Agni Purana

भगीरथो दिलीपात्तु येन गङ्गावतारिता । भगीरथात्तु नाभागो नाभागादम्बरीषकः ।। २७३.

From Dilīpa came Bhagīratha, by whom the Gaṅgā was brought down; from Bhagīratha came Nābhāga, and from Nābhāga, Ambarīṣa.

सिन्धुद्वीपोऽम्बरीषात्तु श्रुतायुस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः । श्रुतायोर्ऋतपर्णोऽभूत्तस्य कल्माषपादकः ।। २७३.

From Ambarīṣa came Sindhudvīpa, whose son was Śrutāyu; from Śrutāyu came Ṛtaparṇa, and from him, Kalmāṣapāda.

कल्माषाङ्‌घ्रेः सर्व्वकर्म्मा ह्यनरण्यस्ततोऽभवत् । अनरण्यात्तु निघ्नोऽथ अनमित्रस्ततो रघुः ।। २७३.

From Kalmāṣapāda, called Kalmāṣāṅghri, came Anaraṇya, master of all deeds; from Anaraṇya, Nighna, and from him, Anamitra, then Raghu.

रघोरभूद्दिलीपस्तु दिलीपाच्चाप्यजो नृपः । दीर्घवाहुरजात् कालस्त्वजापालस्ततोऽभवत् ।। २७३.

From Raghu came Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa, King Aja; from Aja, Dīrghavāhu, and from him, Kāla, then Ajāpāla.

तथा दशरथो जातस्तस्य पुत्रचतुष्टयम् । नारायणात्मकाः सर्वे रामस्तस्याग्रजोऽभवत् ।। २७३.

Thus was born Daśaratha, who had four sons; all were of the essence of Nārāyaṇa, and Rāma was his eldest.

रावणान्तकरो राजा ह्ययोध्यायां रघूत्तमः । वाल्मीकिर्यस्य चरितं चक्रे तन्नारदश्रवात् ।। २७३.

The king who destroyed Rāvaṇa, the best of the Raghu lineage in Ayodhyā—Vālmīki composed his story after hearing it from Nārada.

रामपुत्रौ कुशलवौ सीतायां कुलवर्द्धनौ । अतिथिश्च कुशाज्जज्ञे निषधस्तस्य चात्मजः ।। २७३.

Rāma's sons, Kuśa and Lava, born of Sītā, increased the family line; and from Kuśa was born Atithi, whose son was Niṣadha.

निषधात्तु नलो जज्ञे नभोऽजायत वै नलात् । नभसः पुण्डरीकोऽभूत् सुधन्वा च ततोऽभवत् ।। २७३.

From Niṣadha was born Nala; from Nala, Nabha was born; from Nabha came Puṇḍarīka, and from him Sudhanvan arose.

सुधन्वनो देवानीको ह्यहीनाश्वश्च तुत्सुतः । अहीनाश्वात् सहस्राश्वश्चन्द्रालोकस्ततोऽभवत् ।। २७३.

Sudhanvan's son was Devānīka, and Ahīnāśva was his son; from Ahīnāśva came Sahasrāśva, and then Candrāvaloka was born.

चन्द्रावलोकतस्तारापीड़ोऽस्माच्चन्द्रपर्वतः । चन्द्रगिरेर्भानुरथः श्रुतायुस्तस्य चात्मजः २७३.

From Candrāvaloka came Tārāpīra, and from him Candraparvata; from Candragiri was born Bhānuratha, whose son was Śrutāyu.

अग्निरुवाच सोमवंशं प्रवक्ष्यामि पठितं पापनाशनम् । विष्णुनाभ्यब्जजो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मपुत्रोऽत्रिरत्रितः ॥ २७४.

Agni said: I will now declare the Soma dynasty, which, when recited, destroys sin. Brahmā, born from Viṣṇu's navel, had a son Atri, and from Atri came Soma.

सोमश्चक्रे राजसूयं त्रैलोक्यं दक्षइणआन्ददौ । समाप्तेऽवभृथे सोमं तद्रूपालोकनेच्छवः ॥ २७४.

Soma performed the Rājasūya sacrifice and gave the three worlds to the priests; when the concluding bath was done, those who wished to see Soma in that form—

कामवाणाभितप्ताङ्ग्यो नरदेव्यः सिषेविरे । लक्ष्मीर्न्नारायणं त्यक्त्वा सिनीवाली च कर्द्दमम् ॥ २७४.

The queens of men, their bodies inflamed with desire, served him; Lakṣmī left Nārāyaṇa, and Sinīvālī left Kardama.

द्युतिं विभावसुन्त्यक्त्वा पुष्टिर्धातारमव्ययम् । प्रभा प्रभाकरन्त्यक्त्वा हविष्मन्तं कुहूः स्वयम् ॥ २७४.

Puṣṭi left the unchanging Dhātā, giving up her radiance; Prabhā left Prabhākara, and Kuhū herself left Haviṣmant.

कीर्त्तिर्जयन्तम्भर्त्तारं वसुर्म्मारीचकश्यपम् । धृतिस्त्यक्त्वा पतिं नन्दीं सोममेवाभजत्तदा ॥ २७४.

Kīrti left her husband Jayanta, Vasu left Mārīca Kaśyapa, and Dhṛti, abandoning her husband Nandī, at that time devoted herself to Soma.

स्वकीया इव सोमोऽपि कामयामास तास्तदा । एवं कृतापचारस्य तासां भर्त्तृगणस्तदा ॥ २७४.

Soma, as if they were his own, also desired those women then; thus, when they had committed this offense, their group of husbands—

न शशाकापचाराय शापैः शस्त्रादिभिः पुनः । सप्तलोकैकनाथत्वमवाप्तस्तपसा ह्युत ॥ २७४.

Could not punish the offense with curses or weapons; for by his austerity, Soma had attained lordship over the seven worlds.

विवभ्राम मतिस्तस्य विनयादनया हता । बृहस्पतेः स वै भार्य्यां तारां नाम यशस्विनीम् ॥ २७४.

His mind, bewildered and ruined by lack of restraint, led him to abduct Tārā, the illustrious wife of Bṛhaspati.

जहार तरसा सोमो ह्यवमन्याङ्गिरःसुतम् । ततस्तद्‌युद्धमभवत् प्रख्यातं ताकामयम् ॥ २७४.

Soma forcefully took Tārā, disregarding the son of Aṅgiras; then there was a great war, renowned as the Tārā conflict.

देवानां दानवानाञ्च लोकक्षयकरं महत् । ब्राह्मा निवार्य्योशनसन्तारामङ्गिरसे ददौ ॥ २७४.

It was a great war between gods and demons, threatening the worlds with destruction; Brahmā intervened, and Uśanas returned Tārā to Aṅgiras's son.

तामन्तःप्रसवां दृष्ट्वा गर्भं त्यजाब्रवीद्गुरुः । गर्भस्त्यक्तः प्रदीप्तोऽथ प्राहाहं सोमसम्भवः ॥ २७४.

Seeing that she was pregnant, the teacher commanded her to abandon the child; the abandoned fetus, blazing forth, declared, 'I am born of Soma.'

एवं सोमाद्‌ बुधः पुत्त्रः पुत्त्रस्तस्य पुरूरवाः । स्वर्गन्त्यक्त्वोर्वशी सा तं वरयामास चाप्सराः ॥ २७४.

Thus, Budha was the son of Soma, and his son was Purūravas; Urvaśī, having left heaven, chose him, the king, as her husband.

तथा सहाचरद्राजा दशवर्षाणि पञ्च च । पञ्च षट् सप्त चाष्टौ च दश चाष्टौ महामुने ॥ २७४.

So the king lived with her as his companion for ten years and five, then five, six, seven, eight, ten, and eight, O great sage.

एकोऽग्निरभवत् पूर्व्वं तेन त्रेता प्रवर्त्तिता । पुरूरवा योगशीलो गान्धर्व्वलोकमीयिवान् ॥ २७४.

In the beginning there was one Agni, by whom the threefold ritual was established; Pururavas, devoted to yoga, attained the world of the Gandharvas.

आयुर्दृढायुरश्वायुर्धनायुर्धृतिमान् वसुः । दिविजातः शतायुश्च सुषुवे चोर्व्वशी नृपान् ॥ २७४.

Āyu, Dṛḍhāyu, Aśvāyu, Dhanāyu, Dhṛtimān, Vasu, Divijāta, and Śatāyu—these kings were born to Urvaśī, each possessing long life and strength.

आयुषो नहुषः पुत्रो वृद्धशर्म्मा रजिस्तथा । दर्भो विपाप्मा पञ्चागन्यं रजेः पुत्रशतं ह्यभूत् ॥ २७४.

Āyu's son was Nahuṣa; Vṛddhaśarman and Raji likewise; Darbha, Vipāpmā, and Pañcāganya—Raji had a hundred sons.

राजेया इति विख्याता विष्णुदत्तवरो रजिः । देवासुरे रणे दैत्यानबधीत् सुरयाचितः ॥ २७४.

Known as the royal sons, Raji, favored by Viṣṇu, at the gods' request slew the Daityas in the battle between gods and demons.

गतायेन्द्राय पुत्रत्वं दत्वा राज्यं दिवङ्गतः । रजेः पुत्रैर्हृतं राज्यं शक्रस्याथ सुदुर्म्मनाः ॥ २७४.

Having granted his kingdom to Indra as a son, Raji departed to heaven; then Raji's sons, with evil intent, took Indra's kingdom.

ग्रहशान्त्यादिविधिना गुरुरिन्द्राय तद्ददौ । मोहयित्वा रजिसुतानासंस्ते निजधर्म्मगाः ॥ २७४.

By rites for appeasing planetary afflictions, the preceptor gave it back to Indra, having deluded Raji's sons, who then abandoned their own duties.