Vayu Purana

राजोवाच ।। न शक्यं स्थावरं सर्व्वं तेजसा मानुषेण तु। निर्द्दग्धुं तपतां श्रेष्ठ त्वामेव प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ३३.

The king said: It is not possible for a human's power to burn all that is immovable; O foremost of the burning ones, I bow to you alone.

आदित्य उवाच।। तुष्टस्तेऽहं शरान् दझि अक्षयान् सर्वतः सुखान्। प्रक्षिप्ताः प्रज्वलिष्यन्ति मम तेजःसमन्विताः ।। ३३.

The Sun said: I am pleased with you; shoot arrows—unfailing and delightful in every way. When released, they will blaze, endowed with my energy.

आदिष्टं तेजसा मेघसागरं शोषयिष्यति। शुष्कं भस्म करिष्यामि तेन प्रीतो नराधिप ।। ३३.

By my command, your energy will dry up the ocean of clouds; I shall make it dry and turn it to ashes—thus am I pleased with you, O king.

ततः शरानथादित्यस्त्वर्जुनाय प्रयच्छति। ततः संप्राप्य सुमहत्स्थावरं सर्व्वमेव हि ।। ३३.

Then the Sun gave arrows to Arjuna; having received them, he indeed destroyed all that was immovable.

आश्रमानथ ग्रामांश्च घोषांश्च नगराणि च। तपोवनानि रम्याणि वनान्युपवनानि च ।। ३३.

Then hermitages, villages, cowherd settlements, cities, delightful sacred groves, forests, and gardens were all burned.

एवं प्राचीनमदहत्ततः सूर्य्यप्रदक्षिणम्। निर्वृक्षा निस्तृणा भूमिर्दग्धा सूर्येण तेजसा ।। ३३.

Thus, beginning in the east and circling the Sun, the earth was burned by the Sun's energy—left without trees or grass.

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु अपो निलयमाश्रितः। दशवर्षसहस्राणि जलवासा महानृषिः ।। ३३.

At that very time, a great sage, dwelling in water for ten thousand years, had taken refuge in the waters.

पूर्णे व्रते महातेजा उदतिष्ठत्तपोधनः। सोऽपश्यदाश्रमं दग्धमर्जुनेन महानृषिः। क्रोधाच्छशाप राजर्षिं कीर्त्तितं वो यथा मया ।। ३३.

When his vow was complete, the great ascetic, radiant with austerity, rose up; he saw his hermitage burned by Arjuna, and, in anger, cursed the royal sage, as I have recounted to you.

सूत उवाच।। क्रोष्टोः श्रृणुत राजर्षेर्वंशमुत्तमपूरुषम्। यस्यान्ववाये संभूतो वृष्णिर्वृष्णिकुलोद्वहः ।। ३३.

Sūta said: Hear of the noble lineage of the royal sage, descended from Kroṣṭṛ, from whose line Vṛṣṇi, the foremost of the Vṛṣṇi clan, was born.

क्रोष्टोरेकोऽभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवान् महायशाः। वार्जिनीवतमिच्छन्ति स्वाहिं स्वाहोवतां वरम् ।। ३३.

Kroṣṭṛ had a son, Vṛjinīvat, of great fame; those who desire the best among the Svāhi and Svāhova lineages seek Vārjinīvat.

स्वाहेः पुत्रोऽभवद्राजा रशादुर्ददतां वरः। घृतम्प्रसूतमिच्छन्ति रशादोरग्र्यमात्मजम् ।। ३३.

From Svāhā was born a son, the king Raśādu, best of givers; those who desire the foremost son of Raśādu, born of clarified butter, seek him.

महाक्रतुभिरीजे स विविधैराप्तदक्षिणैः। चित्रैश्चित्ररथस्तस्य पुत्र कर्म्मभिरन्वितः ।। ३३.

He was consecrated with great sacrifices, various and generously endowed with gifts; his son Citraratha was distinguished by remarkable deeds.

एवं चित्ररथो वीरो यज्ञान् विपुलदक्षिणान्। शशबिन्दुः परं वृत्तो राजर्षीणामनुष्ठितः ।। ३३.

Thus Citraratha, the valiant one, performed sacrifices with abundant offerings; Śaśabindu was renowned among royal sages for his conduct.

चक्रवर्त्ती महासत्त्वो महावीर्यो बहुप्रजः। तत्रानुवंशश्लोकोऽयं यस्मिन् गीतः पुराविदैः ।। ३३.

A universal monarch, possessing great strength, valor, and many offspring; concerning him, this ancestral verse was sung by the sages of old.

शशबिन्दोस्तु पुत्राणां शतानामभवच्छतम्। धीमतामनुरूपाणां भूरिद्रविणतेजसाम् ।। ३३.

Śaśabindu had a hundred sons, all wise, fittingly endowed with abundant wealth and brilliance.

तेषां षट् च प्रधानास्तु पृथुषाट्का महाबलाः। पृथुश्रवा पृथुयशाः पृथुधर्म्मा पृथुञ्जयः ।। ३३.

Among them, six were foremost, mighty and powerful: Pṛthuṣāṭka, Pṛthuśravā, Pṛthuyaśā, Pṛthudharma, Pṛthuñjaya.

पृथुकीर्त्तिः पृथुन्दाता राजानः शाशिबिन्दवाः। शंसन्ति च पुराणानि पार्थश्रवसमन्तरम्। अन्तरः स पुरा यस्तु यज्ञस्य तनयोऽभवत् ।। ३३.

Pṛthukīrtti and Pṛthundāta were also kings among the Śaśibindus; the ancient texts recount, apart from Pārthaśravas, that Antara was the son born of the sacrifice.

उशना सुतधर्म्मात्मा अवाप्य पृथिवीमिमाम्। आजहाराश्वमेधानां शतमुत्तमधार्म्मिकः ।। ३३.

Uśanā, whose nature was righteous, having obtained this earth, performed a hundred horse sacrifices, most excellent and virtuous.

मरुत्तस्तस्य तनयो राजर्षीणामनुष्ठितः। वीरः कम्बलबर्हिस्तु मरुत्ततनयः स्मृतः ।। ३३.

Marutta was his son, renowned among royal sages; the heroic Kambalabarhi was remembered as Marutta's son.

पुत्रस्तु रुक्मकवचो विद्वान् कम्बलवर्हिषः। निहत्य रुक्मकवचः पुरा कवचिनो रणे ।। ३३.

Kambalabarhi's son was Rukmakavaca, wise; in ancient times, Rukmakavaca slew the Kavacins in battle.

धन्विनो निशितैर्बाणैरवाप श्रियमुत्तमाम्। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ वित्तमश्वमेधमहायशाः ।। ३३.

With sharp arrows, the bowman gained supreme wealth; famed for the horse sacrifice, he gave riches to the Brahmins.

राज्ञस्तु रुक्मकवचादपरावृत्त्य वीरहाः। जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रास्तु महासत्त्वा महाबलाः ।। ३३.

From King Rukmakavaca, after turning away from killing heroes, five sons were born, possessing great strength and valor.

रुक्मेषुः पृथुरुक्मश्च ज्यामघः परिघो हरिः। परिघञ्च हरिञ्चैव विदेहे स्थापयत्पिता ।। ३३.

Rukmeṣu, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Parigha, and Hari; their father established Parigha and Hari in Videha.

ब्रह्मेषुरभवद्राजा पृथुरुक्मस्तदाश्रयः। तेभ्यः प्रव्रजितो राज्या ज्ज्यामघोऽभवदाश्रमे ।। ३३.

Brahmeṣu became king, supported by Pṛthurukma; Jyāmagha, having renounced the kingdom, dwelt in the hermitage.

प्रशान्तस्तु वने घोरे ब्राह्मणेनावबोधितः। जगाम धनुरादाय देशमध्यं रथी ध्वजी ।। ३३.

Calm in the dreadful forest, instructed by a Brahmin, he took up his bow and went, bearing a chariot and banner, to the central region.

नर्म्मदानूप एकाकी मेकलावृत्तिका अपि। ऋक्षवन्तं गिरिं गत्वा शुक्तिमन्यामथाविशत् ।। ३३.

Alone by the banks of the Narmada, in the region of Mekala, he went to the mountain Ṛkṣavanta and then entered Śuktiman.

ज्यामघस्याभवद्भार्या शैभ्या बलवती भृशम्। अपुत्रोऽपि स वै राजा भार्यामन्यां न विन्दति ।। ३३.

Jyāmagha's wife was Śaibhyā, exceedingly strong; though the king was childless, he did not take another wife.

तस्यासीद्विजयो युद्धे ततः कन्यामवाप सः। भार्यामुवाच राजा स स्नुषेति तु नरेश्वरः ।। ३३.

He achieved victory in battle, and then obtained a maiden; the king addressed his wife, saying, 'She is our daughter-in-law.'

एवमुक्ताब्रवीदेवं काम्ये यन्ते स्नुषेति सा। यस्ते जनिष्यते पुत्रस्तस्य भार्या भविष्यति ।। ३३.

Thus spoken to, she replied, 'So be it, let her be the daughter-in-law; the son who will be born to you, she shall be his wife.'