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# Vishnupurana 4.22.1-3

Viṣṇupurāṇa 4.22.1-3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.22.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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.  
> — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

> 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."  
> — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

### [4.22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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."  
> — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

### [4.22.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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."  
> — 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.4.22.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.4.22.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English

## Commentaries (3)

- [Ātmaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu!sridhara) — Śrīdhara Svāmin, Sanskrit
- [Viṣṇucittīya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu!visnucitta) — 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.4.22.2) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (3)

- [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c9.28) — 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
- [Navamaskandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.navamaskandha.13.15.p1) — Sanskrit

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