Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 23
SB 9 23.1
श्रीशुक उवाच अनोः सभानरश्चक्षुः परेष्णुश्च त्रयः सुताः सभानरात् कालनरः सृञ्जयस्तत्सुतस्ततः
śrīśuka uvāca anoḥ sabhānaraścakṣuḥ pareṣṇuśca trayaḥ sutāḥ sabhānarāt kālanaraḥ sṛñjayastatsutastataḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Anu had three sons: Sabhānara, Cakṣu, and Pareṣṇu. From Sabhānara came Kālanara, and his son was Sṛñjaya; from him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.2
जनमेजयस्तस्य पुत्रो महाशालो महामनाः उशीनरस्तितिक्षुश्च महामनस आत्मजौ
janamejayastasya putro mahāśālo mahāmanāḥ uśīnarastitikṣuśca mahāmanasa ātmajau
his son was Janamejaya; (then) Mahāśāla, (then) Mahāmanas. Uśīnara and Titikṣu were the two sons of Mahāmanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.3
शिबिर्वरः कृमिर्दक्षश्चत्वारोशीनरात्मजाः वृषादर्भः सुधीरश्च मद्रः केकय आत्मवान्
śibirvaraḥ kṛmirdakṣaścatvārośīnarātmajāḥ vṛṣādarbhaḥ sudhīraśca madraḥ kekaya ātmavān
Śibi, Vara, Kṛmi, and Dakṣa were the four sons of Uśīnara; (Śibi's sons were) Vṛṣādarbha, Sudhīra, Madra, and the self-possessed Kekaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.4
शिबेश्चत्वार एवासंस्तितिक्षोश्च रुषद्रथः ततो होमो ऽथ सुतपा बलिः सुतपसो ऽभवत्
śibeścatvāra evāsaṃstitikṣośca ruṣadrathaḥ tato homo 'tha sutapā baliḥ sutapaso 'bhavat
Of Śibi there were just those four; and of Titikṣu (the son was) Ruṣadratha; from him Homa, then Sutapas; Bali was the son of Sutapas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.5
अङ्गवङ्गकलिङ्गाद्याः सुह्मपुण्ड्रौड्रसंज्ञिताः जज्ञिरे दीर्घतमसो बलेः क्षेत्रे महीक्षितः
aṅgavaṅgakaliṅgādyāḥ suhmapuṇḍrauḍrasaṃjñitāḥ jajñire dīrghatamaso baleḥ kṣetre mahīkṣitaḥ
Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga and the rest, (also) those named Suhma, Puṇḍra and Oḍra — these rulers of the earth were begotten by Dīrghatamas in the field (i.e. the wife) of Bali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.6
चक्रुः स्वनाम्ना विषयान् षड् इमान् प्राच्यकांश्च ते खलपानो ऽङ्गतो जज्ञे तस्माद्दिविरथस्ततः
cakruḥ svanāmnā viṣayān ṣaḍ imān prācyakāṃśca te khalapāno 'ṅgato jajñe tasmāddivirathastataḥ
They made these six eastern territories (known) by their own names. From Aṅga was born Khalapāna, and from him Diviratha; from him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.7
सुतो धर्मरथो यस्य जज्ञे चित्ररथो ऽप्रजाः रोमपाद इति ख्यातस्तस्मै दशरथः सखा
suto dharmaratho yasya jajñe citraratho 'prajāḥ romapāda iti khyātastasmai daśarathaḥ sakhā
(there was) a son Dharmaratha; of him was born Citraratha, who was childless and was known as Romapāda; Daśaratha was his friend.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.8
शान्तां स्वकन्यां प्रायच्छदृष्यशृङ्ग उवाह याम् देवे ऽवर्षति यं रामा आनिन्युर्हरिणीसुतम्
śāntāṃ svakanyāṃ prāyacchadṛṣyaśṛṅga uvāha yām deve 'varṣati yaṃ rāmā āninyurhariṇīsutam
(Romapāda) gave (him) his own daughter Śāntā, whom Ṛṣyaśṛṅga married — him, the son of the doe, whom the women brought (there) when the god did not rain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.9
नाट्यसङ्गीतवादित्रैर्विभ्रमालिङ्गनार्हणैः स तु राज्ञो ऽनपत्यस्य निरूप्येष्टिं मरुत्वते
nāṭyasaṅgītavāditrairvibhramāliṅganārhaṇaiḥ sa tu rājño 'napatyasya nirūpyeṣṭiṃ marutvate
by dancing, singing and instrumental music, by coquetry, embraces and offerings of honour. And he, having arranged a sacrifice to Marutvān (Indra) for the sonless king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.10
प्रजामदाद्दशरथो येन लेभे ऽप्रजाः प्रजाः चतुरङ्गो रोमपादात् पृथुलाक्षस्तु तत्सुतः
prajāmadāddaśaratho yena lebhe 'prajāḥ prajāḥ caturaṅgo romapādāt pṛthulākṣastu tatsutaḥ
Daśaratha gave offspring, by which the childless one obtained offspring. From Romapāda (came) Caturaṅga, and his son was Pṛthulākṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.11
