Vayu Purana

पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं वै तेषां राज्यं भविष्यति। बृहद्रथेष्वतीतेषु वीतहोत्रेषु वर्तिषु ।। ३७.

The reign of these Brihadrathas will last for a full thousand years, when the Brihadrathas have passed and the Vītahotras are established.

मुनिकः स्वामिनं हत्वा पुत्रं समभिषेक्ष्यति। मिषतां क्षत्रियाणां हि प्रद्योतो मुनिको बलात् ।। ३७.

Munika, having slain his master, will anoint his own son; in the sight of the Kshatriyas, Pradyota, the son of Munika, will seize power by force.

स वै प्रणतसामन्तो भविष्ये नयवर्ज्जितः । त्रयोविंशत्समा राजा भविता स नरोत्तमः ।। ३७.

He will be a king, bowed to by vassals, but devoid of righteousness; that excellent man will rule for twenty-three years.

चतुर्विंशत्समा राजा पालको भविता ततः। विशाखयूपो भविता नृपः पञ्चाशतीं समाः ।। ३७.

After him, Palaka will be king for twenty-four years; then Vishakhayupa will be king for fifty years.

एकत्रिंशत्समा राज्यमजकस्य भविष्यति। भविष्यति समा विंशत्तत्सुतो वर्त्तिवर्द्धनः ।। ३७.

Ajaka will have a reign of thirty-one years; his son Varttivardhana will rule for twenty years.

अष्टात्रिंशच्छतं भाव्याः प्राद्योताः पञ्च ते सुताः। हत्वा तेषां यशः कृत्स्नं शिशुनाको भविष्यति ।। ३७.

The five sons of Pradyota will rule for three hundred and eighty years; after destroying all their fame, Shishunaka will arise.

वाराणस्यां सुतस्तस्य संप्राप्स्यति गिरिव्रजम्। शिशुनाकस्य वर्षाणि चत्वारिंशद्भविष्यति ।। ३७.

His son, in Varanasi, will attain Girivraja; Shishunaka will reign for forty years.

शकवर्णः सुतस्तस्य षट्‌त्रिंशच्च भविष्यति। ततस्तु विंशतिं राजा क्षेमवर्मा भविष्यति ।। ३७.

His son Shakavarṇa will reign for thirty-six years; after him, King Kṣemavarman will rule for twenty years.

अजातशत्रूर्भविता पञ्चविंशत्समा नृपः। चत्वारिंशत्समा राज्यं क्षत्रौजाः प्राप्स्यते ततः ।। ३७.

Ajātaśatru will be king for twenty-five years; after that, Kṣatrauja will obtain the kingdom for forty years.

अष्टाविंशत्समा राजा विविसारो भविष्यति। पञ्चविंशत्समा राजा दर्शकस्तु भविष्यति ।। ३७.

King Vivasāra will reign for twenty-eight years; King Darśaka will rule for twenty-five years.

उदायी भविता तस्मात्त्रयस्त्रिंशत्समा नृपः। स वै पुरवरं राजा पृथिव्यां कुसुमाह्वयम्। गङ्गाया दक्षिणे कूले चतुर्थेऽब्दे करिष्यति ।। ३७.

From him, Udāyin will be king for thirty-three years; that king will found the excellent city called Kusumapura on the southern bank of the Ganga in the fourth year.

द्वाचत्वारिंशत्समा भाव्यो राजा वै नन्दिवर्द्धनः। चत्वारिंशत्त्रयञ्चैव महा नन्दी भविष्यति ।। ३७.

King Nandivardhana will reign for forty-two years; and Mahānandī will rule for forty-three years.

इत्येते भवितारौ वै शैशुनाका नृपा दश। अतानि त्रीणि वर्षाणि द्विषष्ट्यभ्यधिकानि तु ।। ३७.

Thus, these ten kings will be the Shishunakas; their reigns together will last for sixty-two years and three more.

शैशुनाका भविष्यन्ति तावत्कालं नृपाः परे। एतैः सार्द्धं भविष्यंति राजानः क्षत्रबान्धवाः ।। ३७.

The Shishunaka kings will rule for that length of time; along with them, other royal kinsmen will also become kings.

ऐक्ष्वाकवाश्चतुर्विंशत्पाञ्चालाः पञ्चविंशतिः। कालकास्तु चतुर्व्विंशच्चतुर्व्विंशत्तु हैहयाः ।। ३७.

There will be twenty-four Ikshvakus, twenty-five Panchalas, twenty-four Kalakas, and twenty-four Haihayas.

द्वात्रिंशद्वै कलिङ्गास्तु पञ्चविंशत्तथा शकाः। कुरवश्चापि षड्विंशदष्टाविंशति मैथिलाः ।। ३७.

There will be thirty-two Kalingas, twenty-five Shakas, twenty-six Kurus, and twenty-eight Maithilas.

शूरसे नास्त्रयोविंशद्वीतिहोत्राश्च विंशतिः। तुल्यकालं भविष्यन्ति सर्व एव महीक्षितः ।। ३७.

There will be twenty-three Shurasenas and twenty Vītahotras; all these kings will exist at the same time.

महानन्दिसुतश्चापि शूद्रायां कालसंवृतः। उत्पत्स्यते महापद्मः सर्वक्षत्रान्तरे नृपः ।। ३७.

And Mahāpadma, son of Mahānandi, will be born of a Śūdra woman, at the destined time, as a king who will bring an end to all Kṣatriya lineages.

ततःप्रभृति राजानो भविष्याः शूद्रयोनयः। एकराट् स महापद्म एकच्छत्रो भविष्यति ।। ३७.

From then on, kings will arise from Śūdra families; Mahāpadma alone will be sovereign, ruling under a single umbrella.

अष्टा विंशतिवर्षाणि पृथिवीं पालयिष्यति। सर्वक्षत्रहृतोद्धृत्य भाविनोऽर्थस्य वै बलात् ।। ३७.

He will rule the earth for twenty-eight years, having forcefully uprooted all the Kṣatriyas for the sake of future wealth.

सहस्रास्तत्सुता ह्यष्टौ समा द्वादश ते नृपाः ३७.

His sons will be eight in number, and together they will reign for twelve years as kings.

उद्धरिष्यति तान् सर्वान् कौटिल्यो वै द्विरष्टभिः। भुक्त्वा महीं वर्षशतं नन्देन्दुः स भविष्यति ।। ३७.

Kauṭilya will overthrow all of them with sixteen men; after enjoying the earth for a hundred years, the Nanda line will come to an end.

चन्द्रगुप्तं नृपं राज्ये कौटिल्यः स्थापयिष्यति। चतुर्विंशत्समा राजा चन्द्रगुप्तो भविष्यति ।। ३७.

Kauṭilya will install Candragupta as king; Candragupta will rule as king for twenty-four years.

भविता भद्र सारस्तु पञ्चविंशत्समा नृपः। षड्विंशत्तु समा राजा ह्यशोको भविता नृषु ।। ३७.

Then Bhadrasāra will be king for twenty-five years; after him, Aśoka will rule among men for twenty-six years.

तस्य पुत्रः कुनालस्तु वर्षाण्यष्टौ भविष्यति। कुनाल सूनुरष्टौ च भोक्ता वै बन्धुपालितः ।। ३७.

His son Kunāla will reign for eight years; Kunāla’s son, Bandhupālita, will also rule for eight years.

बन्धुपालितदायादो दशमानीन्द्रपालितः। भविता सप्तवर्षाणि देववर्म्मा नराधिपः ।। ३७.

Bandhupālita’s heir, Indrapālita, will rule for ten years; Devavarman will be king for seven years.

राजा शतधरश्चाष्टौ तस्य पुत्रो भविष्यति। बृहदश्वश्च वर्षाणि सप्त वै भविता नृपः ।। ३७.

King Śatadhara will rule for eight years, and his son Bṛhadaśva will be king for seven years.

इत्येते नव भूपा ये भोक्ष्यन्ति च वसुन्धराम्। सप्तत्रिंशच्छतं पूर्णं तेभ्यस्तु गौर्भविष्यति ।। ३७.

Thus, these nine kings will enjoy the earth; after their complete reign of three hundred and thirty-seven years, the line will end.

पुष्पमित्रस्तु सेनानीरुद्धृत्य वै बृहद्रथम्। कारयिष्यति वै राज्यं समाः षष्टिं सदैव तु ।। ३७.

Puṣyamitra, the commander, after overthrowing Bṛhadratha, will establish his own rule for sixty years.