In the illustrious lineages of ancient times, there lived a noble whose sons were Rukma, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Pālita, and Hari. From the renowned Rukmakavaca was born Vidarbha, and likewise, Jyāmagha also became a progenitor. Vidarbha, united with his queen Śaibyā, begot two sons, Kratha and Kauśika. In another branch, Romapāda fathered Babhrū, from whom came Dhṛti. Kauśika’s line continued with his son Ṛci, who fathered a king named Caidi. Caidi’s son was Kunti, and from Kunti was born Vṛṣṇi. Vṛṣṇi’s son was Nivṛti, who fathered Daśārha. From Daśārha came Vyoma, and his son was Jīmūta. Jīmūta’s lineage continued with Vikṛti, then Bhīmaratha, followed by Madhuratha, and then Śakuni. Śakuni’s son was Karambhi, and his son was Devavān. From Devanata came Devakṣatra, whose son was Madhu. Madhu’s son was Kuruvaṃśa, and from him was born Anu. The line continued with Puruhoṭra, son of Anu, and then Aṃśu, son of Puruhoṭra. Aṃśu’s son was Sattvaśruta, and from him came the great King Sāttvata. Sāttvata’s sons were Bhajina and Bhajamāna, and Bhajamāna’s son was Andhaka. In the family of Divya were Mahābhoja, Vṛṣṇi, and Devāvṛdha. Nimivṛṣṇi, Bhajamāna, Ayutājit, and others were also born in this noble house. Among their descendants were Śatajita, Sahasrājit, Babhru, Deva, and Bṛhaspati. Mahābhoja’s line produced Bhoja, while Vṛṣṇi’s son was Sumitraka. From Svadhājit came Anamitrāśinī, and from Anamitra was born Nighna. Nighna’s son was Śatrājita, and Anamitra also had other renowned sons, Prasena and Śibi. Śibi’s son was Satyaka, and from him came Sātyaki. Sātyaki’s son was Sañjaya, and his son was Kuli, from whom Yugandhara was born. These are celebrated as the descendants of Śibi. Within the line of Anamitra, another Vṛṣṇi was born. Citraka was the son of Śvaphalka, and from Śvaphalka and Gāndinī came Akrūra, a devotee of Viṣṇu. Akrūra’s sons were Upamadgu, Devadyota, Devavān, and Upadeva. Citraka’s sons were Pṛthu and Vipṛthu. Śuci was the son of Andhaka. Bhajamāna’s sons included Kukura and Kambalabarhiṣa. From Kukura was born Dhṛṣṭa, whose son was Kāpotaromaka. Kāpotaromaka’s son was Viloma, and from him came Tumburu. Tumburu’s son was Dundubhi, and from Dundubhi came Punarvasu. Punarvasu had two children, Āhuka and Āhukī, and Āhuka also had a daughter. Devaka and Ugrasena were sons of Devaka. Devakī was the daughter of Devaka. From Vṛkadeva and Upadeva came Sahadeva and Surakṣitā. Śrīdevī and Śāntidevī became the wives of Vasudeva, and Sahadeva’s sons were Devavān and Upadeva. Ugrasena’s children included the infamous Kaṃsa, Sunāmā, and the Vaṭa brothers. Bhajamāna’s line continued with Vidūratha, whose son was Śūra. Śūra’s son was Śamī, and from him came Pratikṣatra, whose son was Svayambhoja. Svayambhoja’s son was Hṛdika, and his son was Kṛtavarmā. Śūra also had a son named Deva, known as Śatadhanu. To Śūra and Māriṣā were born ten sons, beginning with Vasudeva, and four daughters: Pṛthā, Śrutadevī, Śrutakīrti, and Śrutaśravā. King Adhideva gave Pṛthā, daughter of Śūra, to the son of Kunti—she became the wife of Pāṇḍu. By the grace of Dharma, Vāyu, and Indra, she bore sons: Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna. By Mādrī, the Aśvins fathered Nakula and Sahadeva, and by Kuntī, Karṇa was born in earlier times. Śrutadevī’s son was Dantavakra, also called Yuddhadurmada. Śrutakīrti, married to Kaikaya, bore five sons, with Santardana as the first. From Rājādhidevī came Vinda and Anuvinda, and from Śrutaśravā and Damaghoṣa was born Śiśupāla. Among the wives of Aṅgadundubhi were Pauravī, Rohiṇī, and Madirā, but Devakī was the most eminent. From Rohiṇī was born Balabhadra. By Revati, Balabhadra had sons like Sāraṇa, Śaṭha, Niśaṭha, and Ulmuka. Devakī bore six sons, all of whom were slain by Kaṃsa: Kīrtimān, Suṣeṇa, Udārya, Bhadrasena, Ṛjudāsa, and Bhadradeva. The seventh child was Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma), and the eighth was Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Hari, who would have sixteen thousand wives. Among these, Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, Lakṣmaṇā of lovely smile, and the noble Jāmbavatī were foremost, each bearing many sons. Chief among Kṛṣṇa’s sons were Pradyumna, Cārudeṣṇa, and Sāmba. Pradyumna’s son by Kakudminī was mighty Aniruddha, and from Aniruddha and Subhadrā was born King Vajra. Pratibāhu was Vajra’s son, and Cāru was his son. Now, in the line of Turvasu, Vahni was born, whose son was Bharga, then Bhānu, and Bhānu’s son was Karandhama. Karandhama’s son was Maruta. In the line of Druhyu, Druhyu’s son was Setu, whose son was Āraddha. Āraddha’s son was Gāndhāra, followed by Gharma, and then Ghṛta. From Ghṛta came Durgama, whose son was Praceta. In the line of Anu, his son was Sabhānara, who fathered Kālañjaya. Kālañjaya’s son was Sṛñjaya, from whom came Puruñjaya. Janamejaya was the son of Puruñjaya, and Mahāśāla was his son. Thus, the ancient dynasties flourished, their lineages radiant and unbroken through the ages.