Brahma Purana — Chapter 13
BrP 13.1
पुरोर् वंशं वयं सूत श्रोतुम् इच्छाम तत्त्वतः द्रुह्यस्यानोर् यदोश् चैव तुर्वसोश् च पृथक् पृथक् ॥
puror vaṃśaṃ vayaṃ sūta śrotum icchāma tattvataḥ druhyasyānor yadoś caiva turvasoś ca pṛthak pṛthak //
Sūta, we wish to hear truly the lineage of Puru, and those of Druhyu, Anu, Yadu and Turvasu, each separately.
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BrP 13.2
शृणुध्वं मुनिशार्दूलाः पुरोर् वंशं महात्मनः विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च प्रथमं वदतो मम ॥
śṛṇudhvaṃ muniśārdūlāḥ puror vaṃśaṃ mahātmanaḥ vistareṇānupūrvyā ca prathamaṃ vadato mama //
Listen, tigers among sages, as I tell first, in detail and in order, the lineage of the great-souled Puru.
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BrP 13.3
पुरोः पुत्रः सुवीरो ऽभून् मनस्युस् तस्य चात्मजः राजा चाभयदो नाम मनस्योर् अभवत् सुतः ॥
puroḥ putraḥ suvīro 'bhūn manasyus tasya cātmajaḥ rājā cābhayado nāma manasyor abhavat sutaḥ //
Puru's son was Suvīra, and his son Manasyu; and a king named Abhayada was Manasyu's son.
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BrP 13.4
तथैवाभयदस्यासीत् सुधन्वा नाम पार्थिवः सुधन्वनः सुबाहुश् च रौद्राश्वस् तस्य चात्मजः ॥
tathaivābhayadasyāsīt sudhanvā nāma pārthivaḥ sudhanvanaḥ subāhuś ca raudrāśvas tasya cātmajaḥ //
Likewise Abhayada had a king named Sudhanvan; Sudhanvan's (son was) Subāhu, and his son was Raudrāśva.
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BrP 13.5
रौद्राश्वस्य दशार्णेयुः कृकणेयुस् तथैव च कक्षेयुस्थण्डिलेयुश् च सन्नतेयुस् तथैव च ॥
raudrāśvasya daśārṇeyuḥ kṛkaṇeyus tathaiva ca kakṣeyusthaṇḍileyuś ca sannateyus tathaiva ca //
Raudrāśva's (sons were) Daśārṇeyu, and likewise Kṛkaṇeyu, Kakṣeyu and Sthaṇḍileyu, and likewise Sannateyu,
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BrP 13.6
ऋचेयुश् च जलेयुश् च स्थलेयुश् च महाबलः धनेयुश् च वनेयुश् च पुत्रकाश् च दश स्त्रियः ॥
ṛceyuś ca jaleyuś ca sthaleyuś ca mahābalaḥ dhaneyuś ca vaneyuś ca putrakāś ca daśa striyaḥ //
and Ṛceyu and Jaleyu and the mighty Sthaleyu, and Dhaneyu and Vaneyu — (these) sons, and ten women.
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BrP 13.7
भद्रा शूद्रा च मद्रा च शलदा मलदा तथा खलदा च ततो विप्रा नलदा सुरसापि च ॥
bhadrā śūdrā ca madrā ca śaladā maladā tathā khaladā ca tato viprā naladā surasāpi ca //
Bhadrā, Śūdrā and Madrā, Śaladā and Maladā, then Khaladā, O brahmins, Naladā and also Surasā,
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BrP 13.8
तथा गोचपला च स्त्रीरत्नकूटा च ता दश ऋषिर् जातो ऽत्रिवंशे च तासां भर्ता प्रभाकरः ॥
tathā gocapalā ca strīratnakūṭā ca tā daśa ṛṣir jāto 'trivaṃśe ca tāsāṃ bhartā prabhākaraḥ //
and likewise Gocapalā and Strīratnakūṭā — these ten. A seer was born in Atri's line, and he, Prabhākara, was their husband.
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BrP 13.9
भद्रायां जनयाम् आस सुतं सोमं यशस्विनम् स्वर्भानुना हते सूर्ये पतमाने दिवो महीम् ॥
bhadrāyāṃ janayām āsa sutaṃ somaṃ yaśasvinam svarbhānunā hate sūrye patamāne divo mahīm //
On Bhadrā he begot a glorious son, Soma, at the time when the sun, struck by Svarbhānu, was falling from heaven to the earth.
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BrP 13.10
तमोभिभूते लोके च प्रभा येन प्रवर्तिता स्वस्ति ते ऽस्त्व् इति चोक्त्वा वै पतमानो दिवाकरः ॥
tamobhibhūte loke ca prabhā yena pravartitā svasti te 'stv iti coktvā vai patamāno divākaraḥ //
And when the world was overwhelmed by darkness, by him (Atri) light was set going; and having said, "May it be well with you," to the falling day-maker (sun) —
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BrP 13.11
वचनात् तस्य विप्रर्षेर् न पपात दिवो महीम् अत्रिश्रेष्ठानि गोत्राणि यश् चकार महातपाः ॥
vacanāt tasya viprarṣer na papāta divo mahīm atriśreṣṭhāni gotrāṇi yaś cakāra mahātapāḥ //
— by the word of that brahmin-seer (the sun) did not fall from heaven to the earth; and he of great austerity it was who made the foremost gotras of the Atris.
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BrP 13.12
यज्ञेष्व् अत्रेर् बलं चैव देवैर् यस्य प्रतिष्ठितम् स तासु जनयाम् आस पुत्रिकास्व् आत्मकामजान् ॥
yajñeṣv atrer balaṃ caiva devair yasya pratiṣṭhitam sa tāsu janayām āsa putrikāsv ātmakāmajān //
and whose power at sacrifices was established by the gods for Atri — he begot upon those appointed daughters sons born of his own wish.
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BrP 13.13
दश पुत्रान् महासत्त्वांस् तपस्य् उग्रे रतांस् तथा ते तु गोत्रकरा विप्रा ऋषयो वेदपारगाः ॥
daśa putrān mahāsattvāṃs tapasy ugre ratāṃs tathā te tu gotrakarā viprā ṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ //
ten sons of great substance, likewise devoted to fierce austerity; and they were founders of gotras, brahmins, seers who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas.
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BrP 13.14
स्वस्त्यात्रेया इति ख्याताः किंच त्रिधनवर्जिताः कक्षेयोस् तनयास् त्व् आसंस् त्रय एव महारथाः ॥
svastyātreyā iti khyātāḥ kiṃca tridhanavarjitāḥ kakṣeyos tanayās tv āsaṃs traya eva mahārathāḥ //
They are known as the Svastyātreyas, and moreover they are free of the three (kinds of) wealth. But Kakṣeyu's sons were just three, great chariot-warriors.
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BrP 13.15
सभानरश् चाक्षुषश् च परमन्युस् तथैव च सभानरस्य पुत्रस् तु विद्वान् कालानलो नृपः ॥
sabhānaraś cākṣuṣaś ca paramanyus tathaiva ca sabhānarasya putras tu vidvān kālānalo nṛpaḥ //
Sabhānara, and Cākṣuṣa, and Paramanyu likewise. And Sabhānara's son was the learned king Kālānala.
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BrP 13.16
कालानलस्य धर्मज्ञः सृञ्जयो नाम वै सुतः सृञ्जयस्याभवत् पुत्रो वीरो राजा पुरंजयः ॥
kālānalasya dharmajñaḥ sṛñjayo nāma vai sutaḥ sṛñjayasyābhavat putro vīro rājā puraṃjayaḥ //
Kālānala's son was one who knew dharma, Sṛñjaya by name; and Sṛñjaya's son was the hero, king Puraṃjaya.
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BrP 13.17
जनमेजयो मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पुरंजयसुतो ऽभवत् जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेर् महाशालो ऽभवत् सुतः ॥
janamejayo muniśreṣṭhāḥ puraṃjayasuto 'bhavat janamejayasya rājarṣer mahāśālo 'bhavat sutaḥ //
Janamejaya, O best of sages, was Puraṃjaya's son; and of the royal seer Janamejaya the son was Mahāśāla.
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BrP 13.18
देवेषु स परिज्ञातः प्रतिष्ठितयशा भुवि महामना नाम सुतो महाशालस्य विश्रुतः ॥
deveṣu sa parijñātaḥ pratiṣṭhitayaśā bhuvi mahāmanā nāma suto mahāśālasya viśrutaḥ //
He was well known among the gods and his fame was established on earth; the renowned son of Mahāśāla was named Mahāmanas.
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BrP 13.19
जज्ञे वीरः सुरगणैः पूजितः सुमहामनाः महामनास् तु पुत्रौ द्वौ जनयाम् आस भो द्विजाः ॥
jajñe vīraḥ suragaṇaiḥ pūjitaḥ sumahāmanāḥ mahāmanās tu putrau dvau janayām āsa bho dvijāḥ //
The hero Sumahāmanas was born, honoured by the hosts of gods. And Mahāmanas begot two sons, O twice-born ones.
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BrP 13.20
उशीनरं च धर्मज्ञं तितिक्षुं च महाबलम् उशीनरस्य पत्न्यस् तु पञ्च राजर्षिवंशजाः ॥
uśīnaraṃ ca dharmajñaṃ titikṣuṃ ca mahābalam uśīnarasya patnyas tu pañca rājarṣivaṃśajāḥ //
Uśīnara, who knew dharma, and Titikṣu of great strength. Uśīnara's wives were five, born in the line of royal seers:
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BrP 13.21
नृगा कृमिर् नवा दर्वा पञ्चमी च दृषद्वती उशीनरस्य पुत्रास् तु पञ्च तासु कुलोद्वहाः ॥
nṛgā kṛmir navā darvā pañcamī ca dṛṣadvatī uśīnarasya putrās tu pañca tāsu kulodvahāḥ //
Nṛgā, Kṛmi, Navā, Darvā, and fifth Dṛṣadvatī. And Uśīnara's sons upon them were five, upholders of the family,
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BrP 13.22
तपसा चैव महता जाता वृद्धस्य चात्मजाः नृगायास् तु नृगः पुत्रः कृम्यां कृमिर् अजायत ॥
tapasā caiva mahatā jātā vṛddhasya cātmajāḥ nṛgāyās tu nṛgaḥ putraḥ kṛmyāṃ kṛmir ajāyata //
and these sons were born of him when he was old, by great austerity. Of Nṛgā the son was Nṛga; of Kṛmi, Kṛmi was born;
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BrP 13.23
नवायास् तु नवः पुत्रो दर्वायाः सुव्रतो ऽभवत् दृषद्वत्यास् तु संजज्ञे शिबिर् औशीनरो नृपः ॥
navāyās tu navaḥ putro darvāyāḥ suvrato 'bhavat dṛṣadvatyās tu saṃjajñe śibir auśīnaro nṛpaḥ //
of Navā the son was Nava; of Darvā there was Suvrata; and of Dṛṣadvatī was born king Śibi Auśīnara.
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BrP 13.24
शिबेस् तु शिबयो विप्रा यौधेयास् तु नृगस्य ह नवस्य नवराष्ट्रं तु कृमेस् तु कृमिला पुरी ॥
śibes tu śibayo viprā yaudheyās tu nṛgasya ha navasya navarāṣṭraṃ tu kṛmes tu kṛmilā purī //
From Śibi came the Śibis, O brahmins, and from Nṛga indeed the Yaudheyas; from Nava the Nava kingdom, and from Kṛmi the city Kṛmilā.
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BrP 13.25
सुव्रतस्य तथाम्बष्ठाः शिबिपुत्रान् निबोधत शिबेस् तु शिबयः पुत्राश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः ॥
suvratasya tathāmbaṣṭhāḥ śibiputrān nibodhata śibes tu śibayaḥ putrāś catvāro lokaviśrutāḥ //
And from Suvrata the Ambaṣṭhas. Now learn of Śibi's sons: Śibi's sons were four, the Śibis, renowned in the world.
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BrP 13.26
वृषदर्भः सुवीरश् च केकयो मद्रकस् तथा तेषां जनपदाः स्फीता केकया मद्रकास् तथा ॥
vṛṣadarbhaḥ suvīraś ca kekayo madrakas tathā teṣāṃ janapadāḥ sphītā kekayā madrakās tathā //
Vṛṣadarbha and Suvīra and Kekaya and Madraka; their territories were flourishing — the Kekayas and the Madrakas,
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BrP 13.27
वृषदर्भाः सुवीराश् च तितिक्षोस् तु प्रजास् त्व् इमाः तितिक्षुर् अभवद् राजा पूर्वस्यां दिशि भो द्विजाः ॥
vṛṣadarbhāḥ suvīrāś ca titikṣos tu prajās tv imāḥ titikṣur abhavad rājā pūrvasyāṃ diśi bho dvijāḥ //
the Vṛṣadarbhas and the Suvīras. But these are the offspring of Titikṣu: Titikṣu became a king in the eastern quarter, O twice-born ones.
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BrP 13.28
उषद्रथो महावीर्यः फेनस् तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् फेनस्य सुतपा जज्ञे ततः सुतपसो बलिः ॥
uṣadratho mahāvīryaḥ phenas tasya suto 'bhavat phenasya sutapā jajñe tataḥ sutapaso baliḥ //
Uṣadratha was of great might; Phena was his son. Of Phena, Sutapas was born; then from Sutapas, Bali.
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BrP 13.29
जातो मानुषयोनौ तु स राजा काञ्चनेषुधिः महायोगी स तु बलिर् बभूव नृपतिः पुरा ॥
jāto mānuṣayonau tu sa rājā kāñcaneṣudhiḥ mahāyogī sa tu balir babhūva nṛpatiḥ purā //
Born in a human womb, that king was Kāñcaneṣudhi ("golden-quivered"); and that Bali, a great yogin, became a king in former times.
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BrP 13.30
पुत्रान् उत्पादयाम् आस पञ्च वंशकरान् भुवि अङ्गः प्रथमतो जज्ञे वङ्गः सुह्मस् तथैव च ॥
putrān utpādayām āsa pañca vaṃśakarān bhuvi aṅgaḥ prathamato jajñe vaṅgaḥ suhmas tathaiva ca //
He begot five sons who continued the line on earth: Aṅga was born first, and likewise Vaṅga and Suhma,
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BrP 13.31
पुण्ड्रः कलिङ्गश् च तथा बालेयं क्षत्रम् उच्यते बालेया ब्राह्मणाश् चैव तस्य वंशकरा भुवि ॥
puṇḍraḥ kaliṅgaś ca tathā bāleyaṃ kṣatram ucyate bāleyā brāhmaṇāś caiva tasya vaṃśakarā bhuvi //
Puṇḍra and Kaliṅga; thus the kṣatra (warrior stock) is called Bāleya. And the Bāleya brāhmaṇas too are continuers of his line on earth.
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BrP 13.32
बलेश् च ब्रह्मणा दत्तो वरः प्रीतेन भो द्विजाः महायोगित्वम् आयुश् च कल्पस्य परिमाणतः ॥
baleś ca brahmaṇā datto varaḥ prītena bho dvijāḥ mahāyogitvam āyuś ca kalpasya parimāṇataḥ //
And to Bali, O brāhmaṇas, a boon was given by Brahmā, who was pleased: the state of being a great yogin, and a lifespan measured by a kalpa,
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BrP 13.33
बले चाप्रतिमत्वं वै धर्मतत्त्वार्थदर्शनम् संग्रामे चाप्य् अजेयत्वं धर्मे चैव प्रधानताम् ॥
bale cāpratimatvaṃ vai dharmatattvārthadarśanam saṃgrāme cāpy ajeyatvaṃ dharme caiva pradhānatām //
and incomparability in strength, and the perception of the true meaning of dharma, and unconquerableness in battle, and pre-eminence in dharma,
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BrP 13.34
त्रैलोक्यदर्शनं चापि प्राधान्यं प्रसवे तथा चतुरो नियतान् वर्णांस् त्वं च स्थापयितेति च ॥
trailokyadarśanaṃ cāpi prādhānyaṃ prasave tathā caturo niyatān varṇāṃs tvaṃ ca sthāpayiteti ca //
and the seeing of the three worlds, and likewise pre-eminence in offspring, and "you shall establish the four fixed classes."
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BrP 13.35
इत्य् उक्तो विभुना राजा बलिः शान्तिं परां ययौ कालेन महता विप्राः स्वं च स्थानम् उपागमत् ॥
ity ukto vibhunā rājā baliḥ śāntiṃ parāṃ yayau kālena mahatā viprāḥ svaṃ ca sthānam upāgamat //
Thus addressed by the Lord, king Bali attained supreme peace, and after a long time, O brāhmaṇas, he went to his own place.
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BrP 13.36
तेषां जनपदाः पञ्च अङ्गा वङ्गाः ससुह्मकाः कलिङ्गाः पुण्ड्रकाश् चैव प्रजास् त्व् अङ्गस्य सांप्रतम् ॥
teṣāṃ janapadāḥ pañca aṅgā vaṅgāḥ sasuhmakāḥ kaliṅgāḥ puṇḍrakāś caiva prajās tv aṅgasya sāṃpratam //
Their five countries are: the Aṅgas, the Vaṅgas together with the Suhmakas, the Kaliṅgas and the Puṇḍrakas. Now (follow) the descendants of Aṅga.
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BrP 13.37
अङ्गपुत्रो महान् आसीद् राजेन्द्रो दधिवाहनः दधिवाहनपुत्रस् तु राजा दिविरथो ऽभवत् ॥
aṅgaputro mahān āsīd rājendro dadhivāhanaḥ dadhivāhanaputras tu rājā diviratho 'bhavat //
Aṅga's son was the great Dadhivāhana, lord of kings; and Dadhivāhana's son was king Diviratha.
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BrP 13.38
पुत्रो दिविरथस्यासीच् छक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः विद्वान् धर्मरथो नाम तस्य चित्ररथः सुतः ॥
putro divirathasyāsīc chakratulyaparākramaḥ vidvān dharmaratho nāma tasya citrarathaḥ sutaḥ //
Diviratha had a son whose valour equalled Śakra's, a learned man named Dharmaratha; his son was Citraratha.
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BrP 13.39
तेन धर्मरथेनाथ तदा कालञ्जरे गिरौ यजता सह शक्रेण सोमः पीतो महात्मना ॥
tena dharmarathenātha tadā kālañjare girau yajatā saha śakreṇa somaḥ pīto mahātmanā //
Then by that great-souled Dharmaratha, while sacrificing on Mount Kālañjara, the soma was drunk together with Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.40
अथ चित्ररथस्यापि पुत्रो दशरथो ऽभवत् लोमपाद इति ख्यातो यस्य शान्ता सुताभवत् ॥
atha citrarathasyāpi putro daśaratho 'bhavat lomapāda iti khyāto yasya śāntā sutābhavat //
And Citraratha's son was Daśaratha, known as Lomapāda, whose daughter was Śāntā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.41
तस्य दाशरथिर् वीरश् चतुरङ्गो महायशाः ऋष्यशृङ्गप्रसादेन जज्ञे वंशविवर्धनः ॥
tasya dāśarathir vīraś caturaṅgo mahāyaśāḥ ṛṣyaśṛṅgaprasādena jajñe vaṃśavivardhanaḥ //
To him, the son of Daśaratha, the hero Caturaṅga of great fame, was born by the grace of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, an increaser of the lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.42
चतुरङ्गस्य पुत्रस् तु पृथुलाक्ष इति स्मृतः पृथुलाक्षसुतो राजा चम्पो नाम महायशाः ॥
caturaṅgasya putras tu pṛthulākṣa iti smṛtaḥ pṛthulākṣasuto rājā campo nāma mahāyaśāḥ //
Caturaṅga's son is recorded as Pṛthulākṣa; Pṛthulākṣa's son was the king named Campa, of great fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.43
चम्पस्य तु पुरी चम्पा या मालिन्य् अभवत् पुरा पूर्णभद्रप्रसादेन हर्यङ्गो ऽस्य सुतो ऽभवत् ॥
campasya tu purī campā yā māliny abhavat purā pūrṇabhadraprasādena haryaṅgo 'sya suto 'bhavat //
Campa's city was Campā, which formerly was Mālinī; by the grace of Pūrṇabhadra, Haryaṅga was his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.44
ततो वैभाण्डकिस् तस्य वारणं शक्रवारणम् अवतारयाम् आस महीं मन्त्रैर् वाहनम् उत्तमम् ॥
tato vaibhāṇḍakis tasya vāraṇaṃ śakravāraṇam avatārayām āsa mahīṃ mantrair vāhanam uttamam //
Then the son of Vibhāṇḍaka brought down to earth for him, by mantras, an elephant, Śakra's own elephant, the best of mounts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.45
हर्यङ्गस्य सुतस् तत्र राजा भद्ररथः स्मृतः पुत्रो भद्ररथस्यासीद् बृहत्कर्मा प्रजेश्वरः ॥
haryaṅgasya sutas tatra rājā bhadrarathaḥ smṛtaḥ putro bhadrarathasyāsīd bṛhatkarmā prajeśvaraḥ //
Haryaṅga's son there is recorded as king Bhadraratha; Bhadraratha's son was Bṛhatkarman, lord of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.46
बृहद्दर्भः सुतस् तस्य यस्माज् जज्ञे बृहन्मनाः बृहन्मनास् तु राजेन्द्रो जनयाम् आस वै सुतम् ॥
bṛhaddarbhaḥ sutas tasya yasmāj jajñe bṛhanmanāḥ bṛhanmanās tu rājendro janayām āsa vai sutam //
His son was Bṛhaddarbha, from whom Bṛhanmanas was born; and Bṛhanmanas, lord of kings, begot a son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.47
नाम्ना जयद्रथं नाम यस्माद् दृढरथो नृपः आसीद् दृढरथस्यापि विश्वजिज् जनमेजयी ॥
nāmnā jayadrathaṃ nāma yasmād dṛḍharatho nṛpaḥ āsīd dṛḍharathasyāpi viśvajij janamejayī //
named Jayadratha by name, from whom (came) king Dṛḍharatha; and Dṛḍharatha had Viśvajit, of the Janamejaya line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.48
दायादस् तस्य वैकर्णो विकर्णस् तस्य चात्मजः तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीद् अङ्गानां कुलवर्धनम् ॥
dāyādas tasya vaikarṇo vikarṇas tasya cātmajaḥ tasya putraśataṃ tv āsīd aṅgānāṃ kulavardhanam //
His heir was Vaikarṇa, and Vikarṇa was his son; he had a hundred sons, who increased the lineage of the Aṅgas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.49
एते ऽङ्गवंशजाः सर्वे राजानः कीर्तिता मया सत्यव्रता महात्मानः प्रजावन्तो महारथाः ॥
ete 'ṅgavaṃśajāḥ sarve rājānaḥ kīrtitā mayā satyavratā mahātmānaḥ prajāvanto mahārathāḥ //
All these kings born in the lineage of Aṅga have been recounted by me — men true to their vows, great-souled, rich in offspring, mighty warriors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.50
ऋचेयोस् तु मुनिश्रेष्ठा रौद्राश्वतनयस्य वै शृणुध्वं संप्रवक्ष्यामि वंशं राज्ञस् तु भो द्विजाः ॥
ṛceyos tu muniśreṣṭhā raudrāśvatanayasya vai śṛṇudhvaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi vaṃśaṃ rājñas tu bho dvijāḥ //
But now, O best of sages, hear of Ṛceyu, the son of Raudrāśva; I shall fully declare the lineage of that king, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.51
ऋचेयोस् तनयो राजा मतिनारो महीपतिः मतिनारसुतास् त्व् आसंस् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः ॥
ṛceyos tanayo rājā matināro mahīpatiḥ matinārasutās tv āsaṃs trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ //
Ṛceyu's son was king Matinara, lord of the earth; and Matinara had three sons, supremely righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.52
वसुरोधः प्रतिरथः सुबाहुश् चैव धार्मिकः सर्वे वेदविदश् चैव ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः ॥
vasurodhaḥ pratirathaḥ subāhuś caiva dhārmikaḥ sarve vedavidaś caiva brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ //
Vasurodha, Pratiratha, and Subāhu, who was righteous — all of them knowers of the Vedas, devoted to brahmins, speakers of truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.53
इला नाम तु यस्यासीत् कन्या वै मुनिसत्तमाः ब्रह्मवादिन्य् अधिस्त्री सा तंसुस् ताम् अभ्यगच्छत ॥
ilā nāma tu yasyāsīt kanyā vai munisattamāḥ brahmavādiny adhistrī sā taṃsus tām abhyagacchata //
He who had a daughter named Ilā, O best of sages — she was an expounder of the brahman and a woman of surpassing (rank); Taṃsu approached her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.54
तंसोः सुतो ऽथ राजर्षिर् धर्मनेत्रः प्रतापवान् ब्रह्मवादी पराक्रान्तस् तस्य भार्योपदानवी ॥
taṃsoḥ suto 'tha rājarṣir dharmanetraḥ pratāpavān brahmavādī parākrāntas tasya bhāryopadānavī //
Then Taṃsu's son was the royal sage Dharmanetra, majestic, an expounder of the brahman, of great prowess; his wife was Upadānavī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.55
उपदानवी ततः पुत्रांश् चतुरो ऽजनयच् छुबान् दुष्यन्तम् अथ सुष्मन्तं प्रवीरम् अनघं तथा ॥
upadānavī tataḥ putrāṃś caturo 'janayac chubān duṣyantam atha suṣmantaṃ pravīram anaghaṃ tathā //
Then Upadānavī bore four excellent sons: Duṣyanta, and Suṣmanta, Pravīra, and Anagha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.56
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादो भरतो नाम वीर्यवान् स सर्वदमनो नाम नागायुतबलो महान् ॥
duṣyantasya tu dāyādo bharato nāma vīryavān sa sarvadamano nāma nāgāyutabalo mahān //
Duṣyanta's heir was the valiant one named Bharata; he was the great one called Sarvadamana, having the strength of ten thousand elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.57
चक्रवर्ती सुतो जज्ञे दुष्यन्तस्य महात्मनः शकुन्तलायां भरतो यस्य नाम्ना तु भारताः ॥
cakravartī suto jajñe duṣyantasya mahātmanaḥ śakuntalāyāṃ bharato yasya nāmnā tu bhāratāḥ //
To the great-souled Duṣyanta a son was born, a universal emperor, Bharata, by Śakuntalā, and from his name come the Bhāratas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.58
भरतस्य विनष्टेषु तनयेषु महीपतेः मातॄणां तु प्रकोपेण मया तत् कथितं पुरा ॥
bharatasya vinaṣṭeṣu tanayeṣu mahīpateḥ mātṝṇāṃ tu prakopeṇa mayā tat kathitaṃ purā //
When the sons of Bharata, that lord of the earth, had perished through the wrath of their mothers — that I have told before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.59
बृहस्पतेर् अङ्गिरसः पुत्रो विप्रो महामुनिः अयाजयद् भरद्वाजो महद्भिः क्रतुभिर् विभुः ॥
bṛhaspater aṅgirasaḥ putro vipro mahāmuniḥ ayājayad bharadvājo mahadbhiḥ kratubhir vibhuḥ //
Bṛhaspati's son, Aṅgiras's descendant, the brahmin, the great sage, the mighty Bharadvāja, had him perform great sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.60
पूर्वं तु वितथे तस्य कृते वै पुत्रजन्मनि ततो ऽथ वितथो नाम भरद्वाजात् सुतो ऽभवत् ॥
pūrvaṃ tu vitathe tasya kṛte vai putrajanmani tato 'tha vitatho nāma bharadvājāt suto 'bhavat //
But earlier, when the birth of a son to him had been rendered vain (vitatha), thereupon a son named Vitatha was born from Bharadvāja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.61
ततो ऽथ वितथे जाते भरतस् तु दिवं ययौ वितथं चाभिषिच्याथ भरद्वाजो वनं ययौ ॥
tato 'tha vitathe jāte bharatas tu divaṃ yayau vitathaṃ cābhiṣicyātha bharadvājo vanaṃ yayau //
Then, when Vitatha had been born, Bharata went to heaven; and Bharadvāja, having consecrated Vitatha, went to the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.62
स चापि वितथः पुत्राञ् जनयाम् आस पञ्च वै सुहोत्रं च सुहोतारं गयं गर्गं तथैव च ॥
sa cāpi vitathaḥ putrāñ janayām āsa pañca vai suhotraṃ ca suhotāraṃ gayaṃ gargaṃ tathaiva ca //
And that Vitatha too begot five sons: Suhotra and Suhotā, Gaya, and likewise Garga,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.63
कपिलं च महात्मानं सुहोत्रस्य सुतद्वयम् काशिकं च महासत्यं तथा गृत्समतिं नृपम् ॥
kapilaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ suhotrasya sutadvayam kāśikaṃ ca mahāsatyaṃ tathā gṛtsamatiṃ nṛpam //
and the great-souled Kapila. Suhotra had two sons, Kāśika and Mahāsatya(?), and likewise king Gṛtsamati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.64
तथा गृत्समतेः पुत्रा ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया विशः काशिकस्य तु काशेयः पुत्रो दीर्घतपास् तथा ॥
tathā gṛtsamateḥ putrā brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā viśaḥ kāśikasya tu kāśeyaḥ putro dīrghatapās tathā //
And Gṛtsamati's sons were brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas; but Kāśika's son was Kāśeya, and likewise Dīrghatapas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.65
बभूव दीर्घतपसो विद्वान् धन्वन्तरिः सुतः धन्वन्तरेस् तु तनयः केतुमान् इति विश्रुतः ॥
babhūva dīrghatapaso vidvān dhanvantariḥ sutaḥ dhanvantares tu tanayaḥ ketumān iti viśrutaḥ //
Dīrghatapas had a learned son, Dhanvantari; and Dhanvantari's son was renowned as Ketumān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.66
तथा केतुमतः पुत्रो विद्वान् भीमरथः स्मृतः पुत्रो भीमरथस्यापि वाराणस्यधिपो ऽभवत् ॥
tathā ketumataḥ putro vidvān bhīmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ putro bhīmarathasyāpi vārāṇasyadhipo 'bhavat //
Likewise Ketumān's son is remembered as the learned Bhīmaratha; and Bhīmaratha's son became lord of Vārāṇasī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.67
दिवोदास इति ख्यातः सर्वक्षत्रप्रणाशनः दिवोदासस्य पुत्रस् तु वीरो राजा प्रतर्दनः ॥
divodāsa iti khyātaḥ sarvakṣatrapraṇāśanaḥ divodāsasya putras tu vīro rājā pratardanaḥ //
known as Divodāsa, the destroyer of all kṣatriyas; and Divodāsa's son was the heroic king Pratardana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.68
प्रतर्दनस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ वत्सो भार्गव एव च अलर्को राजपुत्रस् तु राजा सन्मतिमान् भुवि ॥
pratardanasya putrau dvau vatso bhārgava eva ca alarko rājaputras tu rājā sanmatimān bhuvi //
Pratardana had two sons, Vatsa and Bhārgava; and the king's son Alarka was a king of good judgment on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.69
हैहयस्य तु दायाद्यं हृतवान् वै महीपतिः आजह्रे पितृदायाद्यं दिवोदासहृतं बलात् ॥
haihayasya tu dāyādyaṃ hṛtavān vai mahīpatiḥ ājahre pitṛdāyādyaṃ divodāsahṛtaṃ balāt //
That lord of the earth seized the inheritance of the Haihaya; he recovered by force his father's inheritance, which had been taken by Divodāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.70
भद्रश्रेण्यस्य पुत्रेण दुर्दमेन महात्मना दिवोदासेन बालेति घृणयासौ विसर्जितः ॥
bhadraśreṇyasya putreṇa durdamena mahātmanā divodāsena bāleti ghṛṇayāsau visarjitaḥ //
By Durdama, the great-souled son of Bhadraśreṇya, he was released out of pity, (thinking) 'he is (only) a child of Divodāsa.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.71
अष्टारथो नाम नृपः सुतो भीमरथस्य वै तेन पुत्रेण बालस्य प्रहृतं तस्य भो द्विजाः ॥
aṣṭāratho nāma nṛpaḥ suto bhīmarathasya vai tena putreṇa bālasya prahṛtaṃ tasya bho dvijāḥ //
There was a king named Aṣṭāratha, the son of Bhīmaratha; by him, being the son, the (property) of that child was struck away, O twice-born ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.72
वैरस्यान्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः क्षत्रियेण विधित्सता अलर्कः काशिराजस् तु ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यसंगरः ॥
vairasyāntaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ kṣatriyeṇa vidhitsatā alarkaḥ kāśirājas tu brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ //
(This was) the end of the enmity, O best of sages, brought about by the kṣatriya who intended it. But Alarka, the king of Kāśi, was devoted to brahmins and true to his engagements.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.73
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च युवा रूपेण संपन्न आसीत् काशिकुलोद्वहः ॥
ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣaśatāni ca yuvā rūpeṇa saṃpanna āsīt kāśikulodvahaḥ //
For sixty thousand years and six thousand years more the upholder of the Kāśi line remained young and endowed with beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.74
लोपामुद्राप्रसादेन परमायुर् अवाप सः वयसो ऽन्ते मुनिश्रेष्ठा हत्वा क्षेमकराक्षसम् ॥
lopāmudrāprasādena paramāyur avāpa saḥ vayaso 'nte muniśreṣṭhā hatvā kṣemakarākṣasam //
By the grace of Lopāmudrā he obtained the utmost lifespan; at the end of his life, O best of sages, having slain the rākṣasa Kṣemaka,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.75
रम्यां निवेशयाम् आस पुरीं वाराणसीं नृपः अलर्कस्य तु दायादः क्षेमको नाम पार्थिवः ॥
ramyāṃ niveśayām āsa purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ nṛpaḥ alarkasya tu dāyādaḥ kṣemako nāma pārthivaḥ //
the king settled the delightful city of Vārāṇasī. And Alarka's heir was a prince named Kṣemaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.76
क्षेमकस्य तु पुत्रो वै वर्षकेतुस् ततो ऽभवत् वर्षकेतोश् च दायादो विभुर् नाम प्रजेश्वरः ॥
kṣemakasya tu putro vai varṣaketus tato 'bhavat varṣaketoś ca dāyādo vibhur nāma prajeśvaraḥ //
Kṣemaka's son was Varṣaketu, born after him; and Varṣaketu's heir was a lord of creatures named Vibhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.77
आनर्तस् तु विभोः पुत्रः सुकुमारस् ततो ऽभवत् सुकुमारस्य पुत्रस् तु सत्यकेतुर् महारथः ॥
ānartas tu vibhoḥ putraḥ sukumāras tato 'bhavat sukumārasya putras tu satyaketur mahārathaḥ //
Ānarta was Vibhu's son, and from him came Sukumāra; and Sukumāra's son was Satyaketu, a great chariot-warrior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.78
सुतो ऽभवन् महातेजा राजा परमधार्मिकः वत्सस्य वत्सभूमिस् तु भर्गभूमिस् तु भार्गवात् ॥
suto 'bhavan mahātejā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ vatsasya vatsabhūmis tu bhargabhūmis tu bhārgavāt //
(His) son was a king of great splendour, supremely righteous. From Vatsa came Vatsabhūmi, and from Bhārgava came Bhargabhūmi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.79
एते त्व् अङ्गिरसः पुत्रा जाता वंशे ऽथ भार्गवे ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश् च मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
ete tv aṅgirasaḥ putrā jātā vaṃśe 'tha bhārgave brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś ca munisattamāḥ //
These sons of Aṅgiras were born in the Bhārgava line — brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.80
आजमीढो ऽपरो वंशः श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः सुहोत्रस्य बृहत् पुत्रो बृहतस् तनयास् त्रयः ॥
ājamīḍho 'paro vaṃśaḥ śrūyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ suhotrasya bṛhat putro bṛhatas tanayās trayaḥ //
Hear the other line, that of Ajamīḍha, O best of the twice-born. Suhotra's son was Bṛhat, and Bṛhat had three sons:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.81
अजमीढो द्विमीढश् च पुरुमीढश् च वीर्यवान् अजमीढस्य पत्न्यस् तु तिस्रो वै यशसान्विताः ॥
ajamīḍho dvimīḍhaś ca purumīḍhaś ca vīryavān ajamīḍhasya patnyas tu tisro vai yaśasānvitāḥ //
Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha, and the valiant Purumīḍha. Ajamīḍha had three wives, endowed with fame:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.82
नीली च केशिनी चैव धूमिनी च वराङ्गनाः अजमीढस्य केशिन्यां जज्ञे जह्नुः प्रतापवान् ॥
nīlī ca keśinī caiva dhūminī ca varāṅganāḥ ajamīḍhasya keśinyāṃ jajñe jahnuḥ pratāpavān //
Nīlī, Keśinī and Dhūminī, lovely women. Of Ajamīḍha, by Keśinī, was born the mighty Jahnu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.83
आजह्रे यो महासत्त्रं सर्वमेधमखं विभुम् पतिलोभेन यं गङ्गा विनीतेव ससार ह ॥
ājahre yo mahāsattraṃ sarvamedhamakhaṃ vibhum patilobhena yaṃ gaṅgā vinīteva sasāra ha //
who performed a great sacrificial session, the mighty sacrifice of all offerings, and whom the Gaṅgā, out of desire for a husband, approached as though submissive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.84
नेच्छतः प्लावयाम् आस तस्य गङ्गा च तत् सदः तत् तया प्लावितं दृष्ट्वा यज्ञवाटं समन्ततः ॥
necchataḥ plāvayām āsa tasya gaṅgā ca tat sadaḥ tat tayā plāvitaṃ dṛṣṭvā yajñavāṭaṃ samantataḥ //
And the Gaṅgā flooded that sacrificial hall of his, though he did not wish it. Seeing the sacrificial enclosure flooded by her on every side,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.85
जह्नुर् अप्य् अब्रवीद् गङ्गां क्रुद्धो विप्रास् तदा नृपः एष ते त्रिषु लोकेषु संक्षिप्यापः पिबाम्य् अहम् अस्य गङ्गे ऽवलेपस्य सद्यः फलम् अवाप्नुहि ॥
jahnur apy abravīd gaṅgāṃ kruddho viprās tadā nṛpaḥ eṣa te triṣu lokeṣu saṃkṣipyāpaḥ pibāmy aham asya gaṅge 'valepasya sadyaḥ phalam avāpnuhi //
Jahnu, the king, then angrily said to the Gaṅgā, O brahmins: "I shall gather up these waters of yours in the three worlds and drink them; receive at once, O Gaṅgā, the fruit of this insolence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.86
ततः पीतां महात्मानो दृष्ट्वा गङ्गां महर्षयः उपनिन्युर् महाभागा दुहितृत्वेन जाह्नवीम् ॥
tataḥ pītāṃ mahātmāno dṛṣṭvā gaṅgāṃ maharṣayaḥ upaninyur mahābhāgā duhitṛtvena jāhnavīm //
Then the great-souled, highly fortunate great sages, seeing the Gaṅgā drunk up, brought Jāhnavī back (to him) in the status of a daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.87
युवनाश्वस्य पुत्रीं तु कावेरीं जह्नुर् आवहत् गङ्गाशापेन देहार्धं यस्याः पश्चान् नदीकृतम् ॥
yuvanāśvasya putrīṃ tu kāverīṃ jahnur āvahat gaṅgāśāpena dehārdhaṃ yasyāḥ paścān nadīkṛtam //
Jahnu married Kāverī, the daughter of Yuvanāśva, half of whose body was afterwards made into a river by Gaṅgā's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.88
जह्नोस् तु दयितः पुत्रो अजको नाम वीर्यवान् अजकस्य तु दायादो बलाकाश्वो महीपतिः ॥
jahnos tu dayitaḥ putro ajako nāma vīryavān ajakasya tu dāyādo balākāśvo mahīpatiḥ //
Jahnu's beloved son was the valiant one named Ajaka; and Ajaka's heir was Balākāśva, lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.89
बभूव मृगयाशीलः कुशिकस् तस्य चात्मजः पह्नवैः सह संवृद्धो राजा वनचरैः सह ॥
babhūva mṛgayāśīlaḥ kuśikas tasya cātmajaḥ pahnavaiḥ saha saṃvṛddho rājā vanacaraiḥ saha //
His son was Kuśika, who was given to hunting; that king grew up among the Pahnavas and among forest-dwellers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.90
कुशिकस् तु तपस् तेपे पुत्रम् इन्द्रसमं विभुम् लभेयम् इति तं शक्रस् त्रासाद् अभ्येत्य जज्ञिवान् ॥
kuśikas tu tapas tepe putram indrasamaṃ vibhum labheyam iti taṃ śakras trāsād abhyetya jajñivān //
But Kuśika performed austerities, (thinking) "May I obtain a mighty son, the equal of Indra"; and Śakra, out of fear, came to him and was born (as his son).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.91
स गाधिर् अभवद् राजा मघवा कौशिकः स्वयम् विश्वामित्रस् तु गाधेयो विश्वामित्रात् तथाष्टकः ॥
sa gādhir abhavad rājā maghavā kauśikaḥ svayam viśvāmitras tu gādheyo viśvāmitrāt tathāṣṭakaḥ //
He became King Gādhi, Maghavan himself as the son of Kuśika; and Viśvāmitra was Gādhi's son, and from Viśvāmitra came Aṣṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.92
अष्टकस्य सुतो लौहिः प्रोक्तो जह्नुगणो मया आजमीढो ऽपरो वंशः श्रूयतां मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
aṣṭakasya suto lauhiḥ prokto jahnugaṇo mayā ājamīḍho 'paro vaṃśaḥ śrūyatāṃ munisattamāḥ //
Aṣṭaka's son was Lauhi. Thus the line of Jahnu has been declared by me; hear now the other line, that of Ajamīḍha, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.93
अजमीढात् तु नील्यां वै सुशान्तिर् उदपद्यत पुरुजातिः सुशान्तेश् च बाह्याश्वः पुरुजातितः ॥
ajamīḍhāt tu nīlyāṃ vai suśāntir udapadyata purujātiḥ suśānteś ca bāhyāśvaḥ purujātitaḥ //
From Ajamīḍha, in Nīlī, Suśānti was born; from Suśānti Purujāti, and from Purujāti Bāhyāśva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.94
बाह्याश्वतनयाः पञ्च स्फीता जनपदावृताः मुद्गलः सृञ्जयश् चैव राजा बृहदिषुस् तदा ॥
bāhyāśvatanayāḥ pañca sphītā janapadāvṛtāḥ mudgalaḥ sṛñjayaś caiva rājā bṛhadiṣus tadā //
Bāhyāśva's sons were five, prosperous and surrounded by (their) territories: Mudgala, and Sṛñjaya, and then King Bṛhadiṣu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.95
यवीनरश् च विक्रान्तः कृमिलाश्वश् च पञ्चमः पञ्चैते रक्षणायालं देशानाम् इति विश्रुताः ॥
yavīnaraś ca vikrāntaḥ kṛmilāśvaś ca pañcamaḥ pañcaite rakṣaṇāyālaṃ deśānām iti viśrutāḥ //
and the valorous Yavīnara, and Kṛmilāśva as the fifth; these five were renowned as being sufficient for the protection of the lands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.96
पञ्चानां ते तु पञ्चालाः स्फीता जनपदावृताः अलं संरक्षणे तेषां पञ्चाला इति विश्रुताः ॥
pañcānāṃ te tu pañcālāḥ sphītā janapadāvṛtāḥ alaṃ saṃrakṣaṇe teṣāṃ pañcālā iti viśrutāḥ //
Those (lands) of the five were the Pañcālas, prosperous and surrounded by territories; because they were sufficient for the protection of them, they became known as the Pañcālas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.97
मुद्गलस्य तु दायादो मौद्गल्यः सुमहायशाः इन्द्रसेना यतो गर्भं वध्न्यं च प्रत्यपद्यत ॥
mudgalasya tu dāyādo maudgalyaḥ sumahāyaśāḥ indrasenā yato garbhaṃ vadhnyaṃ ca pratyapadyata //
Mudgala's heir was Maudgalya of very great fame, from whom Indrasenā conceived and obtained a fruitful embryo.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.98
आसीत् पञ्चजनः पुत्रः सृञ्जयस्य महात्मनः सुतः पञ्चजनस्यापि सोमदत्तो महीपतिः ॥
āsīt pañcajanaḥ putraḥ sṛñjayasya mahātmanaḥ sutaḥ pañcajanasyāpi somadatto mahīpatiḥ //
Pañcajana was the son of the great-souled Sṛñjaya; and Pañcajana's son was Somadatta, lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.99
सोमदत्तस्य दायादः सहदेवो महायशाः सहदेवसुतश् चापि सोमको नाम विश्रुतः ॥
somadattasya dāyādaḥ sahadevo mahāyaśāḥ sahadevasutaś cāpi somako nāma viśrutaḥ //
Somadatta's heir was Sahadeva of great fame; and Sahadeva's son was renowned by the name Somaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.100
अजमीढसुतो जातः क्षीणे वंशे तु सोमकः सोमकस्य सुतो जन्तुर् यस्य पुत्रशतं बभौ ॥
ajamīḍhasuto jātaḥ kṣīṇe vaṃśe tu somakaḥ somakasya suto jantur yasya putraśataṃ babhau //
When the line had dwindled, Somaka was born as a son of Ajamīḍha('s line); Somaka's son was Jantu, who had a hundred sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.101
तेषां यवीयान् पृषतो द्रुपदस्य पिता प्रभुः आजमीढाः स्मृताश् चैते महात्मानस् तु सोमकाः ॥
teṣāṃ yavīyān pṛṣato drupadasya pitā prabhuḥ ājamīḍhāḥ smṛtāś caite mahātmānas tu somakāḥ //
The youngest of them was the lord Pṛṣata, the father of Drupada; and these great-souled Somakas are remembered as the descendants of Ajamīḍha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.102
महिषी त्व् अजमीढस्य धूमिनी पुत्रगृद्धिनी पतिव्रता महाभागा कुलजा मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
mahiṣī tv ajamīḍhasya dhūminī putragṛddhinī pativratā mahābhāgā kulajā munisattamāḥ //
Now Ajamīḍha's queen was Dhūminī, eager for a son, devoted to her husband, greatly fortunate, well-born, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.103
सा च पुत्रार्थिनी देवी व्रतचर्यासमन्विता ततो वर्षायुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् ॥
sā ca putrārthinī devī vratacaryāsamanvitā tato varṣāyutaṃ taptvā tapaḥ paramaduścaram //
And that lady, desiring a son, undertaking the observance of vows, then practised for ten thousand years an austerity most difficult to perform.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.104
हुत्वाग्निं विधिवत् सा तु पवित्रा मितभोजना अग्निहोत्रकुशेष्व् एव सुष्वाप मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
hutvāgniṃ vidhivat sā tu pavitrā mitabhojanā agnihotrakuśeṣv eva suṣvāpa munisattamāḥ //
Having offered into the fire according to rule, purified and eating sparingly, she slept upon the very kuśa grass of the agnihotra, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.105
धूमिन्या स तया देव्या त्व् अजमीढः समीयिवान् ऋक्षं संजनयाम् आस धूम्रवर्णं सुदर्शनम् ॥
dhūminyā sa tayā devyā tv ajamīḍhaḥ samīyivān ṛkṣaṃ saṃjanayām āsa dhūmravarṇaṃ sudarśanam //
Ajamīḍha united with that lady Dhūminī and begot Ṛkṣa, smoke-coloured and fair to look upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.106
ऋक्षात् संवरणो जज्ञे कुरुः संवरणात् तथा यः प्रयागाद् अतिक्रम्य कुरुक्षेत्रं चकार ह ॥
ṛkṣāt saṃvaraṇo jajñe kuruḥ saṃvaraṇāt tathā yaḥ prayāgād atikramya kurukṣetraṃ cakāra ha //
From Ṛkṣa was born Saṃvaraṇa, and from Saṃvaraṇa Kuru, who, going out beyond Prayāga, made Kurukṣetra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.107
पुण्यं च रमणीयं च पुण्यकृद्भिर् निषेवितम् तस्यान्ववायः सुमहान् यस्य नाम्नाथ कौरवाः ॥
puṇyaṃ ca ramaṇīyaṃ ca puṇyakṛdbhir niṣevitam tasyānvavāyaḥ sumahān yasya nāmnātha kauravāḥ //
holy and delightful, frequented by doers of holy deeds. His lineage was very great, and by his name (they are called) the Kauravas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.108
कुरोश् च पुत्राश् चत्वारः सुधन्वा सुधनुस् तथा परीक्षिच् च महाबाहुः प्रवरश् चारिमेजयः ॥
kuroś ca putrāś catvāraḥ sudhanvā sudhanus tathā parīkṣic ca mahābāhuḥ pravaraś cārimejayaḥ //
And Kuru had four sons: Sudhanvan, and likewise Sudhanus, and Parīkṣit of mighty arms, and the eminent Arimejaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.109
परीक्षितस् तु दायादो धार्मिको जनमेजयः श्रुतसेनो ऽग्रसेनश् च भीमसेनश् च नामतः ॥
parīkṣitas tu dāyādo dhārmiko janamejayaḥ śrutaseno 'grasenaś ca bhīmasenaś ca nāmataḥ //
But Parīkṣit's heirs were the righteous Janamejaya, and by name Śrutasena, Ugrasena, and Bhīmasena.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.110
एते सर्वे महाभागा विक्रान्ता बलशालिनः जनमेजयस्य पुत्रस् तु सुरथो मतिमांस् तथा ॥
ete sarve mahābhāgā vikrāntā balaśālinaḥ janamejayasya putras tu suratho matimāṃs tathā //
All these were greatly fortunate, valiant, and endowed with strength; and Janamejaya's son was the wise Suratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.111
सुरथस्य तु विक्रान्तः पुत्रो जज्ञे विदूरथः विदूरथस्य दायाद ऋक्ष एव महारथः ॥
surathasya tu vikrāntaḥ putro jajñe vidūrathaḥ vidūrathasya dāyāda ṛkṣa eva mahārathaḥ //
And to Suratha was born a valiant son, Vidūratha; Vidūratha's heir was Ṛkṣa, a great chariot-warrior.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.112
द्वितीयस् तु भरद्वाजान् नाम्ना तेनैव विश्रुतः द्वाव् ऋक्षौ सोमवंशे ऽस्मिन् द्वाव् एव च परीक्षितौ ॥
dvitīyas tu bharadvājān nāmnā tenaiva viśrutaḥ dvāv ṛkṣau somavaṃśe 'smin dvāv eva ca parīkṣitau //
But the second (Ṛkṣa was born) from Bharadvāja, renowned by that same name; there are two Ṛkṣas in this lunar lineage, and just two Parīkṣits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.113
भीमसेनास् त्रयो विप्रा द्वौ चापि जनमेजयौ ऋक्षस्य तु द्वितीयस्य भीमसेनो ऽभवत् सुतः ॥
bhīmasenās trayo viprā dvau cāpi janamejayau ṛkṣasya tu dvitīyasya bhīmaseno 'bhavat sutaḥ //
There are three Bhīmasenas, O brahmins, and also two Janamejayas; of the second Ṛkṣa, Bhīmasena was the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.114
प्रतीपो भीमसेनात् तु प्रतीपस्य तु शांतनुः देवापिर् बाह्लिकश् चैव त्रय एव महारथाः ॥
pratīpo bhīmasenāt tu pratīpasya tu śāṃtanuḥ devāpir bāhlikaś caiva traya eva mahārathāḥ //
From Bhīmasena (came) Pratīpa, and Pratīpa's (sons were) Śāṃtanu, Devāpi, and Bāhlika — just three, great chariot-warriors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.115
शांतनोस् त्व् अभवद् भीष्मस् तस्मिन् वंशे द्विजोत्तमाः बाह्लिकस्य तु राजर्षेर् वंशं शृणुत भो द्विजाः ॥
śāṃtanos tv abhavad bhīṣmas tasmin vaṃśe dvijottamāḥ bāhlikasya tu rājarṣer vaṃśaṃ śṛṇuta bho dvijāḥ //
From Śāṃtanu was born Bhīṣma in that line, O best of the twice-born; but hear now, O brahmins, the lineage of the royal sage Bāhlika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.116
बाह्लिकस्य सुतश् चैव सोमदत्तो महायशाः जज्ञिरे सोमदत्तात् तु भूरिर् भूरिश्रवाः शलः ॥
bāhlikasya sutaś caiva somadatto mahāyaśāḥ jajñire somadattāt tu bhūrir bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ //
Bāhlika's son was the greatly renowned Somadatta; and from Somadatta were born Bhūri, Bhūriśravas, and Śala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.117
उपाध्यायस् तु देवानां देवापिर् अभवन् मुनिः च्यवनपुत्रः कृतक इष्ट आसीन् महात्मनः ॥
upādhyāyas tu devānāṃ devāpir abhavan muniḥ cyavanaputraḥ kṛtaka iṣṭa āsīn mahātmanaḥ //
But Devāpi became a sage, the teacher of the gods; the son of Cyavana, Kṛtaka, was dear to that great-souled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.118
शांतनुस् त्व् अभवद् राजा कौरवाणां धुरंधरः शांतनोः संप्रवक्ष्यामि वंशं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥
śāṃtanus tv abhavad rājā kauravāṇāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ śāṃtanoḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi vaṃśaṃ trailokyaviśrutam //
And Śāṃtanu became king, the bearer of the yoke of the Kurus; I shall now declare the lineage of Śāṃtanu, famed in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.119
गाङ्गं देवव्रतं नाम पुत्रं सो ऽजनयत् प्रभुः स तु भीष्म इति ख्यातः पाण्डवानां पितामहः ॥
gāṅgaṃ devavrataṃ nāma putraṃ so 'janayat prabhuḥ sa tu bhīṣma iti khyātaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ pitāmahaḥ //
That lord begot upon Gaṅgā a son named Devavrata; he is known as Bhīṣma, the grandfather of the Pāṇḍavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.120
काली विचित्रवीर्यं तु जनयाम् आस भो द्विजाः शांतनोर् दयितं पुत्रं धर्मात्मानम् अकल्मषम् ॥
kālī vicitravīryaṃ tu janayām āsa bho dvijāḥ śāṃtanor dayitaṃ putraṃ dharmātmānam akalmaṣam //
And Kālī gave birth, O brahmins, to Vicitravīrya, Śāṃtanu's beloved son, righteous of soul and free of stain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.121
कृष्णद्वैपायनाच् चैव क्षेत्रे वैचित्रवीर्यके धृतराष्ट्रं च पाण्डुं च विदुरं चाप्य् अजीजनत् ॥
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāc caiva kṣetre vaicitravīryake dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca pāṇḍuṃ ca viduraṃ cāpy ajījanat //
And by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, in the field (i.e. wives) of Vicitravīrya, she caused to be born Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu and Vidura too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.122
धृतराष्ट्रस् तु गान्धार्यां पुत्रान् उत्पादयच् छतम् तेषां दुर्योधनः श्रेष्ठः सर्वेषाम् अपि स प्रभुः ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭras tu gāndhāryāṃ putrān utpādayac chatam teṣāṃ duryodhanaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarveṣām api sa prabhuḥ //
And Dhṛtarāṣṭra begot a hundred sons upon Gāndhārī; of them Duryodhana was the foremost, and he was lord of them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.123
पाण्डोर् धनंजयः पुत्रः सौभद्रस् तस्य चात्मजः अभिमन्योः परीक्षित् तु पिता पारीक्षितस्य ह ॥
pāṇḍor dhanaṃjayaḥ putraḥ saubhadras tasya cātmajaḥ abhimanyoḥ parīkṣit tu pitā pārīkṣitasya ha //
Pāṇḍu's son was Dhanaṃjaya, and his son was Subhadrā's son; Abhimanyu's (son) was Parīkṣit, and he was the father of Pārīkṣita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.124
पारीक्षितस्य काश्यायां द्वौ पुत्रौ संबभूवतुः चन्द्रापीडस् तु नृपतिः सूर्यापीडश् च मोक्षवित् ॥
pārīkṣitasya kāśyāyāṃ dvau putrau saṃbabhūvatuḥ candrāpīḍas tu nṛpatiḥ sūryāpīḍaś ca mokṣavit //
To Pārīkṣita, by his Kāśi wife, two sons were born: King Candrāpīḍa, and Sūryāpīḍa who knew liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.125
चन्द्रापीडस्य पुत्राणां शतम् उत्तमधन्विनाम् जानमेजयम् इत्य् एवं क्षात्रं भुवि परिश्रुतम् ॥
candrāpīḍasya putrāṇāṃ śatam uttamadhanvinām jānamejayam ity evaṃ kṣātraṃ bhuvi pariśrutam //
Candrāpīḍa had a hundred sons, excellent archers, thus known on earth as the Janamejaya kṣatriya (line).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.126
तेषां ज्येष्ठस् तु तत्रासीत् पुरे वारणसाह्वये सत्यकर्णो महाबाहुर् यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः ॥
teṣāṃ jyeṣṭhas tu tatrāsīt pure vāraṇasāhvaye satyakarṇo mahābāhur yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ //
The eldest of them was there in the city named Vāraṇasāhvaya (Hastināpura): Satyakarṇa, of mighty arms, a performer of sacrifices with ample gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.127
सत्यकर्णस्य दायादः श्वेतकर्णः प्रतापवान् अपुत्रः स तु धर्मात्मा प्रविवेश तपोवनम् ॥
satyakarṇasya dāyādaḥ śvetakarṇaḥ pratāpavān aputraḥ sa tu dharmātmā praviveśa tapovanam //
Satyakarṇa's heir was the mighty Śvetakarṇa; but he, righteous of soul, being sonless, entered the forest of penance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.128
तस्माद् वनगता गर्भं यादवी प्रत्यपद्यत सुचारोर् दुहिता सुभ्रूर् मालिनी ग्राहमालिनी ॥
tasmād vanagatā garbhaṃ yādavī pratyapadyata sucāror duhitā subhrūr mālinī grāhamālinī //
By him the Yādava woman, who had gone to the forest, conceived a child — the daughter of Sucāru, the fair-browed Mālinī, (called) Grāhamālinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.129
संभूते स च गर्भे च श्वेतकर्णः प्रजेश्वरः अन्वगच्छत् कृतं पूर्वं महाप्रस्थानम् अच्युतम् ॥
saṃbhūte sa ca garbhe ca śvetakarṇaḥ prajeśvaraḥ anvagacchat kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ mahāprasthānam acyutam //
And when the child was conceived, Śvetakarṇa, lord of creatures, followed the great departure (from the world), imperishable, undertaken before (by others).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.130
सा तु दृष्ट्वा प्रियं तं तु मालिनी पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात् सुचारोर् दुहिता साध्वी वने राजीवलोचना ॥
sā tu dṛṣṭvā priyaṃ taṃ tu mālinī pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt sucāror duhitā sādhvī vane rājīvalocanā //
But she, Mālinī, seeing her beloved (go), followed behind him — the daughter of Sucāru, the virtuous, lotus-eyed woman, into the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.131
पथि सा सुषुवे बाला सुकुमारं कुमारकम् तम् अपास्याथ तत्रैव राजानं सान्वगच्छत ॥
pathi sā suṣuve bālā sukumāraṃ kumārakam tam apāsyātha tatraiva rājānaṃ sānvagacchata //
On the road that young woman gave birth to a very tender boy; and casting him aside right there, she followed the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.132
पतिव्रता महाभागा द्रौपदीव पुरा सती कुमारः सुकुमारो ऽसौ गिरिपृष्ठे रुरोद ह ॥
pativratā mahābhāgā draupadīva purā satī kumāraḥ sukumāro 'sau giripṛṣṭhe ruroda ha //
(She was) devoted to her husband, greatly blessed, chaste, like Draupadī of old. That most tender boy wailed on the mountain slope.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.133
दयार्थं तस्य मेघास् तु प्रादुरासन् महात्मनः श्रविष्ठायास् तु पुत्रौ द्वौ पैप्पलादिश् च कौशिकः ॥
dayārthaṃ tasya meghās tu prādurāsan mahātmanaḥ śraviṣṭhāyās tu putrau dvau paippalādiś ca kauśikaḥ //
Out of pity for that noble one, clouds appeared; and (there were) two sons of Śraviṣṭhā, Paippalādi and Kauśika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.134
दृष्ट्वा कृपान्वितौ गृह्य तौ प्राक्षालयतां जले निघृष्टौ तस्य पार्श्वौ तु शिलायां रुधिरप्लुतौ ॥
dṛṣṭvā kṛpānvitau gṛhya tau prākṣālayatāṃ jale nighṛṣṭau tasya pārśvau tu śilāyāṃ rudhiraplutau //
Seeing (him), the two, filled with compassion, took him up and washed him in water; his two sides had been scraped raw on the rock and were bathed in blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.135
अजश्यामः स पार्श्वाभ्यां घृष्टाभ्यां सुसमाहितः अजश्यामौ तु तत्पार्श्वौ देवेन संबभूवतुः ॥
ajaśyāmaḥ sa pārśvābhyāṃ ghṛṣṭābhyāṃ susamāhitaḥ ajaśyāmau tu tatpārśvau devena saṃbabhūvatuḥ //
With his two scraped sides he became goat-dark, well composed; and by (the will of) the god his two sides turned goat-dark.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 13.136
अथाजपार्श्व इति वै चक्राते नाम तस्य तौ स तु रेमकशालायां द्विजाभ्याम् अभिवर्धितः ॥
athājapārśva iti vai cakrāte nāma tasya tau sa tu remakaśālāyāṃ dvijābhyām abhivardhitaḥ //
Then those two made his name 'Ajapārśva' ('goat-sided'); and he was reared by the two brahmins in the house of Remaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.137
रेमकस्य तु भार्या तम् उद्वहत् पुत्रकारणात् रेमत्याः स तु पुत्रो ऽभूद् ब्राह्मणौ सचिवौ तु तौ ॥
remakasya tu bhāryā tam udvahat putrakāraṇāt rematyāḥ sa tu putro 'bhūd brāhmaṇau sacivau tu tau //
But Remaka's wife adopted him for the sake of (having) a son, and he became the son of Remati, while those two brahmins were his ministers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.138
तेषां पुत्राश् च पौत्राश् च युगपत्तुल्यजीविनः स एष पौरवो वंशः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥
teṣāṃ putrāś ca pautrāś ca yugapattulyajīvinaḥ sa eṣa pauravo vaṃśaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām //
Their sons and grandsons lived equally long at the same time. This is that Paurava lineage of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.139
श्लोको ऽपि चात्र गीतो ऽयं नाहुषेण ययातिना जरासंक्रमणे पूर्वं तदा प्रीतेन धीमता ॥
śloko 'pi cātra gīto 'yaṃ nāhuṣeṇa yayātinā jarāsaṃkramaṇe pūrvaṃ tadā prītena dhīmatā //
And on this matter this verse too was sung by Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, formerly at the transferring of his old age, when he, the wise one, was pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.140
अचन्द्रार्कग्रहा भूमिर् भवेद् इयम् असंशयम् अपौरवा मही नैव भविष्यति कदाचन ॥
acandrārkagrahā bhūmir bhaved iyam asaṃśayam apauravā mahī naiva bhaviṣyati kadācana //
"Without doubt this earth might come to be without moon, sun and planets, but the earth will never at any time be without the Pauravas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.141
एष वः पौरवो वंशो विख्यातः कथितो मया तुर्वसोस् तु प्रवक्ष्यामि द्रुह्योश् चानोर् यदोस् तथा ॥
eṣa vaḥ pauravo vaṃśo vikhyātaḥ kathito mayā turvasos tu pravakṣyāmi druhyoś cānor yados tathā //
This Paurava lineage, renowned, has been told to you by me; now I shall relate that of Turvasu, and of Druhyu, Anu and Yadu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.142
तुर्वसोस् तु सुतो वह्निर् गोभानुस् तस्य चात्मजः गोभानोस् तु सुतो राजा ऐशानुर् अपराजितः ॥
turvasos tu suto vahnir gobhānus tasya cātmajaḥ gobhānos tu suto rājā aiśānur aparājitaḥ //
Turvasu's son was Vahni, and his son was Gobhānu; and Gobhānu's son was king Aiśānu, the unconquered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.143
करंधमस् तु ऐशानोर् मरुत्तस् तस्य चात्मजः अन्यस् त्व् आविक्षितो राजा मरुत्तः कथितो मया ॥
karaṃdhamas tu aiśānor maruttas tasya cātmajaḥ anyas tv āvikṣito rājā maruttaḥ kathito mayā //
Karaṃdhama was Aiśānu's (son), and his son was Marutta — but another Marutta, the son of Avikṣit, has (already) been told of by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.144
अनपत्यो ऽभवद् राजा यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः दुहिता संयता नाम तस्यासीत् पृथिवीपतेः ॥
anapatyo 'bhavad rājā yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ duhitā saṃyatā nāma tasyāsīt pṛthivīpateḥ //
That king was childless, a performer of sacrifices, giving abundant priestly fees; that lord of the earth had a daughter named Saṃyatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.145
दक्षिणार्थं तु सा दत्ता संवर्ताय महात्मने दुष्यन्तं पौरवं चापि लेभे पुत्रम् अकल्मषम् ॥
dakṣiṇārthaṃ tu sā dattā saṃvartāya mahātmane duṣyantaṃ pauravaṃ cāpi lebhe putram akalmaṣam //
She was given as a sacrificial fee to the great-souled Saṃvarta, and she obtained a faultless son, Duṣyanta the Paurava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.146
एवं ययातिशापेन जरासंक्रमणे तदा पौरवं तुर्वसोर् वंशं प्रविवेश द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
evaṃ yayātiśāpena jarāsaṃkramaṇe tadā pauravaṃ turvasor vaṃśaṃ praviveśa dvijottamāḥ //
Thus, O best of brahmins, by Yayāti's curse at the time of the transferring of old age, the Paurava (line) then entered the lineage of Turvasu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.147
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादः करूरोमः प्रजेश्वरः करूरोमाद् अथाह्रीदश् चत्वारस् तस्य चात्मजाः ॥
duṣyantasya tu dāyādaḥ karūromaḥ prajeśvaraḥ karūromād athāhrīdaś catvāras tasya cātmajāḥ //
Duṣyanta's heir was Karūroma, lord of creatures; from Karūroma came Āhrīda, and he had four sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.148
पाण्ड्यश् च केरलश् चैव कालश् चोलश् च पार्थिवः द्रुह्योश् च तनयो राजन् बभ्रुसेतुश् च पार्थिवः ॥
pāṇḍyaś ca keralaś caiva kālaś colaś ca pārthivaḥ druhyoś ca tanayo rājan babhrusetuś ca pārthivaḥ //
Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Kāla and Cola, (all) kings. And the son of Druhyu, O king, was the king Babhrusetu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.149
अङ्गारसेतुस् तत्पुत्रो मरुतां पतिर् उच्यते यौवनाश्वेन समरे कृच्छ्रेण निहतो बली ॥
aṅgārasetus tatputro marutāṃ patir ucyate yauvanāśvena samare kṛcchreṇa nihato balī //
His son was Aṅgārasetu, who is called the lord of the Maruts; the mighty one was slain, with difficulty, in battle by Yauvanāśva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.150
युद्धं सुमहद् अप्य् आसीन् मासान् परिचरद् दश अङ्गारसेतोर् दायादो गान्धारो नाम पार्थिवः ॥
yuddhaṃ sumahad apy āsīn māsān paricarad daśa aṅgārasetor dāyādo gāndhāro nāma pārthivaḥ //
And the battle was a very great one, extending over ten months. Aṅgārasetu's heir was a king named Gāndhāra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.151
ख्यायते यस्य नाम्ना वै गान्धारविषयो महान् गान्धारदेशजाश् चैव तुरगा वाजिनां वराः ॥
khyāyate yasya nāmnā vai gāndhāraviṣayo mahān gāndhāradeśajāś caiva turagā vājināṃ varāḥ //
by whose name the great territory of Gāndhāra is known; and the horses born in the land of Gāndhāra are the best of steeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.152
अनोस् तु पुत्रो धर्मो ऽभूद् द्यूतस् तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् द्यूताद् वनदुहो जज्ञे प्रचेतास् तस्य चात्मजः ॥
anos tu putro dharmo 'bhūd dyūtas tasyātmajo 'bhavat dyūtād vanaduho jajñe pracetās tasya cātmajaḥ //
Anu's son was Dharma; his son was Dyūta; from Dyūta was born Vanaduha, and his son was Pracetas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.153
प्रचेतसः सुचेतास् तु कीर्तितास् त्व् अनवो मया बभूवुस् तु यदोः पुत्राः पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः ॥
pracetasaḥ sucetās tu kīrtitās tv anavo mayā babhūvus tu yadoḥ putrāḥ pañca devasutopamāḥ //
(And) Sucetas (was the son) of Pracetas. Thus the descendants of Anu have been recounted by me. Now, of Yadu there were five sons, like the sons of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.154
सहस्रादः पयोदश् च क्रोष्टा नीलो ऽञ्जिकस् तथा सहस्रादस्य दायादास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः ॥
sahasrādaḥ payodaś ca kroṣṭā nīlo 'ñjikas tathā sahasrādasya dāyādās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ //
Sahasrāda, Payoda, Kroṣṭā, Nīla and Añjika. Sahasrāda had three heirs, supremely righteous:
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BrP 13.155
हैहयश् च हयश् चैव राजा वेणुहयस् तथा हैहयस्याभवत् पुत्रो धर्मनेत्र इति श्रुतः ॥
haihayaś ca hayaś caiva rājā veṇuhayas tathā haihayasyābhavat putro dharmanetra iti śrutaḥ //
Haihaya, Haya, and king Veṇuhaya. Haihaya had a son known as Dharmanetra.
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BrP 13.156
धर्मनेत्रस्य कार्तस् तु साहञ्जस् तस्य चात्मजः साहञ्जनी नाम पुरी तेन राज्ञा निवेशिता ॥
dharmanetrasya kārtas tu sāhañjas tasya cātmajaḥ sāhañjanī nāma purī tena rājñā niveśitā //
Dharmanetra's (son) was Kārta, and his son was Sāhañja; by that king was founded the city named Sāhañjanī.
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BrP 13.157
आसीन् महिष्मतः पुत्रो भद्रश्रेण्यः प्रतापवान् भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम विश्रुतः ॥
āsīn mahiṣmataḥ putro bhadraśreṇyaḥ pratāpavān bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma viśrutaḥ //
Mahiṣmat's son was the majestic Bhadraśreṇya; Bhadraśreṇya's heir was the one renowned by the name of Durdama.
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BrP 13.158
दुर्दमस्य सुतो धीमान् कनको नाम नामतः कनकस्य तु दायादाश् चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः ॥
durdamasya suto dhīmān kanako nāma nāmataḥ kanakasya tu dāyādāś catvāro lokaviśrutāḥ //
Durdama's son was the wise one, Kanaka by name; and Kanaka had four heirs famed in the world:
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BrP 13.159
कृतवीर्यः कृतौजाश् च कृतधन्वा तथैव च कृताग्निस् तु चतुर्थो ऽभूत् कृतवीर्याद् अथार्जुनः ॥
kṛtavīryaḥ kṛtaujāś ca kṛtadhanvā tathaiva ca kṛtāgnis tu caturtho 'bhūt kṛtavīryād athārjunaḥ //
Kṛtavīrya, Kṛtaujas, and likewise Kṛtadhanvā, and Kṛtāgni was the fourth. From Kṛtavīrya came Arjuna,
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BrP 13.160
यो ऽसौ बाहुसहस्रेण सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो ऽभवत् जिगाय पृथिवीम् एको रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥
yo 'sau bāhusahasreṇa saptadvīpeśvaro 'bhavat jigāya pṛthivīm eko rathenādityavarcasā //
he who with his thousand arms became lord of the seven continents, and alone conquered the earth with a chariot brilliant as the sun.
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BrP 13.161
स हि वर्षायुतं तप्त्वा तपः परमदुश्चरम् दत्तम् आराधयाम् आस कार्तवीर्यो ऽत्रिसंभवम् ॥
sa hi varṣāyutaṃ taptvā tapaḥ paramaduścaram dattam ārādhayām āsa kārtavīryo 'trisaṃbhavam //
For he, Kārtavīrya, having performed for ten thousand years an austerity most difficult to carry out, propitiated Datta, born of Atri.
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BrP 13.162
तस्मै दत्तो वरान् प्रादाच् चतुरो भूरितेजसः पूर्वं बाहुसहस्रं तु प्रार्थितं सुमहद् वरम् ॥
tasmai datto varān prādāc caturo bhūritejasaḥ pūrvaṃ bāhusahasraṃ tu prārthitaṃ sumahad varam //
Datta, of abundant splendour, granted him four boons; the first, a greatly excellent boon, was the thousand arms he had asked for;
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BrP 13.163
अधर्मे ऽधीयमानस्य सद्भिस् तत्र निवारणम् उग्रेण पृथिवीं जित्वा धर्मेणैवानुरञ्जनम् ॥
adharme 'dhīyamānasya sadbhis tatra nivāraṇam ugreṇa pṛthivīṃ jitvā dharmeṇaivānurañjanam //
(the second,) that when he turned to unrighteousness he should be restrained therein by the good; (the third,) that having conquered the earth by force he should win it over by dharma alone;
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BrP 13.164
संग्रामान् सुबहूञ् जित्वा हत्वा चारीन् सहस्रशः संग्रामे वर्तमानस्य वधं चाभ्यधिकाद् रणे ॥
saṃgrāmān subahūñ jitvā hatvā cārīn sahasraśaḥ saṃgrāme vartamānasya vadhaṃ cābhyadhikād raṇe //
and (the fourth,) that having won very many battles and slain enemies by the thousands, he should meet his death in combat at the hands of one superior (to him) while engaged in battle.
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BrP 13.165
तस्य बाहुसहस्रं तु युध्यतः किल भो द्विजाः योगाद् योगीश्वरस्येव प्रादुर्भवति मायया ॥
tasya bāhusahasraṃ tu yudhyataḥ kila bho dvijāḥ yogād yogīśvarasyeva prādurbhavati māyayā //
Indeed, O brahmins, when he fought, his thousand arms appeared through his magic power, as if by the yoga of a master of yoga.
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BrP 13.166
तेनेयं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना ससमुद्रा सनगरा उग्रेण विधिना जिता ॥
teneyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā sapattanā sasamudrā sanagarā ugreṇa vidhinā jitā //
By him this whole earth, with its seven continents, with its towns, with its oceans and with its cities, was conquered by fierce means.
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BrP 13.167
तेन सप्तसु द्वीपेषु सप्त यज्ञशतानि च प्राप्तानि विधिना राज्ञा श्रूयन्ते मुनिसत्तमाः ॥
tena saptasu dvīpeṣu sapta yajñaśatāni ca prāptāni vidhinā rājñā śrūyante munisattamāḥ //
By that king, in the seven continents, seven hundred sacrifices were duly accomplished, so it is heard, O best of sages.
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BrP 13.168
सर्वे यज्ञा मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सहस्रशतदक्षिणाः सर्वे काञ्चनयूपाश् च सर्वे काञ्चनवेदयः ॥
sarve yajñā muniśreṣṭhāḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ sarve kāñcanayūpāś ca sarve kāñcanavedayaḥ //
All (those) sacrifices, O best of sages, had a hundred thousand as sacrificial fee; all had golden sacrificial posts, and all had golden altars.
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BrP 13.169
सर्वे देवैर् मुनिश्रेष्ठा विमानस्थैर् अलंकृतैः गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिश् च नित्यम् एवोपशोभिताः ॥
sarve devair muniśreṣṭhā vimānasthair alaṃkṛtaiḥ gandharvair apsarobhiś ca nityam evopaśobhitāḥ //
All of them, O best of sages, were constantly graced by the gods seated in their celestial cars and adorned, and by gandharvas and apsarases.
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BrP 13.170
यस्य यज्ञे जगौ गाथां गन्धर्वो नारदस् तथा वरीदासात्मजो विद्वान् महिम्ना तस्य विस्मितः ॥
yasya yajñe jagau gāthāṃ gandharvo nāradas tathā varīdāsātmajo vidvān mahimnā tasya vismitaḥ //
At whose sacrifice the gandharva Nārada, and likewise the learned son of Varīdāsa, sang a song, astonished at his greatness:
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BrP 13.171
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः यज्ञैर् दानैस् तपोभिश् च विक्रमेण श्रुतेन च ॥
na nūnaṃ kārtavīryasya gatiṃ yāsyanti pārthivāḥ yajñair dānais tapobhiś ca vikrameṇa śrutena ca //
"Surely (other) kings will not attain the state of the son of Kṛtavīrya, not by sacrifices, gifts, austerities, valour, or learning.
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BrP 13.172
स हि सप्तसु द्वीपेषु चर्मी खड्गी शरासनी रथी द्वीपान् अनुचरन् योगी संदृश्यते नृभिः ॥
sa hi saptasu dvīpeṣu carmī khaḍgī śarāsanī rathī dvīpān anucaran yogī saṃdṛśyate nṛbhiḥ //
For across the seven continents he is seen by men, bearing shield, sword and bow, mounted on his chariot, roaming the continents, a master of yoga.
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BrP 13.173
अनष्टद्रव्यता चैव न शोको न च विभ्रमः प्रभावेण महाराज्ञः प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः ॥
anaṣṭadravyatā caiva na śoko na ca vibhramaḥ prabhāveṇa mahārājñaḥ prajā dharmeṇa rakṣataḥ //
There is no loss of property, no grief and no confusion, through the power of the great king who protects his subjects according to dharma."
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BrP 13.174
स सर्वरत्नभाक् सम्राट् चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह स एव पशुपालो ऽभूत् क्षेत्रपालः स एव च ॥
sa sarvaratnabhāk samrāṭ cakravartī babhūva ha sa eva paśupālo 'bhūt kṣetrapālaḥ sa eva ca //
He, the enjoyer of all jewels, became emperor and universal sovereign; he himself was the guardian of the cattle, and he himself the guardian of the fields.
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BrP 13.175
स एव वृष्ट्या पर्जन्यो योगित्वाद् अर्जुनो ऽभवत् स वै बाहुसहस्रेण ज्याघातकठिनत्वचा ॥
sa eva vṛṣṭyā parjanyo yogitvād arjuno 'bhavat sa vai bāhusahasreṇa jyāghātakaṭhinatvacā //
He himself became the rain-cloud with his rain, and through his mastery of yoga he became Arjuna; he indeed, with his thousand arms whose skin was hardened by the bowstring's blow,
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BrP 13.176
भाति रश्मिसहस्रेण शरदीव च भास्करः स हि नागान् मनुष्येषु माहिष्मत्यां महाद्युतिः ॥
bhāti raśmisahasreṇa śaradīva ca bhāskaraḥ sa hi nāgān manuṣyeṣu māhiṣmatyāṃ mahādyutiḥ //
shines like the sun in autumn with its thousand rays. For he of great splendour (settled) the nāgas among men in Māhiṣmatī:
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BrP 13.177
कर्कोटकसुताञ् जित्वा पुर्यां तस्यां न्यवेशयत् स वै वेगं समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले ऽम्बुजेक्षणः ॥
karkoṭakasutāñ jitvā puryāṃ tasyāṃ nyaveśayat sa vai vegaṃ samudrasya prāvṛṭkāle 'mbujekṣaṇaḥ //
having conquered the sons of Karkoṭaka, he settled (them) in that city. He, the lotus-eyed one, (turned back) the surge of the ocean in the rainy season,
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BrP 13.178
क्रीडन्न् इव भुजोद्भिन्नं प्रतिस्रोतश् चकार ह लुण्ठिता क्रीडता तेन नदी तद्ग्राममालिनी ॥
krīḍann iva bhujodbhinnaṃ pratisrotaś cakāra ha luṇṭhitā krīḍatā tena nadī tadgrāmamālinī //
as if in play he made the flow, split apart by his arms, run counter to its course; and while he played the river, garlanded with its villages, was churned up.
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BrP 13.179
चलदूर्मिसहस्रेण शङ्किताभ्येति नर्मदा तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण क्षिप्यमाणे महोदधौ ॥
caladūrmisahasreṇa śaṅkitābhyeti narmadā tasya bāhusahasreṇa kṣipyamāṇe mahodadhau //
With a thousand moving waves the Narmadā comes on fearfully, when the great ocean is hurled about by his thousand arms.
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BrP 13.180
भयान् निलीना निश्चेष्ठाः पातालस्था महीसुराः चूर्णीकृतमहावीचिं चलन्मीनमहातिमिम् ॥
bhayān nilīnā niśceṣṭhāḥ pātālasthā mahīsurāḥ cūrṇīkṛtamahāvīciṃ calanmīnamahātimim //
Out of fear the asuras dwelling in Pātāla lay hidden and motionless; (that ocean) whose great waves were ground to powder, whose fish and great sea-monsters were tossed about,
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BrP 13.181
मारुताविद्धफेनौघम् आवर्तक्षोभसंकुलम् प्रावर्तयत् तदा राजा सहस्रेण च बाहुना ॥
mārutāviddhaphenaugham āvartakṣobhasaṃkulam prāvartayat tadā rājā sahasreṇa ca bāhunā //
whose masses of foam were struck by the wind, and which was thick with the turmoil of whirlpools — that (ocean) the king then set churning with his thousand arms,
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BrP 13.182
देवासुरसमाक्षिप्तः क्षीरोदम् इव मन्दरः मन्दरक्षोभचकिता अमृतोत्पादशङ्किताः ॥
devāsurasamākṣiptaḥ kṣīrodam iva mandaraḥ mandarakṣobhacakitā amṛtotpādaśaṅkitāḥ //
as Mandara, whirled about by gods and asuras, (churned) the ocean of milk. Startled as though by Mandara's churning, suspecting that the nectar was being produced,
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BrP 13.183
सहसोत्पतिता भीता भीमं दृष्ट्वा नृपोत्तमम् नता निश्चलमूर्धानो बभूवुस् ते महोरगाः ॥
sahasotpatitā bhītā bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛpottamam natā niścalamūrdhāno babhūvus te mahoragāḥ //
the great serpents suddenly rushed up in terror, and seeing that best of kings, so fearsome, they bowed with heads held motionless,
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BrP 13.184
सायाह्ने कदलीखण्डाः कम्पिता इव वायुना स वै बद्ध्वा धनुर् ज्याभिर् उत्सिक्तं पञ्चभिः शरैः ॥
sāyāhne kadalīkhaṇḍāḥ kampitā iva vāyunā sa vai baddhvā dhanur jyābhir utsiktaṃ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ //
like clumps of plantain trees shaken by the wind at evening. And he, having strung his bow with bowstrings, (struck) the arrogant one with five arrows,
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BrP 13.185
लङ्केशं मोहयित्वा तु सबलं रावणं बलात् निर्जित्य वशम् आनीय माहिष्मत्यां बबन्ध तम् ॥
laṅkeśaṃ mohayitvā tu sabalaṃ rāvaṇaṃ balāt nirjitya vaśam ānīya māhiṣmatyāṃ babandha tam //
and having stupefied the lord of Laṅkā, Rāvaṇa, together with his army, and forcibly defeated him and brought him under his sway, he bound him in Māhiṣmatī.
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BrP 13.186
श्रुत्वा तु बद्धं पौलस्त्यं रावणं त्व् अर्जुनेन च ततो गत्वा पुलस्त्यस् तम् अर्जुनं ददृशे स्वयम् ॥
śrutvā tu baddhaṃ paulastyaṃ rāvaṇaṃ tv arjunena ca tato gatvā pulastyas tam arjunaṃ dadṛśe svayam //
But hearing that Rāvaṇa, the descendant of Pulastya, had been bound by Arjuna, Pulastya then went and himself saw that Arjuna.
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BrP 13.187
मुमोच रक्षः पौलस्त्यं पुलस्त्येनाभियाचितः यस्य बाहुसहस्रस्य बभूव ज्यातलस्वनः ॥
mumoca rakṣaḥ paulastyaṃ pulastyenābhiyācitaḥ yasya bāhusahasrasya babhūva jyātalasvanaḥ //
Entreated by Pulastya, he released the rākṣasa, the descendant of Pulastya. (He) whose thousand arms made the sound of the bowstring on the palm-guard
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BrP 13.188
युगान्ते तोयदस्येव स्फुटतो ह्य् अशनेर् इव अहो बत मृधे वीर्यं भार्गवस्य यद् अच्छिनत् ॥
yugānte toyadasyeva sphuṭato hy aśaner iva aho bata mṛdhe vīryaṃ bhārgavasya yad acchinat //
As of a cloud at the end of an age, or of a bursting thunderbolt — ah, alas, such was the Bhārgava's valour in battle, that he cut (them) off!
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BrP 13.189
राज्ञो बाहुसहस्रस्य हैमं तालवनं यथा तृषितेन कदाचित् स भिक्षितश् चित्रभानुना ॥
rājño bāhusahasrasya haimaṃ tālavanaṃ yathā tṛṣitena kadācit sa bhikṣitaś citrabhānunā //
(It was) like a golden palm-grove, that thousand-armed king's (host of arms). Once he was begged (for alms) by the thirsty Citrabhānu (Fire).
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BrP 13.190
स भिक्षाम् अददाद् वीरः सप्त द्वीपान् विभावसोः पुराणि ग्रामघोषांश् च विषयांश् चैव सर्वशः ॥
sa bhikṣām adadād vīraḥ sapta dvīpān vibhāvasoḥ purāṇi grāmaghoṣāṃś ca viṣayāṃś caiva sarvaśaḥ //
That hero gave as alms to Vibhāvasu (Fire) the seven continents, and cities, villages and cattle-stations, and territories, all of them.
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BrP 13.191
जज्वाल तस्य सर्वाणि चित्रभानुर् दिधृक्षया स तस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य प्रभावेण महात्मनः ॥
jajvāla tasya sarvāṇi citrabhānur didhṛkṣayā sa tasya puruṣendrasya prabhāveṇa mahātmanaḥ //
Citrabhānu burned up all of his (possessions), out of the wish to consume them; he, by the power of that great-souled lord of men,
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BrP 13.192
ददाह कार्तवीर्यस्य शैलांश् चैष वनानि च स शून्यम् आश्रमं रम्यं वरुणस्यात्मजस्य वै ॥
dadāha kārtavīryasya śailāṃś caiṣa vanāni ca sa śūnyam āśramaṃ ramyaṃ varuṇasyātmajasya vai //
burned Kārtavīrya's mountains and his forests too; and (he burned) the empty, lovely hermitage of Varuṇa's son.
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BrP 13.193
ददाह बलवद्भीतश् चित्रभानुः स हैहयः यं लेभे वरुणः पुत्रं पुरा भास्वन्तम् उत्तमम् ॥
dadāha balavadbhītaś citrabhānuḥ sa haihayaḥ yaṃ lebhe varuṇaḥ putraṃ purā bhāsvantam uttamam //
That Citrabhānu, greatly afraid, of the Haihaya, burned (it) — (the hermitage of) the son whom Varuṇa formerly obtained, excellent and radiant.
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BrP 13.194
वसिष्ठं नाम स मुनिः ख्यात आपव इत्य् उत यत्रापवस् तु तं क्रोधाच् छप्तवान् अर्जुनं विभुः ॥
vasiṣṭhaṃ nāma sa muniḥ khyāta āpava ity uta yatrāpavas tu taṃ krodhāc chaptavān arjunaṃ vibhuḥ //
That sage, Vasiṣṭha by name, was known as Āpava as well; and there the mighty Āpava in anger cursed Arjuna (Kārtavīrya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 13.195
यस्मान् न वर्जितम् इदं वनं ते मम हैहय तस्मात् ते दुष्करं कर्म कृतम् अन्यो हनिष्यति ॥
yasmān na varjitam idaṃ vanaṃ te mama haihaya tasmāt te duṣkaraṃ karma kṛtam anyo haniṣyati //
"Since this forest of mine was not spared by you, Haihaya, therefore another will undo the hard deed you have done."
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BrP 13.196
रामो नाम महाबाहुर् जामदग्न्यः प्रतापवान् छित्त्वा बाहुसहस्रं ते प्रमथ्य तरसा बली ॥
rāmo nāma mahābāhur jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān chittvā bāhusahasraṃ te pramathya tarasā balī //
"Rāma by name, the mighty-armed, majestic son of Jamadagni, the strong one, having cut off your thousand arms and crushed (you) with force —
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BrP 13.197
तपस्वी ब्राह्मणस् त्वां तु हनिष्यति स भार्गवः अनष्टद्रव्यता यस्य बभूवामित्रकर्षिणः ॥
tapasvī brāhmaṇas tvāṃ tu haniṣyati sa bhārgavaḥ anaṣṭadravyatā yasya babhūvāmitrakarṣiṇaḥ //
that ascetic brahmin, the Bhārgava, will slay you" — (this of him) whose freedom from loss of property had come about, the harasser of foes.
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BrP 13.198
प्रतापेन नरेन्द्रस्य प्रजा धर्मेण रक्षतः प्राप्तस् ततो ऽस्य मृत्युर् वै तस्य शापान् महामुनेः ॥
pratāpena narendrasya prajā dharmeṇa rakṣataḥ prāptas tato 'sya mṛtyur vai tasya śāpān mahāmuneḥ //
By the might of that lord of men, who protected his subjects according to dharma — then indeed his death came, from the curse of that great sage.
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BrP 13.199
वरस् तथैव भो विप्राः स्वयम् एव वृतः पुरा तस्य पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीत् पञ्च शेषा महात्मनः ॥
varas tathaiva bho viprāḥ svayam eva vṛtaḥ purā tasya putraśataṃ tv āsīt pañca śeṣā mahātmanaḥ //
And so too, O brahmins, the boon was formerly chosen by himself. That great-souled one had a hundred sons, of whom five remained.
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BrP 13.200
कृतास्त्रा बलिनः शूरा धर्मात्मानो यशस्विनः शूरसेनश् च शूरश् च वृषणो मधुपध्वजः ॥
kṛtāstrā balinaḥ śūrā dharmātmāno yaśasvinaḥ śūrasenaś ca śūraś ca vṛṣaṇo madhupadhvajaḥ //
Trained in weapons, powerful, heroic, righteous in soul, illustrious: Śūrasena and Śūra, Vṛṣaṇa, Madhu, and Dhvaja,
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BrP 13.201
जयध्वजश् च नाम्नासीद् आवन्त्यो नृपतिर् महान् कार्तवीर्यस्य तनया वीर्यवन्तो महाबलाः ॥
jayadhvajaś ca nāmnāsīd āvantyo nṛpatir mahān kārtavīryasya tanayā vīryavanto mahābalāḥ //
and one was Jayadhvaja by name, the great king of Avanti — (these were) the sons of Kārtavīrya, valorous and of great strength.
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BrP 13.202
जयध्वजस्य पुत्रस् तु तालजङ्घो महाबलः तस्य पुत्रशतं ख्यातास् तालजङ्घा इति स्मृताः ॥
jayadhvajasya putras tu tālajaṅgho mahābalaḥ tasya putraśataṃ khyātās tālajaṅghā iti smṛtāḥ //
But Jayadhvaja's son was Tālajaṅgha of great strength; his hundred sons are renowned and are known as the Tālajaṅghas.
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BrP 13.203
तेषां कुले मुनिश्रेष्ठा हैहयानां महात्मनाम् वीतिहोत्राः सुजाताश् च भोजाश् चावन्तयः स्मृताः ॥
teṣāṃ kule muniśreṣṭhā haihayānāṃ mahātmanām vītihotrāḥ sujātāś ca bhojāś cāvantayaḥ smṛtāḥ //
In the lineage of those great-souled Haihayas, O best of sages, are reckoned the Vītihotras, the Sujātas, the Bhojas and the Avantis.
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BrP 13.204
तौण्डिकेराश् च विख्यातास् तालजङ्घास् तथैव च भरताश् च सुजाताश् च बहुत्वान् नानुकीर्तिताः ॥
tauṇḍikerāś ca vikhyātās tālajaṅghās tathaiva ca bharatāś ca sujātāś ca bahutvān nānukīrtitāḥ //
And renowned are the Tauṇḍikeras, and likewise the Tālajaṅghas, and the Bharatas and the Sujātas — they are not (all) recounted, because of their multitude.
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BrP 13.205
वृषप्रभृतयो विप्रा यादवाः पुण्यकर्मिणः वृषो वंशधरस् तत्र तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवन् मधुः ॥
vṛṣaprabhṛtayo viprā yādavāḥ puṇyakarmiṇaḥ vṛṣo vaṃśadharas tatra tasya putro 'bhavan madhuḥ //
Those beginning with Vṛṣa, O brahmins, were Yādavas of meritorious deeds; there Vṛṣa was the upholder of the line, and his son was Madhu.
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BrP 13.206
मधोः पुत्रशतं त्व् आसीद् वृषणस् तस्य वंशकृत् वृषणाद् वृष्णयः सर्वे मधोस् तु माधवाः स्मृताः ॥
madhoḥ putraśataṃ tv āsīd vṛṣaṇas tasya vaṃśakṛt vṛṣaṇād vṛṣṇayaḥ sarve madhos tu mādhavāḥ smṛtāḥ //
Madhu had a hundred sons, and Vṛṣaṇa among them was the continuer of the line; from Vṛṣaṇa all the Vṛṣṇis, and from Madhu the Mādhavas, are reckoned.
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BrP 13.207
यादवा यदुनाम्ना ते निरुच्यन्ते च हैहयाः न तस्य वित्तनाशः स्यान् नष्टं प्रति लभेच् च सः ॥
yādavā yadunāmnā te nirucyante ca haihayāḥ na tasya vittanāśaḥ syān naṣṭaṃ prati labhec ca saḥ //
Those Haihayas are called Yādavas by the name of Yadu. He would suffer no loss of wealth, and he would recover what was lost,
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BrP 13.208
कार्तवीर्यस्य यो जन्म कथयेद् इह नित्यशः एते ययातिपुत्राणां पञ्च वंशा द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
kārtavīryasya yo janma kathayed iha nityaśaḥ ete yayātiputrāṇāṃ pañca vaṃśā dvijottamāḥ //
(He) who here recounts constantly the birth of Kārtavīrya — these, O best of the twice-born, are the five lineages of Yayāti's sons.
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BrP 13.209
कीर्तिता लोकवीराणां ये लोकान् धारयन्ति वै भूतानीव मुनिश्रेष्ठाः पञ्च स्थावरजङ्गमान् ॥
kīrtitā lokavīrāṇāṃ ye lokān dhārayanti vai bhūtānīva muniśreṣṭhāḥ pañca sthāvarajaṅgamān //
(Thus) have been proclaimed (the lineages) of the heroes of the world, who indeed uphold the worlds, as the (five) elements do, O best of sages — the five (that uphold) things moving and unmoving.
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BrP 13.210
श्रुत्वा पञ्च विसर्गांस् तु राजा धर्मार्थकोविदः वशी भवति पञ्चानाम् आत्मजानां तथेश्वरः ॥
śrutvā pañca visargāṃs tu rājā dharmārthakovidaḥ vaśī bhavati pañcānām ātmajānāṃ tatheśvaraḥ //
Having heard of the five branchings, a king versed in dharma and artha becomes self-controlled, and likewise lord of five sons.
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BrP 13.211
लभेत् पञ्च वरांश् चैव दुर्लभान् इह लौकिकान् आयुः कीर्तिं तथा पुत्रान् ऐश्वर्यं भूतिम् एव च ॥
labhet pañca varāṃś caiva durlabhān iha laukikān āyuḥ kīrtiṃ tathā putrān aiśvaryaṃ bhūtim eva ca //
And he would obtain the five boons, hard to win here in the world: long life, fame, sons, lordship, and prosperity.
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BrP 13.212
धारणाच् छ्रवणाच् चैव पञ्चवर्गस्य भो द्विजाः क्रोष्टोर् वंशं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शृणुध्वं गदतो मम ॥
dhāraṇāc chravaṇāc caiva pañcavargasya bho dvijāḥ kroṣṭor vaṃśaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ gadato mama //
By retaining and by hearing the group of five, ho, twice-born ones — now, O best of sages, hear the lineage of Kroṣṭu as I relate it.
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BrP 13.213
यदोर् वंशधरस्याथ यज्विनः पुण्यकर्मिणः क्रोष्टोर् वंशं हि श्रुत्वैव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते यस्यान्ववायजो विष्णुर् हरिर् वृष्णिकुलोद्वहः ॥
yador vaṃśadharasyātha yajvinaḥ puṇyakarmiṇaḥ kroṣṭor vaṃśaṃ hi śrutvaiva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate yasyānvavāyajo viṣṇur harir vṛṣṇikulodvahaḥ //
Then (the lineage) of Yadu, and of Kroṣṭu, the upholder of the line, a sacrificer of meritorious deeds — merely by hearing Kroṣṭu's lineage one is released from all sins, he in whose line was born Viṣṇu, Hari, the upholder of the Vṛṣṇi family.
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