Vishnupurana 4.22.1-3
Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.22.1-3
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4.22.1
parāśara uvāca:
ataś cekṣvākavo bhaviṣyāḥ pārthivāḥ kathyante |
bṛhadbalasya putro bṛhatkṣaṇaḥ ||
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
tasmād urukṣayas tato vatso vatsād vatsavyūhaḥ |
tataḥ prativyomas tasyāpi divākaras tasmāt sahadevaḥ ||
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
ikṣvākūṇām ayaṃ vaṃśaḥ sumitrānto bhaviṣyati
yatas taṃ prāpya rājānaṃ sa saṃsthāṃ prāpsyate kalau //
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."
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
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit