विष्णुपुराणम् — चतुर्थांशे ऊनविंशोऽध्यायः | viṣṇupurāṇam

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पूरोर्जनमेजयस्तस्यापि प्रचिन्वान्प्रचिन्वतः प्रवीरः प्रवीरान्मनस्युर्मनस्योश्चाभयदः तस्यापि सुद्युःसुद्योर्बहुगतः तस्यापि संयातिःसंयातेरहंयातिः ततो रौद्राश्वः ॥

Summary AI From Pūru was born Janamejaya; his son was Pracinavat, whose son was Pravīra. From Pravīra came Manasyu, from whom Abhayada was born. From him came Sudyu, from whom Bahugata descended. His son was Saṃyāti, whose son was Ahaṃyāti, from whom Raudrāśva was born.

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ऋतेषुकक्षेषुस्थण्डिलेषुकृतेषुजलेषुधर्मेधृतेषुस्थलेषुसन्नतेषुनामानो रौद्राश्वस्य दश पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥

Summary AI Raudrāśva had ten sons named Ṛteṣu, Kakṣeṣu, Sthaṇḍileṣu, Kṛteṣu, Jaleṣu, Dharmeṣu, Dhṛteṣu, Sthaleṣu, and Sannateṣu.

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ऋतेषोरन्तिनारः पुत्रो ऽभूत् ॥

Summary AI Antināra was born as the son of Ṛteṣu.

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सुमतिमप्रतिरथं ध्रुवं ।
चाप्यन्तिनारः पुत्रानवाप ॥

Summary AI Antināra begot three sons named Sumati, Apratiratha, and Dhruva.

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अप्रतिरषस्य कण्वः पुत्रो ऽभूत् ॥

Summary AI Kaṇva was born as the son of Apratiratha.

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तस्यापि मेधातिथिः ॥

Summary AI From Kaṇva, Medhātithi was born.

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यतः कण्वायना द्विजा बभूवुः ॥

Summary AI From Medhātithi descended the Kaṇvāyana brāhmaṇas.

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अप्रतिरथस्यापरः पुत्रो ऽभूदैलीनः ॥

Summary AI Apratiratha had another son named Ailīna.

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एलीनस्य दुष्यन्ताद्या- ।
श्चत्वारः पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥

Summary AI Ailīna had four sons, of whom Duṣyanta was the eldest.

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दुष्यन्ताच्चक्रवर्ती भरतो ऽभूत् ॥

Summary AI The universal monarch Bharata was born to Duṣyanta.

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यन्नामहेतुर्देवैः श्लेको गीयते ॥

Summary AI Concerning the origin of his name, a verse is sung by the gods.

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माता भस्त्र पितुः पुत्रो येन जातः स एव सः ।
भरस्व पुत्रं दुष्यन्तमावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥

Summary AI The mother is merely a skin-bag; the son belongs to the father, being the very person by whom he was begotten. O Duṣyanta, support your son and do not despise Śakuntalā.

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रेतोधाः पुत्रो नयति नरदेव यमक्षयात् ।
त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥

Summary AI O King, a son who continues the lineage rescues his father from the abode of Yama. Since you are the progenitor of this child, Śakuntalā speaks the truth.

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भरतस्य पत्नित्रये नव पुत्रा बभूवुः ॥

Summary AI Bharata had nine sons by his three wives.

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नैते ममानुरूपा इत्यभिहितास्तन्मातरः परित्यागभयात्तत्पुत्राञ्जघ्नुः ॥

Summary AI When Bharata remarked that these sons did not resemble him, their mothers, fearing he would abandon them, killed the children.

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ततोस्य वितथे पुत्रजन्मनि पुत्रार्थिनो मरुत्सोमयाजिनो दीर्घतमसः पार्ष्ण्यपास्तद्वृहस्पतिवीर्यादुतथ्यपत्न्यां ममतायां समुत्पन्नो भरद्वाजाख्यः पुत्रो मरुद्भिर्दत्तः ॥

Summary AI When his succession failed, the Maruts gave Bharata a son named Bharadvāja. This child was begotten by Bṛhaspati upon Mamatā, wife of Utathya, after the seed was cast aside by Dīrghatamas.

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तस्यापि नामनिर्वचनश्लोकः पठ्यते ॥

Summary AI Regarding the derivation of his name, the following verse is recited.

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मूढे भर द्वाजमिमं भरद्वाजं बृहस्पते ।
यातौ यदुक्त्वा पितरौ भरद्वाजस्ततस्त्वयम् ॥

Summary AI 'O foolish woman, nourish him!' 'O Bṛhaspati, nourish the child born of two fathers!' Because the parents departed after saying this, he was named Bharadvāja.

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भरद्वाजःस तस्य वितथे पुत्रजन्मनि मरुद्भिर्दत्तः ततो वितथसंज्ञामवाप ॥

Summary AI That Bharadvāja, given by the Maruts when Bharata's progeny had failed, subsequently received the name Vitatha.

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वितथस्यापि मन्युः पुत्रो ऽभवत् ॥

Summary AI Manyu was born as the son of Vitatha.

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बृहत्क्षत्रमहावीर्यनग- ।
रगर्गा अभवन्मन्युपुत्राः ॥

Summary AI Bṛhatkṣatra, Mahāvīrya, Nagara, and Garga were the sons of Manyu.

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नगरस्य संकृतिःसंकृतेर्गुरुप्रीतिरन्तिदेवौ ॥

Summary AI Saṃkṛti was the son of Nagara, and from Saṃkṛti were born Guruprīti and Rantideva.