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Matsyapurana 50.14

Matsyapurāṇa 50.14

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50.14

ete vaṃśyā yateḥ pakṣāḥ kṣatropetāstu bhārgavāḥ
rājā caidyavaro nāma maitreyasya sutaḥ smṛtaḥ //

Mitrayu was the son of Divodâsa, and he begot Maitreya, the founder of the family of Maitrâyaṇas. They were all Kṣatriyas, but became Bhârgava Brâhmaṇas, belonging to the gotra Yati. King Chaidyavara was the son of Maitreya.—13-14.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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