[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 4.21 # Vishnupurana 4.21 Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [4.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.2) — 1 part - [4.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.3) — 1 part ### [4.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.1) parāśara uvāca: ataḥ paraṃ bhaviṣyān ahaṃ bhūpālān kīrtayiṣyāmi | yo 'yaṃ sāmpratam avanīpatiḥ parīkṣit tasyāpi janamejayaśrutasenograsenabhīmasenāḥ putrāś catvāro bhaviṣyanti || > I WILL now enumerate the kings who, will reign in future periods. The present monarch, Paríkshit, will have four sons, Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhímasena. The son of Janamejaya will be Śatáníka, who will study the Vedas under Yájnyawalkya, and military science with Kripa; but becoming dissatisfied with sensual enjoyments, he will acquire spiritual knowledge from the instructions of Śaunaka, and ultimately obtain salvation. His son will be Aswamedhadatta (a son given by the gods in reward for the sacrifice of a horse); his son will be Asíma-krishńa; his son will be Nichakra, who will remove the capital to Kauśámbí, in consequence of Hastinápura being washed away by the Ganges; his son will be Ushńa; his son will be Chitraratha; his son will be Vrishńimat; his son will be Susheńa; his son will be Sunítha; his son will be Richa; his son will be Nrichakshu; his son will be Sukhíhala; his son will be Pariplava; his son will be Sunaya; his son will be Medhávin; his son will be Nripanjaya; his son will be Mridu; his son will be Tigma; his son will be Vrihadratha; his son will be Vasudána; and his son will be another Śatáníka; his son will be Udayana; his son will be Ahínara; his son will be Khańd́apáni; his son will be Niramitra; his son will be Kshemaka: of him this verse is recited; "The race which gave origin to Brahmans and Kshatriyas, and which was purified by regal sages, terminated with Kshemaka; in the Kali age." > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [4.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.2) tasyāparaḥ śatānīko bhaviṣyati | yo 'sau yājñavalkyād vedam adhītya kṛpād astrāṇy avāpya viṣayaviraktacittavṛttiś ca śaunakopadeśād ātmavijñānapravīṇaḥ paraṃ nirvāṇam āpsyati || > I WILL now enumerate the kings who, will reign in future periods. The present monarch, Paríkshit, will have four sons, Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhímasena. The son of Janamejaya will be Śatáníka, who will study the Vedas under Yájnyawalkya, and military science with Kripa; but becoming dissatisfied with sensual enjoyments, he will acquire spiritual knowledge from the instructions of Śaunaka, and ultimately obtain salvation. His son will be Aswamedhadatta (a son given by the gods in reward for the sacrifice of a horse); his son will be Asíma-krishńa; his son will be Nichakra, who will remove the capital to Kauśámbí, in consequence of Hastinápura being washed away by the Ganges; his son will be Ushńa; his son will be Chitraratha; his son will be Vrishńimat; his son will be Susheńa; his son will be Sunítha; his son will be Richa; his son will be Nrichakshu; his son will be Sukhíhala; his son will be Pariplava; his son will be Sunaya; his son will be Medhávin; his son will be Nripanjaya; his son will be Mridu; his son will be Tigma; his son will be Vrihadratha; his son will be Vasudána; and his son will be another Śatáníka; his son will be Udayana; his son will be Ahínara; his son will be Khańd́apáni; his son will be Niramitra; his son will be Kshemaka: of him this verse is recited; "The race which gave origin to Brahmans and Kshatriyas, and which was purified by regal sages, terminated with Kshemaka; in the Kali age." > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [4.21.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.2.p1) śatānīkād apy aśvamedhadatto bhavitā | tasmād apy adhisīmakṛṣṇaḥ adhisīmakṛṣṇān niścaknuḥ | yo gaṅgayāpahṛte hastināpure kauśāmbyāṃ nivatsyati | tasyāpy uṣṇaḥ putro bhavitā | uṣṇāc citrarathas tataḥ śucirathas tasmād vṛṣṇimāṃs tataḥ suṣeṇaḥ | tasmād api sunīthaḥ sunīthād ṛcas tato nṛcakṣus tasyāpi sukhibalas tasmād pariplavas tataś ca sunayas tato medhāvī | tato n.paṃjayas tato mṛdus tasmāt tigmas tigmād bṛhadrathaḥ | tasmād vasudānas tato 'paraḥ śatānīkaḥ | tasmāc codayana udayanād ahīnaras tataś ca daṇḍapāṇis tato niramitras tasmāc ca kṣemakaḥ | atrāyaṃ ślokaḥ | > I WILL now enumerate the kings who, will reign in future periods. The present monarch, Paríkshit, will have four sons, Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhímasena. The son of Janamejaya will be Śatáníka, who will study the Vedas under Yájnyawalkya, and military science with Kripa; but becoming dissatisfied with sensual enjoyments, he will acquire spiritual knowledge from the instructions of Śaunaka, and ultimately obtain salvation. His son will be Aswamedhadatta (a son given by the gods in reward for the sacrifice of a horse); his son will be Asíma-krishńa; his son will be Nichakra, who will remove the capital to Kauśámbí, in consequence of Hastinápura being washed away by the Ganges; his son will be Ushńa; his son will be Chitraratha; his son will be Vrishńimat; his son will be Susheńa; his son will be Sunítha; his son will be Richa; his son will be Nrichakshu; his son will be Sukhíhala; his son will be Pariplava; his son will be Sunaya; his son will be Medhávin; his son will be Nripanjaya; his son will be Mridu; his son will be Tigma; his son will be Vrihadratha; his son will be Vasudána; and his son will be another Śatáníka; his son will be Udayana; his son will be Ahínara; his son will be Khańd́apáni; his son will be Niramitra; his son will be Kshemaka: of him this verse is recited; "The race which gave origin to Brahmans and Kshatriyas, and which was purified by regal sages, terminated with Kshemaka; in the Kali age." > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [4.21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.3) brahmakṣatrasya yo yonir vaṃśo rājarṣisatkṛtaḥ kṣemakaṃ prāpya rājānaṃ sa saṃsthāṃ prāpsyate kalau // > I WILL now enumerate the kings who, will reign in future periods. The present monarch, Paríkshit, will have four sons, Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhímasena. The son of Janamejaya will be Śatáníka, who will study the Vedas under Yájnyawalkya, and military science with Kripa; but becoming dissatisfied with sensual enjoyments, he will acquire spiritual knowledge from the instructions of Śaunaka, and ultimately obtain salvation. His son will be Aswamedhadatta (a son given by the gods in reward for the sacrifice of a horse); his son will be Asíma-krishńa; his son will be Nichakra, who will remove the capital to Kauśámbí, in consequence of Hastinápura being washed away by the Ganges; his son will be Ushńa; his son will be Chitraratha; his son will be Vrishńimat; his son will be Susheńa; his son will be Sunítha; his son will be Richa; his son will be Nrichakshu; his son will be Sukhíhala; his son will be Pariplava; his son will be Sunaya; his son will be Medhávin; his son will be Nripanjaya; his son will be Mridu; his son will be Tigma; his son will be Vrihadratha; his son will be Vasudána; and his son will be another Śatáníka; his son will be Udayana; his son will be Ahínara; his son will be Khańd́apáni; his son will be Niramitra; his son will be Kshemaka: of him this verse is recited; "The race which gave origin to Brahmans and Kshatriyas, and which was purified by regal sages, terminated with Kshemaka; in the Kali age." > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [4.21.3.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21.3.p1) iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe caturthe 'ṃśe ekaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ > I WILL now enumerate the kings who, will reign in future periods. The present monarch, Paríkshit, will have four sons, Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhímasena. The son of Janamejaya will be Śatáníka, who will study the Vedas under Yájnyawalkya, and military science with Kripa; but becoming dissatisfied with sensual enjoyments, he will acquire spiritual knowledge from the instructions of Śaunaka, and ultimately obtain salvation. His son will be Aswamedhadatta (a son given by the gods in reward for the sacrifice of a horse); his son will be Asíma-krishńa; his son will be Nichakra, who will remove the capital to Kauśámbí, in consequence of Hastinápura being washed away by the Ganges; his son will be Ushńa; his son will be Chitraratha; his son will be Vrishńimat; his son will be Susheńa; his son will be Sunítha; his son will be Richa; his son will be Nrichakshu; his son will be Sukhíhala; his son will be Pariplava; his son will be Sunaya; his son will be Medhávin; his son will be Nripanjaya; his son will be Mridu; his son will be Tigma; his son will be Vrihadratha; his son will be Vasudána; and his son will be another Śatáníka; his son will be Udayana; his son will be Ahínara; his son will be Khańd́apáni; his son will be Niramitra; his son will be Kshemaka: of him this verse is recited; "The race which gave origin to Brahmans and Kshatriyas, and which was purified by regal sages, terminated with Kshemaka; in the Kali age." > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.4.21.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.4.21.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Commentaries (3) - [Ātmaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu!sridhara.66.2) — Śrīdhara Svāmin, Sanskrit - [Viṣṇucittīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu!visnucitta.78.13) — Sanskrit - [Vaiṣṇavakūṭacandrikā Viṣṇupurāṇaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu!ratnagarbha) — Ratnagarbhamiśra, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.4.21.2) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (4) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.50.88) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.27) — F. E. Pargiter, English - [The Purāṇa Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.pargiter-1913.c2.s1.2) — F. E. Pargiter, English - [The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.filliozat-1949.c8.15) — Jean Filliozat, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.4.21) · Pramāṇa