.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O King, from Agniveśya came a brahminical dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. Now that I have described the descendants of Nariṣyanta, let me describe the descendants of Diṣṭa. Please hear from me.

 

 9.2.23-24

nābhāgo diṣṭa-putro 'nyaḥ

karmaṇā vaiśyatāḿ gataḥ

bhalandanaḥ sutas tasya

vatsaprītir bhalandanāt

 

vatsaprīteḥ sutaḥ prāḿśus

tat-sutaḿ pramatiḿ viduḥ

khanitraḥ pramates tasmāc

cākṣuṣo 'tha viviḿśatiḥ

 

nābhāgaḥ — by the name Nābhāga; diṣṭa-putraḥ — the son of Diṣṭa; anyaḥ — another; karmaṇā — by occupation; vaiśyatām — the order of the vaiśyas; gataḥ — achieved; bhalandanaḥ — by the name Bhalandana; sutaḥ — son; tasya — of him (Nābhāga);

 

vatsaprītiḥ — by the name Vatsaprīti; bhalandanāt — from Bhalandana; vatsaprīteḥ — from Vatsaprīti; sutaḥ — the son; prāḿśuḥ — was named Prāḿśu; tat-sutam — the son of him (Prāḿśu); pramatim — was named Pramati; viduḥ — you should understand; khanitraḥ — was named Khanitra; pramateḥ — from Pramati; tasmāt — from him (Khanitra); cākṣuṣaḥ — was named Cākṣuṣa; atha — thus (from Cākṣuṣa); viviḿśatiḥ — the son named Viviḿśati.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Diṣṭa had a son by the name Nābhāga. This Nābhāga, who was different from the Nābhāga described later, became a vaiśya by occupational duty. The son of Nābhāga was known as Bhalandana, the son of Bhalandana was Vatsaprīti, and his son was Prāḿśu. Prāḿśu's son was Pramati, Pramati's son was Khanitra, Khanitra's son was Cākṣuṣa, and his son was Viviḿśati.

 

9.2.25

viviḿśateḥ suto rambhaḥ

khanīnetro 'sya dhārmikaḥ

karandhamo mahārāja

tasyāsīd ātmajo nṛpa

 

viviḿśateḥ — from Viviḿśati; sutaḥ — the son; rambhaḥ — named Rambha; khanīnetraḥ — named Khanīnetra; asya — of Rambha; dhārmikaḥ — very religious; karandhamaḥ — named Karandhama; mahārāja — O King; tasya — of him (Khanīnetra); āsīt — was; ātmajaḥ — the son; nṛpa — O King.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The son of Viviḿśati was Rambha, whose son was the great and religious King Khanīnetra. O King, the son of Khanīnetra was King Karandhama.

 

9.2.26

tasyāvīkṣit suto yasya

maruttaś cakravarty abhūt

saḿvarto 'yājayad yaḿ vai

mahā-yogy ańgiraḥ-sutaḥ

 

tasya — of him (Karandhama); avīkṣit — named Avīkṣit; sutaḥ — the son; yasya — of whom (Avīkṣit); maruttaḥ — (the son) named Marutta; cakravartī — the emperor; abhūt — became; saḿvartaḥ — Saḿvarta; ayājayat — engaged in performing sacrifice; yam — unto whom (Marutta); vai — indeed; mahā-yogī — the great mystic; ańgiraḥ-sutaḥ — the son of Ańgirā.

 

TRANSLATION

 

From Karandhama came a son named Avīkṣit, and from Avīkṣit a son named Marutta, who was the emperor. The great mystic Saḿvarta, the son of Ańgirā, engaged Marutta in performing a sacrifice [yajña].

 

9.2.27

maruttasya yathā yajño

na tathānyo 'sti kaścana

sarvaḿ hiraṇmayaḿ tv āsīd

yat kiñcic cāsya śobhanam

 

maruttasya — of Marutta; yathā — as; yajñaḥ — performance of sacrifice; na — not; tathā — like that; anyaḥ — any other; asti — there is; kaścana — anything; sarvam — everything; hiraṇ-mayam — made of gold; tu — indeed; āsīt — there was; yat kiñcit — whatever he had; ca — and; asya — of Marutta; śobhanam — 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.

 

9.2.28

amādyad indraḥ somena

dakṣiṇābhir dvijātayaḥ

marutaḥ pariveṣṭāro

viśvedevāḥ sabhā-sadaḥ

 

amādyat — became intoxicated; indraḥ — the King of heaven, Lord Indra; somena — by drinking the intoxicant soma-rasa; dakṣiṇābhiḥ — by receiving sufficient contributions; dvijātayaḥ — the brahminical group; marutaḥ — the airs; pariveṣṭāraḥ — offering the foodstuffs; viśvedevāḥ — universal demigods; sabhā-sadaḥ — members of the assembly.

 

TRANSLATION

 

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

 

9.2.29

maruttasya damaḥ putras

tasyāsīd rājyavardhanaḥ

sudhṛtis tat-suto jajñe

saudhṛteyo naraḥ sutaḥ

 

maruttasya — of Marutta; damaḥ — (was named) Dama; putraḥ — the son; tasya — of him (Dama); āsīt — there was; rājya-vardhanaḥ — named Rājyavardhana, or one who can expand the kingdom; sudhṛtiḥ — was named Sudhṛti; tat-sutaḥ — the son of him (Rājyavardhana); jajñe — was born; saudhṛteyaḥ — from Sudhṛti; naraḥ — named Nara; sutaḥ — the son.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Marutta's son was Dama, Dama's son was Rājyavardhana, Rājyavardhana's son was Sudhṛti, and his son was Nara.

