Bhagavatapurana 9.17: atha saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

9.17.1

/0 śrībādarāyaṇiruvāca
yaḥ purūravasaḥ putra āyustasyābhavan sutāḥ /
nahuṣaḥ kṣatravṛddhaśca rajī rābhaśca vīryavān //

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: / Ayus was the son of Purūravas; his sons were / Nahuṣa, Kṣatravṛddha, Rajī, the mighty Rābha,

1. Sri Suka said:— Ayu, son of Pururavas, had five sons, Nahusha, Kshatravridha, Rajee, Rambha and Veeryavat.

9.17.2

anenā iti rājendra śṛṇu kṣatravṛdho 'nvayam /
kṣatravṛddhasutasyāsan suhotrasyātmajāstrayaḥ //

and Anenas, O best of kings. Listen to the lineage of Kṣatravṛddha. / To Suhotra, the son of Kṣatravṛddha, were born three sons:

2. & 3. O great king, hear of the line of Kshatravridha, (the sinless); his son Suhotra had three sons named Kasya, Kusa and Gritsamada and Gritsamada's son was Sunaka, and his son Saunaka, a sage most important of the followers of Rig Veda.

9.17.3

kāśyaḥ kuśo gṛtsamada iti gṛtsamadādabhūt /
śunakaḥ śaunako yasya bahvṛcapravaro muniḥ //

Kāśya, Kuśa, and Gṛtsamada; from Gṛtsamada was born / Śunaka, whose son was the sage Śaunaka, foremost among the reciters of the Ṛgveda.

9.17.4

kāśyasya kāśistatputro rāṣṭro dīrghatamaḥpitā /
dhanvantarirdīrghatamasa āyurvedapravartakaḥ //

Kāśya’s son was Kāśi; his son was Rāṣṭra, the father of Dīrghatamas. / Dhanvantari, the originator of Āyurveda, was born from Dīrghatamas;

4. Son of Kasya was Kasi whose son was Rashtra, father of Deerghatamas, whose son was Danvantari, the founder of the Ayurveda.

9.17.5

yajñabhug vāsudevāṃśaḥ smṛtamātrārtināśanaḥ /
tatputraḥ ketumān asya jajñe bhīmarathastataḥ //

he was an enjoyer of sacrifice, a portion of Vāsudeva, who destroys distress by mere remembrance. / His son was Ketumat; from him was born Bhīmaratha;

5. Dhanvantari is an amsa of Vasudeva who accepts all sacrifices as being His worship and who destroys all disease and affliction for merely remembering his name; his son was Ketuman and his son was Bhimaratha.

9.17.6

divodāso dyumāṃstasmāt pratardana iti smṛtaḥ /
sa eva śatrujidvatsa ṛtadhvaja itīritaḥ /
tathā kuvalayāśveti prokto 'larkādayastataḥ //

from him, Divodāsa; and from him Dyumat, remembered as Pratardana. / He is also known as Śatrujit, Vatsa, and Ṛtadhvaja, / and is celebrated as Kuvalayāśva; from him came Alarka and others.

6. Bhimaratha's son was Divodasa whose son was Dyumat known as Pratardana and he was also Satrujit, Vatsa and Ritadhvaja, and also Kuvalayasva; of this Dyumat Alarka and other sons were born.

9.17.7

ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣaśatāni ca /
nālarkādaparo rājan bubhuje medinīṃ yuvā //

For sixty thousand and sixty hundred years / no one other than Alarka, remaining youthful, enjoyed the earth, O King.

7. & 8. O king, no other king than Alarka retained his youthfulness and ruled the earth for sixty-six thousand years. To Alarka was born a son called Santati (Sannati) of whom Suneetha was the son; and of this, Suketana; his son was Dharmaketu of whom Satyaketu was born.

9.17.8

alarkāt santatistasmāt sunītho 'tha niketanaḥ /
dharmaketuḥ sutastasmāt satyaketurajāyata //

From Alarka came Santati; from him Sunītha; then Niketana; / Dharmaketu was his son, and from him was born Satyaketu;

9.17.9

dhṛṣṭaketustatastasmāt sukumāraḥ kṣitīśvaraḥ /
vītihotro 'sya bhargo 'to bhārgabhūmirabhūn nṛpa //

from him Dhṛṣṭaketu; and from him Sukumāra, the ruler of the earth; / his son was Vītihotra; from him Bharga; and from Bharga came Bhārgabhūmi, O King.

