Linga Purana

इक्ष्वाकुर् नभगश् चैव धृष्णुः शर्यातिरेव च नरिष्यन्तश् च वै धीमान् नाभागो ऽरिष्ट एव च

Ikṣvāku, Nabhaga, Dhṛṣṇu, and also Śaryāti, and the wise Nariṣyanta, Nabhāga, Ariṣṭa,

करूषश् च पृषध्रश् च नवैते मानवाः स्मृताः इला ज्येष्ठा वरिष्ठा च पुंस्त्वं प्राप च या पुरा

Karūṣa and Pṛṣadhra—these nine are remembered as the sons of Manu. Ilā, the eldest and most excellent, formerly obtained manhood.

सुद्युम्न इति विख्याता पुंस्त्वं प्राप्ता त्विला पुरा मित्रावरुणयोस्त्वत्र प्रसादान्मुनिपुङ्गवाः

She became renowned as Sudyumna, having attained manhood, O best of sages, by the favor of Mitra and Varuṇa.

पुनः शरवणं प्राप्य स्त्रीत्वं प्राप्तो भवाज्ञया सुद्युम्नो मानवः श्रीमान् सोमवंशप्रवृद्धये

Again, upon reaching the thicket, Sudyumna, the illustrious son of Manu, by Śiva’s command, became a woman, for the propagation of the lunar dynasty.

इक्ष्वाकोरश्वमेधेन इला किंपुरुषो ऽभवत् इला किंपुरुषत्वे च सुद्युम्न इति चोच्यते

By Ikṣvāku’s horse sacrifice, Ilā became a kiṃpuruṣa; and in that state as kiṃpuruṣa, she is also called Sudyumna.

मासमेकं पुमान्वीरः स्त्रीत्वं मासमभूत्पुनः इला बुधस्य भवनं सोमपुत्रस्य चाश्रिता

For one month, he was a heroic man; for another month, again a woman. Ilā resided in the house of Budha, son of Soma.

बुधेनान्तरमासाद्य मैथुनाय प्रवर्तिता सोमपुत्राद्बुधाच्चापि ऐलो जज्ञे पुरूरवाः

Having approached Budha, she engaged in union; and from Budha, son of Soma, was born Aila, Purūravas.

सोमवंशाग्रजो धीमान् भवभक्तः प्रतापवान् इक्ष्वाकोर्वंशविस्तारं पश्चाद्वक्ष्ये तपोधनाः

Purūravas, the wise and devoted to Śiva, foremost of the lunar race, and mighty, O ascetics, I will later recount the expansion of Ikṣvāku’s lineage.

पुत्रत्रयमभूत्तस्य सुद्युम्नस्य द्विजोत्तमाः उत्कलश् च गयश्चैव विनताश्वस्तथैव च

That Sudyumna had three sons, O best of twice-born: Utkala, Gaya, and Vinatāśva.

उत्कलस्योत्कलं राष्ट्रं विनताश्वस्य पश्चिमम् गया गयस्य चाख्याता पुरी परमशोभना

Utkala’s realm was Utkala; Vinatāśva’s was the western land; and Gaya’s city, called Gaya, was supremely beautiful.

सुराणां संस्थितिर्यस्यां पितॄणां च सदा स्थितिः इक्ष्वाकुज्येष्ठदायादो मध्यदेशम् अवाप्तवान्

In that city is the assembly of the gods and the constant abode of the ancestors. The eldest heir of Ikṣvāku obtained the central region.

कन्याभावाच्च सुद्युम्नो नैव भागमवाप्तवान् वसिष्ठवचनात् त्वासीत् प्रतिष्ठाने महाद्युतिः

Because Sudyumna had no daughter, he did not obtain a share; but by the word of Vasiṣṭha, the illustrious one dwelt in Pratiṣṭhāna.

प्रतिष्ठा धर्मराजस्य सुद्युम्नस्य महात्मनः तत्पुरूरवसे प्रादाद् राज्यं प्राप्य महायशाः

Pratiṣṭhā was the domain of the righteous king Sudyumna. Having obtained the kingdom, he gave it to Purūravas, who became greatly renowned.

मानवेयो महाभागः स्त्रीपुंसोर्लक्षणान्वितः इक्ष्वाकोरभवद्वीरो विकुक्षिर्धर्मवित्तमः

The illustrious Mānaveya, endowed with the marks of both woman and man, was born to Ikṣvāku—a heroic and supremely righteous son named Vikukṣi.

ज्येष्ठः पुत्रशतस्यासीद् दश पञ्च च तत्सुताः अभूज्ज्येष्ठः ककुत्स्थश् च ककुत्स्थात्तु सुयोधनः

He was the eldest among a hundred sons, and his sons numbered fifteen and ten; the eldest among them was Kakutstha, and from Kakutstha came Suyodhana.

ततः पृथुर्मुनिश्रेष्ठा विश्वकः पार्थिवस् तथा विश्वकस्यार्द्रको धीमान् युवनाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः

Then came Pṛthu, foremost among sages, and likewise Viśvaka the king; from Viśvaka was born the wise Ardraka, and Yuvanāśva was his son.

शाबस्तिश् च महातेजा वंशकस्तु ततो ऽभवत् निर्मिता येन शाबस्ती गौडदेशे द्विजोत्तमाः

Śābasti, of great brilliance, was next, and then Vaṃśaka was born; by him, the Śābastis were established in the land of Gauḍa, O best of twice-born.

वंशाच्च बृहदश्वो ऽभूत् कुवलाश्वस्तु तत्सुतः धुन्धुमारत्वमापन्नो धुन्धुं हत्वा महाबलम्

From Vaṃśa came Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalāśva; after slaying the mighty Dhundhu, he attained the name Dhundhumāra.

धुन्धुमारस्य तनयास् त्रयस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताः दृढाश्वश्चैव चण्डाश्वः कपिलाश्वश् च ते स्मृताः

Dhundhumāra had three sons, renowned throughout the three worlds: Dṛḍhāśva, Caṇḍāśva, and Kapilāśva—these are remembered.

दृढाश्वस्य प्रमोदस्तु हर्यश्वस्तस्य वै सुतः हर्यश्वस्य निकुम्भस्तु संहताश्वस्तु तत्सुतः

From Dṛḍhāśva came Pramoda, and Haryaśva was his son; from Haryaśva came Nikumbha, and Saṃhatāśva was his son.

कृशाश्वो ऽथ रणाश्वश् च संहताश्वात्मजावुभौ युवनाश्वो रणाश्वस्य मान्धाता तस्य वै सुतः

Then Kṛśāśva and Raṇāśva, both sons of Saṃhatāśva; Yuvanāśva was the son of Raṇāśva, and Māndhātṛ was his son.

मान्धातुः पुरुकुत्सो ऽभूद् अम्बरीषश् च वीर्यवान् मुचुकुन्दश् च पुण्यात्मा त्रयस्त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताः

From Māndhātṛ came Purukutsa, and the mighty Ambarīṣa, and the virtuous Mucukunda—these three are famed throughout the three worlds.

अंबरीषस्य दायादो युवनाश्वो ऽपरः स्मृतः हरितो युवनाश्वस्य हरितास्तु यतः स्मृताः

The heir of Ambarīṣa was another Yuvanāśva, it is said; from Yuvanāśva came Harita, and from him the Haritas are remembered.

एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पक्षे क्षत्रोपेता द्विजातयः पुरुकुत्सस्य दायादस् त्रसद्दस्युर् महायशाः

These, though of the lineage of Aṅgiras, became twice-born with kṣatriya status; the heir of Purukutsa was Trasaddasyu, of great renown.

नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः सम्भूतिस्तस्य चात्मजः विष्णुवृद्धः सुतस्तस्य विष्णुवृद्धा यतः स्मृताः

Born on the banks of the Narmadā was Sambhūti, his son; Viṣṇuvṛddha was his son, and from him the Viṣṇuvṛddhas are remembered.

एते ह्यङ्गिरसः पक्षे क्षत्रोपेताः समाश्रिताः सम्भूतिरपरं पुत्रम् अनरण्यमजीजनत्

These, though of the Aṅgiras lineage, assumed kṣatriya status; Sambhūti begot another son, Anaraṇya.

रावणेन हतो यो ऽसौ त्रैलोक्यविजये द्विजाः बृहदश्वो ऽनरण्यस्य हर्यश्वस्तस्य चात्मजः

He who was slain by Rāvaṇa in his conquest of the three worlds, O twice-born, was Anaraṇya; Bṛhadaśva was the son of Anaraṇya, and Haryaśva was his son.

हर्यश्वात्तु दृषद्वत्यां जज्ञे वसुमना नृपः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद्राजा त्रिधन्वा भवभावितः

From Haryaśva, on the banks of the Dṛṣadvatī, was born King Vasumanas; his son was King Tridhanvan, inspired by the divine.

प्रसादाद् ब्रह्मसूनोर् वै तण्डिनः प्राप्य शिष्यताम् अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्य तदाज्ञया

By the grace of Taṇḍin, son of Brahmā, having become his disciple, he obtained the fruit of a thousand horse sacrifices, by his command.