Vayu Purana

स तथेति ब्रुवन्नेव देवैरप्यभिचोदितः। भविष्यसीन्द्रो जित्वेति देवैरपि निमन्त्रितः ।। ३०.

He replied, 'So be it,' and was urged by the gods as well; the gods also invited him, saying, 'You will become Indra after victory.'

जघान दानवान् सर्व्वान् समक्षं वज्रपाणिनः। स विप्रनष्टां देवानां परमश्रीः श्रियं वशी ।। ३०.

He struck down all the demons before the wielder of the thunderbolt; he, the master of fortune, restored the supreme splendor lost by the gods.

निहत्य दानवान् सर्व्वान् व्याजहार रजिः प्रभुः। तं तथा तु रझिं तत्र देवैस्सह शतक्रतुः ।। ३०.

Having slain all the demons, the mighty Rajī spoke; then, there, Indra together with the gods addressed Rajī.

रजिपुत्रोऽहमित्युक्त्वा पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः। ईन्द्रोऽसि राजन् देवानां सर्वेषान्नात्र संशयः। यस्याहमिन्द्रपुत्रस्ते ख्यातिं यास्यामि शत्रुहन् ।। ३०.

Declaring, 'I am Rajī’s son,' he spoke again: 'You are Indra, king of the gods, without doubt; since I am your son, O slayer of foes, I will attain fame.'

स तु शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा वञ्चितस्तेन मायया। तथेत्येवाब्रवीद्राजा प्रीयमाणः शतक्रतुम् ।। ३०.

But hearing these words of Indra, he was deceived by that illusion; the king, pleased, replied to Indra, 'So be it.'

तस्मिंस्तु देवसदृशे दिवं प्राप्ते महीपतौ। दायाद्यमिन्द्रादाजह्रुराचारं तनया रजेः ।। ३०.

When that king, equal to the gods, ascended to heaven, the sons of Rajī took from Indra his share of the inheritance and his position.

तानि पुत्रशतान्यस्य तच्च स्थानं शचीपतेः। समक्रामन्त बहुधा स्वर्गलोकं त्रिविष्टपम् ।। ३०.

Those hundreds of sons, and the seat of Śacī’s lord, entered in many ways the heavenly world, the realm of the gods.

ततः काले बहुतिथे सतीते महाबलः। हृतराज्योऽब्रवीच्छक्रो हृतभागो बृहस्पतिम् ।। ३०.

Then, after a long time had passed, the mighty Indra, deprived of his kingdom and share, spoke to Bṛhaspati.

बदरीफलमात्रं वै पुरोडाशं विधत्स्व मे। ब्रह्मर्षे येन तिष्ठेयं तेजसाप्यायितस्ततः ।। ३०.

Prepare for me an offering the size of a jujube fruit, O Brahmarṣi, so that, nourished by its energy, I may endure.

ब्रह्मन् कृशोऽयं विमना हृतराज्यो हृताशनः। हतौजा दुर्बलो मूढो रजिपुत्रैः प्रसीद मे ।। ३०.

O Brahman, I am emaciated, dispirited, deprived of my kingdom and food, my strength destroyed, weak and bewildered by Rajī’s sons; be gracious to me.

बृहस्पतिरुवाच।। यद्येवं चोदितः शक्र त्वया स्यां पूर्व्वमेव हि। नाभविष्यत् त्वत्प्रियार्थं नाकर्त्तव्यं ममानघ ।। ३०.

Bṛhaspati said: If, O Śakra, you had asked me thus before, for your sake I would not have done what should not be done, O sinless one.

प्रयतिष्यामि देवेन्द्र तद्धितार्थं महाद्युते। यथा भागञ्च राज्यञ्च अचिरात् प्रतिपत्स्यसे ।। ३०.

O Indra, illustrious one, I will go for the sake of that benefit, so that you may soon regain your share and kingdom.

तथा शक्र गमिष्यामि माभूत्ते विक्लवं मनः। ततः कर्म्म चकारास्य तेजःसंवर्द्धनं महत् ।। ३०.

Thus, O Śakra, I shall go; let your mind not be troubled. Then he performed for him a great act to increase his power.

तेषाञ्च बुद्धिसंमोहमकरोद्बुद्धिसत्तमः। ते यदा ससुता मूढा रागोत्पन्न विधर्म्मिणः ।। ३०.

And the best among the wise caused confusion in their understanding, when those sons, deluded and unrighteous due to passion, arose.

ब्रह्मद्विषश्च संवृत्ता हतवीर्य्यपराक्रमाः। ततो लेभे सुरैश्वर्यमैन्द्रस्थानं तथोत्तमम् ।। ३०.

They became haters of Brahman, deprived of strength and valor; then he obtained the lordship of the gods, the excellent station of Indra.

हत्वा रजिसुतान् सर्वान्कामक्रोधपरायणान्। य इदं पावनं स्थानं प्रतिष्ठानं शतक्रतोः। श्रृणुयाद्वा रजेर्वापि न स दौरात्म्यमाप्नुयात् ।। ३०.

Having slain all the sons of the king, devoted to desire and anger, whoever hears this pure account of the station and establishment of Śatakratu, or of the king, does not encounter misfortune.

मरुतेन कथं कन्या राज्ञे दत्ता महात्मना। किंवीर्याश्च महात्मानो जाता मरुतकन्यकाः ।। ३१.

How was the maiden given by the great-souled Marut to the king, and what valor did the noble sons born from Marut's daughter possess?

आहवन् तं मरुत्सोममन्नकामः प्रजेश्वरम्। मासि मासि महातेजाः षष्टिसंवत्सरान्नृपः ।। ३१.

Desiring food, the lord of people, month after month for sixty years, offered to Marutsoma, the mighty one.

तेन ते मरुतस्तस्य मरुत्सोमेन तोषिताः। अक्षय्यान्नं ददुः प्रीताः सर्वकामपरिच्छदम् ।। ३१.

By that, the Maruts were pleased with him through Marutsoma, and, delighted, they gave him inexhaustible food and all desired enjoyments.

अन्नं तस्य सकृत्पक्वमहोरात्रे न क्षीयते। कोटिशो दीयमानं च सूर्य्यस्योदयनादपि ।। ३१.

The food cooked once for him in a day and night does not diminish, even if given away by the millions from sunrise onward.

मित्राज्योतिस्तु कन्यायां मरुतस्य च धीमतः। तस्माज्जाता महासत्त्वा धर्मज्ञा मोक्षदर्शिनः ।। ३१.

From the union of Mitrājyoti, the maiden, and the wise Marut, were born those of great strength, knowers of dharma, and seers of liberation.

संन्यस्य गृहधर्माणि वैराग्यं समुपस्थिताः। यतिधर्ममवाप्येह ब्रह्मभूयाय ते गताः ।। ३१.

Having renounced household duties, they became established in detachment; attaining the discipline of ascetics here, they reached the state of Brahman.

अनपायस्ततो जातस्तदा धर्मप्रदत्तवान्। क्षत्रधर्मस्ततो जातः प्रतिपक्षो महातपाः ।। ३१.

From them was born Anapāya, who was then a giver of dharma; from him arose the kṣatriya duty, and from that, Pratipakṣa, the great ascetic.

प्रतिपक्षसुतश्चापि सञ्जयो नाम विश्रुतः। सञ्जयस्य जयः पुत्रो विजयस्तस्य जग्मिवान् ।। ३१.

And Pratipakṣa's son was the renowned Sañjaya; Sañjaya's son was Jaya, and from him was born Vijaya.

विजयस्य जयः पुत्रस्तस्य हर्यन्द्वतः स्मृतः । हर्यन्दुतस्ततो राजा सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ।। ३१.

Vijaya's son was Jaya, and his son was known as Haryandva; from Haryandva came the king Sahadeva, possessed of great prowess.

सहदेवस्य धर्मात्मा अदीन इति विश्रुतः। अदीनस्य जयत्सेनस्तस्य पुत्रोऽथ संकृतिः ।। ३१.

Sahadeva's righteous son was the famed Adīna; Adīna's son was Jayasena, and his son was Saṃkṛti.

संकृतेरपि धर्मात्मा कृतधर्मा महायशाः। इत्येते क्षत्र धर्माणो नहुषस्य निबोधत ।। ३१.

Saṃkṛti's son was also righteous, Kṛtadharma, of great fame; thus, these are the kṣatriya lineages of Nahuṣa—know them.

नहुषस्य तु दायादाः षडिन्द्रोपमतेजसः। उत्पन्नाः पितृकन्यायां विरजायां महौजसः ।। ३१.

Nahuṣa had six heirs, equal in splendor to Indra, born of the noble Virajā, daughter of his father.

यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायातिः पञ्च तुद्वयः। यतिर्ज्येष्ठस्तु तेषां वै ययातिस्तु ततोऽवरः ।। ३१.

They were Yati, Yayāti, Saṃyāti, Āyāti, and two named Tudvaya; among them, Yati was the eldest, and Yayāti was next.