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The Purana Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c5.s3: Aikṣvākus

The Purāṇa Text of the Dynasties of the Kali Age c5.s3

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Aikṣvākus

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Next I will declare *the race* of the high-souled Ikṣvākus. Bṛhadbala's heir was the warrior king Bṛhatkṣaya¹⁶. His son was Urukṣaya¹⁶; after Urukṣaya was Vatsavyūha¹⁷; after Vatsavyūha Prativyoma¹⁸.

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¹⁶ For the variations in these names see p. 9.

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¹⁷ Mt Vatsadroha. Bh Vatsavṛddha. Vṣ inserts a king Vatsa before him.

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¹⁸ Vā Prativyūha.

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His son is Divākara¹⁹ who now rules the city Ayodhyā in Madhyadeśa.

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¹⁹ Bh Bhānu Īvārka.

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Divākara's successor will be famous Sahadeva. Sahadeva's heir *will be* high-minded Bṛhadaśva²⁰; his *successor* will be Bhānuratha²¹; and his son will be Pratitāśva²²; and Pratitāśva's son will be Supratīka²³. His son *will be* Marudeva²⁴, and his son Sunakṣatra. After Sunakṣatra will be victorious Kinnarāśva²⁵; and Antarikṣa will be Kinnarāśva's great son. After Antarikṣa *will be* Suparṇa²⁶; and after Suparṇa Amitrajit ¹. His son *will be* Bṛhadbhrāja ². Dharmin ³ is remembered as his son. Dharmin's son will be Kṛtañjaya. Kṛtañjaya's son will be wise Raṇañjaya ⁴; and after Raṇañjaya will be Sañjaya, a warrior king. Sañjaya's son *will be* Śākya. After Śākya *will be* king Śuddhodana ⁵. Śuddhodana's *son* will be Siddhārtha; Rāhula ⁶ *will be his son*. After him will be Prasenajit ⁷. After him will be Kṣudraka. After Kṣudraka will be Kulaka ⁸. After Kulaka Suratha is remembered; and Suratha's *son* Sumitra will be the last king.

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²⁰ Mt Dhruvāśva.

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²¹ Bh Bhānumat. Mt crp.

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²² Mt Pratipāśva. Bh Pratīkāśva. Gr Pratīvya.

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²³ Mt Supratīpa. Vā Supratīta. Gr Pratītaka.

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²⁴ Vā Sahadeva.

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²⁵ Or Kinnara. Bh Puṣkara.

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²⁶ Mt Suṣeṇa. Vṣ Suvarṇa. Bh Sutapas.

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¹ Mt calls him Sumitra also. ² Mt, Vṣ, Bh Bṛhadrāja. Vā Bharadvāja. ³ Mt crp. ⁴ Gr Dhanastraya. Vā aptly inserts a king Vrāta before him. ⁵ Vṣ Kruddhodana. ⁶ Vṣ Rātula. Gr Bāhula. Bh Lāṅgala. Mt Puṣkala. ⁷ Gr Senajit. ⁸ Vā Kṣulika. Vṣ Kuṇḍaka. Gr Kuḍava. Bh Raṇaka. ⁹ Bḍ, some Vṣ, Gr Somāpi. Vṣ genly Somāmi. Bh Mārjāri. ¹⁰ Vṣ Śrutavat. Bḍ, many Vā, 67 years. ¹¹ Mt Apratīpin. Mt, some Vā, 36 years. ¹² Vā, Bḍ, 100 years. ¹³ Vā Sukṛta. Mt Surakṣa. Bh Sunu-kṣatra. ¹⁴ Bh Bṛhatsena. Gr Bahukarmaka. ¹⁵ Bh Karmajit. ¹⁶ That is, 23 years. Mt, 50. ¹⁷ Vṣ, Bh Vipra. Vā, Bḍ merely nṛpa, and say 35 years. ¹⁸ Vā genly Bhuvata. Mt Anurrata. ¹⁹ Some Mt, 25 years.

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These Aikṣvākus have been declared, who will exist in the Kali age; born in Bṛhadbala's lineage they will enhance their family, being warriors and learned, true to their word, self-restrained. *These kings who were ancient have been all declared.* In this connexion this genealogical verse was sung by ancient brahmans—‘This race of the Ikṣvākus will terminate with Sumitra; on reaching king Sumitra it will indeed reach its end in the Kali age.’ Thus has been declared the kṣatriya stock descended from Manu, and that descended from Aila.

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