तथा द्रुह्यमणं पूरुं शर्मिष्ठाजनयत्सुतान्। यदुः पूरूश्च भरतस्ते वै वंशविवर्द्धनाः
Thus, Śarmiṣṭhā bore sons to Druhyu and Pūru; Yadu and Pūru, O Bharata, became the enhancers of their lineages.
पूरोर्वंशं प्रवक्ष्यामि यत्र जातोसि पार्थिव। यदोस्तु यादवा जाता यत्र तौ बलकेशवौ
I will now recount the lineage of Pūru, O king, in which you were born; from Yadu arose the Yādavas, among whom were Balarāma and Keśava.
भारावतारणार्थाय पांडवानां हिताय च। यदोः पुत्रा बभूवुश्च पंच देवसुतोपमाः
For the purpose of relieving the earth's burden and for the welfare of the Pāṇḍavas, Yadu had five sons, comparable to the sons of the gods.
सहस्रजित्तथा ज्येष्ठः क्रोष्टा नीलोञ्जिको रघुः। सहस्रजितो दायादः शतजिन्नाम पार्थिवः
Sahasrajit was the eldest, then Kroṣṭā, Nīla, Añjika, and Raghu; Sahasrajit’s heir was a king named Śatajita.
शतजितश्च दायादास्त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः। हैहयश्च हयश्चैव तथा तालहयश्च यः१०० 1.12.
Śatajita had three heirs, supremely righteous: Haihaya, Haya, and Tālahaya.
हैहयस्य तु दायादो धर्मनेत्रः प्रतिश्रुतः। धर्मनेत्रस्य कुंतिस्तु संहतस्तस्य चात्मजः
Haihaya’s heir was Dharmanetra, renowned for his virtue; Dharmanetra’s son was Kuṃti, and his son was Saṃhata.
संहतस्य तु दायादो महिष्मान्नाम पार्थिवः। आसीन्महिष्मतः पुत्रो भद्रसेनः प्रतापवान्
Saṃhata’s heir was the king named Mahiṣmān; Mahiṣmān’s son was the valiant Bhadrasena.
वाराणस्यामभूद्राजा कथितः पूर्वमेव हि। भद्रसेनस्य पुत्रस्तु दुर्दमो नाम धार्मिकः
In Vārāṇasī, as previously told, there was a king; Bhadrasena’s son was the righteous Durdama.
दुर्दमस्य सुतो भीमो धनको नाम वीर्यवान्। धनकस्य सुता ह्यासन्चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः
Durdama’s son was Bhīma, called Dhanaka, powerful in might; Dhanaka had four sons, renowned in the world.
कृताग्निः कृतवीर्यश्च कृतधर्मा तथैव च। कृतौजाश्च चतुर्थोभूत्कृतवीर्याच्च सोर्जुनः
Kṛtāgni, Kṛtavīrya, Kṛtadharmā, and Kṛtaujā were the four; from Kṛtavīrya came Arjuna.
जातो बाहुसहस्रेण सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो नृपः। वर्षायुतं तपस्तेपे दुश्चरं पृथिवीपतिः
He was born with a thousand arms, a king lord of the seven islands; for ten thousand years, that ruler performed severe austerities.
दत्तमाराधयामास कार्त्तवीर्योत्रिसंभवम्। तस्मै दत्तो वरान्प्रादाच्चतुरः पुरुषोत्तमः
He worshipped Dattātreya, born of Kārtavīrya’s line; to him, Dattātreya, the supreme person, granted four boons.
पूर्वं बाहुसहस्रं तु स वव्रे राजसत्तमः। अधर्मं ध्यायमानस्य भीतिश्चापि निवारणम्
First, that best of kings requested a thousand arms; also, the removal of fear when contemplating unrighteousness.
युद्धेन पृथिवीं जित्वा धर्मेणावाप्य वै बलम्। संग्रामे वर्तमानस्य वधश्चैवाधिकाद्भवेत्
Having conquered the earth through battle and gained strength through righteousness, in the midst of war, he would have the power to slay even those superior to himself.
एतेनेयं वसुमती सप्तद्वीपा सपत्तना। सप्तोदधि परिक्षिप्ता क्षात्रेण विधिना जिता
By this, the earth with its seven islands and cities, encircled by seven oceans, was conquered according to the kṣatriya law.
जज्ञे बाहुसहस्रं च इच्छतस्तस्य धीमतः। सर्वे यज्ञा महाबाहोस्तस्यासन्भूरिदक्षिणाः
To that wise one desiring it, a thousand arms were born; all the sacrifices of that mighty-armed one were abundant in gifts.
सर्वे कांचनयूपास्ते सर्वे कांचनवेदिकाः। सर्वे देवैश्च संप्राप्ता विमानस्थैरलंकृतैः
All the sacrificial posts were of gold, all the altars were golden; all the gods arrived, adorned, in their celestial chariots.
गंधर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च नित्यमेवापि सेविताः। यस्य यज्ञे जगौ गाथा गंधंर्वो नारदस्तथा
He was always attended by Gandharvas and Apsarases; at his sacrifice, the Gandharva Nārada sang hymns.
यज्ञैर्दानैस्तपोभिश्च विक्रमेण श्रुतेन च। सप्तद्वीपाननुचरन्वेगेन पवनोपमः
By sacrifices, gifts, austerities, valor, and learning, he traversed the seven continents with the speed of the wind.
पंचाशीतिसहस्राणि वर्षाणां च नराधिपः। सप्तद्वीपपृथिव्याश्च चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह
The king ruled for eighty-five thousand years, becoming the emperor of the earth with its seven continents.
स एव पशुपालोभूत्क्षेत्रपालः स एव हि। स एव वृष्ट्या पर्जन्यो योगित्वादर्जुनोभवत्
He was the protector of cattle, the guardian of fields, and through his union with rain, he became Arjuna, like Parjanya.
योसौ बाहुसहस्रेण ज्याघातकठिनत्वचा। भाति रश्मिसहस्रेण शारदेनेव भास्करः
He, with a thousand arms hardened by the bowstring's strike, shines with a thousand rays like the autumn sun.
एष नाम मनुष्येषु माहिष्मत्यां महाद्युतिः। एष वेगं समुद्रस्य प्रावृट्काले भजेत वै
This illustrious man among humans in Māhiṣmatī possesses the force of the ocean during the rainy season.
क्रीडते स्वसुखा ये विप्रतिस्रोतो महीपतिः। ललनाः क्रीडता तेन प्रतिबद्धोर्मिमालिनी
The king, delighting in his own pleasure, plays amidst opposing currents; the waves, adorned with foam, are bound by his sport.
ऊर्मिभ्रुकुटिमाला सा शंकिताभ्येति नर्मदा। एष एव मनोर्वंशे त्ववगाहेन्महार्णवम्
The Narmadā, adorned with a garland of frowning waves, approaches cautiously; he alone, in the Manu lineage, plunges into the great ocean.
करेणोद्धृत्य वेगं तु कामिनीप्रीणनेन तु। तस्य बाहुसहस्रेण क्षोभ्यमाणे महोदधौ
Lifting the force with his hand, pleasing his beloved, as the great ocean is agitated by his thousand arms.
भवंति लीना निश्चेष्टाः पातालस्था महासुराः। तदूरुक्षोभचकिता अमृतोत्पादशंकिताः
The great demons dwelling in the netherworld become submerged and motionless, frightened by the agitation of his thighs, fearing the emergence of nectar.
नता निश्चलमूर्द्धानो भवंति च महोरगाः। एष धन्वी च चिक्षेप रावणं प्रति सायकान्
The great serpents become bowed with unmoving heads; this archer hurled arrows at Rāvaṇa.
एष धन्वी धनुर्गृह्य उत्सिक्तं पंचभिः शरैः। लंकेशं मोहयित्वा तु सबलं रावणं बलात्
This archer, taking up his bow, bewildered the lord of Laṅkā with five arrows, overpowering Rāvaṇa and his forces.
निर्जित्य बद्ध्वा त्वानीय माहिष्मत्याम्बबंध तम्। ततो गतोहं तस्याग्रे अर्जुनं संप्रसादयन्
Having conquered and bound him, he brought him to Māhiṣmatī and imprisoned him; then I went before him, appeasing Arjuna.