Vayu Purana

विविंशपुत्रो धर्मात्मा खनिनेत्रः प्रतापवान्। करन्धमस्तस्य पुत्रस्त्रेतायुगमुखेऽभवत् ।। २४.

Viviṃśu's son was the righteous and mighty Khaninetra; his son was Karandhama, born at the beginning of the Tretā Yuga.

करन्धमसुतश्चापि आविक्षिन्नाम वीर्यवान्। आविक्षितो व्यतिक्रामत् पितरं गुणवत्तया ।। २४.

Karandhama's son was the powerful Āvikṣi; Āvikṣi surpassed his father in virtues.

मरुत्तो नाम धर्मात्मा चक्रवर्त्तिसमो नृपः। संवर्त्तेन दिवं नीतः ससुहृत् सह बान्धवैः ।। २४.

His son was Marutta, righteous and equal to a universal monarch; he was taken to heaven by Saṃvartta, along with his friends and relatives.

विवादोऽत्र महानासीत् संवर्त्तस्य बृहस्पतेः। ऋद्धिं दृष्ट्वा तु यज्ञस्य क्रुद्धस्तस्य बृहस्पतिः ।। २४.

There was a great dispute between Saṃvartta and Bṛhaspati; seeing the prosperity of the sacrifice, Bṛhaspati became angry.

संपर्त्तेन हृते यज्ञे चुकोप सुभृशन्तदा। लोकानां स हि नाशय दैवतैर्हि प्रसादितः ।। २४.

When Saṃvartta took away the sacrifice, Bṛhaspati became greatly enraged; he was pacified by the gods, for he could destroy the worlds.

मरुत्तश्चक्रवर्त्ती स नरिष्यन्तमवाप्तवान्। नरिष्यन्तस्य दायादो राजा दण्डधरो दमः ।। २४.

That universal monarch Marutta had a son named Nariṣyanta; Nariṣyanta's heir was the king Daṇḍadhara, also called Dama.

तस्य पुत्रस्तु विक्रान्तो राजासीद्राष्ट्रवर्द्धनः । सुधृती तस्य पुत्रस्तु नरः सुधृतिनः सुतः ।। २४.

His son was the valiant king Rāṣṭravardhana; his son was Sudhṛti, and Sudhṛti's son was Nara.

केवलस्तस्य पुत्रस्तु बन्धुमान् केवलात्मजः। अथ बन्धुमतः पुत्रो धर्मात्मा वेगवान् नृपः ।। २४.

He alone had a son, who was called Bandhumān, the son of Kevala; and the son of Bandhumān was a righteous and swift king.

बुधो वेगवतः पुत्र स्तृणबिन्दुर्बुधात्मजः। त्रेतायुगमुखे राजा तृतीये संबभूव ह ।। २४.

Budha was the son of Vegavat, and Tṛṇabindu was the son of Budha; at the beginning of the Tretā Yuga, in the third age, he became king.

कन्या तु तस्य द्रविडा माता विश्रवसो हि सा। पुत्रश्चास्य विशालोऽभूद् राजा परमधार्मिकः ।। २४.

His daughter was Draviḍā, who was the mother of Viśravas; and his son was Viśāla, a king of supreme righteousness.

विशालस्य समुत्पन्ना विशाला नयनिर्मिता। विशालस्य सुतो राजा हेमचन्द्रो महाबलः ।। २४.

From Viśāla was born Viśālā, created by his vision; and the son of Viśāla was the mighty king Hemacandra.

सुचन्द्र इति विख्यातो हेमचन्द्रादनन्तरम्। सुचन्द्रतनयो राजा धूम्राश्च इति विश्रुतः ।। २४.

After Hemacandra, Sucandra became renowned; and Sucandra's son, the king, was known as Dhūmrāśva.

धूम्राश्वतनयो विद्वान् सृञ्जयः समपद्यत। सृञ्जयस्य सुतः श्रीमान् सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।। २४.

Dhūmrāśva's son was the learned Sṛñjaya; and Sṛñjaya's son was the illustrious and powerful Sahadeva.

कृशाश्वः सहदेवस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः। कृशाश्वस्य महातेजाः सोमदत्तः प्रतापवान् ।। २४.

Kṛśāśva, a supremely righteous son, was born to Sahadeva; and Kṛśāśva's son was the mighty and radiant Somadatta.

सोमदत्तस्य राजर्षेः सुतोभूज्जनमेजयः। जनमेजयात्मजश्चैव प्रमतिर्नाम विश्रुतः ।। २४.

Somadatta, the royal sage, had a son named Janamejaya; and Janamejaya's son was the renowned Pramati.

तृणबिन्दुप्रसादेन सर्वे वैशालका नृपाः । दीर्घायुषो महात्मानो वीर्यवन्तः सुधार्मिकाः ।। २४.

By the favor of Tṛṇabindu, all the kings of Vaiśālī were long-lived, great-souled, powerful, and truly righteous.

शर्यातेर्मिथुनं त्वासीदानार्तो नाम विश्रुतः। पुत्रः सुकन्या कन्या न भार्याया च्यवनस्य तु ।। २४.

Śaryāti had twins, of whom the famous son was Ānarta, and the daughter was Sukanyā, who became the wife of Cyavana.

आनार्त्तस्य तु दायादो रेवो नाम्ना तु वीर्यवान्। आनर्त्तो विषयो यस्य पुरी चापि कुशस्थली ।। २४.

Ānarta's heir was the valiant Reva by name; Ānarta was the land whose capital was Kuśasthalī.

रेवस्य रैवतः पुत्रः ककुझी नाम धार्मिकः। ज्येष्ठो भ्रातृशतस्यासीद्राजा प्राप्य कुशस्थलीम् ।। २४.

Reva's son was Raivata, a righteous man named Kakudhmī; he was the eldest among a hundred brothers and became king, obtaining Kuśasthalī.

कन्यया सह श्रुत्वा च गन्धर्वं ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिके। मुहूर्त्तं देवदेवस्य मार्त्यं बहुयुगं विभोः ।। २४.

Together with his daughter, he heard the Gandharva in the presence of Brahmā; for a moment of the Lord of gods was many ages for mortals.

आजगाम युवा चैव स्वां पुरीं यादवैर्वृताम्। कृतां द्वारवतीं नाम बहुद्वारां मनोरमाम् ।। २४.

Then, still youthful, he returned to his own city, which was filled with Yādavas, and which had been made into the delightful Dvāravatī with many gates.

भोजवृष्ट्यन्धकैर्गुप्तां वसुदेवपुरोगमैः। ताङ्कथां रैवतः श्रुत्वा यथातत्त्वमरिन्दमः ।। २४.

Guarded by the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas, with Vasudeva at their head, Raivata, destroyer of foes, heard their story as it truly was.

कन्या तु बलदेवाय सुव्रतां नाम रेवतीम्। दत्त्वा जगाम शिखरं मेरोस्तपसि संस्थितः ।। २४.

He gave his virtuous daughter Revati to Baladeva, and then went to the summit of Mount Meru to practice austerities.

रेमे रामश्च धर्मात्मा रेवत्या सहितः किल। तां कथामृषयः श्रुत्वा पप्रच्छुस्तदनन्तरम् ।। २४.

Rāma, the righteous one, enjoyed happiness together with Revati; and after hearing that story, the sages then inquired further.

ऋष्य ऊचुः ।। कथं बहुयुगे काले व्यतीते सूतनन्दन। न जरां रेवती प्राप्ता पलितञ्च कुतः प्रभो ।। २४.

The sages said: 'O son of Sūta, after so many ages had passed, how did Revati not grow old, and why did she not become gray-haired, O lord?'

मेरुं गतस्य वा तस्य शर्य्यातेः सन्ततिः कथम्। स्थिता पृथिव्यामद्यापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ।। २४.

How is it that the lineage of him who went to Meru, the son of Sharyati, still remains on earth even today? I wish to hear the truth of this.

कियन्तो वा सुरगणा गन्धर्व्वास्तत्र कीदृशाः। यच्छ्रुत्वा रैवतः कालान् मुहूर्त्तमिव मन्यते ।। २४.

How many and what kind of hosts of gods and Gandharvas are there? Hearing of them, Raivata considers ages to be but a moment.

सूत उवाच।। न जरा क्षुत्पिपासा वा न च मृत्युभयं ततः। न च रोगः प्रभवति ब्रह्मलोकगतस्य हि ।। २४.

Sūta said: There is no old age, hunger, thirst, or fear of death there; nor does disease affect one who has reached Brahmaloka.

गान्धर्व्वं प्रति यच्चापि पृष्टस्तु मुनिसत्तमाः। ततोऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि याथातथ्येन सुव्रताः ।। २४.

And as for what you excellent sages have asked about the Gandharva realm, I shall now explain it to you truthfully, O virtuous ones.