Matsyapurana 50.26
Matsyapurāṇa 50.26
- Language
- Sanskrit
50.26
caidyoparicaro vīro vasurnāmāntarikṣagaḥ
caidyoparicarājjajñe girikā sapta vai sutān //
Sudhanvâ begot Chyavana, who was very learned, and he became the father of Ṛikṣa, who begot Kṛimi, the great ascetic, who was the father of Chaidyoparichara, also known as Vasu. He was a remarkable warrior like Indra, and had the power of traversing the sky. He begot from Girikâ the following seven issues, named Mahâratha, known also as Bṛihadratha, King of Magadha (Bihar); Pratiaśravâ; Kuśa; Harivâhana; was the fourth; Yaju was the fifth; Matsya and a daughter, named Kâlî who was the seventh. Bṛihadratha was the father of Kuśâgra, who begot Vṛiṣabha, the father of King Puṇyavâna, who begot the King Puṇya, the father of Satyadhṛita, who begot Dhanuṣa, the father of Śarva, who begot Saṃbhava, the father of the King Bṛihadratha. Bṛihadratha's son was born in two parts, which Jarâ joined together (Sandhita), who, on account of being joined by Jarâ, came to be known as Jarâsandha. He was the conqueror of all the Kṣatriyas.—24-32.
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation