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Canto 9

Manah S'ikshā

     

   


Chapter 12: The Dynasty of Kus'a, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra

(1) S'rī S'uka said: 'From Kus'a [the son of Lord Rāma] there was Atithi, and from him there was Nishadha. Nishadha's son was Nabha, Pundarīka was fathered by him and Kshemadhanvā became his son. (2) Devānīka was the son of Kshemadhanvā, his son was Anīha who had a son called Pāriyātra. Pāriyātra's son was Balasthala who had a son called Vajranābha. Vajranābha was born from the effulgence of the sun god. (3-4) From Sagana [the son of Vajranābha] there was a son called Vidhriti from whose loins the son Hiranyanābha was born who became a teacher of yoga in the line of Jaimini. Yājńavalkya of Kos'ala as a disciple studied under his lead the spiritual practice [ādhyātma yoga, see 6.15: 12-15]: the most elevated yoga of becoming a seer who can cut through the material knots in the heart. (5) From Pushpa, the son of Hiranyanābha, Dhruvasandhi was born from whom there was Sudars'ana. Agnivarna was born from him, his son was named S'īghra and Maru was his son. (6) This person still exists in Kalāpa-grāma ['bundle of communities'] as a perfected soul of yoga [a siddha]. He, remaining there, at the end of Kali-yuga will beget a [second] son in order to revive the lost dynasty of the sun god. (7) The son he had was Prasus'ruta, who fathered Sandhi from whose loins there was a son called Amarshana. From Amarshana's son Mahasvān the person of Vis'vabāhu took birth. (8) From him there was Prasenajit from whom next Takshaka would take birth. From Takshaka there was Brihadbala, who was killed by your father in a fight.

(9) All these kings of the Ikshvāku dynasty are dead and gone. Now listen to the kings to be born in the future. After Brihadbala there will be a son named Brihadrana. (10) Brihadrana's son will be Ūrukriya, from him Vatsavriddha will take birth, Prativyoma will be his son and he will beget Bhānu, whose son Divāka will be a great military commander. (11) Sahadeva, who will be born from him, will beget a great hero: Brihadas'va who will beget the son Bhānumān. The son of Bhānumān will be Pratīkās'va who will father the son Supratīka. (12) Marudeva will be born thereafter, and his son will be called Sunakshatra. Next there will be Pushkara whose son Antariksha will have a son called Sutapā whose son will be Amitrajit. (13) Brihadrāja will father the son Barhi. Kritańjaya, who will be born from him, will have a son called Ranańjaya and from him Sańjaya will take birth. (14) From him S'ākya will be born, whose son will be the memorable S'uddhoda. He will be the father of Lāngala from whom Prasenajit will be born, who in his turn will father Kshudraka. (15) Ranaka will take birth from him, Suratha will be the next son, and the one of him named Sumitra will end the line of all these kings in the Brihadbala dynasty. (16) With Sumitra as the last king to appear of all these descendants of Ikshvāku in the future, the dynasty will end in Kali-yuga.'

 

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Text 1

S'rī S'uka said: 'From Kus'a [the son of Lord Rāma] there was Atithi, and from him there was Nishadha. Nishadha's son was Nabha, Pundarīka was fathered by him and Kshemadhanvā became his son.
S'rī S'uka said: 'Of Kus'a [the son of Lord Rāma] there was Atithi, and from him there was Nishadha; Nishadha's son was Nabha, Pundarīka came after him and Kshemadhanvā became his son. (Vedabase)

 

Text 2

Devānīka was the son of Kshemadhanvā, his son was Anīha who had a son called Pāriyātra. Pāriyātra's son was Balasthala who had a son called Vajranābha.  Vajranābha was born from the effulgence of the sun god.

Devānīka was the son of Kshemadhanvā , his was Anīha whose son was Pāriyātra; Pāriyātra's son was Balasthala who had a son called Vajranābha who stemmed from the sun-god. (Vedabase)

 

Text 3-4

From Sagana [the son of Vajranābha] there was a son called Vidhriti from whose loins the son Hiranyanābha was born who became a teacher of yoga in the line of Jaimini. Yājńavalkya of Kos'ala as a disciple studied under his lead the spiritual practice [ādhyātma yoga, see 6.15: 12-15]: the most elevated yoga of becoming a seer who can cut through the material knots in the heart. 

From Sagana [from Vajranābha] there was a son called Vidhriti from whom the son Hiranyanābha was born who became a teacher of yoga after Jaimini. With him studied Yājńavalkya as a disciple the spirituality of Kaus'alya [ādhyātma yoga, see 6.15: 12-15]: the most elevated yoga of becoming a seer able to cut through the material knots in the heart. (Vedabase)

 

Text 5

From Pushpa, the son of Hiranyanābha, Dhruvasandhi was born from whom there was Sudars'ana. Agnivarna was born from him, his son was named S'īghra and Maru was his son.

From Pushpa, the son of Hiranyanābha, was born Dhruvasandhi from whom there was Sudars'ana. After him came Agnivarna whose son was named S'īghra and Maru was his son. (Vedabase)

   

Text 6

This person still exists in Kalāpa-grāma ['bundle of communities'] as a perfected soul of yoga [a siddha]. He, remaining there, at the end of Kali-yuga will beget a [second] son in order to revive the lost dynasty of the sun god.

The person of him still exists in Kalāpa-grāma ['bundle of communities'] as a perfect one of yoga; remaining there will he at the end of Kali-yuga, in order to revive the lost dynasty of the sun-god, beget a son. (Vedabase)

 

Text 7

The son he had was Prasus'ruta, who fathered Sandhi from whose loins there was a son called Amarshana. From Amarshana's son Mahasvān the person of Vis'vabāhu took birth.

There was a son of him: Prasus'ruta who had Sandhi and of him there was a son named Amarshana from whose son Mahasvān the person of Vis'vabāhu took birth. (Vedabase)

 

Text 8

From him there was Prasenajit from whom next Takshaka would take birth. From Takshaka there was Brihadbala, who was killed by your father in a fight.

From him there was Prasenajit from whom again Takshaka would take birth. From Takshaka there was Brihadbala, the one who then by your father was killed in a fight. (Vedabase)

 

Text 9

All these kings of the Ikshvāku dynasty are dead and gone. Now listen to the kings to be born in the future. After Brihadbala there will be a son named Brihadrana.

All these kings of the Ikshvāku-dynasty are dead and gone. Now listen to the ones to become: after Brihadbala there will be a son named Brihadrana. (Vedabase)

 

Text 10

Brihadrana's son will be Ūrukriya, from him Vatsavriddha will take birth, Prativyoma will be his son and he will beget Bhānu, whose son Divāka will be a great military commander.

Brihadrana's son will be Ūrukriya, of him will Vatsavriddha take birth, Prativyoma will be his son and of him there will be Bhānu, whose son Divāka will be a great military commander. (Vedabase)

 

Text 11

Sahadeva, who will be born from him, will beget a great hero: Brihadas'va who will beget the son Bhānumān. The son of Bhānumān will be Pratīkās'va who will father the son Supratīka.

Sahadeva from him will beget a great hero: Brihadas'va, from whom there will be Bhānumān. From Bhānumān will Pratīkās'va father the son Supratīka. (Vedabase)

 

Text 12

Marudeva will be born thereafter, and his son will be called Sunakshatra. Next there will be Pushkara whose son Antariksha will have a son called Sutapā whose son will be Amitrajit.

Marudeva will be born thereafter and after him there will be Sunakshatra; next will there be Pushkara and his son Antariksha will have Sutapā whose son will be Amitrajit. (Vedabase)

 

Text 13

Brihadrāja will father the son Barhi. Kritańjaya, who will be born from him, will have a son called Ranańjaya and from him Sańjaya will take birth.

Brihadrāja then of him will bring Barhi, Kritańjaya born of him will have a son called Ranańjaya and of him Sańjaya will take birth. (Vedabase)

 

Text 14

From him S'ākya will be born, whose son will be the memorable S'uddhoda. He will be the father of Lāngala from whom Prasenajit will be born, who in his turn will father Kshudraka.

From him will thereafter be S'ākya whose son will be the memorable S'uddhoda, the father of Lāngala of whom there will be Prasenajit who on his turn will father Kshudraka. (Vedabase)

  

Text 15

Ranaka will take birth from him, Suratha will be the next son, and the one of him named Sumitra will end the line of all these kings in the Brihadbala dynasty.

Ranaka will take birth from him, Suratha will be the next son, and the one of him named Sumitra will end the line of all these kings in the Brihadbala-dynasty. (Vedabase)

 

Text 16

With Sumitra as the last king to appear of all these descendants of Ikshvāku in the future, the dynasty will end in Kali-yuga.'

Of all these descendants of Ikshvāku will Sumitra be the last to appear in the future because getting to him as a king will be the culmination indeed for Kali-yuga.' (Vedabase)

  

 

 

 

 

 

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