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Bhagavatapurana 9.17

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

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

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

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

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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;

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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;

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

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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;

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

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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.

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