9. Satyaketu's son was Dhrishtaketu and his son was Sukumara, the king; his son was Veetihotra; his son Bharga; and his son Bhargabhumi became a king.

9.17.10

itīme kāśayo bhūpāḥ kṣatravṛddhānvayāyinaḥ /
rābhasya rabhasaḥ putro gambhīraścākriyastataḥ //

Thus these were the Kāśi kings belonging to the lineage of Kṣatravṛddha. / Rābha’s son was Rabhasa; from him was Gambhīra, and then Akriya;

10. These are kings of Kasya's branch belonging to the line of Kshatravriddha; Rambha's son was Rabhasa and his son Gambhira and his Akriya.

9.17.11

tadgotraṃ brahmavij jajñe śṛṇu vaṃśamanenasaḥ /
śuddhastataḥ śucistasmāc citrakṛddharmasārathiḥ //

from his clan was born a knower of Brahman. Listen to the lineage of Anenas: / Śuddha; from him Śuci; from him Citrakṛt; from him Dharmasārathi;

11. Of his wife Brahma was born and so hear of the line of this sinless king; his son was Suddha; his son Suchi of whom was born Trikakut, also called Dharmasarathi.

9.17.12

tataḥ śāntarajo jajñe kṛtakṛtyaḥ sa ātmavān /
rajeḥ pañcaśatānyāsan putrāṇāmamitaujasām //

from him was born Śāntarajas, who accomplished his purpose and had self-control. / Rajī had five hundred sons of boundless might.

12. Of this last was born Santaraya who, being wise, became accomplished of his purpose; Raji had five hundred sons of boundless prowess.

9.17.13

devairabhyarthito daityān hatvendrāyādadāddivam /
indrastasmai punardattvā gṛhītvā caraṇau rajeḥ //

Entreated by the gods, having slain the Daityas, he gave heaven to Indra; / but Indra, having returned it to him and seized Rajī’s feet,

13.—15. Solicited by the gods he vanquished the Daityas and restored the celestial region to Indra, who however gave it back to Raji. Indra afraid of Prahlada and other enemies fell at his feet and placed himself in his hands. When the father died, his sons did not return Swarga to Indra who asked for it and appropriated to themselves the sacrificial offerings intended for Indra when Bhruhaspati was pouring offerings into the fire.

9.17.14

ātmānamarpayāmāsa prahrādādyariśaṅkitaḥ /
pitaryuparate putrā yācamānāya no daduḥ //

surrendered himself to him, fearful of enemies headed by Prahrāda. / When the father passed away, the sons did not give [heaven back] to him when he begged for it,

9.17.15

triviṣṭapaṃ mahendrāya yajñabhāgān samādaduḥ /
guruṇā hūyamāne 'gnau balabhit tanayān rajeḥ //

nor the three worlds to Mahendra, but seized the sacrificial shares themselves. / As oblations were being offered in the fire by the preceptor, Indra, the slayer of Bala,

9.17.16

avadhīdbhraṃśitān mārgān na kaścidavaśeṣitaḥ /
kuśāt pratiḥ kṣātravṛddhāt sañjayastatsuto jayaḥ //

killed the sons of Rajī who had fallen from the right path, leaving none remaining. / From Kuśa, of Kṣatravṛddha's line, came Prati; his son was Sañjaya; his son was Jaya;

16. He (Indra) destroyed to the last man the sons of Raji as they went astray from the path of right. Kusa, son of Kshatravriddha begot Sanjaya whose son was Jaya.

9.17.17

tataḥ kṛtaḥ kṛtasyāpi jajñe haryabalo nṛpaḥ /
sahadevastato hīno jayasenastu tatsutaḥ //

from him was born Kṛta; and from Kṛta was born King Haryabala; / then Sahadeva; from him Hīna; his son was Jayasena;

17. Jaya's son was Krita, his son was Haryavana the king; thence Sahadeva was born; his son was Heena and his Jayasena.

9.17.18

saṅkṛtistasya ca jayaḥ kṣatradharmā mahārathaḥ /
kṣatravṛddhānvayā bhūpā ime śṛṇv atha nāhuṣān //

his son was Saṅkṛti; and his son was Jaya, the great warrior who upheld the duties of a kṣatriya. / These were the kings of Kṣatravṛddha’s lineage; now listen to the descendants of Nahuṣa.

18. And his son was Sankriti; his son was Jaya possessed of the character of Kshatriyas and was a great warrior; the princes of the Kshatravriddha's line have been mentioned; next hear of the line that grew from Nahusha.