Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 23
KuP 1 23.1
सूत उवाच क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवानिति श्रुतिः । तस्य पुत्रो महान् स्वातिरुशद्गुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
sūta uvāca kroṣṭoreko 'bhavat putro vṛjinīvāniti śrutiḥ / tasya putro mahān svātiruśadgustatsuto 'bhavat
Sūta said: Kroṣṭu had one son, known by report as Vṛjinīvān; his son was the great Svāti, and his son was Uśadgu.
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KuP 1 23.2
उशद्गोरभवत् पुत्रो नाम्ना चित्ररथो बली । अथ चैत्ररथिर्लोके शशबिन्दुरिति स्मृतः
uśadgorabhavat putro nāmnā citraratho balī / atha caitrarathirloke śaśabinduriti smṛtaḥ
Uśadgu had a son, mighty, Citraratha by name; and the son of Citraratha is known in the world as Śaśabindu.
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KuP 1 23.3
तस्य पुत्रः पृथुयशा राजाभूद् धर्मतत्परः । पृथुकर्मा च तत्पुत्रस्तस्मात् पृथुजयो ऽभवत्
tasya putraḥ pṛthuyaśā rājābhūd dharmatatparaḥ / pṛthukarmā ca tatputrastasmāt pṛthujayo 'bhavat
His son was Pṛthuyaśas, a king devoted to dharma; and his son was Pṛthukarman, and from him came Pṛthujaya.
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KuP 1 23.4
पृथुकीर्तिरभूत् तस्मात् पृथुदानस्ततो ऽभवत् । पृथुश्रवास्तस्य पुत्रस्तस्यासीत् पृथुसत्तमः
pṛthukīrtirabhūt tasmāt pṛthudānastato 'bhavat / pṛthuśravāstasya putrastasyāsīt pṛthusattamaḥ
From him came Pṛthukīrti, and from him came Pṛthudāna; his son was Pṛthuśravas, and his was Pṛthusattama.
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KuP 1 23.5
उशना तस्य पुत्रो ऽबूत् सितेषुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् । तस्याभूद् रुक्मकवचः परावृत् तस्य सत्तमाः
uśanā tasya putro 'būt siteṣustatsuto 'bhavat / tasyābhūd rukmakavacaḥ parāvṛt tasya sattamāḥ
His son was Uśanā, and his son was Siteṣu; his was Rukmakavaca, and his was Parāvṛt, O best of men.
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KuP 1 23.6
परावृतः सुतो जज्ञे ज्यामघो लोकविश्रुतः । तस्माद् विदर्भः संजज्ञे विदर्भात् क्रथकैशिकौ
parāvṛtaḥ suto jajñe jyāmagho lokaviśrutaḥ / tasmād vidarbhaḥ saṃjajñe vidarbhāt krathakaiśikau
Of Parāvṛt was born a son, Jyāmagha, renowned in the world; from him was born Vidarbha, and from Vidarbha, Kratha and Kaiśika.
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KuP 1 23.7
रोमपादस्तृतीयस्तु बभ्रुस्तस्यात्मजो नृपः । धृतिस्तस्याभवत् पुत्रः संस्तस्तस्याप्यभूत् सुतः
romapādastṛtīyastu babhrustasyātmajo nṛpaḥ / dhṛtistasyābhavat putraḥ saṃstastasyāpyabhūt sutaḥ
The third was Romapāda; his son was king Babhru; his son was Dhṛti, and his son too was Saṃsta.
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KuP 1 23.8
संस्तस्य पुत्रो बलवान् नाम्ना विश्वसहस्तु सः । तस्य पुत्रो महावीर्यः प्रजावान् कौशिकस्ततः । अभूत् तस्य सुतो धीमान् सुमन्तुस्तत्सुतो ऽनलः
saṃstasya putro balavān nāmnā viśvasahastu saḥ / tasya putro mahāvīryaḥ prajāvān kauśikastataḥ / abhūt tasya suto dhīmān sumantustatsuto 'nalaḥ
Saṃsta's son was strong, and he was Viśvasaha by name; his son was of great valour and had many offspring, and from him came Kauśika; his son was the wise Sumantu, and his son was Anala.
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KuP 1 23.9
कैशिकस्य सुतश्चेदिश्चैद्यास्तस्याभवन् सुताः । तेषां प्रधानो ज्योतिष्मान् वपुष्मांस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
kaiśikasya sutaścediścaidyāstasyābhavan sutāḥ / teṣāṃ pradhāno jyotiṣmān vapuṣmāṃstatsuto 'bhavat
Kaiśika's son was Cedi, and the Caidyas were his sons; the chief of them was Jyotiṣmān, and his son was Vapuṣmān.
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KuP 1 23.10
वपुष्मतो बृहन्मेधा श्रीदेवस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् । तस्य वीतरथो विप्रा रुद्रभक्तो महाबलः
vapuṣmato bṛhanmedhā śrīdevastatsuto 'bhavat / tasya vītaratho viprā rudrabhakto mahābalaḥ
Of Vapuṣmān (was born) Bṛhanmedhas, and his son was Śrīdeva; his (son) was Vītaratha, O brahmins, a devotee of Rudra, of great strength.