बृहद्रथो बृहत्कर्मा बृहद्भानुश्च तत्सुताः आद्याद्बृहन्मनास्तस्माज् जयद्रथ उदाहृतः
bṛhadratho bṛhatkarmā bṛhadbhānuśca tatsutāḥ ādyādbṛhanmanāstasmāj jayadratha udāhṛtaḥ
Bṛhadratha, Bṛhatkarmā and Bṛhadbhānu were his sons. From the first (came) Bṛhanmanas, and from him Jayadratha is said (to have come).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.12
विजयस्तस्य सम्भूत्यां ततो धृतिरजायत ततो धृतव्रतस्तस्य सत्कर्माधिरथस्ततः
vijayastasya sambhūtyāṃ tato dhṛtirajāyata tato dhṛtavratastasya satkarmādhirathastataḥ
His (son) by Sambhūti was Vijaya; from him Dhṛti was born; then Dhṛtavrata; his (son) was Satkarmā, and from him Adhiratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.13
यो ऽसौ गङ्गातटे क्रीडन् मञ्जूषान्तर्गतं शिशुम् कुन्त्यापविद्धं कानीनमनपत्यो ऽकरोत् सुतम्
yo 'sau gaṅgātaṭe krīḍan mañjūṣāntargataṃ śiśum kuntyāpaviddhaṃ kānīnamanapatyo 'karot sutam
He it was who, while playing on the bank of the Ganges, made a son of the infant that lay inside a box — the child born of an unmarried girl, cast away by Kuntī — since he himself was childless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.14
वृषसेनः सुतस्तस्य कर्णस्य जगतीपते द्रुह्योश्च तनयो बभ्रुः सेतुस्तस्यात्मजस्ततः
vṛṣasenaḥ sutastasya karṇasya jagatīpate druhyośca tanayo babhruḥ setustasyātmajastataḥ
Vṛṣasena was the son of that Karṇa, O lord of the earth. And Druhyu's son was Babhru; his son was Setu, and from him
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.15
आरब्धस्तस्य गान्धारस्तस्य धर्मस्ततो धृतः धृतस्य दुर्मदस्तस्मात् प्रचेताः प्राचेतसः शतम्
ārabdhastasya gāndhārastasya dharmastato dhṛtaḥ dhṛtasya durmadastasmāt pracetāḥ prācetasaḥ śatam
(came) Ārabdha; his (son) was Gāndhāra; his, Dharma; from him Dhṛta; Dhṛta's (son) was Durmada; from him Praceta, and Praceta's hundred (sons)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.16
म्लेच्छाधिपतयो ऽभूवन्नुदीचीं दिशमाश्रिताः तुर्वसोश्च सुतो वह्निर्वह्नेर्भर्गो ऽथ भानुमान्
mlecchādhipatayo 'bhūvannudīcīṃ diśamāśritāḥ turvasośca suto vahnirvahnerbhargo 'tha bhānumān
became rulers of the mlecchas, having settled in the northern region. And Turvasu's son was Vahni; Vahni's, Bharga; then Bhānumān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.17
त्रिभानुस्तत्सुतो ऽस्यापि करन्धम उदारधीः मरुतस्तत्सुतो ऽपुत्रः पुत्रं पौरवमन्वभूत्
tribhānustatsuto 'syāpi karandhama udāradhīḥ marutastatsuto 'putraḥ putraṃ pauravamanvabhūt
Tribhānu was his son, and his (son) was Karandhama, of generous mind. Maruta was his son; being sonless, he took a Paurava for his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.18
दुष्मन्तः स पुनर्भेजे स्ववंशं राज्यकामुकः ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशं नरर्षभ
duṣmantaḥ sa punarbheje svavaṃśaṃ rājyakāmukaḥ yayāterjyeṣṭhaputrasya yadorvaṃśaṃ nararṣabha
That Duṣmanta, desiring the kingdom, again resorted to his own line. Now the line of Yadu, the eldest son of Yayāti, O bull among men,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.19
वर्णयामि महापुण्यं सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् यदोर्वंशं नरः श्रुत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
varṇayāmi mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām yadorvaṃśaṃ naraḥ śrutvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
I shall describe — greatly meritorious, removing all the sins of men; a man who hears the line of Yadu is released from all sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.20
यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृतिः यदोः सहस्रजित् क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुताः
yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān paramātmā narākṛtiḥ yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā nalo ripuriti śrutāḥ
(the line) in which the Lord, the Supreme Self, descended in human form. Yadu's (sons) are heard of as Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala and Ripu —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.21
चत्वारः सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मजः महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुताः
catvāraḥ sūnavastatra śatajit prathamātmajaḥ mahāhayo reṇuhayo haihayaśceti tatsutāḥ
four sons there. Śatajit was the son of the first; Mahāhaya, Reṇuhaya and Haihaya were his sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.22
धर्मस्तु हैहयसुतो नेत्रः कुन्तेः पिता ततः सोहञ्जिरभवत् कुन्तेर्महिष्मान् भद्रसेनकः
dharmastu haihayasuto netraḥ kunteḥ pitā tataḥ sohañjirabhavat kuntermahiṣmān bhadrasenakaḥ
Dharma was Haihaya's son; then Netra, the father of Kunti; (from him) came Sohañji; from Kunti, Mahiṣmān, (and then) Bhadrasenaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 23.23
दुर्मदो भद्रसेनस्य धनकः कृतवीर्यसूः कृताग्निः कृतवर्मा च कृतौजा धनकात्मजाः
durmado bhadrasenasya dhanakaḥ kṛtavīryasūḥ kṛtāgniḥ kṛtavarmā ca kṛtaujā dhanakātmajāḥ
Bhadrasena's (son) was Durmada; (his) Dhanaka, the father of Kṛtavīrya; Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavarmā and Kṛtaujā were Dhanaka's sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.24
अर्जुनः कृतवीर्यस्य सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो ऽभवत् दत्तात्रेयाद्धरेरंशात् प्राप्तयोगमहागुणः
arjunaḥ kṛtavīryasya saptadvīpeśvaro 'bhavat dattātreyāddhareraṃśāt prāptayogamahāguṇaḥ
Arjuna, the son of Kṛtavīrya, became lord of the seven continents; he obtained the great quality of yoga from Dattātreya, a portion of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.25
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः यज्ञदानतपोयोगैः श्रुतवीर्यदयादिभिः
na nūnaṃ kārtavīryasya gatiṃ yāsyanti pārthivāḥ yajñadānatapoyogaiḥ śrutavīryadayādibhiḥ
Surely the kings of the earth will not attain the station of Kārtavīrya — not by sacrifices, gifts, austerities and yoga, nor by learning, valour, compassion and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.26
पञ्चाशीति सहस्राणि ह्यव्याहतबलः समाः अनष्टवित्तस्मरणो बुभुजे ऽक्षय्यषड्वसु
pañcāśīti sahasrāṇi hyavyāhatabalaḥ samāḥ anaṣṭavittasmaraṇo bubhuje 'kṣayyaṣaḍvasu
For eighty-five thousand years, his strength never thwarted and his wealth and memory never lost, he enjoyed the six imperishable goods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 9 23.27
तस्य पुत्रसहस्रेषु पञ्चैवोर्वरिता मृधे जयध्वजः शूरसेनो वृषभो मधुरूर्जितः
tasya putrasahasreṣu pañcaivorvaritā mṛdhe jayadhvajaḥ śūraseno vṛṣabho madhurūrjitaḥ
Of his thousands of sons only five survived in battle: Jayadhvaja, Śūrasena, Vṛṣabha, Madhu and Ūrjita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.28
जयध्वजात् तालजङ्घस्तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् अभूत् क्षत्रं यत् तालजङ्घाख्यमौर्वतेजोपसंहृतम्
jayadhvajāt tālajaṅghastasya putraśataṃ tv abhūt kṣatraṃ yat tālajaṅghākhyamaurvatejopasaṃhṛtam
From Jayadhvaja came Tālajaṅgha, and he had a hundred sons; that kṣatriya line known as Tālajaṅgha was wiped out by the fiery power of Aurva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.29
तेषां ज्येष्ठो वीतिहोत्रो वृष्णिः पुत्रो मधोः स्मृतः तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीद्वृष्णिज्येष्ठं यतः कुलम्
teṣāṃ jyeṣṭho vītihotro vṛṣṇiḥ putro madhoḥ smṛtaḥ tasya putraśataṃ tv āsīdvṛṣṇijyeṣṭhaṃ yataḥ kulam
The eldest of them was Vītihotra. Vṛṣṇi is known as the son of Madhu; he had a hundred sons, and from him came the family whose foremost was Vṛṣṇi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.30
माधवा वृष्णयो राजन् यादवाश्चेति संज्ञिताः यदुपुत्रस्य च क्रोष्टोः पुत्रो वृजिनवांस्ततः
mādhavā vṛṣṇayo rājan yādavāśceti saṃjñitāḥ yaduputrasya ca kroṣṭoḥ putro vṛjinavāṃstataḥ
They are designated Mādhavas, Vṛṣṇis and Yādavas, O king. And of Kroṣṭu, the son of Yadu, the son was Vṛjinavān; from him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.31
स्वाहितो ऽतो विषद्गुर्वै तस्य चित्ररथस्ततः शशबिन्दुर्महायोगी महाभागो महान् अभूत्
svāhito 'to viṣadgurvai tasya citrarathastataḥ śaśabindurmahāyogī mahābhāgo mahān abhūt
came Svāhita; from him indeed Viṣadgu; his son was Citraratha; from him came Śaśabindu, a great yogī, greatly fortunate, and great (in power).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.32
चतुर्दशमहारत्नश्चक्रवर्त्यपराजितः तस्य पत्नीसहस्राणां दशानां सुमहायशाः
caturdaśamahāratnaścakravartyaparājitaḥ tasya patnīsahasrāṇāṃ daśānāṃ sumahāyaśāḥ
He possessed the fourteen great jewels, an unconquered emperor of vast fame; and of his ten thousand wives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.33
दशलक्षसहस्राणि पुत्राणां तास्व् अजीजनत् तेषां तु षट् प्रधानानां पृथुश्रवस आत्मजः
daśalakṣasahasrāṇi putrāṇāṃ tāsv ajījanat teṣāṃ tu ṣaṭ pradhānānāṃ pṛthuśravasa ātmajaḥ
he begot in them ten lakh thousands of sons. Of these, six were foremost, and the son of Pṛthuśravas
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.34
धर्मो नामोशना तस्य हयमेधशतस्य याट् तत्सुतो रुचकस्तस्य पञ्चासन्नात्मजाः शृणु
dharmo nāmośanā tasya hayamedhaśatasya yāṭ tatsuto rucakastasya pañcāsannātmajāḥ śṛṇu
was named Dharma. His (son was) Uśanā, who performed a hundred horse-sacrifices. His son was Rucaka; hear (the names of) his five sons:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.35
पुरुजिद्रुक्मरुक्मेषु पृथुज्यामघसंज्ञिताः ज्यामघस्त्व् अप्रजो ऽप्यन्यां भार्यां शैब्यापतिर्भयात्
purujidrukmarukmeṣu pṛthujyāmaghasaṃjñitāḥ jyāmaghastv aprajo 'pyanyāṃ bhāryāṃ śaibyāpatirbhayāt
They were named Purujit, Rukma, Rukmeṣu, Pṛthu and Jyāmagha. Now Jyāmagha, though childless, out of fear took no other wife, being the husband of Śaibyā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.36
नाविन्दच् छत्रुभवनाद्भोज्यां कन्यामहारषीत् रथस्थां तां निरीक्ष्याह शैब्या पतिममर्षिता
nāvindac chatrubhavanādbhojyāṃ kanyāmahāraṣīt rathasthāṃ tāṃ nirīkṣyāha śaibyā patimamarṣitā
he did not obtain (another). From the house of an enemy he carried off a Bhoja maiden. Seeing her seated in the chariot, Śaibyā, unable to bear it, said to her husband:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.37
केयं कुहक मत्स्थानं रथमारोपितेति वै स्नुषा तवेत्यभिहिते स्मयन्ती पतिमब्रवीत्
keyaṃ kuhaka matsthānaṃ rathamāropiteti vai snuṣā tavetyabhihite smayantī patimabravīt
"Who is this, you cheat, mounted on the chariot in my place?" When it was said, "She is your daughter-in-law," she smiled and said to her husband:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.38
अहं बन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते
ahaṃ bandhyāsapatnī ca snuṣā me yujyate katham janayiṣyasi yaṃ rājñi tasyeyamupayujyate
"I am barren and have no co-wife; how can a daughter-in-law be fitting for me?" "O queen, she is suited to the one whom you will bear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 9 23.39
अन्वमोदन्त तद्विश्वे देवाः पितर एव च शैब्या गर्भमधात् काले कुमारं सुषुवे शुभम् स विदर्भ इति प्रोक्त उपयेमे स्नुषां सतीम्
anvamodanta tadviśve devāḥ pitara eva ca śaibyā garbhamadhāt kāle kumāraṃ suṣuve śubham sa vidarbha iti prokta upayeme snuṣāṃ satīm
The Viśvedevas and the forefathers assented to this; Śaibyā conceived, and in due time bore a fine boy. He was called Vidarbha, and he married the chaste daughter-in-law.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition