Linga Purana

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—

प्रजीवत्येति वै स्वर्गं राज्यं सौख्यं च विन्दति

He lives long, and indeed attains heaven, sovereignty, and happiness.

सात्वतः सत्यसम्पन्नः प्रजज्ञे चतुरः सुतान् भजनं भ्राजमानं च दिव्यं देवावृधं नृपम्

From Sātvata, endowed with truthfulness, were born four sons: Bhajana, shining brightly; Divya; Devāvṛdha; and Nṛpa.

अन्धकं च महाभागं वृष्णिं च यदुनन्दनम् तेषां निसर्गांश्चतुरः शृणुध्वं विस्तरेण वै

Andhaka, greatly fortunate, and Vṛṣṇi, the joy of the Yadus—hear in detail about the natural qualities of these four.

सृञ्जय्यां भजनाच्चैव भ्राजमानाद्विजज्ञिरे अयुतायुः शतायुश् च बलवान् हर्षकृत्स्मृतः

From Sṛñjaya and from Bhajana, from the radiant one, were born Ayutāyu, Śatāyu, the mighty Balavān, and Harṣakṛt, as they are known.

तेषां देवावृधो राजा चचार परमं तपः पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतो मम भूयादिति स्मरन्

Among them, King Devāvṛdha performed supreme austerity, remembering, 'May I have a son endowed with all virtues.'

तस्य बभ्रुरिति ख्यातः पुण्यश्लोको नृपोत्तमः अनुवंशपुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम्

His son, renowned as Babhrū, was a most excellent king, famed for his virtue; it is well known that those versed in ancient genealogies sing of him.

गुणान्देवावृधस्याथ कीर्तयन्तो महात्मनः यथैव शृणुमो दूरात् संपश्यामस्तथान्तिकात्

Now, as we hear from afar and see from near, let us recount the virtues of the great-souled Devāvṛdha.

बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधः समः पुरुषाः पञ्च षष्टिस्तु षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च

Babhrū was the foremost among men, equal to the gods was Devāvṛdha; there were five, then sixty, then six thousand and eight men.

ये ऽमृतत्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि यज्वा दानमतिर्वीरो ब्रह्मण्यस्तु दृढव्रतः

Those who attained immortality, even beyond Babhrū and Devāvṛdha, were sacrificers, generous, heroic, devoted to Brahman, and firm in their vows.

कीर्तिमांश् च महातेजाः सात्वतानां महारथः तस्यान्ववाये सम्भूता भोजा वै दैवतोपमाः

Renowned, of great energy, a mighty chariot-warrior among the Sātvatas—among his descendants were born the Bhojas, comparable to the gods.

गान्धारी चैव माद्री च वृष्णिभार्ये बभूवतुः गान्धारी जनयामास सुमित्रं मित्रनन्दनम्

Gāndhārī and Mādrī became the wives of Vṛṣṇi; Gāndhārī gave birth to Sumitra, the delight of friends.

माद्री लेभे च तं पुत्रं ततः सा देवमीढुषम् अनमित्रं शिनिं चैव तावुभौ पुरुषोत्तमौ

Mādrī too obtained a son, and from her was born Devamīḍhuṣa; also Anamitra and Śini, both foremost among men.

अनमित्रसुतो निघ्नो निघ्नस्य द्वौ बभूवतुः प्रसेनश् च महाभागः सत्राजिच्च सुतावुभौ

Anamitra's son was Nighna; Nighna had two sons, Prasena, greatly fortunate, and Satrājit—both were his sons.

तस्य सत्राजितः सूर्यः सखा प्राणसमो ऽभवत् स्यमन्तको नाम मणिर् दत्तस्तस्मै विवस्वता

Satrājit had the sun as a friend, dear as life; the jewel named Syamantaka was given to him by Vivasvat.

पृथिव्यां सर्वरत्नानाम् असौ राजाभवन्मणिः कदाचिन्मृगयां यातः प्रसेनेन सहैव सः

That jewel became the king of all gems on earth; once, he went hunting together with Prasena.

वधं प्राप्तो ऽसहायश् च सिंहादेव सुदारुणात् अथ पुत्रः शिनेर्जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद् वृष्णिनन्दनात्

He met his end, alone, at the hands of a most ferocious lion; then, from the younger son of Śini, born of Vṛṣṇi's line—

सत्यवाक् सत्यसम्पन्नः सत्यकस्तस्य चात्मजः सात्यकिर्युयुधानस्तु शिनेर्नप्ता प्रतापवान्

Satyavāk, endowed with truthfulness, was born; his son was Satyaka. Sātyaki, the mighty Yuyudhāna, was the grandson of Śini.

असंगो युयुधानस्य कुणिस्तस्य सुतो ऽभवत् कुणेर् युगंधरः पुत्रः शैनेया इति कीर्तिताः

Asaṅga was the son of Yuyudhāna; Kuṇi was his son; Kuṇi's son was Yugandhara. These are known as the Śaineyas.

माद्र्याः सुतस्य संजज्ञे सुतो वार्ष्णिर्युधाजितः श्वफल्क इति विख्यातस् त्रैलोक्यहितकारकः

From Madri's son was born a son, the Vārṣṇi Yudhājit, renowned as Śvaphalka, a benefactor of the three worlds.

श्वफल्कश् च महाराजो धर्मात्मा यत्र वर्तते नास्ति व्याधिभयं तत्र नावृष्टिभयमप्युत

Where the great king Śvaphalka, righteous in soul, resides, there is no fear of disease nor any fear of drought.