Matsyapurana 12
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Sūta said: / Then the sons of Manu, his brothers, headed by Ikṣvāku, / searching for the king, came near the Śaravaṇa.
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Then they all beheld a mare standing before them, / her body shining with the rays of a jewelled saddle, unsurpassed.
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From recognizing the saddle, they were all filled with astonishment: / ‘This is Candraprabha, the steed of that great-souled one!’
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"For what reason did it assume the excellent form of a mare?" / Then they questioned the domestic priest, the son of Mitra and Varuṇa:
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"Tell us, O best of knowers of yoga, how this wonder came to be." / And Vasiṣṭha, seeing everything with the eye of meditation, said:
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"A condition was established long ago by the beloved of Śambhu in the reed forest: / 'Whatever male enters here, he shall become a woman.'
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Even this horse has become female along with the king. / But so that he, who is like the giver of wealth, may become male again,
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an effort must be made in this way, by worshipping the wielder of the Pināka." / Thereupon those men went where the god Maheśvara was.
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They praised Pārvatī and Parameśvara with various hymns. / The two said: "This condition cannot be transgressed. But now,
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when the fruit that comes from Ikṣvāku's horse sacrifice is given to the two of us, / he will without doubt become a Kimpuruṣa hero."
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Addressed with "So be it," the sons of Vaivasvata then departed; / and through Ikṣvāku's horse sacrifice, Ila became a Kimpuruṣa.
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For one month the hero was a man, and for a month he was a woman again. / Staying in the house of Budha, Ila bore a child in her womb.
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She brought forth a son endowed with manifold virtues. / And having fathered that son, Budha then went to heaven.
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From Ila's name, that region of the earth was then called Ilāvṛta. / Ila, the son of Manu, stood at the head of the lunar and solar lineages.
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Thus Purūravas was the continuer of the lineage for the two males. / Ikṣvāku is spoken of likewise for the solar lineage, O ascetics.
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And in his state as a Kimpuruṣa, Ila is called Sudyumna. / Furthermore, Sudyumna had three invincible sons:
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Utkala, and likewise Gaya, and the mighty Haritāśva. / The region known as Utkalā belongs to Utkala, and Gayā is considered [the realm] of Gaya;
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the eastern direction is renowned as Haritāśva's, together with the Kurus. / Then, having consecrated his son Purūravas in Pratiṣṭhāna,
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he went to enjoy the region of the earth, Ilāvṛta, eating celestial fruits. / Ikṣvāku, the eldest heir, obtained the central realm.
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Nariṣyanta had a very powerful son named Śuci. / Nābhāga's [son] was Ambarīṣa, and Dhṛṣṭa had three sons:
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Dhṛtaketu, Citranātha, and the mighty Raṇadhṛṣṭa. / Śaryāti had [a son] named Ānarta and a daughter, Sukanyā.
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Ānarta had a majestic son, Rocamāna. / Ānarta was the realm, and Kuśasthalī was the city.
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Rocamāna's son was Reva, who was also Raivata; / and his other name was Kakudmin, the eldest of a hundred sons.
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Revatī was his famous daughter, the wife of Rāma. / As for Karūṣa, the many Kārūṣas are famous on earth.
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Pṛṣadhra became a Śūdra from killing a cow, through the curse of his guru. / I shall tell of the lineage of Ikṣvāku; listen, O best of sages!
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The god-like king named Vikukṣi became the son of Ikṣvāku; / he was the eldest of a hundred sons, and his sons were fifteen.
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They became the best of kings to the north of Meru. / And he had another one hundred and fourteen [sons],
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who were celebrated as kings to the south of Meru. / The eldest was Kakutstha by name, and his son was Suyodhana.
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His son was named Pṛthu, and Viśvaga was Pṛthu's son. / Indu was his son, and from him came Yuvanāśva.
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And Śrāvasta was of great splendor; Vatsaka was his son, / by whom Śrāvastī was built in the realm of Gauḍa, O best of the twice-born.
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From Śrāvasta came Bṛhadaśva, and from him was Kuvalāśva; / he attained the status of Dhundhumāra, having slain the one named Dhundhu long ago.
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He had three sons: Dṛḍhāśva and Daṇḍa, / and the famous Kapilāśva, the majestic sons of Dhundhumāra.
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Dṛḍhāśva's [son] was Pramoda, and Haryaśva was his son. / Haryaśva had Nikumbha, and from him came Saṃhatāśva.
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Akṛtāśva and Raṇāśva were both sons of Saṃhatāśva. / Yuvanāśva was [the son] of Raṇāśva, and from him came Māndhātṛ.
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Māndhātṛ had Purukutsa, and king Dharmasena, / and the famous Mucukunda, and the majestic Śatrujit.
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Purukutsa's son was Vasuda, the husband of Narmadā. / Sambhūti was his son, and from him came Tridhanvan.
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The son born to Tridhanvan is traditionally called Trayyāruṇa; / from him came the one named Satyavrata, and from him Satyaratha is remembered.
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His son was Hariścandra, and from Hariścandra came Rohita; / from Rohita, Vṛka was born, and from Vṛka, Bāhu was born.
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Sagara was his son, an exceedingly righteous king. / Sagara also had two wives, Prabhā and Bhānumatī.
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Formerly, Aurva was worshipped by the two [wives] wishing for sons. / Aurva, being pleased, granted the two an excellent boon as they desired:
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"Let one take sixty thousand, and the other a single son / who will perpetuate the lineage." Then Prabhā took the many;
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Bhānumatī took the single son, Asamañjasa. / Then Prabhā, daughter of the Yadus, gave birth to sixty thousand,
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who, while digging up the earth in search of the horse, were burnt by Viṣṇu. / Asamañjasa's son was the famous one named Aṃśumant.
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His son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha, / by whom, through the performance of austerities, the Gaṅgā, daughter of Bhagīratha, was brought down.
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The son of Bhagīratha was renowned as Nābhāga; / Nābhāga's [son] was Ambarīṣa, and from him came Sindhudvīpa.
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His son was Ayutāyus, and from him came Ṛtuparṇa; / his [son] was Kalmāṣapāda, and from him Sarvakarman is remembered.
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His son was Anaraṇya; Nighna was his son. / Two kings were born as the sons of Nighna: Anamitra and Raghu.
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Anamitra went to the forest; he will become king in the Kṛta [Yuga]. / Raghu had Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Ajaka;
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Dīrghabāhu was born from Aja, and then king Ajapāla; / from him Daśaratha was born, who had four sons.
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All were manifestations of Nārāyaṇa; among them Rāma was the eldest, / the slayer of Rāvaṇa, and the magnifier of the lineage of the Raghus.
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Vālmīki, the best of the Bhārgavas, composed his life story. / His two sons were Kuśa and Lava, increasers of the family of Ikṣvāku.
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From Kuśa was born Atithi, and Niṣadha was his son;
from him was born Nala, the ruler of Niṣadha, and from him arose Nabhas.
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From Nabhas came Puṇḍarīka; Kṣemadhanvan was remembered after him.
His son was the valiant and majestic Devānīka.
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His son was Ahīnagu, and after him came Sahasrāśva;
then came Candrāvaloka, and after him was Tārāpīḍa.
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His son was Candragiri, and after him came Bhānucandra;
from him came Śrutāyus, who was struck down in the Bhārata [war].
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Only two Nalas are renowned in the lineage sprung from Kaśyapa:
the son of Vīrasena, and likewise that king, the ruler of Niṣadha.
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These kings of generous gifts in the Vaivasvata lineage,
originating from the line of Ikṣvāku, have been proclaimed in principal.
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
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- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit