Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s3.212
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s3.212
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c9.s3.212
It may be presumed that the breach with the 'lords spiritual' of those days was healed in this way and for the time being priests and princes in the Kuru country lived in harmony. The *Purāṇas* state that Janamejaya was succeeded by **Śatānīka**. Śatānīka's son and successor was **Aśvamedha-datta**. From Aśvamedha-datta was born **Adhisīma-kṛishṇa** famed in the *Vāyu* and *Matsya Purāṇas*. Adhisīma-kṛishṇa's son was **Nichakshu**. During Nichakshu's reign the city of Hāstinapura is said to have been carried away by the Ganges, and the king is said to have transferred his residence to Kauśāmbī, or Kosam near Allahabad.²