 

9.2.30

tat-sutaḥ kevalas tasmād

dhundhumān vegavāḿs tataḥ

budhas tasyābhavad yasya

tṛṇabindur mahīpatiḥ

 

tat-sutaḥ — the son of him (Nara); kevalaḥ — was named Kevala; tasmāt — from him (Kevala); dhundhumān — a son was born named Dhundhumān; vegavān — named Vegavān; tataḥ — from him (Dhundhumān); budhaḥ — named Budha; tasya — of him (Vegavān); abhavat — there was; yasya — of whom (Budha); tṛṇabinduḥ — a son named Tṛṇabindu; mahīpatiḥ — the king.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The son of Nara was Kevala, and his son was Dhundhumān, whose son was Vegavān. Vegavān's son was Budha, and Budha's son was Tṛṇabindu, who became the king of this earth.

 

9.2.31

taḿ bheje 'lambuṣā devī

bhajanīya-guṇālayam

varāpsarā yataḥ putrāḥ

kanyā celavilābhavat

 

tam — him (Tṛṇabindu); bheje — accepted as husband; alambuṣā — the girl Alambuṣā; devī — goddess; bhajanīya — worthy of accepting; guṇa-ālayam — the reservoir of all good qualities; vara-apsarāḥ — the best of the Apsarās; yataḥ — from whom (Tṛṇabindu); putrāḥ — some sons; kanyā — a daughter; ca — and; ilavilā — named Ilavilā; abhavat — was born.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The best of the Apsarās, the highly qualified girl named Alambuṣā, accepted the similarly qualified Tṛṇabindu as her husband. She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter known as Ilavilā.

 

9.2.32

yasyām utpādayām āsa

viśravā dhanadaḿ sutam

prādāya vidyāḿ paramām

ṛṣir yogeśvaraḥ pituḥ

 

yasyām — in whom (Ilavilā); utpādayām āsa — gave birth; viśravāḥ — Viśravā; dhana-dam — Kuvera, or one who gives money; sutam — to a son; prādāya — after receiving; vidyām — absolute knowledge; paramām — supreme; ṛṣiḥ — the great saintly person; yoga-īśvaraḥ — master of mystic yoga; pituḥ — from his father.

 

TRANSLATION

 

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

 

9.2.33

viśālaḥ śūnyabandhuś ca

dhūmraketuś ca tat-sutāḥ

viśālo vaḿśa-kṛd rājā

vaiśālīḿ nirmame purīm

 

viśālaḥ — named Viśāla; śūnyabandhuḥ — named Śūnyabandhu; ca — also; dhūmraketuḥ — named Dhūmraketu; ca — also; tat-sutāḥ — the sons of Tṛṇabindu; viśālaḥ — among the three, King Viśāla; vaḿśa-kṛt — made a dynasty; rājā — the king; vaiśālīm — by the name Vaiśālī; nirmame — constructed; purīm — a palace.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Tṛṇabindu had three sons, named Viśāla, Śūnyabandhu and Dhūmraketu. Among these three, Viśāla created a dynasty and constructed a palace called Vaiśālī.

 

9.2.34

hemacandraḥ sutas tasya

dhūmrākṣas tasya cātmajaḥ

tat-putrāt saḿyamād āsīt

kṛśāśvaḥ saha-devajaḥ

 

hemacandraḥ — was named Hemacandra; sutaḥ — the son; tasya — of him (Viśāla); dhūmrākṣaḥ — was named Dhūmrākṣa; tasya — of him (Hemacandra); ca — also; ātmajaḥ — the son; tat-putrāt — from the son of him (Dhūmrākṣa); saḿyamāt — from he who was named Saḿyama; āsīt — there was; kṛśāśvaḥ — Kṛśāśva; saha — along with; devajaḥ — Devaja.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The son of Viśāla was known as Hemacandra, his son was Dhūmrākṣa, and his son was Saḿyama, whose sons were Devaja and Kṛśāśva.

 

9.2.35-36

kṛśāśvāt somadatto 'bhūd

yo 'śvamedhair iḍaspatim

iṣṭvā puruṣam āpāgryāḿ

gatiḿ yogeśvarāśritām

 

saumadattis tu sumatis

tat-putro janamejayaḥ

ete vaiśāla-bhūpālās

tṛṇabindor yaśodharāḥ

 

kṛśāśvāt — from Kṛśāśva; somadattaḥ — a son named Somadatta; abhūt — there was; yaḥ — he who (Somadatta); aśvamedhaiḥ — by the performance of aśvamedha sacrifices; iḍaspatim — unto Lord Viṣṇu; iṣṭvā — after worshiping; puruṣam — Lord Viṣṇu; āpa — achieved; agryām — the best of all; gatim — the destination; yogeśvara-āśritām — the place occupied by great mystic yogīs;

 

saumadattiḥ — the son of Somadatta; tu — but; sumatiḥ — a son named Sumati; tat-putraḥ — the son of him (Sumati); janamejayaḥ — was named Janamejaya; ete — all of them; vaiśāla-bhūpālāḥ — the kings in the dynasty of Vaiśāla; tṛṇabindoḥ yaśaḥ-dharāḥ — continued the fame of King Tṛṇabindu.

 

TRANSLATION

 

The son of Kṛśāśva was Somadatta, who performed aśvamedha sacrifices and thus satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. By worshiping the Supreme Lord, he achieved the most exalted post, a residence on the planet to which great mystic yogīs are elevated. The son of Somadatta was Sumati, whose son was Janamejaya. All these kings appearing in the dynasty of Viśāla properly maintained the celebrated position of King Tṛṇabindu.