Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1312
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1312
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2) *Genealogy.* Descended from Viṣṇu thus:—Brahmā—Atri—Candra—Budha—Purūravas—Āyus—Nahuṣa—Yayāti—Pūru—Janamajaya—Pracinvān—Namasyu—Vitabhaya—Śuṇḍu—Bahugava—Saṃyāti—Rahovādi—Raudrāśva—Matināra—Santurodha—Duṣyanta. Matināra had two sons: Santurodha and Pratiratha, and Santurodha had three sons: Duṣyanta¹ Pravīra and Sumanta. Pratiratha begot Kaṇva and he, Medhātithi.