Vishnupurana 4.22
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 4.22
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- 4.22.13 — 1 part
4.22.1
śrīparāśara uvāca
ataścekṣvākavo bhaviṣyāḥ pārthivāḥ kathyante //
I WILL now repeat to you the future princes of the family of Ikshwáku.
The son of Vrihadbala will be Vrihatkshańa; his son will be Urukshepa; his son will be Vatsa; his son will be Vatsavyúha; his son will be Prativyoman; his son will be Divákara; his son will be Sahadeva; his son will be Vrihadaśwa; his son will be Bhánuratha; his son will be Supratítha; his son will be Marudeva; his son will be Sunakshatra; his son will be Kinnara; his son will be Antaríksha; his son will be Suvarna; his son will be Amitrajit; his son will be Vrihadrája; his son will be Dharman; his son will be Kritanjaya; his son will be Rańanjaya; his son will be Sanjaya; his son will be Śákya; his son will be Śuddhodana; his son will be Rátula; his son will be Prasenajit; his son will be Kshudraka; his son will be Kuńd́aka; his son will be Suratha; his son will be Sumitra. These are the kings of the family of Ikshwáku, descended from Vrihadbala. This commemorative verse is current concerning them; "The race of the descendants of Ikshwáku will terminate with Sumitra: it will end in the Kali age with him."
4.22.2
bṛhadbalasya putro bṛhatkṣaṇaḥ //
The son of Vrihadbala will be Vrihatkshańa; his son will be Urukshepa; his son will be Vatsa; his son will be Vatsavyúha; his son will be Prativyoman; his son will be Divákara; his son will be Sahadeva; his son will be Vrihadaśwa; his son will be Bhánuratha; his son will be Supratítha; his son will be Marudeva; his son will be Sunakshatra; his son will be Kinnara; his son will be Antaríksha; his son will be Suvarna; his son will be Amitrajit; his son will be Vrihadrája; his son will be Dharman; his son will be Kritanjaya; his son will be Rańanjaya; his son will be Sanjaya; his son will be Śákya; his son will be Śuddhodana; his son will be Rátula; his son will be Prasenajit; his son will be Kshudraka; his son will be Kuńd́aka; his son will be Suratha; his son will be Sumitra. These are the kings of the family of Ikshwáku, descended from Vrihadbala. This commemorative verse is current concerning them; "The race of the descendants of Ikshwáku will terminate with Sumitra: it will end in the Kali age with him."
4.22.3
tasmādurukṣayastasmācca vatsavyūhastataś ca prativyomastasmādapi divārakaḥ //
The son of Vrihadbala will be Vrihatkshańa; his son will be Urukshepa; his son will be Vatsa; his son will be Vatsavyúha; his son will be Prativyoman; his son will be Divákara; his son will be Sahadeva; his son will be Vrihadaśwa; his son will be Bhánuratha; his son will be Supratítha; his son will be Marudeva; his son will be Sunakshatra; his son will be Kinnara; his son will be Antaríksha; his son will be Suvarna; his son will be Amitrajit; his son will be Vrihadrája; his son will be Dharman; his son will be Kritanjaya; his son will be Rańanjaya; his son will be Sanjaya; his son will be Śákya; his son will be Śuddhodana; his son will be Rátula; his son will be Prasenajit; his son will be Kshudraka; his son will be Kuńd́aka; his son will be Suratha; his son will be Sumitra. These are the kings of the family of Ikshwáku, descended from Vrihadbala. This commemorative verse is current concerning them; "The race of the descendants of Ikshwáku will terminate with Sumitra: it will end in the Kali age with him."
4.22.4
tasmātsahadevaḥ sahadevādbṛhadaśvastatsūnurbhānurathastasya caja pratītāśvastasyāpi supratīkastataś ca marudevastataḥ sunakṣatrastamātkinnaraḥ //
4.22.5
kinnarādantarikṣastasmātsuparṇastataścāmitrajit //
4.22.6
tataś ca bṛhadbhājastasyāpi dharmī dharmīṇaḥ kṛtañjayaḥ //
4.22.7
kṛtañjayādraṇañjayaḥ //
4.22.8
raṇañjayātsaṃjayastasmācchākyaśchākyācchuddhodanastasmādrāhulastataḥ prasenajit //
4.22.9
tataś ca kṣudrakastataścaja kuṇḍakastasmādapi surathaḥ //
4.22.10
tatputraś ca sumitraḥ //
4.22.11
ityete cekṣvākavo bṛhadbalānvayāḥ //
4.22.12
atrānuvaṃśaślokaḥ //
4.22.13
ikṣvākūṇāmayaṃ vaṃśaḥsumitrānto bhaviṣyati /
yatastaṃ prāpya rājānaṃ saṃsthāṃ prāpsyati vai kalau //
4.22.13.p1
iti śrīmahāviṣṇupurāṇe cuturthāṃśe dvāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ (22)
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Commentaries (3)
- Ātmaprakāśa — Śrīdhara Svāmin, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇucittīya — Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇavakūṭacandrikā Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā — Ratnagarbhamiśra, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) — Sanskrit
- Viṣṇupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Śūdrakamalākara — Kamalākarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit