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क्रोष्टोस्तु यदुपुत्रस्यात्मजो ध्वजिनीवान् ॥

Summary AI Dhvajinīvān was the son of Kroṣṭu, who was the son of Yadu.

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ततश्च स्वातिः ततो रुशङ्कुः रुशङ्कोश्चित्ररथः ॥

Summary AI From him was born Svāti, then Ruśaṅku, and from Ruśaṅku came Citraratha.

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तत्तनयः शशिबिन्दुः चतुर्दशमहारत्नेशश्चक्रवर्त्यभवत् ॥

Summary AI His son was Śaśibindu, a sovereign emperor and the lord of the fourteen great jewels.

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तस्य च शतसहस्रं पत्नी नामभवत् ॥

Summary AI He possessed one hundred thousand wives.

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दशलक्षसंख्याश्च पुत्राः ॥

Summary AI And he had ten lakh (one million) sons.

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तेषां च पृथुश्रवाः पृथुकर्मा पृथुकीर्तिः पृथुयशाः पृथुजयः पृथुदानः षट्पुत्राः प्रधानाः ॥

Summary AI Among them, six sons were the most prominent: Pṛthuśravas, Pṛthukarmā, Pṛthukīrti, Pṛthuyaśas, Pṛthujaya, and Pṛthudāna.

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पृथुश्रवसश्च ।
पुत्रः पृथुतमः ॥

Summary AI The son of Pṛthuśravas was Pṛthutama.

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तस्मादुशना यो वाजि- ।
मेधानां शतमाजहार ॥

Summary AI From him was born Uśanā, who performed a hundred horse sacrifices (vājimedhas).

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तस्य च शितपुर्नाम पुत्रो ऽभवत् ॥

Summary AI He had a son named Śitapu.

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तस्यापि रुक्मकवचस्ततः परवृत् ॥

Summary AI His son was Rukmakavaca, from whom Paravṛt was born.

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तस्य परावृतो रुक्मेषुपृथुज्यामघवलितहरितसंज्ञास्तस्य पञ्चात्मजा बभूवुः ॥

Summary AI Parāvṛt had five sons named Rukmeṣu, Pṛthu, Jyāmagha, Valita, and Harita.

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तस्माद्यापि ज्यामघस्य श्लोको गीयते ॥

Summary AI Therefore, even today, a verse is sung in praise of Jyāmagha.

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भार्यावश्यास्तु ये केचिद्भविष्यन्त्यथ वा मृताः ।
तेषां तु ज्यामघः श्रेष्ठः शैव्यापतिरभून्नृपः ॥

Summary AI Among all those who have been, are, or will be subservient to their wives, King Jyāmagha, the husband of Śaivyā, was the most eminent.

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अपुत्रा तस्य सा पत्नी शैव्या नाम तथाप्यसौ ।
अपत्यकामो ऽपि भयान्नान्यां भार्यामविन्दत ॥

Summary AI His wife named Śaivyā was childless; yet, despite desiring offspring, he did not take another wife out of fear of her.

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स त्वेकदा प्रभूतरथतुरगगजसंमर्दातिदारुणे महाहवे युद्ध्यमानःच सकलमेवारिचक्रमजयत् ॥

Summary AI Once, while fighting in a fierce battle crowded with many chariots, horses, and elephants, he conquered the entire host of his enemies.

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तच्चारिचक्रमपास्तपुत्रकलत्रबन्धुबलकोशं स्वमधिष्ठानं परित्यज्य दिशः प्रतिविद्रुतम् ॥

Summary AI That enemy host, abandoning their children, wives, kinsmen, army, and treasury, fled from their capital in all directions.

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तस्मिंश्च विद्रुतेतित्रासलोलायतलोचनयुगलं त्राहित्राहि मां तातांब भ्रतरित्याकुलविलापविधुरं स राजकन्यारत्नमद्राक्षीत् ॥

Summary AI As they fled, he saw a jewel of a princess, her large eyes trembling with fear, wailing piteously, "Save me, save me, father, mother, brother!"

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तद्दर्शनाच्च तस्यामनुरागनुगतान्तरात्मा स नृपो ऽचिन्तयत् ॥

Summary AI Upon seeing her, the king, his heart filled with affection for her, thought to himself.

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साध्विदं ममापत्यरहितस्य वन्ध्याभर्तुः सांप्रतं विधिनापत्यकारणं कन्यारत्नमुपपादितम् ॥

Summary AI "It is well; for me, who am childless and the husband of a barren woman, fate has now provided this jewel of a girl as the means to obtain offspring."

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तदेतत्समुद्वहामीति ॥

Summary AI "Therefore, I shall marry her," he decided.

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अथ वैनां स्यन्दनमारोप्य स्वमधिष्ठानं नयामि ॥

Summary AI Then, having placed her on the chariot, I shall lead her to my own capital city.

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तयैव देव्याशैव्ययाहमनुज्ञातःसमुद्वहामीति ॥

Summary AI I shall marry her only after being permitted by that very queen, Śaivyā.

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अथैनां रथमारोप्य स्वनगरमगच्छत् ॥

Summary AI Then, having placed her on the chariot, he went to his own city.

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विजयिनं च राजानमशेषपौरभृत्वयरिजनामात्यसमेता शैव्या द्रष्टुमधिष्ठनद्वारमागता ॥

Summary AI Queen Śaivyā, accompanied by all the citizens, servants, attendants, and ministers, arrived at the city gate to see the victorious king.

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सा चावलोक्य राज्ञः सव्यपार्शववर्त्तिनीं कन्यामीषदुद्भूतामर्षस्फुरदधरपल्लवा राजानमवोचत् ॥

Summary AI Seeing the maiden seated on the king's left side, her sprout-like lips quivering with a slight arising of anger, she spoke to the king.

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अतिचपलचित्तात्र स्यन्दने केयमारोपितेति ॥

Summary AI "O fickle-minded one, who is this woman that has been placed here on the chariot?"

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असावप्यनालोचितोत्तरवचनोतिभयात्तामाह स्नुषा ममेयमिति ॥

Summary AI He, too, without thinking of a proper reply due to great fear, said to her: "This is my daughter-in-law."

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अथैनं शैव्योवाच ॥

Summary AI Then Śaivyā said to him.

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नाहं प्रसूता पुत्रेण नान्या पत्न्यभवत्तव ।
स्नुषासंबन्धता ह्योषा कतमेन सुतेन ते ॥

Summary AI "I have not given birth to a son, nor do you have another wife. By which son of yours, then, is this relationship of daughter-in-law established?"

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इत्यात्मेर्ष्याकोपकलुषितवचनमुषितविवेको भयाद्दुरुक्तापरिहारार्थमिदमवनीपतिराह ॥

Summary AI Thus, the king, whose discernment was stolen by her words clouded with jealousy and anger, spoke these words out of fear to justify his ill-spoken statement.

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यस्ते जनिष्यत्यात्मजस्तस्येयमनागतस्यैव ।
भार्या निरूपितेत्याकर्ण्योद्भूतमृदुहासा तथेत्याह ॥

Summary AI Hearing his reply—that she was designated as the wife of the son yet to be born to her—she smiled softly and said, "So be it."

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प्रविवेश च ।
राज्ञा सहाधिष्ठान्- ।
अम् ॥

Summary AI And she entered the capital city along with the king.

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अनन्तरं चातिशुद्धलग्नहोरांशकावयवोक्तकृतपुत्रजन्मलाभगुणाद्वयसः परिणाममुपगतापि शैव्या स्वल्पैरेवाहोभिर्गर्भमवाप ॥

Summary AI Thereafter, due to the merits of the birth of a son as indicated by exceptionally pure astrological signs, Śaivyā, despite being advanced in age, conceived within a few days.

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कालेन च कुमारमजीजनत् ॥

Summary AI In due time, she gave birth to a son.

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तस्य च विदर्भ इति पिता नाम चक्रे ॥

Summary AI The father named him Vidarbha.

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स च तां स्नुषामुपयेमे ॥

Summary AI And he married that maiden who had been called his daughter-in-law.

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तस्यां चासौक्रथकैशिकसंज्ञौ पुत्रावजनयत् ॥

Summary AI He begot two sons upon her, named Kratha and Kaiśika.

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पुनश्च तृतीयं रोमपादसंज्ञं पुत्रमजीजनद्यो नारदादवाप्तज्ञानवान्भविष्यतीति ॥

Summary AI Later, he begot a third son named Romapāda, who was destined to receive knowledge from Nārada.

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रोमपादाद्बभ्रुः बभ्रोर्धृतिर्ः धृतेः कैशिकः कैशिकस्यापि चेदिः पुत्रो ऽभवत्यस्य संततौ चैद्या भूपालाः ॥

Summary AI From Romapāda was born Babhru; from Babhru, Dhṛti; from Dhṛti, Kaiśika; and from Kaiśika, Cedi was born. From Cedi's lineage came the Caidya kings.

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क्रथस्य स्नषापुत्रस्यकुन्तिरभवत् ॥

Summary AI To Kratha, the son of the daughter-in-law, was born Kunti.

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कुन्तेर्धृष्टिः धृष्टेर्निधृतिः निधृतेर्दशार्हस्ततश्च व्योमः तस्यापि जीमूतः ततश्च विकृतिः ततश्च भीभरथः तस्मान्नवरथः तस्यापि दशरथः ततश्च शकुनिः तत्तनयः करंभिः करंभेर्देवरातो ऽभवत् ॥

Summary AI From Kunti came Dhṛṣṭi; from Dhṛṣṭi, Nidhṛti; from Nidhṛti, Daśārha; then Vyoma; his son was Jīmūta; then Vikṛti; then Bhībharatha; from him Navaratha; his son was Daśaratha; then Śakuni; his son Karambhi; and from Karambhi was born Devarāta.

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तस्माद्देवक्षत्रः तस्यापि मधुः मधोः कुमारवंशः कुमारवंशादनुः अनोः पुरुमित्रः पृथिवीपतिरभवत् ॥

Summary AI From him was born Devakṣatra; his son was Madhu; from Madhu came Kumāravaṃśa; from Kumāravaṃśa, Anu; and from Anu, Purumitra became the king.

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ततश्चांशुस्तस्माच्च सत्वतः ॥

Summary AI Then came Aṃśu, and from him was born Satvata.

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सत्वतादेते सात्वताः ॥

Summary AI From Satvata, these descendants are known as the Sātvatas.

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इत्येतां ज्यामघस्य संततिं सम्यक्छ्रद्धासम- ।
न्वितः श्रुत्वा पुमान्मैत्रेय स्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

Summary AI O Maitreya, by hearing this lineage of Jyāmagha with complete faith, a person is liberated from their own sins.

इति श्रीविष्णुमाहापुराणे चतुर्थांशे द्वादशो ऽध्यायः ।

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