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KuP 1 23.11
क्रथस्याप्यभवत् कुन्ती वृष्णी तस्याभवत् सुतः । वृष्णेर्निवृत्तिरुत्पन्नो दशार्हस्तस्य तु द्विजाः
krathasyāpyabhavat kuntī vṛṣṇī tasyābhavat sutaḥ / vṛṣṇernivṛttirutpanno daśārhastasya tu dvijāḥ
Of Kratha too was born Kuntī, and his son was Vṛṣṇī; from Vṛṣṇī arose Nivṛtti, and his (son) was Daśārha, O twice-born ones.
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KuP 1 23.12
दशार्हपुत्रोप्यारोहो जीमूतस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् । जैमूतिरभवद् वीरो विकृतिः परवीरहा
daśārhaputropyāroho jīmūtastatsuto 'bhavat / jaimūtirabhavad vīro vikṛtiḥ paravīrahā
Daśārha's son was Āroha, and his son was Jīmūta; Jīmūta's son was the hero Vikṛti, slayer of enemy heroes.
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KuP 1 23.13
तस्य भीमरथः पुत्रः तस्मान्नवरथो ऽभवत् । दानधर्मरतो नित्यं सम्यक्शीलपरायणः
tasya bhīmarathaḥ putraḥ tasmānnavaratho 'bhavat / dānadharmarato nityaṃ samyakśīlaparāyaṇaḥ
His son was Bhīmaratha, and from him came Navaratha, ever devoted to giving and to dharma, wholly given to right conduct.
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KuP 1 23.14
कदाचिन्मृगयां यातो दृष्ट्वा राक्षसमूर्जितम् । दुद्राव महातविष्टो भयेन मुनिपुङ्गवाः
kadācinmṛgayāṃ yāto dṛṣṭvā rākṣasamūrjitam / dudrāva mahātaviṣṭo bhayena munipuṅgavāḥ
Once, having gone hunting, seeing a mighty rākṣasa he fled, greatly agitated with fear, O foremost of sages.
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KuP 1 23.15
अन्वधावत संक्रुद्धो राक्षसस्तं महाबलः । दुर्योधनो ऽग्निसंकाशः शूलासक्तमहाकरः
anvadhāvata saṃkruddho rākṣasastaṃ mahābalaḥ / duryodhano 'gnisaṃkāśaḥ śūlāsaktamahākaraḥ
The very strong rākṣasa, enraged, ran after him — Duryodhana, resembling fire, with a huge hand grasping a spear.
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KuP 1 23.16
राजा नवरथो भीत्या नातिदूरादनुत्तमम् । अपश्यत् परमं स्थानं सरस्वत्या सुगोपितम्
rājā navaratho bhītyā nātidūrādanuttamam / apaśyat paramaṃ sthānaṃ sarasvatyā sugopitam
King Navaratha, in his fear, saw not far off an unsurpassed, supreme place, well guarded by Sarasvatī.
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KuP 1 23.17
स तद्वेगेन महता संप्राप्य मतिमान् नृपः । ववन्दे शिरसा दृष्ट्वा साक्षाद् देवीं सरस्वतीम्
sa tadvegena mahatā saṃprāpya matimān nṛpaḥ / vavande śirasā dṛṣṭvā sākṣād devīṃ sarasvatīm
Reaching it with that great speed, the wise king, on seeing the goddess Sarasvatī before his very eyes, bowed with his head.
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KuP 1 23.18
तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिर्बद्धाञ्जलिरमित्रजित् । पपात दण्डवद् भूमौ त्वामहं शरणं गतः
tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhirbaddhāñjaliramitrajit / papāta daṇḍavad bhūmau tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
With cupped hands joined, that conqueror of foes praised (her) with pleasing words, and fell to the ground like a staff, (saying:) "I have come to you for refuge."
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KuP 1 23.19
नमस्यामि महादेवीं साक्षाद् देवीं सरस्वतीम् । वाग्देवतामनाद्यन्तामीश्वरीं ब्रह्मचारिणीम्
namasyāmi mahādevīṃ sākṣād devīṃ sarasvatīm / vāgdevatāmanādyantāmīśvarīṃ brahmacāriṇīm
I make obeisance to the great Goddess, to the Goddess Sarasvatī in visible form, the deity of speech, without beginning or end, the sovereign lady, the celibate one.
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KuP 1 23.20
नमस्ये जगतां योनिं योगिनीं परमां कलाम् । हिरण्यगर्भमहिषीं त्रिनेत्रां चन्द्रशेखराम्
namasye jagatāṃ yoniṃ yoginīṃ paramāṃ kalām / hiraṇyagarbhamahiṣīṃ trinetrāṃ candraśekharām
I make obeisance to the womb of the worlds, the yoginī, the supreme portion (kalā), the queen of Hiraṇyagarbha, the three-eyed one, moon-crested.
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KuP 1 23.21
नमस्ये परमानन्दां चित्कलां ब्रह्मरूपिणीम् । पाहि मां परमेशानि भीतं शरणमागतम्
namasye paramānandāṃ citkalāṃ brahmarūpiṇīm / pāhi māṃ parameśāni bhītaṃ śaraṇamāgatam
I make obeisance to her who is supreme bliss, the portion of consciousness, having the form of brahman. Protect me, O supreme mistress, who am afraid and have come for refuge.
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KuP 1 23.22
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे क्रुद्धो राजानं राक्षसेश्वरः । हन्तुं समागतः स्थानं यत्र देवी सरस्वती
etasminnantare kruddho rājānaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ / hantuṃ samāgataḥ sthānaṃ yatra devī sarasvatī
In that interval the enraged lord of the rākṣasas came to kill the king, to the place where the Goddess Sarasvatī was.
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KuP 1 23.23
समुद्यम्य तदा शूलं प्रवेष्टुं बलदर्पितः । त्रिलोकमातुस्तत्स्थानं शशाङ्कादित्यसंन्निभम्
samudyamya tadā śūlaṃ praveṣṭuṃ baladarpitaḥ / trilokamātustatsthānaṃ śaśāṅkādityasaṃnnibham
Then, raising up his spear, puffed up with strength, (he made ready) to enter that place of the Mother of the three worlds, which resembled the moon and the sun.
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KuP 1 23.24
तदन्तरे महद् भूतं युगान्तादित्यसन्निभम् । शूलेनोरसि निर्भिद्य पातयामास तं भुवि
tadantare mahad bhūtaṃ yugāntādityasannibham / śūlenorasi nirbhidya pātayāmāsa taṃ bhuvi
At that moment a great being, resembling the sun at the end of an age, piercing him through the chest with a spear, made him fall to the ground.
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KuP 1 23.25
गच्छेत्याह महाराज न स्थातव्यं त्वया पुनः । इदानीं निर्भयस्तूर्णं स्थाने ऽस्मिन् राक्षसो हतः
gacchetyāha mahārāja na sthātavyaṃ tvayā punaḥ / idānīṃ nirbhayastūrṇaṃ sthāne 'smin rākṣaso hataḥ
"Go," it said, "great king; you must not remain here any longer. Now (go) at once, free from fear: the rākṣasa in this place has been slain."
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KuP 1 23.26
ततः प्रणम्य हृष्टात्मा राजा नवरथः पराम् । पुरीं जगाम विप्रेन्द्राः पुरन्दरपुरोपमाम्
tataḥ praṇamya hṛṣṭātmā rājā navarathaḥ parām / purīṃ jagāma viprendrāḥ purandarapuropamām
Then king Navaratha, glad at heart, having bowed down, went, O best of brahmins, to his supreme city, comparable to the city of Purandara.
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KuP 1 23.27
स्थापयामास देवेशीं तत्र भक्तिसमन्वितः । ईजे च विविधैर्यज्ञैर्हेमैर्देवीं सरस्वतीम्
sthāpayāmāsa deveśīṃ tatra bhaktisamanvitaḥ / īje ca vividhairyajñairhemairdevīṃ sarasvatīm
Filled with devotion, he installed the mistress of the gods there, and he worshipped the Goddess Sarasvatī with various sacrifices and with gold.
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KuP 1 23.28
तस्य चासीद् दशरथः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । देव्या भक्तो महातेजाः शकुनिस्तस्य चात्मजः
tasya cāsīd daśarathaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ / devyā bhakto mahātejāḥ śakunistasya cātmajaḥ
And his son was Daśaratha, exceedingly righteous, a devotee of the Goddess, of great splendour; Śakuni was his son.
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KuP 1 23.29
तस्मात् करम्भः संभूतो देवरातो ऽभवत् ततः । ईजे स चाश्वमेधेन देवक्षत्रश्च तत्सुतः
tasmāt karambhaḥ saṃbhūto devarāto 'bhavat tataḥ / īje sa cāśvamedhena devakṣatraśca tatsutaḥ
From him Karambha was born; from him came Devarāta; and he performed a horse-sacrifice, and Devakṣatra was his son.
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KuP 1 23.30
मधुस्तस्य तु दायादस्तस्मात् कुरुवशो ऽभवत् । पुत्रद्वयमभूत् तस्य सुत्रामा चानुरेव च
madhustasya tu dāyādastasmāt kuruvaśo 'bhavat / putradvayamabhūt tasya sutrāmā cānureva ca
Madhu was his heir; from him came Kuruvaśa; he had two sons, Sutrāman and Anu.
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KuP 1 23.31
अनोस्तु पुरुकुत्सो ऽभूदंशुस्तस्य च रिक्थभाक् । अथांशोः सत्त्वतो नाम विष्णुभक्तः प्रतापवान् । महात्मा दाननिरतो धनुर्वेदविदां वरः
anostu purukutso 'bhūdaṃśustasya ca rikthabhāk / athāṃśoḥ sattvato nāma viṣṇubhaktaḥ pratāpavān / mahātmā dānanirato dhanurvedavidāṃ varaḥ
Of Anu there was Purukutsa, and Aṃśu was his heir; then of Aṃśu (there was one) named Sattvata, a devotee of Viṣṇu, mighty, great-souled, devoted to giving, foremost among those versed in the science of archery.
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KuP 1 23.32
स नारदस्य वचनाद् वासुदेवार्चनान्वितम् । शास्त्रं प्रवर्तयामास कुण्डगोलादिभिः श्रुतम्
sa nāradasya vacanād vāsudevārcanānvitam / śāstraṃ pravartayāmāsa kuṇḍagolādibhiḥ śrutam
At the word of Nārada he set in motion a treatise concerned with the worship of Vāsudeva, which was heard by the kuṇḍas, golas and the rest.
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KuP 1 23.33
तस्य नाम्ना तु विख्यातं सात्त्वतं नाम शोभनम् । प्रवर्तते महाशास्त्रं कुण्डादीनां हितावहम्
tasya nāmnā tu vikhyātaṃ sāttvataṃ nāma śobhanam / pravartate mahāśāstraṃ kuṇḍādīnāṃ hitāvaham
By his name the auspicious (treatise) called Sāttvata became renowned; the great treatise, bringing benefit to the kuṇḍas and the rest, prevails.
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KuP 1 23.34
सात्त्वतस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽभूत् सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः । पुण्यश्लोको महाराजस्तेन वै तत्प्रवर्तितम्
sāttvatastasya putro 'bhūt sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ / puṇyaśloko mahārājastena vai tatpravartitam
Sāttvata was his son, skilled in all the treatises, of holy fame, a great king; by him indeed it was propagated.
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KuP 1 23.35
सात्त्वतः सत्त्वसंपन्नः कौशल्यां सुषुवे सुतान् । अन्धकं वै महाभोजं वृष्णिं देवावृधं नृपम् । ज्येष्ठं च भजमानाख्यं धनुर्वेदविदां वरम्
sāttvataḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ kauśalyāṃ suṣuve sutān / andhakaṃ vai mahābhojaṃ vṛṣṇiṃ devāvṛdhaṃ nṛpam / jyeṣṭhaṃ ca bhajamānākhyaṃ dhanurvedavidāṃ varam
Sāttvata, endowed with goodness, begot sons upon Kauśalyā: Andhaka, Mahābhoja, Vṛṣṇi, king Devāvṛdha, and the eldest, named Bhajamāna, foremost among those versed in the science of archery.
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KuP 1 23.36
तेषां देवावृधो राजा चचार परमं तपः । पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम भूयादिति प्रभुः
teṣāṃ devāvṛdho rājā cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ / putraḥ sarvaguṇopeto mama bhūyāditi prabhuḥ
Among them king Devāvṛdha, the lord, practised supreme austerity, (thinking) "may a son endowed with all good qualities be born to me."
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KuP 1 23.37
तस्य बभ्रुरिति ख्यातः पुण्यश्लोको ऽभवन्नृपः । धार्मिको रूपसंपन्नस्तत्त्वज्ञानरतः सदा
tasya babhruriti khyātaḥ puṇyaśloko 'bhavannṛpaḥ / dhārmiko rūpasaṃpannastattvajñānarataḥ sadā
His son was the king known as Babhru, of holy fame, righteous, endowed with beauty, always devoted to the knowledge of reality.
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KuP 1 23.38
भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यां भजमाना विजज्ञिरे । तेषां प्रधानौ विख्यातौ निमिः कृकण एव च
bhajamānasya sṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānā vijajñire / teṣāṃ pradhānau vikhyātau nimiḥ kṛkaṇa eva ca
To Bhajamāna, on Sṛñjayī, the Bhajamānas were born; the chief among them, well known, were Nimi and Kṛkaṇa.
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KuP 1 23.39
महाभोजकुले जाता भोजा वैमार्तिकास्तथा । वृष्णेः सुमित्रो बलवाननमित्रः शिनस्तथा
mahābhojakule jātā bhojā vaimārtikāstathā / vṛṣṇeḥ sumitro balavānanamitraḥ śinastathā
Born in the line of Mahābhoja were the Bhojas and likewise the Vaimārtikas. Of Vṛṣṇi (the sons were) Sumitra, the strong Anamitra, and Śini.
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KuP 1 23.40
अनमित्रादभून्निघ्नो निघ्नस्य द्वौ बभूवतुः । प्रसेनस्तु महाभागः सत्राजिन्नाम चोत्तमः
anamitrādabhūnnighno nighnasya dvau babhūvatuḥ / prasenastu mahābhāgaḥ satrājinnāma cottamaḥ
From Anamitra came Nighna; of Nighna there were two (sons): Prasena, the greatly fortunate, and the excellent one named Satrājit.
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KuP 1 23.41
अनमित्राच्छिनिर्जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद् वृष्णिनन्दनात् । सत्यवान् सत्यसंपन्नः सत्यकस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
anamitrācchinirjajñe kaniṣṭhād vṛṣṇinandanāt / satyavān satyasaṃpannaḥ satyakastatsuto 'bhavat
From Anamitra, the youngest son of Vṛṣṇi, was born Śini, truthful and endowed with truth; his son was Satyaka.
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KuP 1 23.42
सात्यकिर्युयुधानस्तु तस्यासङ्गो ऽभवत् सुतः । कुणिस्तस्य सुतो धीमांस्तस्य पुत्रो युगन्धरः
sātyakiryuyudhānastu tasyāsaṅgo 'bhavat sutaḥ / kuṇistasya suto dhīmāṃstasya putro yugandharaḥ
(His son was) Sātyaki, that is, Yuyudhāna; his son was Asaṅga; his son was the wise Kuṇi; his son was Yugandhara.
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KuP 1 23.43
माद्रया वृष्णेः सुतो जज्ञे पृश्निर्वै यदुनन्दनः । जज्ञाते तनयौ पृश्नेः श्वफल्कश्चित्रकश्च ह
mādrayā vṛṣṇeḥ suto jajñe pṛśnirvai yadunandanaḥ / jajñāte tanayau pṛśneḥ śvaphalkaścitrakaśca ha
From Mādrī a son was born to Vṛṣṇi, namely Pṛśni, the delight of the Yadus. Two sons were born to Pṛśni: Śvaphalka and Citraka.
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KuP 1 23.44
श्वफल्कः काशिराजस्य सुतां भार्यामविन्दत । तस्यामजनयत् पुत्रमक्रूरं नाम धार्मिकम् । उपमङ्गुस्तथा मङ्गुरन्ये च बहवः सुताः
śvaphalkaḥ kāśirājasya sutāṃ bhāryāmavindata / tasyāmajanayat putramakrūraṃ nāma dhārmikam / upamaṅgustathā maṅguranye ca bahavaḥ sutāḥ
Śvaphalka took as wife the daughter of the king of Kāśi. On her he begot a son, the righteous one named Akrūra, and also Upamaṅgu and Maṅgu, and many other sons.
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KuP 1 23.45
अक्रूरस्य स्मृतः पुत्रो देववानिति विश्रुतः । उपदेवश्च पुण्यात्मा तयोर्विश्वप्रमाथिनौ
akrūrasya smṛtaḥ putro devavāniti viśrutaḥ / upadevaśca puṇyātmā tayorviśvapramāthinau
Akrūra's son is recorded as the one renowned as Devavān, and also Upadeva of meritorious soul; those two were subduers of the world.
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KuP 1 23.46
चित्रकस्याभवत् पुत्रः पृथुर्विपृथुरेव च । अश्वग्रीवः सुबाहुश्च सुपार्श्वकगवेषणौ
citrakasyābhavat putraḥ pṛthurvipṛthureva ca / aśvagrīvaḥ subāhuśca supārśvakagaveṣaṇau
Citraka's sons were Pṛthu and Vipṛthu, Aśvagrīva and Subāhu, and Supārśvaka and Gaveṣaṇa.
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KuP 1 23.47
अन्धकात् काश्यदुहिता लेभे च चतुरः सुतान् । कुकुरं भजमानं च शुचिं कम्बलबर्हिषम्
andhakāt kāśyaduhitā lebhe ca caturaḥ sutān / kukuraṃ bhajamānaṃ ca śuciṃ kambalabarhiṣam
From Andhaka the daughter of the Kāśi king obtained four sons: Kukura, Bhajamāna, Śuci, and Kambalabarhiṣa.
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KuP 1 23.48
कुकुरस्य सुतो वृष्णिर्वृष्णेस्तु तनयो ऽभवत् । कपोतरोमा विपुलस्तस्य पुत्रो विलोमकः
kukurasya suto vṛṣṇirvṛṣṇestu tanayo 'bhavat / kapotaromā vipulastasya putro vilomakaḥ
Kukura's son was Vṛṣṇi, and Vṛṣṇi's son was Kapotaromā; his son was Vipula, whose son was Vilomaka.
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KuP 1 23.49
तस्यासीत् तुम्बुरुसखा विद्वान् पुत्रो नलः किल । ख्यायते तस्य नामानुरनोरानकदुन्दुभिः
tasyāsīt tumburusakhā vidvān putro nalaḥ kila / khyāyate tasya nāmānuranorānakadundubhiḥ
He had a learned son, Nala, a friend of Tumburu; his name is declared to be Anu, and from Anu (came) Ānakadundubhi.
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KuP 1 23.50
स गोवर्धनमासाद्य तताप विपुलं तपः । वरं तस्मै ददौ देवो ब्रह्मा लोकमहेश्वरः
sa govardhanamāsādya tatāpa vipulaṃ tapaḥ / varaṃ tasmai dadau devo brahmā lokamaheśvaraḥ
He, having reached Govardhana, practised vast austerity; the god Brahmā, great lord of the worlds, granted him a boon:
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KuP 1 23.51
वंशस्य चाक्षयां कीर्ति गानयोगमनुत्तमम् । गुरोरभ्यधिकं विप्राः कामरूपित्वमेव च
vaṃśasya cākṣayāṃ kīrti gānayogamanuttamam / gurorabhyadhikaṃ viprāḥ kāmarūpitvameva ca
imperishable fame for his lineage, unsurpassed mastery in song—greater than his teacher's, O brāhmaṇas—and the power to take any form at will.
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KuP 1 23.52
स लब्ध्वा वरमव्यग्रो वरेण्यं वृषवाहनम् । पूजयामास गानेन स्थाणुं त्रिदशपूजितम्
sa labdhvā varamavyagro vareṇyaṃ vṛṣavāhanam / pūjayāmāsa gānena sthāṇuṃ tridaśapūjitam
Having obtained the boon, undistracted, with song he worshipped the choice one, the bull-borne Sthāṇu, honoured by the thirty gods.
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KuP 1 23.53
तस्य गानरतस्याथ भगवानम्बिकापतिः । कन्यारत्नं ददौ देवो दुर्लभं त्रिदशैरपि
tasya gānaratasyātha bhagavānambikāpatiḥ / kanyāratnaṃ dadau devo durlabhaṃ tridaśairapi
Then, to him who was devoted to song, the lord, the husband of Ambikā, the god, gave a jewel of a maiden, hard to obtain even by the gods.
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KuP 1 23.54
तया स सङ्गतो राजा गानयोगमनुत्तमम् । अशिक्षयदमित्रघ्नः प्रियां तां भ्रान्तलोचनाम्
tayā sa saṅgato rājā gānayogamanuttamam / aśikṣayadamitraghnaḥ priyāṃ tāṃ bhrāntalocanām
United with her, that king, slayer of foes, taught his beloved of rolling eyes the unsurpassed mastery of song.
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KuP 1 23.55
तस्यामुत्पादयामास सुभुजं नाम शोभनम् । रूपलावण्यसंपन्नां ह्रीमतीमपि कन्यकाम्
tasyāmutpādayāmāsa subhujaṃ nāma śobhanam / rūpalāvaṇyasaṃpannāṃ hrīmatīmapi kanyakām
On her he begot a handsome (son) named Subhuja, and also a daughter, modest and endowed with beauty and loveliness.
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KuP 1 23.56
ततस्तं जननी पुत्रं बाल्ये वयसि शोभनम् । शिक्षयामास विधिवद् गानविद्यां च कन्यकाम्
tatastaṃ jananī putraṃ bālye vayasi śobhanam / śikṣayāmāsa vidhivad gānavidyāṃ ca kanyakām
Then the mother duly taught the son, handsome in his boyhood years, and the daughter too, the art of song.
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KuP 1 23.57
कृतोपनयनो वेदानधीत्य विधिवद् गुरोः । उद्ववाहात्मजां कन्यां गन्धर्वाणां तु मानसीम्
kṛtopanayano vedānadhītya vidhivad guroḥ / udvavāhātmajāṃ kanyāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ tu mānasīm
Having had his initiation performed and duly studied the Vedas under a teacher, he married a maiden, the mind-born daughter of the Gandharvas.
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KuP 1 23.58
तस्यामुत्पादयामास पञ्च पुत्राननुत्तमान् । वीणावादनतत्त्वज्ञान् गानशास्त्रविशारदान्
tasyāmutpādayāmāsa pañca putrānanuttamān / vīṇāvādanatattvajñān gānaśāstraviśāradān
On her he begot five excellent sons, knowers of the essence of lute-playing and skilled in the science of song.
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KuP 1 23.59
पुत्रैः पौत्रैः सपत्नीको राजा गानविशारदः । पूजयामास गानेन देवं त्रिपुरनाशनम्
putraiḥ pautraiḥ sapatnīko rājā gānaviśāradaḥ / pūjayāmāsa gānena devaṃ tripuranāśanam
With his sons and grandsons, together with his wife, the king, skilled in song, worshipped with song the god who destroyed Tripura.
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KuP 1 23.60
ह्रीमती चापि या कन्या श्रीरिवायतलोचना । सुबाहुर्नाम गन्धर्वस्तामादाय ययौ पुरीम्
hrīmatī cāpi yā kanyā śrīrivāyatalocanā / subāhurnāma gandharvastāmādāya yayau purīm
And the maiden named Hrīmatī, long-eyed like Śrī — a gandharva named Subāhu took her and went to (his) city.
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KuP 1 23.61
तस्यामप्यभवन् पुत्रा गन्धर्वस्य सुतेजसः । सुषेणवीरसुग्रीवसुभोजनरवाहनाः
tasyāmapyabhavan putrā gandharvasya sutejasaḥ / suṣeṇavīrasugrīvasubhojanaravāhanāḥ
By her too that gandharva of great splendour had sons: Suṣeṇa, Vīra, Sugrīva, Subhojana and Ravāhana.
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KuP 1 23.62
अथासीदभिजित् पुत्रो वीरस्त्वानकदुन्दुभेः । पुनर्वसुश्चाभिजितः संबभूवाहुकः सुतः
athāsīdabhijit putro vīrastvānakadundubheḥ / punarvasuścābhijitaḥ saṃbabhūvāhukaḥ sutaḥ
Then Abhijit was the son of Ānakadundubhi, a hero; and from Abhijit came Punarvasu, (whose) son Āhuka was born.
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KuP 1 23.63
आहुकस्योग्रसेनश्च देवकश्च द्विजोत्तमाः । देवकस्य सुता वीरा जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः
āhukasyograsenaśca devakaśca dvijottamāḥ / devakasya sutā vīrā jajñire tridaśopamāḥ
Āhuka's (sons) were Ugrasena and Devaka, O best of brahmins; and to Devaka were born heroic sons, like the thirty (gods).
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KuP 1 23.64
देववानुपदेवश्च सुदेवो देवरक्षितः । तेषां स्वसारः सप्तासन् वसुदेवाय ता ददौ
devavānupadevaśca sudevo devarakṣitaḥ / teṣāṃ svasāraḥ saptāsan vasudevāya tā dadau
Devavān, Upadeva, Sudeva and Devarakṣita; their sisters were seven, and he gave them to Vasudeva.
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KuP 1 23.65
वृकदेवोपदेवा च तथान्या देवरक्षिता । श्रीदेवा शान्तिदेवा च सहदेवा सहदेवा च सुव्रता । देवकी चापि तासां तु वरिष्ठाभूत् सुमध्यमा
vṛkadevopadevā ca tathānyā devarakṣitā / śrīdevā śāntidevā ca sahadevā sahadevā ca suvratā / devakī cāpi tāsāṃ tu variṣṭhābhūt sumadhyamā
Vṛkadevā and Upadevā, and another, Devarakṣitā, Śrīdevā and Śāntidevā, and Sahadevā, and Sahadevā the virtuous; and Devakī too, fair-waisted, was the foremost among them.
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KuP 1 23.66
अग्रसेनस्य पुत्रो ऽभून्न्यग्रोधः कंस एव च । सुभूमी राष्ट्रपालश्च तुष्टिमाञ्छङ्कुरेव च
agrasenasya putro 'bhūnnyagrodhaḥ kaṃsa eva ca / subhūmī rāṣṭrapālaśca tuṣṭimāñchaṅkureva ca
Ugrasena's sons were Nyagrodha and Kaṃsa, and Subhūmī and Rāṣṭrapāla, and Tuṣṭimān and Śaṅku.
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KuP 1 23.67
भजमानादबूत् पुत्रः प्रख्यातो ऽसौ विदूरथः । तस्य शूरः शमिस्तस्मात् प्रतिक्षत्रस्ततो ऽभवत्
bhajamānādabūt putraḥ prakhyāto 'sau vidūrathaḥ / tasya śūraḥ śamistasmāt pratikṣatrastato 'bhavat
From Bhajamāna was born a son, that renowned Vidūratha; his (son was) Śūra, from him Śami, and from him came Pratikṣatra.
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KuP 1 23.68
स्वयंभोजस्ततस्तस्माद् हृदिकः शत्रुतापनः । कृतवर्माथ तत्पुत्रो देवरस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः । स शूरस्तत्सुतो धीमान् वसुदेवो ऽथ तत्सुतः
svayaṃbhojastatastasmād hṛdikaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ / kṛtavarmātha tatputro devarastatsutaḥ smṛtaḥ / sa śūrastatsuto dhīmān vasudevo 'tha tatsutaḥ
From him Svayaṃbhoja, and from him Hṛdika, the scorcher of foes; then Kṛtavarmā (was) his son, and Devara is recorded as his son; he (was) Śūra, and his wise son was Vasudeva, and then his son —
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KuP 1 23.69
वसुदेवावन्महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः । बभूव देवकीपुत्रो देवैरभ्यर्थितो हरिः
vasudevāvanmahābāhurvāsudevo jagadguruḥ / babhūva devakīputro devairabhyarthito hariḥ
From Vasudeva came the mighty-armed Vāsudeva, teacher of the world; Hari, entreated by the gods, became the son of Devakī.
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KuP 1 23.70
रोहिणी च महाभागा वसुदेवस्य शोभना । असूत पत्नी संकर्षं रामं ज्येष्ठं हलायुधम्
rohiṇī ca mahābhāgā vasudevasya śobhanā / asūta patnī saṃkarṣaṃ rāmaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ halāyudham
And the greatly fortunate, beautiful Rohiṇī, wife of Vasudeva, bore Saṃkarṣaṇa, Rāma the eldest, whose weapon is the plough.
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KuP 1 23.71
स एव परमात्मासौ वासुदेवो जगन्मयः । हलायुधः स्वयं साक्षाच्छेषः संकर्षणः प्रभुः
sa eva paramātmāsau vāsudevo jaganmayaḥ / halāyudhaḥ svayaṃ sākṣāccheṣaḥ saṃkarṣaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
He himself is that supreme Self, Vāsudeva, made of (all) the world; the plough-armed one is himself directly Śeṣa, Saṃkarṣaṇa, the Lord.
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KuP 1 23.72
भृगुशापच्छलेनैव मानयन् मानुषीं तनुम् । बभूत तस्यां देवक्यां रोहिण्यामपि माधवः
bhṛguśāpacchalenaiva mānayan mānuṣīṃ tanum / babhūta tasyāṃ devakyāṃ rohiṇyāmapi mādhavaḥ
Under the pretext of Bhṛgu's curse, honouring a human body, Mādhava came to be in that Devakī and in Rohiṇī too.
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KuP 1 23.73
उमादेहसमुद्भूता योगनिद्रा च कौशीकी । नियोगाद् वासुदेवस्य यशोदातनया ह्यभूत्
umādehasamudbhūtā yoganidrā ca kauśīkī / niyogād vāsudevasya yaśodātanayā hyabhūt
And Yoganidrā Kauśikī, arisen from Umā's body, by Vāsudeva's command became the daughter of Yaśodā.
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KuP 1 23.74
ये चान्ये वसुदेवस्य वासुदेवाग्रजाः सुताः । प्रागेव कंसस्तान् सर्वान् जघान मुनिपुङ्गवाः
ye cānye vasudevasya vāsudevāgrajāḥ sutāḥ / prāgeva kaṃsastān sarvān jaghāna munipuṅgavāḥ
And the other sons of Vasudeva, elder brothers of Vāsudeva — Kaṃsa had killed all of them beforehand, O foremost of sages.
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KuP 1 23.75
सुषेणश्च तथोदायी भद्रसेनो महाबलः । ऋजुदासो भद्रदासः कीर्तिमानपि पूर्वजः
suṣeṇaśca tathodāyī bhadraseno mahābalaḥ / ṛjudāso bhadradāsaḥ kīrtimānapi pūrvajaḥ
Suṣeṇa and Udāyī, Bhadrasena of great strength, Ṛjudāsa, Bhadradāsa, and Kīrtimān the firstborn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.76
हतेष्वेतेषु सर्वेषु रोहिणी वसुदेवतः । असूत रामं लोकेशं बलभद्रं हलायुधम्
hateṣveteṣu sarveṣu rohiṇī vasudevataḥ / asūta rāmaṃ lokeśaṃ balabhadraṃ halāyudham
When all these had been slain, Rohiṇī bore by Vasudeva Rāma, lord of the worlds, Balabhadra whose weapon is the plough.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.77
जाते ऽथ रामे देवानामादिमात्मानमच्युतम् । असूत देवकी कृष्णं श्रीवत्साङ्कितवक्षसम्
jāte 'tha rāme devānāmādimātmānamacyutam / asūta devakī kṛṣṇaṃ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam
Then, when Rāma had been born, Devakī bore Kṛṣṇa, the first of the gods, the Self, the imperishable, his chest marked with the śrīvatsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.78
रेवती नाम रामस्य भार्यासीत् सुगुणान्विता । तस्यामुत्पादयामास पुत्रौ द्वौ निशठोल्मुकौ
revatī nāma rāmasya bhāryāsīt suguṇānvitā / tasyāmutpādayāmāsa putrau dvau niśaṭholmukau
Rāma's wife was named Revatī, endowed with good qualities; in her he begot two sons, Niśaṭha and Ulmuka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.79
षोडशस्त्रीसहस्त्राणि कृष्णस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः । बभूवुरात्मजास्तासु शतशो ऽथ सहस्त्रशः
ṣoḍaśastrīsahastrāṇi kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ / babhūvurātmajāstāsu śataśo 'tha sahastraśaḥ
Kṛṣṇa, whose deeds are effortless, had sixteen thousand wives; among them sons were born to him by hundreds and by thousands.
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KuP 1 23.80
चारुदेष्णः सुचारुश्च चारुवेषो यशोधरः । चारुश्रवाश्चारुयशाः प्रद्युम्नः शङ्ख एव च
cārudeṣṇaḥ sucāruśca cāruveṣo yaśodharaḥ / cāruśravāścāruyaśāḥ pradyumnaḥ śaṅkha eva ca
Cārudeṣṇa and Sucāru, Cāruveṣa, Yaśodhara, Cāruśravas, Cāruyaśas, Pradyumna, and Śaṅkha as well —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.81
रुक्मिण्य वासुदेवस्यां महाबलपराक्रमाः । विशिष्टाः सर्वपुत्राणां संबभूवुरिम् सुताः
rukmiṇya vāsudevasyāṃ mahābalaparākramāḥ / viśiṣṭāḥ sarvaputrāṇāṃ saṃbabhūvurim sutāḥ
these sons, of great strength and prowess, were born to Vāsudeva by Rukmiṇī, and were the most distinguished of all his sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.82
तान् दृष्ट्वा तनयान् वीरान् रौक्मिणेयाञ्जनार्दनम् । जाम्बवत्यब्रवीत् कृष्णं भार्या तस्य शुचिस्मिता
tān dṛṣṭvā tanayān vīrān raukmiṇeyāñjanārdanam / jāmbavatyabravīt kṛṣṇaṃ bhāryā tasya śucismitā
Seeing these heroic sons of Rukmiṇī, Jāmbavatī, his wife of bright smile, said to Kṛṣṇa, Janārdana:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.83
मम त्वं पुण्डरीकाक्ष विशिष्टं गुणवत्तमम् । सुरेशसदृशं पुत्रं देहि दानवसूदन
mama tvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa viśiṣṭaṃ guṇavattamam / sureśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi dānavasūdana
"Lotus-eyed one, slayer of the Dānavas, grant me a distinguished son, most richly endowed with virtues, the equal of the lord of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.84
जात्बवत्या वचः श्रुत्वा जगन्नाथः स्वयं हरिः । समारेभे तपः कर्तुं तपोनिधिररिन्दमः
jātbavatyā vacaḥ śrutvā jagannāthaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ / samārebhe tapaḥ kartuṃ taponidhirarindamaḥ
Having heard Jāmbavatī's words, Hari himself, the lord of the world, a treasury of austerity, subduer of foes, set about performing austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 1 23.85
तच्छृणुध्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठा यथासौ देवकीसुतः । दृष्ट्वा लेभे सुतं रुद्रं तप्त्वा तीव्रं महत् तपः
tacchṛṇudhvaṃ muniśreṣṭhā yathāsau devakīsutaḥ / dṛṣṭvā lebhe sutaṃ rudraṃ taptvā tīvraṃ mahat tapaḥ
Hear that, best of sages — how that son of Devakī, having practised fierce and great austerity, saw and obtained Rudra as his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition