Vayu Purana

इमां मिथ्याभिशस्तिं यो विशुद्धामपि चोत्तमाम् । वेद मिथ्याभि शस्तिं स न व्रजेच्च कथञ्चन ।। ३४.

Whoever, knowing a pure and excellent accusation to be false, proclaims it as false, should never go to the world beyond.

अनिमित्राच्छिनिर्जज्ञे कनिष्ठाद्वृष्णिनन्दनात् ।। ३४.

Animitra was born from the youngest son of the Vrishni lineage.

सत्यवाक् सत्यसम्पन्नः सत्यकस्तस्य चात्मजः। सात्यकिर्युयुधानस्य तस्य भूतिः सुतोऽभवत् ।। ३४.

Satyaka, truthful and endowed with truth, was his son; Satyaki, son of Yuyudhana, was born to him.

भूतेर्युगन्धरः पुत्र इति भौत्याः प्रकीर्त्तिताः। जज्ञाते तनयौ पृश्नेः श्वफल्कश्चित्रकश्च यः ।। ३४.

Bhūti's son was Yugandhara; these are called the descendants of Bhūti. Śvaphalka and Citraka were born as sons of Pṛśni.

श्वफल्कस्तु महाराजो धर्मात्मा यत्र वर्त्तते। नास्ति व्याधिभयं तत्र न चावृष्टिभयं तथा ।। ३४.

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

कदाचित् काशिराजस्य विभोस्तु द्विजसत्तमाः। त्रीणि वर्षाणि विषये नावर्षत्पाकशासनः ।। ३४.

Once, O best of twice-born, in the realm of the illustrious king of Kāśi, for three years, the rain-god did not rain.

स तत्र वासयामास श्वफल्कं परमार्चितम्। श्वफल्कपरिवासेन प्रावर्षत्पाकशासनः ।। ३४.

There, he caused Śvaphalka, highly honored, to dwell; by Śvaphalka's residence, the rain-god poured rain.

श्वफल्कः काशिराजस्य सुतां भार्यामनिन्दिताम्। गान्दिनीं नाम गां सा हि ददौ विप्राय नित्यशः ।। ३४.

Śvaphalka took as wife the blameless daughter of the king of Kāśi, named Gandini; she always gave cows to the Brahmin.

सा मातुरुदरस्था वै बहुवर्ष शतान् किल। वसति स्म न वै जज्ञे सर्भस्थान्तां पिताब्रवीत् ।। ३४.

She dwelt in her mother's womb for many hundreds of years, and was not born; her father spoke to her, who remained in the womb.

जायस्व शीघ्रं भद्रन्ते किमर्थं चापि तिष्ठसि। प्रोवाच चैनं गर्भ स्था सा कन्या गौर्दिने दिने ।। ३४.

"Be born quickly, O blessed one! Why do you remain?" Thus he spoke, and the girl, Gandini, replied daily from the womb.

यदि दत्ता तदा स्यां हि यदि स्यामीहतां पितः। तथेत्युवाच तां तस्याः पिता काममपूपुरत् ।। ३४.

"If I am given, then I will be born; if I am desired, father, then so be it." Her father replied, "So be it," and fulfilled her wish.

दाता यज्वा च शूरश्च श्रुतवानतिथिप्रियः। तस्याः पुत्रः स्मृतोऽक्रूरः श्वफल्को भूरिदक्षिणः ।। ३४.

A giver, a sacrificer, a hero, learned, and fond of guests—her son was known as Akrūra, Śvaphalka, generous in gifts.

उपमङ्गुस्तथा मङ्गुर्मृदुरश्चारिमेजयः। गिरिरक्षस्तता यक्षः शत्रुघ्नो वारिमर्द्दनः ।। ३४.

Upamaṅgu, Maṅgur, Mṛdura, Arimejaya, Girirakṣa, Yakṣa, Śatrughna, and Vārimardana.

धर्मभृच्च श्रृष्टचयो वर्गमोचस्तथापरः। आवाहप्रतिवाहौ च वसुदेवा वराङ्गना ।। ३४.

Dharmabhṛt, Śṛṣṭacaya, Vargamoca, and others; Āvāha and Prativāha, and Vasudeva, the excellent woman.

अक्रूरादुग्रसेन्यान्तु सुतौ द्वौ कुलनन्दिनौ। देवश्चानुपदेवश्च जज्ञाते देवसंमितौ ।। ३४.

From Akrūra and Ugrasena, two sons, delight of the lineage, were born: Deva and Anupadeva, equal to the gods.

चित्रकस्याभवन् पुत्राः पृथुर्विपृथुरेव च। अश्वग्रीवोऽश्वबाहुश्च सुपार्श्वकगवेषणौ ।। ३४.

Citraka had sons: Pṛthu, Vipṛthu, Aśvagrīva, Aśvabāhu, Supārśva, and Kagaveṣaṇa.

अरिष्टनेमिरश्वश्च सुवर्मा वर्मचर्मभृत् । अभूमिर्बहुभूमिश्च श्रविष्ठाश्रवणे स्त्रियौ ।। ३४.

Ariṣṭanemi, Aśva, Suvarmā, Varmacarmabhṛt, Abhūmi, Bahubhūmi, and the two women Śraviṣṭhā and Śravaṇā were also born.

सत्यकात् काशिदुहिता लेभे सा चतुरः सुतान्। ककुदं भजमानञ्च शमीकबलबर्हिषौ ।। ३४.

Satyakā, daughter of Kāśi, bore four sons: Kakuda, Bhajamāna, and also Śamīka and Balabarhiṣa.

ककुदस्य सुतो वृष्टिर्वृष्टेस्तु तनयोऽभवत्। कपोतरोमा तस्याथ रेवतोऽभवदात्मजः ।। ३४.

Kakuda's son was Vṛṣṭi, and Vṛṣṭi's son was Kapotaromā; his son, in turn, was Revata.

तस्यासीत्तुम्बुरुसखा विद्वान् पुत्रोऽभवत्किल। ख्यायते यस्य नाम्ना स चन्दनोदकदुन्दुभिः ।। ३४.

He had a learned son, a friend of Tumburu, who is renowned by the name Candana-udaka-dundubhi.

तस्माच्चाभिजितः पुत्र उत्पन्नस्तु पुनर्वसुः। अश्वमेधन्तु पुत्रार्थे आजहार नरोत्तमः ।। ३४.

From him was born Abhijit, whose son was Punarvasu; for the sake of a son, the noble one performed an Aśvamedha sacrifice.

तस्य मध्येऽतिरात्रस्य सदोमध्यात्समुत्थितम्। ततस्तु विद्वान् धर्मज्ञो दाता यज्वा पुनर्वसुः ।। ३४.

In the midst of that Atirātra sacrifice, from the center of the sacrificial hall, the learned, righteous, generous, and sacrificial Punarvasu arose.

तस्यापि पुत्रमिथुनं बाहुबाणाजितः किल। आहुकश्चाहुकी चैव ख्यातौ मतिमतांवरौ ।। ३४.

He too had twin children, Bāhubāṇa and Ajita; and Āhuka and Āhukī, both renowned among the wise.

इमांश्चोदाहरन्त्यत्र श्लोकान् प्रति तमाहुकम्। सोपासङ्गानुकर्षाणां सध्वजानां वरूथिनाम् ।। ३४.

Here, verses are recited concerning that Āhuka, about those with followers, with banners, and with troops.

रथानां मेघघोषाणां सहस्राणि दशैव तु। नासत्यवादी त्वासीत्तु नायज्वा नासहस्रदः ।। ३४.

There were ten thousand chariots with thunderous sound; he was never untruthful, nor did he neglect sacrifices, nor was he stingy.

नाशुचिर्नाप्यधर्मात्मा नाविद्वान्न कृशोऽभवत्। आहुकस्य धृतिः पुत्र इत्येवमनु शुश्रुमः ।। ३४.

He was never impure, nor unrighteous, nor ignorant, nor weak; thus we have heard about Dhṛti, son of Āhuka.

श्वेतेन परिचारेण किशोरप्रतिमान् हयान्। अशीतियुक्तनियुतान्याहुकप्रतिमोऽव्रजत् ।। ३४.

With a white attendant and horses like young colts, yoked in eighty pairs, one like Āhuka advanced.

पूर्वस्यान्दिशि नागानां भोजस्य प्रतिरेजिरे। रूप्यकाञ्चनकक्षाणां सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः ।। ३४.

In the eastern direction, twenty-one thousand elephants of Bhoja shone, with silver and gold armor.

तावन्त्येव सहस्राणि उत्तरस्यान्तथा दिशि। भूमिपालस्य भोजस्य उत्तिष्ठेत् किङ्किणी किल ।। ३४.

Just so many thousands, in the northern direction as well, the bells of Bhoja, lord of the earth, are said to have resounded.