ADI
PARV MAHABHARAT BOOK 1 CHAPTER 89
Adi
Parv, Mahabharat / Mahabharat Book I Chapter 89 : English
SECTION
XCIV : History of Puru and Pandavas (Aila dynasty)
(Sambhav Parv continued)
![](Yayati_Ancestry.jpg)
Ancestry
of Yayati as per Bhagavat Puran
Genealogy of Puru :
Puru (wife: Paushti) → 1.Pravir, 2.Iswara and 3. Raudraswa
1.
Pravira (w:Suraseni) → Manasyu (w:Sauviri) → Subhru,
Sahana, and Vagmi.
3.
Raudraswa (w:Misrakesi) → Richeyu (=Anadhrishti) (+9 more)
→ Matinara → Tansu (+3 more) → Ilina (w:Rathantara
→ Dushmanta (w:Sakuntala) (+4 more) → Bharat →
Bhumanyu (Pushkarini) → Suhotra (w:Aikshaki) (+5 more) →
Ajamidha (w: Dhumini) → Riksha → Samvaran (w:Tapati)
(migrated to Sindhu River) → Kuru (w:Vahini) → Abhishyavanta
→ Parikshit → Janmejay → Dhritrashtra (+Pandu
& 6 more) → Pratip (+2 more) → Santanu
"Janmejay
said, 'O adorable one, I desire to hear the histories of those kings
who were descended from Puru. O tell me of each as he was possessed
of prowess and achievements. I have, indeed, heard that in Puru's
line there was not a single one who was wanting in good behaviour
and prowess, or who was without sons. O thou of ascetic wealth,
I desire to hear the histories in detail of those famous monarchs
endued with learning and all accomplishments.'
"Vaisampayana said, 'Asked by thee, I shall tell thee all about
the heroic-kings in Puru's line, all equal unto Indra in prowess,
possessing great affluence and commanding the respect of all for
their accomplishments.
•
"Puru had by his wife Paushti three sons, Pravira, Iswara,
and Raudraswa, all of whom were mighty car-warriors. Amongst them,
Pravira was the perpetuator of the dynasty.
• Pravir had by his wife Suraseni a son named
Manasyu. And the latter of eyes like lotus-petals had his sway over
the whole Earth bounded by the four seas. And
• Manasyu had for his wife Sauviri. And he
begat upon her three sons called Subhru, Sahana, and Vagmi. And
they were heroes in battle and mighty car-warriors. The intelligent
and virtuous
• Raudraswa begat upon the Apsara Misrakesi
ten sons who were all great bowmen. And they all grew up into heroes,
performing numerous sacrifices in honour of the gods. And they all
had sons, were learned in all branches of knowledge and ever devoted
to virtue. They are Richeyu, and Kakshepu and Krikepu of great prowess;
Sthandilepu, and Vanepu, and Sthalepu of great fame; Tejepu of great
strength and intelligence; and Satyepu of the prowess of Indra;
Dharmepu, and Sannatepu the tenth of the prowess of the celestials.
Amongst them all,
• Richepu became the sole monarch of the
whole earth and was known by the name of Anadhrishti. And in prowess
he was like unto Vasava amongst the celestials. And
• Anadhristi had a son of the name of Matinara
who became a famous and virtuous king and performed the Rajasuya
and the horse-sacrifice. And
• Matinar had four sons of immeasurable prowess,
viz., Tansu, Mahan, Atiratha, and Druhyu of immeasurable glory.
(Amongst them,
• Tansu of great prowess became the perpetrator
of Puru's line). And he subjugated the whole earth and acquired
great fame and splendour. And
• Tansu begat a son of great prowess named
Ilina. And he became the foremost of all conquerors and brought
the whole world under his subjection. And
• Ilina begat upon his wife Rathantar five
sons with Dushmant at their head, all equal in might unto the five
elements. They were
• Dushmant, Sura, Bhima, Pravasu, and Vasu.
And, O Janamejaya, the eldest of them, Dushmanta, became king. And
• Dushmant had by his wife Sakuntala an intelligent
son named Bharat who became king. And Bharat gave his name to the
race of which he was the founder. And it is from him that the fame
of that dynasty hath spread so wide. And
• Bharat begat upon his three wives nine
sons in all. But none of them were like their father and so Bharat
was not at all pleased with them. Their mothers, therefore, became
angry and slew them all. The procreation of children by Bharat,
therefore, became vain. The monarch then performed a great sacrifice
and through the grace of Bharadwaja obtained a son named *Bhumanyu.
And then Bharat, the great descendant of Puru, regarding himself
as really possessing a son, installed, O foremost one of Bharat's
race, that son as his heir-apparent. And
• Bhumanyu begat upon his wife, Pushkarini
six sons named Suhotra, Suhotri, Suhavih, Sujeya, Vitatha and Richika.
The eldest of them all, *Suhotra, obtained the throne and performed
many Rajasuyas and horse-sacrifices. And Suhotra brought under his
sway the whole earth surrounded by her belt of seas and full of
elephants, kine and horses, and all her wealth of gems of gold.
And the earth afflicted with the weight of numberless human beings
and elephants, horses, and cats, was, as it were, about to sink.
And during the virtuous reign of Suhotra the surface of the whole
earth was dotted all over with hundreds and thousands, of sacrificial
stakes. And the lord of the earth,
• Suhotra, begat, upon his wife Aikshaki
three sons, viz., Ajamidha, Sumidha, and Purumidha. The eldest of
them,
• Ajamidha, was the perpetuator of the royal
line. And he begat six sons,--
• Riksha was born of the womb of Dhumini,
• Dushmanta and Parameshthin, of Nili, and
• Jahnu, Jana and Rupina were born in that
of Kesini. All the tribes of the
• Panchalas are descended from Dushmanta and Parameshthin.
And the
• Kushikas are the sons of Jahnu of immeasurable
prowess. And Riksha who was older than both Jana and Rupina became
king. And
• Riksha begat Samvarana, the perpetuator
of the royal line. And, O king, it hath been heard by us that while
Samvarana, the son of Riksha, was ruling the earth, there happened
a great loss of people from famine, pestilence, drought, and disease.
And the Bharat princes were beaten by the troops of enemies. And
the Panchalas setting out to invade the whole earth with their four
kinds of troops soon brought the whole earth under their sway. And
with their ten Akshauhinis the king of the Panchalas defeated the
Bharat prince. Samvarana then with his wife and ministers, sons
and relatives, fled in fear, and took shelter in the forest on the
banks of the Sindhu extending to the foot of the mountains. There
the Bharats lived for a full thousand years, within their fort.
And after they had lived there a thousand years, one day the illustrious
Rishi Vasishtha approached the exiled Bharats, who, on going out,
saluted the Rishi and worshipped him by the offer of Arghya. And
entertaining him with reverence, they represented everything unto
that illustrious Rishi. And after he was seated on his seat, the
king himself approached the Rishi and addressed him, saying, 'Be
thou our priest, O illustrious one! We will endeavour to regain
our kingdom.' And Vasishtha answered the Bharats by saying, 'Om'
(the sign of consent). It hath been heard by us that Vasishtha then
installed the Bharat prince in the sovereignty of all the Kshatriyas
on earth, making by virtue of his Mantras this descendant of Puru
the veritable horns of the wild bull or the tusks of the wild elephants.
And the king retook the capital that had been taken away from him
and once more made all monarchs pay tribute to him. The powerful
Samvarana, thus installed once more in the actual sovereignty of
the whole earth, performed many sacrifices at which the presents
to the Brahmanas were great.
![](Ancestry_of_Kuru1.jpg)
Ancestry
of Kuru as per Bhagavat Puran
•
"Samvarana begat upon his wife, Tapati, the daughter of Surya,
a son named Kuru. This Kuru was exceedingly virtuous, and therefore,
he was installed on the throne by his people. It is after his name
that the field called Kuru Jangala has become so famous in the world.
Devoted to asceticism, he made that field (Kurukshetra) sacred by
practising asceticism there. And it has been heard by us that Kuru's
highly intelligent wife, Vahini, brought forth five sons, viz.,
• Ashvavanta, Abhishyavanta, Chaitraratha,
Muni and the celebrated Janamejaya. And
• Abhishvata begat Parikshit the powerful,
Shavalashva, Abhiraja, Viraja, Shalmala of great physical strength,
Uchaihsravas, Bhadrakara and Jitari the eighth. In the race of these
were born, as the fruit of their pious acts seven mighty car-warriors
with Janamejaya at their head. And unto
• Parikshit were born sons who were all acquainted
with (the secrets of) religion and profit. And they were named Kakshasena
and Ugrasena, and Chitrasena endued with great energy, and Indrasena
and Sushena and Bhimasena. And the sons of
• Janmejay were all endued with great strength
and became celebrated all over the world. And they were Dhritarashtra
who was the eldest, and Pandu and Valhika, and Nishadha endued with
great energy, and then the mighty Jamvunada, and then Kundodara
and Padati and then Vasati the eighth. And they were all proficient
in morality and profit and were kind to all creatures. Among them
Dhritrashtra became king. And
• Dhritrashtra had eight sons, viz., Kundika,
Hasti, Vitarka, Kratha the fifth, Havihsravas, Indrabha, and Bhumanyu
the invincible, and
• Dhritrashtra had many grandsons, of whom
three only were famous. They were, O king, Pratipa, Dharmanetra,
Sunetra. Among these three, Pratipa became unrivalled on earth.
And, O bull in Bharat's race, *Pratipa begat three sons, viz., Devapi,
Santanu, and the mighty car-warrior Valhika. The eldest Devapi adopted
the ascetic course of life, impelled thereto by the desire of benefiting
his brothers. And the kingdom was obtained by Santanu and the mighty
car-warrior Valhik.
"O monarch, besides, there were born in the race of Bharat
numberless other excellent monarchs endued with great energy and
like unto the celestial Rishis themselves in virtue and ascetic
power. And so also in the race of Manu were born many mighty car-warriors
like unto the celestials themselves, who by their number swelled
the Aila dynasty into gigantic proportions.'"
Reference
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