Matsyapurana 6
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I shall declare the sons and grandsons of Kaśyapa from his wives: / Aditi, Diti, Danu, Ariṣṭā, Surasā,
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Surabhi, Vinatā, Tāmrā, Krodhavaśā, Irā, / Kadrū, Viśvā, and Muni; learn of their sons:
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The gods named Tuṣitas in the epoch of Cākṣuṣa Manu / are remembered as the twelve Ādityas in the epoch of Vaivasvata:
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Indra, Dhātṛ, Bhaga, Tvaṣṭṛ, Mitra, Varuṇa, Yama, / Vivasvant, Savitṛ, Pūṣan, Aṃśumant, and Viṣṇu.
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These thousand-rayed ones are remembered as the twelve Ādityas. / Aditi obtained these excellent sons from Kaśyapa, son of Marīci.
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The sons of the sage Bhṛśāśva are remembered as the divine weapons. / These hosts of gods, O brāhmaṇas, in every cosmic epoch of Manu,
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are born and dissolve, and so too in cosmic age after cosmic age. / Diti obtained two sons from Kaśyapa, as we have heard:
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Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa. / Likewise, four sons were born to Hiraṇyakaśipu:
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Prahlāda, Anuhlāda, Saṃhlāda, and Hlāda. / Prahlāda’s long-lived son was Śibi, as well as Bāṣkala;
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the fourth was Virocana, and he had Bali as a son. / Bali had a hundred sons, O twice-born, with Bāṇa as the eldest:
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūrya, Candra, Candrāṃśutāpana, / Nikumbhanābha, Gurvakṣa, Kukṣibhīma, Vibhīṣaṇa—
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many such, with Bāṇa as the eldest, pre-eminent in virtues. / Bāṇa had a thousand arms and was endowed with all kinds of weapons.
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Pleased by his asceticism, the spear-bearer dwells in his city; / and he attained the status of Mahākāla, an equality with Pinākin.
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The sons of Hiraṇyākṣa were Ulūka, Śakuni, / Bhūtasaṃtāpana, and Mahānābha.
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From these came seventy-seven crores of sons and grandsons, / of great strength, huge bodies, diverse forms, and great splendor.
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Danu obtained from Kaśyapa a hundred sons proud of their strength, / among whom the mighty Vipracitti was the foremost:
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Dvimūrdhan, Śakuni, Śaṅkuśirodhara, / Ayomukha, Śambara, the one named Kapiśa,
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Mārīci, Meghavat, Irā, Garbhaśiras, / Vidrāvaṇa, Ketu, Ketuvīrya, Śatahrada,
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Indrajit, Saptajit, Vajranābha, / Ekacakra, Mahābāhu, Vajrākṣa, Tāraka,
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Asiloman, Puloman, Bindu, the great Asura Bāṇa, / Svarbhānu, and Vṛṣaparvan; these and others were the sons of Danu.
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Svarbhānu’s daughter was Prabhā, and Puloman's daughter was Śacī; / Maya had Upadānavī, Mandodarī, and Kuhū;
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Vṛṣaparvan had Śarmiṣṭhā, Sundarī, and Candrā; / and Pulomā and Kālakā were the daughters of Vaiśvānara.
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These two, having abundant progeny and great strength, were the wives of Kaśyapa; / from the two of them sixty thousand Dānavas arose in ancient times.
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Kaśyapa formerly begot the Paulomas and the Kālakeyas, / dwellers of Hiraṇyapura, who could not be slain by the immortals;
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though they had obtained boons from the four-faced Brahmā, they were slain by Vijaya. / Vipracitti begot the Saiṃhikeyas upon Siṃhikā:
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the thirteen who were the nephews of Hiraṇyakaśipu: / Vyaṃsa, Kalpa, O best of kings, Nala, Vātāpi,
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Ilvala, Namuci, Śvasṛpa, Ajana, / Naraka, Kālanābha, Saramāṇa,
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and the renowned Kālavīrya, increasers of the race of Danu; / while the Nivātakavacas are remembered as the offspring of the Daitya Saṃhrāda.
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invulnerable to all the gods, Gandharvas, Uragas, and Rākṣasas, / who were slain on the battlefield by Arjuna when he relied upon Bharga.
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Tāmrā bore six daughters from the seed of Mārīca: / Śukī, Śyenī, Bhāsī, Sugrīvī, Gṛdhrikā, and Śuci.
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Śukī rightfully gave birth to parrots and owls; / Śyenī gave birth to hawks, and Bhāsī to ospreys.
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Gṛdhrī gave birth to vultures, doves, pigeons, and birds; / and Śuci brought forth swans, cranes, curlews, and diving birds.
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Sugrīvī also gave birth to goats, horses, sheep, camels, and donkeys. / This is declared as the lineage of Tāmrā; hear now about Vinatā's [offspring].
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Garuḍa, lord of winged beings, and Aruṇa among birds, / and the maiden Saudāmanī, who is famous in the sky as lightning.
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Sampāti and Jaṭāyus were both sons of Aruṇa; / the son of Sampāti was Babhru, and the swift-flying Śīghraga is also renowned.
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The famous sons of Jaṭāyus were Karṇikāra and Śatagāmin; / Sārasa, Rajjuvāla, and Bheruṇḍa were also his sons.
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Endless was the line of sons and grandsons of these birds. / Formerly, Surasā had a thousand serpents.
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And Kadrū had a thousand thousand-headed [serpents], O one of good vows; / among them, twenty-six are renowned as principal, O vanquisher of foes:
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Śeṣa, Vāsuki, Karkoṭa, Śaṅkha, Airāvata, Kambala, / Dhanañjaya, Mahānīla, Padma, Aśvatara, Takṣaka,
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Elāpattra, Mahāpadma, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Balāhaka, / Śaṅkhapāla, Mahāśaṅkha, Puṣpadaṃṣṭra, Śubhānana,
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Śaṅkuroman, Bahula, Vāmana, and Pāṇin, / Kapila, Durmukha, and Patañjali: these are remembered.
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The offspring and descendants of all these were endless, / which were mostly burnt long ago in Janamejaya’s sacrificial hall.
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Krodhavaśā brought forth the host of Rākṣasas named after herself; / a myriad of those fanged ones met destruction at the hands of Bhīmasena.
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Surabhi, observant of vows, likewise bore from Kaśyapa / the host of Rudras, and cows, female buffalos, and excellent maidens.
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Muni bore the host of sages and the host of Apsarases, / and Ariṣṭā brought forth many Kinnaras and Gandharvas.
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Irā brought forth all grasses, trees, creepers, and shrubs; / while Viśvā gave birth to Yakṣas and Rākṣasas by the millions.
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Then Diti bore from Kaśyapa forty-nine Maruts, / all knowers of righteousness and dear to the gods.
Translations (1)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
Linked texts (1)
- Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit