Brahma Purana — Chapter 15
BrP 15.1
क्रोष्टोर् अथाभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवान् महायशाः वार्जिनीवतम् इच्छन्ति स्वाहिं स्वाहाकृतां वरम् ॥
kroṣṭor athābhavat putro vṛjinīvān mahāyaśāḥ vārjinīvatam icchanti svāhiṃ svāhākṛtāṃ varam //
Then Kroṣṭu had a son, Vṛjinīvān, of great fame; and (the authorities) hold Svāhi, best of those who utter the svāhā call, to be the son of Vṛjinīvat.
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BrP 15.2
स्वाहिपुत्रो ऽभवद् राजा उषद्गुर् वदतां वरः महाक्रतुभिर् ईजे यो विविधैर् भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥
svāhiputro 'bhavad rājā uṣadgur vadatāṃ varaḥ mahākratubhir īje yo vividhair bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ //
Svāhi's son was king Uṣadgu, best of speakers, who sacrificed with great and various rites accompanied by abundant gifts.
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BrP 15.3
ततः प्रसूतिम् इच्छन् वै उषद्गुः सो ऽग्र्यम् आत्मजम् जज्ञे चित्ररथस् तस्य पुत्रः कर्मभिर् अन्वितः ॥
tataḥ prasūtim icchan vai uṣadguḥ so 'gryam ātmajam jajñe citrarathas tasya putraḥ karmabhir anvitaḥ //
Then Uṣadgu, desiring offspring, (obtained) his foremost son: Citraratha was born, his son, endowed with (good) deeds.
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BrP 15.4
आसीच् चैत्ररथिर् वीरो यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः शशबिन्दुः परं वृत्तं राजर्षीणाम् अनुष्ठितः ॥
āsīc caitrarathir vīro yajvā vipuladakṣiṇaḥ śaśabinduḥ paraṃ vṛttaṃ rājarṣīṇām anuṣṭhitaḥ //
Citraratha's son was the hero Śaśabindu, a sacrificer who gave ample priestly fees, who followed the highest conduct of the royal seers.
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BrP 15.5
पृथुश्रवाः पृथुयशा राजासीच् छाशिबिन्दवः शंसन्ति च पुराणज्ञाः पार्थश्रवसम् अन्तरम् ॥
pṛthuśravāḥ pṛthuyaśā rājāsīc chāśibindavaḥ śaṃsanti ca purāṇajñāḥ pārthaśravasam antaram //
Śaśabindu's son was king Pṛthuśravas, of wide renown; and those who know the Purāṇas praise Antara, the son of Pṛthuśravas.
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BrP 15.6
अन्तरस्य सुयज्ञस् तु सुयज्ञतनयो ऽभवत् उषतो यज्ञम् अखिलं स्वधर्मे च कृतादरः ॥
antarasya suyajñas tu suyajñatanayo 'bhavat uṣato yajñam akhilaṃ svadharme ca kṛtādaraḥ //
But Antara's son was Suyajña, and Suyajña's son was Uṣata, (who performed) the sacrifice in its entirety and was devoted to his own duty.
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BrP 15.7
शिनेयुर् अभवत् पुत्र उषतः शत्रुतापनः मरुतस् तस्य तनयो राजर्षिर् अभवन् नृपः ॥
śineyur abhavat putra uṣataḥ śatrutāpanaḥ marutas tasya tanayo rājarṣir abhavan nṛpaḥ //
Uṣata's son was Śineyu, the scorcher of foes; his son was Maruta, a king who was (also) a royal seer.
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BrP 15.8
मरुतो ऽलभत ज्येष्ठं सुतं कम्बलबर्हिषम् चचार विपुलं धर्मम् अमर्षात् प्रत्यभाग् अपि ॥
maruto 'labhata jyeṣṭhaṃ sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣam cacāra vipulaṃ dharmam amarṣāt pratyabhāg api //
Maruta obtained as eldest son Kambalabarhis; he practiced dharma abundantly, and also shared (his portion) out of impatience.
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BrP 15.9
स सत्प्रसूतिम् इच्छन् वै सुतं कम्बलबर्हिषः बभूव रुक्मकवचः शतप्रसवतः सुतः ॥
sa satprasūtim icchan vai sutaṃ kambalabarhiṣaḥ babhūva rukmakavacaḥ śataprasavataḥ sutaḥ //
He, the son of Kambalabarhis, desiring good offspring, (had) a son; Rukmakavaca was born, the son of Śataprasava.
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BrP 15.10
निहत्य रुक्मकवचः शतं कवचिनां रणे धन्विनां निशितैर् बाणैर् अवाप श्रियम् उत्तमाम् ॥
nihatya rukmakavacaḥ śataṃ kavacināṃ raṇe dhanvināṃ niśitair bāṇair avāpa śriyam uttamām //
Rukmakavaca, having slain in battle a hundred armoured bowmen with sharpened arrows, obtained the highest prosperity.
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BrP 15.11
जज्ञे च रुक्मकवचात् परजित् परवीरहा जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रास् तु महावीर्याः पराजिताः ॥
jajñe ca rukmakavacāt parajit paravīrahā jajñire pañca putrās tu mahāvīryāḥ parājitāḥ //
And from Rukmakavaca was born Parajit, the slayer of enemy heroes; and five sons of great valour, the Parājitas, were born.
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BrP 15.12
रुक्मेषुः पृथुरुक्मश् च ज्यामघः पालितो हरिः पालितं च हरिं चैव विदेहेभ्यः पिता ददौ ॥
rukmeṣuḥ pṛthurukmaś ca jyāmaghaḥ pālito hariḥ pālitaṃ ca hariṃ caiva videhebhyaḥ pitā dadau //
Rukmeṣu, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Pālita and Hari; and Pālita and Hari the father gave to the Videhas.
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BrP 15.13
रुक्मेषुर् अभवद् राजा पृथुरुक्मस्य संश्रयात् ताभ्यां प्रव्राजितो राजा ज्यामघो ऽवसद् आश्रमे ॥
rukmeṣur abhavad rājā pṛthurukmasya saṃśrayāt tābhyāṃ pravrājito rājā jyāmagho 'vasad āśrame //
Rukmeṣu became king through the support of Pṛthurukma; driven out by those two, king Jyāmagha lived in a hermitage.
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BrP 15.14
प्रशान्तश् च तदा राजा ब्राह्मणैश् चावबोधितः जगाम धनुर् आदाय देशम् अन्यं ध्वजी रथी ॥
praśāntaś ca tadā rājā brāhmaṇaiś cāvabodhitaḥ jagāma dhanur ādāya deśam anyaṃ dhvajī rathī //
And the king, then grown calm and instructed by brahmins, took up his bow and went to another country, with his banner and his chariot.
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BrP 15.15
नर्मदाकूलम् एकाकीम् एकलां मृत्तिकावतीम् ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं जित्वा शुक्तिमत्याम् उवास सः ॥
narmadākūlam ekākīm ekalāṃ mṛttikāvatīm ṛkṣavantaṃ giriṃ jitvā śuktimatyām uvāsa saḥ //
Having conquered, alone, the bank of the Narmadā, Ekalā, Mṛttikāvatī and Mount Ṛkṣavat, he dwelt on the Śuktimatī.
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BrP 15.16
ज्यामघस्याभवद् भार्या शैब्या बलवती सती अपुत्रो ऽपि स राजा वै नान्यां भार्याम् अविन्दत ॥
jyāmaghasyābhavad bhāryā śaibyā balavatī satī aputro 'pi sa rājā vai nānyāṃ bhāryām avindata //
Jyāmagha's wife was Śaibyā, a strong and virtuous woman; though sonless, that king took no other wife.
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BrP 15.17
तस्यासीद् विजयो युद्धे तत्र कन्याम् अवाप सः भार्याम् उवाच संत्रस्तः स्नुषेति स जनेश्वरः ॥
tasyāsīd vijayo yuddhe tatra kanyām avāpa saḥ bhāryām uvāca saṃtrastaḥ snuṣeti sa janeśvaraḥ //
He had a victory in battle, and there he obtained a maiden; frightened, that lord of men said to his wife, "(She is your) daughter-in-law."
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BrP 15.18
एतच् छ्रुत्वाब्रवीद् देवी कस्य देव स्नुषेति वै अब्रवीत् तद् उपश्रुत्य ज्यामघो राजसत्तमः ॥
etac chrutvābravīd devī kasya deva snuṣeti vai abravīt tad upaśrutya jyāmagho rājasattamaḥ //
Hearing this the queen said, "Whose daughter-in-law, O lord?" Having heard that, Jyāmagha, best of kings, replied:
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BrP 15.19
यस् ते जनिष्यते पुत्रस् तस्य भार्योपपादिता ॥
yas te janiṣyate putras tasya bhāryopapāditā //
"The son who will be born to you—for him a wife has been procured."
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BrP 15.20
उग्रेण तपसा तस्याः कन्यायाः सा व्यजायत पुत्रं विदर्भं सुभागा शैब्या परिणता सती ॥
ugreṇa tapasā tasyāḥ kanyāyāḥ sā vyajāyata putraṃ vidarbhaṃ subhāgā śaibyā pariṇatā satī //
By her fierce austerity the fortunate Śaibyā, though advanced in years, bore a son, Vidarbha, from that maiden.
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BrP 15.21
राजपुत्र्यां तु विद्वांसौ स्नुषायां क्रथकैशिकौ पश्चाद् विदर्भो ऽजनयच् छूरौ रणविशारदौ ॥
rājaputryāṃ tu vidvāṃsau snuṣāyāṃ krathakaiśikau paścād vidarbho 'janayac chūrau raṇaviśāradau //
Afterwards Vidarbha begot upon that princess, his daughter-in-law, the two learned ones, Kratha and Kaiśika, heroes skilled in battle.
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BrP 15.22
भीमो विदर्भस्य सुतः कुन्तिस् तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् कुन्तेर् धृष्टः सुतो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान् ॥
bhīmo vidarbhasya sutaḥ kuntis tasyātmajo 'bhavat kunter dhṛṣṭaḥ suto jajñe raṇadhṛṣṭaḥ pratāpavān //
Bhīma was Vidarbha's son; Kunti was his son; of Kunti was born the son Dhṛṣṭa, bold in battle and full of might.
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BrP 15.23
धृष्टस्य जज्ञिरे शूरास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः आवन्तश् च दशार्हश् च बली विषहरश् च सः ॥
dhṛṣṭasya jajñire śūrās trayaḥ paramadhārmikāḥ āvantaś ca daśārhaś ca balī viṣaharaś ca saḥ //
To Dhṛṣṭa were born three heroes, supremely righteous: Āvanta, Daśārha, and the strong Viṣahara.
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BrP 15.24
दशार्हस्य सुतो व्योमा व्योम्नो जीमूत उच्यते जीमूतपुत्रो विकृतिस् तस्य भीमरथः स्मृतः ॥
daśārhasya suto vyomā vyomno jīmūta ucyate jīmūtaputro vikṛtis tasya bhīmarathaḥ smṛtaḥ //
Daśārha's son was Vyomā; of Vyomā, Jīmūta is declared (the son); Jīmūta's son was Vikṛti, and his son is remembered as Bhīmaratha.
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BrP 15.25
अथ भीमरथस्यासीत् पुत्रो नवरथस् तथा तस्य चासीद् दशरथः शकुनिस् तस्य चात्मजः ॥
atha bhīmarathasyāsīt putro navarathas tathā tasya cāsīd daśarathaḥ śakunis tasya cātmajaḥ //
Then Bhīmaratha had a son Navaratha, and he had Daśaratha, and his son was Śakuni.
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BrP 15.26
तस्मात् करम्भः कारम्भिर् देवरातो ऽभवन् नृपः देवक्षत्रो ऽभवत् तस्य वृद्धक्षत्रो महायशाः ॥
tasmāt karambhaḥ kārambhir devarāto 'bhavan nṛpaḥ devakṣatro 'bhavat tasya vṛddhakṣatro mahāyaśāḥ //
From him (came) Karambha; Karambha's son Devarāta became king; his son was Devakṣatra, (and his) the greatly famed Vṛddhakṣatra.
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BrP 15.27
देवगर्भसमो जज्ञे देवक्षत्रस्य नन्दनः मधूनां वंशकृद् राजा मधुर् मधुरवाग् अपि ॥
devagarbhasamo jajñe devakṣatrasya nandanaḥ madhūnāṃ vaṃśakṛd rājā madhur madhuravāg api //
Devakṣatra's delight, born like a child of the gods, was king Madhu, sweet of speech, the founder of the line of the Madhus.
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BrP 15.28
मधोर् जज्ञे ऽथ वैदर्भ्यां पुरुद्वान् पुरुषोत्तमः ऐक्ष्वाकी चाभवद् भार्या मधोस् तस्यां व्यजायत ॥
madhor jajñe 'tha vaidarbhyāṃ purudvān puruṣottamaḥ aikṣvākī cābhavad bhāryā madhos tasyāṃ vyajāyata //
Then to Madhu was born, of the Vidarbha princess, Purudvān, best of men; and Madhu had a wife descended from Ikṣvāku, and of her was born—
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BrP 15.29
सत्वान् सर्वगुणोपेतः सात्वता कीर्तिवर्धनः इमां विसृष्टिं विज्ञाय ज्यामघस्य महात्मनः युज्यते परमप्रीत्या प्रजावांश् च भवेत् सदा ॥
satvān sarvaguṇopetaḥ sātvatā kīrtivardhanaḥ imāṃ visṛṣṭiṃ vijñāya jyāmaghasya mahātmanaḥ yujyate paramaprītyā prajāvāṃś ca bhavet sadā //
Satvān, endowed with all virtues, increaser of the fame of the Sātvatas. Whoever learns this progeny of great-souled Jyāmagha is joined with the highest joy and becomes ever rich in offspring.
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BrP 15.30
सत्वतः सत्त्वसंपन्नान् कौशल्या सुषुवे सुतान् भागिनं भजमानं च दिव्यं देवावृधं नृपम् ॥
satvataḥ sattvasaṃpannān kauśalyā suṣuve sutān bhāginaṃ bhajamānaṃ ca divyaṃ devāvṛdhaṃ nṛpam //
Kauśalyā bore to Satvata sons endowed with goodness: Bhāgina, Bhajamāna, and the divine king Devāvṛdha,
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BrP 15.31
अन्धकं च महाबाहुं वृष्णिं च यदुनन्दनम् तेषां विसर्गाश् चत्वारो विस्तरेणेह कीर्तिताः ॥
andhakaṃ ca mahābāhuṃ vṛṣṇiṃ ca yadunandanam teṣāṃ visargāś catvāro vistareṇeha kīrtitāḥ //
and Andhaka of mighty arms, and Vṛṣṇi, the delight of the Yadus. Their four lines of descent are here recounted at length.
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BrP 15.32
भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यौ बाह्यकाथोपबाह्यका आस्तां भार्ये तयोस् तस्माज् जज्ञिरे बहवः सुताः ॥
bhajamānasya sṛñjayyau bāhyakāthopabāhyakā āstāṃ bhārye tayos tasmāj jajñire bahavaḥ sutāḥ //
Bhajamāna had two wives, daughters of Sṛñjaya, Bāhyakā and Upabāhyakā; of the two of them many sons were born to him.
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BrP 15.33
क्रिमिश् च क्रमणश् चैव धृष्टः शूरः पुरंजयः एते बाह्यकसृञ्जय्यां भजमानाद् विजज्ञिरे ॥
krimiś ca kramaṇaś caiva dhṛṣṭaḥ śūraḥ puraṃjayaḥ ete bāhyakasṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānād vijajñire //
Krimi, Kramaṇa, Dhṛṣṭa, Śūra, and Puraṃjaya—these were born of Bāhyakā the Sṛñjaya woman by Bhajamāna.
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BrP 15.34
आयुताजित् सहस्राजिच् छताजित् त्व् अथ दासकः उपबाह्यकसृञ्जय्यां भजमानाद् विजज्ञिरे ॥
āyutājit sahasrājic chatājit tv atha dāsakaḥ upabāhyakasṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānād vijajñire //
Āyutājit, Sahasrājit, Śatājit, and then Dāsaka—these were born of Upabāhyakā the Sṛñjaya woman by Bhajamāna.
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BrP 15.35
यज्वा देवावृधो राजा चचार विपुलं तपः पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम स्याद् इति निश्चितः ॥
yajvā devāvṛdho rājā cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ putraḥ sarvaguṇopeto mama syād iti niścitaḥ //
King Devāvṛdha, a performer of sacrifices, practised vast austerity, resolved: "May I have a son endowed with all virtues."
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BrP 15.36
संयुज्यमानस् तपसा पर्णाशाया जलं स्पृशन् सदोपस्पृशतस् तस्य चकार प्रियम् आपगा ॥
saṃyujyamānas tapasā parṇāśāyā jalaṃ spṛśan sadopaspṛśatas tasya cakāra priyam āpagā //
Engaged in austerity, he touched the water of the Parṇāśā; and to him, who touched it constantly, the river did a kindness.
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BrP 15.37
चिन्तयाभिपरीता सा न जगामैव निश्चयम् कल्याणत्वान् नरपतेस् तस्य सा निम्नगोत्तमा ॥
cintayābhiparītā sā na jagāmaiva niścayam kalyāṇatvān narapates tasya sā nimnagottamā //
She, that best of rivers, was overwhelmed with thought and could come to no decision, because of that king's excellence.
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BrP 15.38
नाध्यगच्छत् तु तां नारीं यस्याम् एवंविधः सुतः भवेत् तस्मात् स्वयं गत्वा भवाम्य् अस्य सहानुगा ॥
nādhyagacchat tu tāṃ nārīṃ yasyām evaṃvidhaḥ sutaḥ bhavet tasmāt svayaṃ gatvā bhavāmy asya sahānugā //
"But he does not find that woman in whom such a son could be born; therefore I shall go myself and become his consort."
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BrP 15.39
अथ भूत्वा कुमारी सा बिभ्रती परमं वपुः वरयाम् आस नृपतिं ताम् इयेष च स प्रभुः ॥
atha bhūtvā kumārī sā bibhratī paramaṃ vapuḥ varayām āsa nṛpatiṃ tām iyeṣa ca sa prabhuḥ //
Then, having become a maiden and bearing a surpassing body, she chose the king (as husband), and that lord desired her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.40
तस्याम् आधत्त गर्भं स तेजस्विनम् उदारधीः अथ सा दशमे मासि सुषुवे सरितां वरा ॥
tasyām ādhatta garbhaṃ sa tejasvinam udāradhīḥ atha sā daśame māsi suṣuve saritāṃ varā //
That noble-minded (king) placed in her a splendid embryo; then in the tenth month that best of rivers gave birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.41
पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतं बभ्रुं देवावृधं द्विजाः अत्र वंशे पुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् ॥
putraṃ sarvaguṇopetaṃ babhruṃ devāvṛdhaṃ dvijāḥ atra vaṃśe purāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam //
to a son endowed with all good qualities, Babhru Devāvṛdha, O twice-born ones. Here it is well known that those who know the ancient lore sing (a verse) about (this) lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.42
गुणान् देवावृधस्यापि कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः यथैवाग्रे तथा दूरात् पश्यामस् तावद् अन्तिकात् ॥
guṇān devāvṛdhasyāpi kīrtayanto mahātmanaḥ yathaivāgre tathā dūrāt paśyāmas tāvad antikāt //
Proclaiming the virtues of the great-souled Devāvṛdha as well: "Just as (we see him) close before us, so we see (him) from afar, and so too from near at hand."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.43
बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर् देवावृधः समः षष्टिश् च षट् च पुरुषाः सहस्राणि च सप्त च ॥
babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṃ devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ ṣaṣṭiś ca ṣaṭ ca puruṣāḥ sahasrāṇi ca sapta ca //
Babhru was the best of men, Devāvṛdha the equal of the gods; sixty-six persons, and seven thousand—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.44
एते ऽमृतत्वं प्राप्ता वै बभ्रोर् देवावृधाद् अपि यज्वा दानपतिर् धीमान् ब्रह्मण्यः सुदृढायुधः ॥
ete 'mṛtatvaṃ prāptā vai babhror devāvṛdhād api yajvā dānapatir dhīmān brahmaṇyaḥ sudṛḍhāyudhaḥ //
these indeed attained immortality through Babhru and through Devāvṛdha, (who was) a sacrificer, a lord of giving, wise, devoted to brahmins, and firmly armed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.45
तस्यान्ववायः सुमहान् भोजा ये सार्तिकावताः अन्धकात् काश्यदुहिता चतुरो ऽलभतात्मजान् ॥
tasyānvavāyaḥ sumahān bhojā ye sārtikāvatāḥ andhakāt kāśyaduhitā caturo 'labhatātmajān //
His progeny was very great: the Bhojas who dwell in Mārtikāvata. From Andhaka the daughter of the king of Kāśi obtained four sons:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.46
कुकुरं भजमानं च ससकं बलबर्हिषम् कुकुरस्य सुतो वृष्टिर् वृष्टेस् तु तनयस् तथा ॥
kukuraṃ bhajamānaṃ ca sasakaṃ balabarhiṣam kukurasya suto vṛṣṭir vṛṣṭes tu tanayas tathā //
Kukura, Bhajamāna, Sasaka and Balabarhis. Kukura's son was Vṛṣṭi, and Vṛṣṭi's son likewise (was)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.47
कपोतरोमा तस्याथ तिलिरिस् तनयो ऽभवत् जज्ञे पुनर् वसुस् तस्माद् अभिजिच् च पुनर् वसोः ॥
kapotaromā tasyātha tiliris tanayo 'bhavat jajñe punar vasus tasmād abhijic ca punar vasoḥ //
Kapotaromā; then his son was Tiliri. From him Punarvasu was born, and from Punarvasu, Abhijit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.48
तथा वै पुत्रमिथुनं बभूवाभिजितः किल आहुकः श्राहुकश् चैव ख्यातौ ख्यातिमतां वरौ ॥
tathā vai putramithunaṃ babhūvābhijitaḥ kila āhukaḥ śrāhukaś caiva khyātau khyātimatāṃ varau //
And thus a pair of sons was born to Abhijit, so they say: Āhuka and Śrāhuka, both renowned, the best of the renowned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.49
इमां चोदाहरन्त्य् अत्र गाथां प्रति तम् आहुकम् श्वेतेन परिवारेण किशोरप्रतिमो महान् ॥
imāṃ codāharanty atra gāthāṃ prati tam āhukam śvetena parivāreṇa kiśorapratimo mahān //
And here they cite this verse concerning that Āhuka: "With a white retinue, great, resembling a young colt,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.50
अशीतिवर्मणा युक्त आहुकः प्रथमं व्रजेत् नापुत्रवान् नाशतदो नासहस्रशतायुषः ॥
aśītivarmaṇā yukta āhukaḥ prathamaṃ vrajet nāputravān nāśatado nāsahasraśatāyuṣaḥ //
joined with eighty coats of mail, Āhuka would march in front. No one without sons, no one who does not give a hundred, no one whose lifespan is not a hundred thousand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.51
नाशुद्धकर्मा नायज्वा यो भोजम् अभितो व्रजेत् पूर्वस्यां दिशि नागानां भोजस्य प्रययुः किल ॥
nāśuddhakarmā nāyajvā yo bhojam abhito vrajet pūrvasyāṃ diśi nāgānāṃ bhojasya prayayuḥ kila //
no one of impure deeds, no non-sacrificer, may go about the Bhoja." In the eastern quarter, they say, (many thousands) of the Bhoja's elephants marched forth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.52
सोमात् सङ्गानुकर्षाणां ध्वजिनां सवरूथिनाम् रथानां मेघघोषाणां सहस्राणि दशैव तु ॥
somāt saṅgānukarṣāṇāṃ dhvajināṃ savarūthinām rathānāṃ meghaghoṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi daśaiva tu //
and ten thousand chariots, thundering like clouds, with banners and with armoured guards, (fitted) with drag-ropes(?), from Soma(?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.53
रौप्यकाञ्चनकक्षाणां सहस्राण्य् एकविंशतिः तावत्य् एव सहस्राणि उत्तरस्यां तथा दिशि ॥
raupyakāñcanakakṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇy ekaviṃśatiḥ tāvaty eva sahasrāṇi uttarasyāṃ tathā diśi //
twenty-one thousand with girths of silver and gold; and just so many thousands in the northern quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.54
आभूमिपाला भोजास् तु सन्ति ज्याकिङ्किणीकिनः आहुः किं चाप्य् अवन्तिभ्यः स्वसारं ददुर् अन्धकाः ॥
ābhūmipālā bhojās tu santi jyākiṅkiṇīkinaḥ āhuḥ kiṃ cāpy avantibhyaḥ svasāraṃ dadur andhakāḥ //
And the Bhojas, protectors of the earth, are there, wearing bowstring-bells. And they say that the Andhakas also gave a sister (in marriage) to the Avantis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.55
आहुकस्य तु काश्यायां द्वौ पुत्रौ संबभूवतुः देवकश् चोग्रसेनश् च देवगर्भसमाव् उभौ ॥
āhukasya tu kāśyāyāṃ dvau putrau saṃbabhūvatuḥ devakaś cograsenaś ca devagarbhasamāv ubhau //
To Āhuka, by the Kāśi princess, two sons were born: Devaka and Ugrasena, both like the offspring of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.56
देवकस्याभवन् पुत्राश् चत्वारस् त्रिदशोपमाः देववान् उपदेवश् च संदेवो देवरक्षितः ॥
devakasyābhavan putrāś catvāras tridaśopamāḥ devavān upadevaś ca saṃdevo devarakṣitaḥ //
Devaka had four sons, comparable to the thirty (gods): Devavān, Upadeva, Saṃdeva and Devarakṣita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.57
कुमार्यः सप्त चास्याथ वसुदेवाय ता ददौ देवकी शान्तिदेवा च सुदेवा देवरक्षिता ॥
kumāryaḥ sapta cāsyātha vasudevāya tā dadau devakī śāntidevā ca sudevā devarakṣitā //
And he had seven daughters; those he gave to Vasudeva: Devakī, Śāntidevā, Sudevā, Devarakṣitā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.58
वृकदेव्य् उपदेवी च सुनाम्नी चैव सप्तमी नवोग्रसेनस्य सुतास् तेषां कंसस् तु पूर्वजः ॥
vṛkadevy upadevī ca sunāmnī caiva saptamī navograsenasya sutās teṣāṃ kaṃsas tu pūrvajaḥ //
And Vṛkadevī and Upadevī, and Sunāmnī as the seventh — (these were the daughters); Ugrasena had nine sons, and among them Kaṃsa was the eldest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 15.59
न्यग्रोधश् च सुनामा च तथा कङ्कः सुभूषणः राष्ट्रपालो ऽथ सुतनुर् अनावृष्टिस् तु पुष्टिमान् ॥
nyagrodhaś ca sunāmā ca tathā kaṅkaḥ subhūṣaṇaḥ rāṣṭrapālo 'tha sutanur anāvṛṣṭis tu puṣṭimān //
Nyagrodha and Sunāman, and likewise Kaṅka, Subhūṣaṇa, Rāṣṭrapāla, then Sutanu, and Anāvṛṣṭi and Puṣṭimān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.60
तेषां स्वसारः पञ्चासन् कंसा कंसवती तथा सुतनू राष्ट्रपाली च कङ्का चैव वराङ्गना ॥
teṣāṃ svasāraḥ pañcāsan kaṃsā kaṃsavatī tathā sutanū rāṣṭrapālī ca kaṅkā caiva varāṅganā //
They had five sisters: Kaṃsā and likewise Kaṃsavatī, Sutanū, Rāṣṭrapālī, and Kaṅkā, a lovely-limbed woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.61
उग्रसेनः सहापत्यो व्याख्यातः कुकुरोद्भवः कुकुराणाम् इमं वंशं धारयन्न् अमितौजसाम् ॥
ugrasenaḥ sahāpatyo vyākhyātaḥ kukurodbhavaḥ kukurāṇām imaṃ vaṃśaṃ dhārayann amitaujasām //
Ugrasena, sprung from Kukura, has been described together with his offspring. (A man) upholding this lineage of the Kukuras of measureless strength,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 15.62
आत्मनो विपुलं वंशं प्रजावान् आप्नुयान् नरः ॥
ātmano vipulaṃ vaṃśaṃ prajāvān āpnuyān naraḥ //
(such) a man, having progeny, would obtain an extensive lineage of his own.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition