धारणाच् छ्रवणाच् चैव पञ्चवर्गस्य भो द्विजाः क्रोष्टोर् वंशं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शृणुध्वं गदतो मम
By holding and hearing of the five groups, O twice-born, listen, O best of sages, as I recount the lineage of Kroṣṭu.
यदोर् वंशधरस्याथ यज्विनः पुण्यकर्मिणः क्रोष्टोर् वंशं हि श्रुत्वैव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते यस्यान्ववायजो विष्णुर् हरिर् वृष्णिकुलोद्वहः
Of Yadu, the bearer of the lineage, the sacrificer, the virtuous, hearing the lineage of Kroṣṭu alone frees one from all sins; among his descendants is Viṣṇu, Hari, the foremost of the Vṛṣṇis.
गान्धारी चैव माद्री च क्रोष्टोर् भार्ये बभूवतुः गान्धारी जनयाम् आस अनमित्रं महाबलम्
Gāndhārī and Mādrī became the wives of Kroṣṭu; Gāndhārī gave birth to Anamitra, of great strength.
माद्री युधाजितं पुत्रं ततो ऽन्यं देवमीढुषम् तेषां वंशस् त्रिधा भूतो वृष्णीनां कुलवर्धनः
Mādrī bore Yudhājit as her son, and then another, Devamīḍhuṣ; their lineage became threefold, increasing the clan of the Vṛṣṇis.
माद्र्याः पुत्रौ तु जज्ञाते श्रुतौ वृष्ण्यन्धकाव् उभौ जज्ञाते तनयौ वृष्णेः श्वफल्कश् चित्रकस् तथा
From Mādrī were born two sons, renowned as Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka; to Vṛṣṇi were born two sons, Śvaphalka and Citraka.
श्वफल्कस् तु मुनिश्रेष्ठा धर्मात्मा यत्र वर्तते नास्ति व्याधिभयं तत्र नावर्षस् तपम् एव च
Śvaphalka, O best of sages, is righteous; wherever he dwells, there is no fear of disease, no drought, and only asceticism prevails.
कदाचित् काशिराजस्य विषये मुनिसत्तमाः त्रीणि वर्षाणि पूर्णानि नावर्षत् पाकशासनः
Once, in the realm of the king of Kashi, O best of sages, for three full years, the rain-god did not send rain.
स तत्र चानयाम् आस श्वफल्कं परमार्चितम् श्वफल्कपरिवर्तेन ववर्ष हरिवाहनः
There, he brought the highly revered Shvaphalka, and by Shvaphalka's presence, the rain-bringer Indra poured down rain.
श्वफल्कः काशिराजस्य सुतां भार्याम् अविन्दत गान्दिनीं नाम गां सा च ददौ विप्राय नित्यशः
Shvaphalka obtained as his wife the daughter of the king of Kashi, named Gandini, who regularly gave cows to the Brahmins.
दाता यज्वा च वीरश् च श्रुतवान् अतिथिप्रियः अक्रूरः सुषुवे तस्माच् छ्वफल्काद् भूरिदक्षिणः
Akrura, generous with gifts, a giver, performer of sacrifices, heroic, learned, and fond of guests, was born from Shvaphalka.
उपमद्गुस् तथा मद्गुर् मेदुरश् चारिमेजयः अविक्षितस् तथाक्षेपः शत्रुघ्नश् चारिमर्दनः
Upamadgu, Madgu, Medura, Arimejaya, Avikshita, Akṣepa, Shatrughna, and Arimardana—
धर्मधृग् यतिधर्मा च धर्मोक्षान्धकरुस् तथा आवाहप्रतिवाहौ च सुन्दरी च वराङ्गना
Dharmadhṛk, Yatidharma, Dharmoksha, Andhakaru, Avāha, Prativāha, and Sundarī, the excellent woman—
अक्रूरेणोग्रसेनायां सुगात्र्यां द्विजसत्तमाः प्रसेनश् चोपदेवश् च जज्ञाते देववर्चसौ
From Akrura and Sugātrī, O best of Brahmins, were born Prasena and Upadeva, both possessing divine brilliance.
चित्रकस्याभवन् पुत्राः पृथुर् विपृथुर् एव च अश्वग्रीवो ऽश्वबाहुश् च स्वपार्श्वकगवेषणौ
Citraka had sons: Pṛthu, Vipṛthu, Ashvagrīva, Ashvabāhu, and Svapārshvaka and Gaveṣaṇa.
अरिष्टनेमिर् अश्वश् च सुधर्मा धर्मभृत् तथा सुबाहुर् बहुबाहुश् च श्रविष्ठाश्रवणे स्त्रियौ
Ariṣṭanemi, Ashva, Sudharma, Dharmabhṛt, Subāhu, Bahubāhu, and the two women Shraviṣṭhā and Shravaṇā.
असिक्न्यां जनयाम् आस शूरं वै देवमीढुषम् महिष्यां जज्ञिरे शूरा भोज्यायां पुरुषा दश
In Asikni, he begot Shura, praised by the gods; in Mahishi, the heroic sons were born; in Bhojya, ten sons were born.
वसुदेवो महाबाहुः पूर्वम् आनकदुन्दुभिः जज्ञे यस्य प्रसूतस्य दुन्दुभ्यः प्राणदन् दिवि
Vasudeva, mighty-armed, formerly called Ānakadundubhi, was born, and when he was born, drums resounded in the sky.
आनकानां च संह्रादः सुमहान् अभवद् दिवि पपात पुष्पवर्षश् च शूरस्य जनने महान्
A great sound of drums arose in the heavens, and a great shower of flowers fell at the birth of Shura.
मनुष्यलोके कृत्स्ने ऽपि रूपे नास्ति समो भुवि यस्यासीत् पुरुषाग्र्यस्य कान्तिश् चन्द्रमसो यथा
Nowhere in the world of men was there anyone equal in form on earth to that foremost man, whose radiance was like the moon.
देवभागस् ततो जज्ञे तथा देवश्रवाः पुनः अनाधृष्टिः कनवको वत्सवान् अथ गृञ्जमः
From him were born Devabhaga, and again Devaśravā, Anādhṛṣṭi, Kanavaka, Vatsavān, and Gṛñjama.
श्यामः शमीको गण्डूषः पञ्च चास्य वराङ्गनाः पृथुकीर्तिः पृथा चैव श्रुतदेवा श्रुतश्रवा
Shyama, Shamika, Gaṇḍūṣa, and five excellent women: Pṛthukīrti, Pṛthā, Shrutadevā, Shrutaśravā—
राजाधिदेवी च तथा पञ्चैता वीरमातरः श्रुतश्रवायां चैद्यस् तु शिशुपालो ऽभवन् नृपः
And also Rājādhidevī; these five were mothers of heroes. From Shrutaśravā was born the king of the Chedis, Śiśupāla.
हिरण्यकशिपुर् यो ऽसौ दैत्यराजो ऽभवत् पुरा पृथुकीर्त्यां तु संजज्ञे तनयो वृद्धशर्मणः
Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was once the king of the Daityas, was born from Pṛthukīrti as the son of Vṛddhaśarman.
करूषाधिपतिर् वीरो दन्तवक्रो महाबलः पृथां दुहितरं चक्रे कुन्तिस् तां पाण्डुर् आवहत्
The heroic Dantavakra, lord of Karusha, of great strength, took Pṛthā as his daughter; Kunti, she was married by Pāṇḍu.
यस्यां स धर्मविद् राजा धर्मो जज्ञे युधिष्ठिरः भीमसेनस् तथा वाताद् इन्द्राच् चैव धनंजयः
From her was born the righteous king Yudhishthira, knower of dharma; from Vayu, Bhimasena; and from Indra, Dhananjaya.
लोके प्रतिरथो वीरः शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः अनमित्राच् छनिर् जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद् वृष्णिनन्दनात्
In the world, Prativrata was a hero, equal in valor to Shakra; from Anamitra was born Shani, and from the youngest son of Vrishni's line.
शैनेयः सत्यकस् तस्माद् युयुधानश् च सात्यकिः उद्धवो देवभागस्य महाभागः सुतो ऽभवत्
From him came Satyaka, and from Satyaka, Yuyudhana known as Satyaki; Uddhava, the illustrious son of Devabhaga, was also born.
पण्डितानां परं प्राहुर् देवश्रवसम् उत्तमम् अश्मक्यं प्राप्तवान् पुत्रम् अनाधृष्टिर् यशस्विनम्
Among the learned, Devasravas is praised as the foremost; Anadhṛṣṭi, renowned, obtained a son from Ashmaka.
निवृत्तशत्रुं शत्रुघ्नं श्रुतदेवा त्व् अजायत श्रुतदेवात्मजास् ते तु नैषादिर् यः परिश्रुतः
Nivrittashatru, Shatrughna, and Shrutadeva were born; from Shrutadeva's sons came Naishadha, who is widely celebrated.
एकलव्यो मुनिश्रेष्ठा निषादैः परिवर्धितः वत्सवते त्व् अपुत्राय वसुदेवः प्रतापवान् अद्भिर् ददौ सुतं वीरं शौरिः कौशिकम् औरसम्
Ekalavya, best of sages, was raised among the Nishadas; to Vatsavati, who was childless, Vasudeva the mighty gave a heroic son, Shauri, his own offspring, to Kaushika by means of water rites.