Linga Purana

क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत्पुत्रो वृजिनीवान्महायशाः तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवत् स्वाती कुशङ्कुस् तत्सुतो ऽभवत्

Kroṣṭu had a single son, the illustrious Vṛjinīvān. His son was Svātī, and Kuśaṅku was born as his son.

अथ प्रसूतिमिच्छन्वै कुशङ्कुः सुमहाबलः महाक्रतुभिर् ईजे ऽसौ विविधैराप्तदक्षिणैः

Then Kuśaṅku, of great strength, desiring progeny, performed many great sacrifices, bestowing abundant gifts.

जज्ञे चित्ररथस्तस्य पुत्रः कर्मभिर् अन्वितः अथ चैत्ररथो वीरो यज्वा विपुलदक्षिणः

To him was born a son, Citraratha, accomplished in deeds. Then Citraratha, a heroic sacrificer, gave generous gifts.

शशबिन्दुस् तु वै राजा अन्वयाद् व्रतम् उत्तमम् चक्रवर्ती महासत्त्वो महावीर्यो बहुप्रजाः

Śaśabindu, a king of supreme vow, was born in this line—a universal monarch of great strength, valor, and many offspring.

शशबिन्दोस्तु पुत्राणां सहस्राणामभूच्छतम् शंसन्ति तस्य पुत्राणाम् अनन्तकम् अनुत्तमम्

Of Śaśabindu's sons, there were a hundred thousand. It is said that among his sons, Anantaka was the foremost and unsurpassed.

अनन्तकात् सुतो यज्ञो यज्ञस्य तनयो धृतिः उशनास्तस्य तनयः सम्प्राप्य तु महीमिमाम्

Anantaka's son was Yajña, and Yajña's son was Dhṛti. Uśanas was his son, who attained this earth.

आजहाराश्वमेधानां शतमुत्तमधार्मिकः स्मृतश्चोशनसः पुत्रः सितेषुर् नाम पार्थिवः

That most righteous Uśanas performed a hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices. His son, remembered as Siteṣu, was a king.

मरुतस्तस्य तनयो राजर्षिर्वंशवर्धनः वीरः कम्बलबर्हिस्तु मरुस्तस्यात्मजः स्मृतः

Maruta was his son, a royal sage who increased the lineage. The valiant Kambalabarhi was known as the son of Maruta.

पुत्रस्तु रुक्मकवचो विद्वान् कम्बलबर्हिषः निहत्य रुक्मकवचो वीरान् कवचिनो रणे

The learned Rukmakavaca was the son of Kambalabarhi. Rukmakavaca slew the armored heroes in battle.

धन्विनो निशितैर् बाणैर् अवाप श्रियमुत्तमाम् अश्वमेधे तु धर्मात्मा ऋत्विग्भ्यः पृथिवीं ददौ

With sharp arrows from his bow, he attained supreme glory. In the Aśvamedha sacrifice, the righteous one gave the earth to the priests.

जज्ञे तु रुक्मकवचात् परावृत्परवीरहा जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रास्तु महासत्त्वाः परावृतः

From Rukmakavaca was born Parāvṛt, the destroyer of enemy heroes. Parāvṛt, of great strength, had five sons.

रुक्मेषुः पृथुरुक्मश् च ज्यामघः परिघो हरिः परिघं च हरिं चैव विदेहेषु पिता न्यसत्

Rukmeshu, Prithurukma, Jyamagha, Parigha, and Hari—his father assigned Parigha and Hari to the Videhas.

रुक्मेषुरभवद्राजा पृथुरुक्मस्तदाश्रयात् तैस्तु प्रव्राजितो राजा ज्यामघो ऽवसदाश्रमे

Rukmeshu became king, and Prithurukma by his support; but by them, King Jyamagha was exiled and dwelt in an ashram.

प्रशान्तः स वनस्थो ऽपि ब्राह्मणैरेव बोधितः जगाम धनुरादाय देशमन्यं ध्वजी रथी

Though peaceful and living in the forest, he was instructed by Brahmins; taking up his bow, he journeyed to another land, bearing a banner and riding a chariot.

नर्मदातीरमेकाकी केवलं भार्यया युतः ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं गत्वा त्यक्तमन्यैरुवास सः

Alone with only his wife, he went to the mountain Rikshavat on the bank of the Narmada, and dwelt there, abandoned by others.

ज्यामघस्याभवद्भार्या शैब्या शीलवती सती सा चैव तपसोग्रेण शैब्या वै सम्प्रसूयत

Jyamagha's wife was Shaibya, virtuous and faithful; and by her intense austerity, Shaibya bore a child.

सुतं विदर्भं सुभगा वयःपरिणता सती राजा पुत्रसुतायां तु विद्वांसौ क्रथकैशिकौ

The fortunate and mature Shaibya bore a son, Vidarbha; and to the king's daughter, the learned Kratha and Kaishika were born.

पुत्रौ विदर्भराजस्य शूरौ रणविशारदौ रोमपादस्तृतीयश् च बभ्रुस्तस्यात्मजः स्मृतः

Vidarbha, king of Vidarbha, had two sons, both valiant and skilled in battle—Romapada and the third, Babhrus, remembered as his own son.

सुधृतिस्तनयस्तस्य विद्वान्परमधार्मिकः कौशिकस्तनयस्तस्मात् तस्माच्चैद्यान्वयः स्मृतः

Sudhriti, his son, was wise and supremely righteous; from him was born Kaushika, and from him the lineage of the Chedis is known.

क्रथो विदर्भस्य सुतः कुन्तिस्तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् कुन्तेर् वृतस्ततो जज्ञे रणधृष्टः प्रतापवान्

Kratha was the son of Vidarbha; Kunti was his son; from Kunti was born Vrtta, and from Vrtta, Ranadhrishta, powerful in battle.

रणधृष्टस्य च सुतो निधृतिः परवीरहा दशार्हो नैधृतो नाम्ना महारिगणसूदनः

Ranadhrishta's son was Nidhriti, destroyer of enemy heroes; his son, Dasharha by name, was a slayer of great hosts of foes.

दशार्हस्य सुतो व्याप्तो जीमूत इति तत्सुतः जीमूतपुत्रो विकृतिस् तस्य भीमरथः सुतः

Dasharha's son was Vyapta, whose son was Jimuta; Jimuta's son was Vikriti, and his son was Bhimaratha.

अथ भीमरथस्यासीत् पुत्रो नवरथः किल दानधर्मरतो नित्यं सत्यशीलपरायणः

Then Bhimaratha had a son called Navaratha, ever devoted to charity and righteousness, steadfast in truthfulness.

तस्य चासीद्दृढरथः शकुनिस्तस्य चात्मजः तस्मात् करम्भः सम्भूतो देवरातो ऽभवत्ततः

He had a son, Dridharatha, and Shakuni was his son; from him was born Karambha, and then Devarata.

देवरातादभूद्राजा देवरातिर् महायशाः देवगर्भोपमो जज्ञे यो देवक्षत्रनामकः

From Devarata was born the illustrious king Devarati, who was like one born of the gods, named Devakshatra.

देवक्षत्रसुतः श्रीमान् मधुर्नाम महायशाः मधूनां वंशकृद्राजा मधोस्तु कुरुवंशकः

Devakshatra's son was the glorious Madhur, founder of the Madhu dynasty; from Madhu came the Kuru lineage.

कुरुवंशाद् अनुस् तस्मात् पुरुत्वान् पुरुषोत्तमः अंशुर्जज्ञे च वैदर्भ्यां भद्रवत्यां पुरुत्वतः

From the Kuru line came Anu, then Purutvan, the best of men; from Purutvan and Bhadravati of Vidarbha was born Anshu.

ऐक्ष्वाकीम् अवहच्चांशुः सत्त्वस्तस्मादजायत सत्त्वात् सर्वगुणोपेतः सात्वतः कुलवर्धनः

Anshu took a wife from the Ikshvaku line; from him was born Sattva, and from Sattva, Satvata, endowed with all virtues and the enhancer of his lineage.

ज्यामघस्य मया प्रोक्ता सृष्टिर्वै विस्तरेण वः यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि निसृष्टिं ज्यामघस्य तु

Thus I have described to you in detail the lineage of Jyamagha; whoever reads or hears this account of Jyamagha's descendants—