कालेन महाता चैव यैवनं समुपाश्रिताः
With the passage of great time, they all attained youth.
असमञ्ज इति ख्यातो वर्हिकेतुर्महाबलः
The mighty Varhiketu, known as Asamañja, became renowned.
तस्य पुत्रोंऽशुमान्नाम असमञ्जस्य वीर्यवान्
His son, the valiant Aṃśumān, was born to Asamañja.
दिलीपात्तु महातेजा वीरो जातो भगीरथः
From Dilīpa was born the heroic and radiant Bhagīratha.
इहानीता सुरेशाद्वै दुहितृत्वे च कल्पिता
She was brought here by the lord of the gods and was established as a daughter.
भगीरथस्तु तां गङ्गामानयामास कर्मभिः
Bhagīratha, through his deeds, brought down that Gaṅgā.
भगीरथसुतश्चापि श्रुतो नाम बभूवह
And Bhagīratha’s son was born, named Śruta.
अम्बरीषः सुतस्तस्य सिंधुद्वीपस्ततो ऽभवत्
His son was Ambarīṣa, and from him came Siṃdhudvīpa.
नाभागेरंबरीषस्य भुजाभ्यां परिपालिता
Nābhāga, son of Ambarīṣa, was protected by his arms.
अयुतायुः सुतस्तस्य सिंधुद्वीपस्य वीर्यवान्
Ayutāyu, the valiant, was the son of Siṃdhudvīpa.
दिव्याक्षहृदयज्ञो ऽसौ राजा नलसखो बली
That mighty king, friend of Nala, was a knower of the divine dice and the heart of sacrifice.
वीरसेनात्मजश्चैव यश्चेक्ष्वाकुकुलोद्वहः
He was indeed the son of Vīrasena, and a foremost scion of the Ikṣvāku lineage.
सुदासस्तस्य तनयो राजा इन्द्रसखो ऽभवत्
Sudāsa, his son, became a king and a friend of Indra.
ख्यातः कल्माषपादो वै नाम्ना सित्रसहश्च सः
He became renowned by the name Kalmāṣapāda, and also as Sitrasaha.
अश्मकं जनयामास त्विक्ष्वाकुकुलवृद्धये
He begot Aśmaka, for the growth of the Ikṣvāku line.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमं मूलकं वै नृपं प्रति
Here too, they recite this story concerning King Mūlaka.
विवस्त्रस्त्राणमिच्छन्वै नारीकवच ईश्वरः
Desiring protection while unclothed, the lord took on the armor of a woman.
तस्माच्छतरथाज्जज्ञे राजा त्विडविडो बली
From Shataratha was born the mighty king Tviḍaviḍa.
पुत्रो विश्वसहस्रस्य पुत्रीकस्यां व्यजायत
He was born as the son of Viśvasahasra, from Putrikā.
येन स्वर्गादिहागत्य मुहूर्त्तं प्राप्य जीवितम्
He, having come here from heaven, attained life for a moment.
दीर्घबाहुः सुतस्तस्य रघुस्तस्मादजायत
From him was born his son Dīrghabāhu; from him, Raghu was born.
राजा दशरथो नाम इक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः
A king named Daśaratha, delight of the Ikṣvāku line, was born.
भरतो लक्ष्मणश्चैव शत्रुघ्नश्च महाबलः
Bharata, Lakṣmaṇa, and the mighty Śatrughna were his sons.
शत्रुघ्रेन पुरी तत्र मथुरा विनिवेशिता
By Śatrughna, the city of Mathurā was established there.
पालयामासतुस्तौ तु वैदेह्यौ मथुरां पुरीम्
Those two Vaidehas protected the city of Mathurā.
हिमवत्पर्वतस्यान्ते स्फीतौ जनपदौ तयोः
At the foot of Mount Himavat, their lands flourished.
चन्द्रकेतोस्तु विख्याता चन्द्रचक्रा पुरी शुभा
Of Candraketu, the famed and auspicious city was Candracakrā.
गान्धारविषये सिद्धे तयोः पुर्यो महात्मनोः
In the region of Gandhāra, the cities of those two great souls prospered.
पुष्करस्यापि वीरस्य विख्याता पुष्करावती
Even the renowned city of Puṣkarāvatī belonged to the heroic Puṣkara.
रामेण बद्धां सत्यार्थां महात्म्यात्तस्य धीमतः
It was built by Rāma, true to his word, through the greatness of that wise one.