CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; yaḥ — one who; purūravasaḥ — of Purūravā; putraḥ — son; āyuḥ — his name was Āyu; tasya — of him; abhavan — there were; sutāḥ — sons; nahuṣaḥ — Nahuṣa; kṣatravṛddhaḥ ca — and Kṣatravṛddha; rajī — Rajī; rābhaḥ — Rābha; ca — also; vīryavān — very powerful; anenāḥ — Anenā; iti — thus; rāja-indra — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit; śṛṇu — just hear from me; kṣatravṛdhaḥ — of Kṣatravṛddha; anvayam — the dynasty; kṣatravṛddha — of Kṣatravṛddha; sutasya — of the son; āsan — there were; suhotrasya — of Suhotra; ātmajāḥ — sons; trayaḥ — three; kāśyaḥ — Kāśya; kuśaḥ — Kuśa; gṛtsamadaḥ — Gṛtsamada; iti — thus; gṛtsamadāt — from Gṛtsamada; abhūt — there was; śunakaḥ — Śunaka; śaunakaḥ — Śaunaka; yasya — of whom (Śunaka); bahu-ṛca-pravaraḥ — the best of those conversant with the Ṛg Veda; muniḥ — a great saintly person.

kāśyasya — of Kāśya; kāśiḥ — Kāśi; tat-putraḥ — his son; rāṣṭraḥ — Rāṣṭra; dīrghatamaḥ-pitā — he became the father of Dīrghatama; dhanvantariḥ — Dhanvantari; dīrghatamasaḥ — from Dīrghatama; āyuḥ-veda-pravartakaḥ — the inaugurator of medical science, Āyur Veda; yajña-bhuk — the enjoyer of the results of sacrifice; vāsudeva-aṁśaḥ — incarnation of Lord Vāsudeva; smṛta-mātra — if he is remembered; ārti-nāśanaḥ — it immediately vanquishes all kinds of disease.

tat-putraḥ — his son (the son of Dhanvantari); ketumān — Ketumān; asya — his; jajñe — took birth; bhīmarathaḥ — a son named Bhīmaratha; tataḥ — from him; divodāsaḥ — a son named Divodāsa; dyumān — Dyumān; tasmāt — from him; pratardanaḥ — Pratardana; iti — thus; smṛtaḥ — known.

saḥ — that Dyumān; eva — indeed; śatrujit — Śatrujit; vatsaḥ — Vatsa; ṛtadhvajaḥ — Ṛtadhvaja; iti — like that; īritaḥ — known; tathā — as well as; kuvalayāśva — Kuvalayāśva; iti — thus; proktaḥ — well known; alarka-ādayaḥ — Alarka and other sons; tataḥ — from him.

ṣaṣṭim — sixty; varṣa-sahasrāṇi — such thousands of years; ṣaṣṭim — sixty; varṣa-śatāni — hundreds of years; ca — also; na — not; alarkāt — except for Alarka; aparaḥ — anyone else; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; bubhuje — enjoyed; medinīm — the surface of the world; yuvā — as a young man.

alarkāt — from Alarka; santatiḥ — a son known as Santati; tasmāt — from him; sunīthaḥ — Sunītha; atha — from him; niketanaḥ — a son named Niketana; dharmaketuḥ — Dharmaketu; sutaḥ — a son; tasmāt — and from Dharmaketu; satyaketuḥ — Satyaketu; ajāyata — was born.

dhṛṣṭaketuḥ — Dhṛṣṭaketu; tataḥ — thereafter; tasmāt — from Dhṛṣṭaketu; sukumāraḥ — a son named Sukumāra; kṣiti-īśvaraḥ — the emperor of the entire world; vītihotraḥ — a son named Vītihotra; asya — his son; bhargaḥ — Bharga; ataḥ — from him; bhārgabhūmiḥ — a son named Bhārgabhūmi; abhūt — generated; nṛpa — O King.

iti — thus; ime — all of them; kāśayaḥ — born in the dynasty of Kāśi; bhūpāḥ — kings; kṣatravṛddha-anvaya-āyinaḥ — also within the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha; rābhasya — from Rābha; rabhasaḥ — Rabhasa; putraḥ — a son; gambhīraḥ — Gambhīra; ca — also; akriyaḥ — Akriya; tataḥ — from him.

tat-gotram — the descendant of Akriya; brahmavit — Brahmavit; jajñe — took birth; śṛṇu — just hear from me; vaṁśam — descendants; anenasaḥ — of Anenā; śuddhaḥ — a son known as Śuddha; tataḥ — from him; śuciḥ — Śuci; tasmāt — from him; citrakṛt — Citrakṛt; dharma-sārathiḥ — Dharmasārathi.

tataḥ — from Citrakṛt; śāntarajaḥ — a son named Śāntaraja; jajñe — was born; kṛta-kṛtyaḥ — performed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies; saḥ — he; ātmavān — a self-realized soul; rajeḥ — of Rajī; pañca-śatāni — five hundred; āsan — there were; putrāṇām — sons; amita-ojasām — very, very powerful.

devaiḥ — by the demigods; abhyarthitaḥ — being requested; daityān — the demons; hatvā — killing; indrāya — to Indra, the King of heaven; adadāt — delivered; divam — the kingdom of heaven; indraḥ — the King of heaven; tasmai — unto him, Rajī; punaḥ — again; dattvā — returning; gṛhītvā — capturing; caraṇau — the feet; rajeḥ — of Rajī; ātmānam — the self; arpayām āsa — surrendered; prahrāda-ādi — Prahlāda and others; ari-śaṅkitaḥ — being afraid of such enemies.

pitari — when their father; uparate — passed away; putrāḥ — the sons; yācamānāya — although requesting from them; no — not; daduḥ — returned; triviṣṭapam — the heavenly kingdom; mahendrāya — unto Mahendra; yajña-bhāgān — the shares of ritualistic ceremonies; samādaduḥ — gave.

guruṇā — by the spiritual master (Bṛhaspati); hūyamāne agnau — while oblations were being offered in the fire of sacrifice; balabhit — Indra; tanayān — the sons; rajeḥ — of Rajī; avadhīt — killed; bhraṁśitān — fallen; mārgāt — from the moral principles; na — not; kaścit — anyone; avaśeṣitaḥ — remained alive.

kuśāt — from Kuśa; pratiḥ — a son named Prati; kṣātravṛddhāt — the grandson of Kṣatravṛddha; sañjayaḥ — a son named Sañjaya; tat-sutaḥ — his son; jayaḥ — Jaya; tataḥ — from him; kṛtaḥ — Kṛta; kṛtasya — from Kṛta; api — as well as; jajñe — was born; haryabalaḥ — Haryabala; nṛpaḥ — the king.

sahadevaḥ — Sahadeva; tataḥ — from Sahadeva; hīnaḥ — a son named Hīna; jayasenaḥ — Jayasena; tu — also; tat-sutaḥ — the son of Hīna; saṅkṛtiḥ — Saṅkṛti; tasya — of Saṅkṛti; ca — also; jayaḥ — a son named Jaya; kṣatra-dharmā — expert in the duties of a kṣatriya; mahā-rathaḥ — a greatly powerful fighter; kṣatravṛddha-anvayāḥ — in the dynasty of Kṣatravṛddha; bhūpāḥ — kings; ime — all these; śṛṇu — hear from me; atha — now; nāhuṣān — the descendants of Nahuṣa.