The Lineage of Ikshvaku

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.7.8.1)

जनमेजय उवाच । संशयोऽयं महान् ब्रह्मन् वर्तते मम मानसे । ब्रह्मलोकं गतो राजा रेवतीसंयुतः स्वयम्

janamejaya uvāca saṁśayo'yaṁ mahān brahman vartate mama mānase brahmalokaṁ gato rājā revatīsaṁyutaḥ svayam

Janamejaya said: This is a great doubt that lingers in my mind, O Brahmin — that the king himself went to Brahmaloka, taking Revati with him.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.7.8.2)

मया पूर्वं श्रुतं कृत्स्नं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः कथान्तरे । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मविच्छान्तो ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात्

mayā pūrvaṁ śrutaṁ kṛtsnaṁ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ kathāntare brāhmaṇo brahmavicchānto brahmalokamavāpnuyāt

I have heard before, in full, from Brahmins in the course of other tales, that a Brahmin, a knower of Brahman, at peace, may attain Brahmaloka.

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.7.8.3)

राजा कथं गतस्तत्र रेवतीसंयुतः स्वयम् । सत्यलोकेऽतिदुष्प्रापे भूर्लोकादिति संशयः

rājā kathaṁ gatastatra revatīsaṁyutaḥ svayam satyaloke'tiduṣprāpe bhūrlokāditi saṁśayaḥ

How then did the king himself go there, together with Revati, to Satyaloka, so exceedingly hard to reach from the earthly world? This is my doubt.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.7.8.4)

मृतः स्वर्गमवाप्नोति सर्वशास्त्रेषु निर्णयः । (मानुषेण तु देहेन ब्रह्मलोके गतिः कथं । ) स्वर्गात्पुनः कथं लोके मानुषे जायते गतिः

mṛtaḥ svargamavāpnoti sarvaśāstreṣu nirṇayaḥ (mānuṣeṇa tu dehena brahmaloke gatiḥ kathaṁ ) svargātpunaḥ kathaṁ loke mānuṣe jāyate gatiḥ

It is the determination of all the scriptures that only after death does one attain heaven; (how then could there be passage to Brahmaloka in a human body?) And how could there be a return passage from heaven again to birth in the human world?

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.7.8.5)

एतन्मे संस्ययं विद्वंश्छेत्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम् । यथा राजा गतस्तत्र प्रष्टुकामः प्रजापतिम्

etanme saṁsyayaṁ vidvaṁśchettumarhasi sāmpratam yathā rājā gatastatra praṣṭukāmaḥ prajāpatim

O learned one, resolve this doubt of mine now: how the king went there, wishing to question the Prajapati Brahma.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.7.8.6)

व्यास उवाच । मेरोस्तु शिखरे राजन् सर्वे लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । इन्द्रलोको वह्निलोको या च संयमिनी पुरी

vyāsa uvāca merostu śikhare rājan sarve lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ indraloko vahniloko yā ca saṁyaminī purī

Vyasa said: O king, upon the peak of Meru all the worlds are established — the world of Indra, the world of Agni, and the city of Yama called Samyamani,

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.7.8.7)

तथैव सत्यलोकश्च कैलासश्च तथा पुनः । वैकुण्ठश्च पुनस्तत्र वैष्णवं पदमुच्यते

tathaiva satyalokaśca kailāsaśca tathā punaḥ vaikuṇṭhaśca punastatra vaiṣṇavaṁ padamucyate

— likewise Satyaloka, and again Kailasa, and again Vaikuntha there too, which is called the abode of Vishnu.

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.7.8.8)

यथार्जुनः शक्रलोके गतः पार्थो धनुर्धरः । पञ्चवर्षाणि कौन्तेयः स्थितस्तत्र सुरालये

yathārjunaḥ śakraloke gataḥ pārtho dhanurdharaḥ pañcavarṣāṇi kaunteyaḥ sthitastatra surālaye

Just as Arjuna, the son of Pritha, the bow-bearer, went to Indra's world, and that son of Kunti remained there in the abode of the gods for five years —

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.7.8.9)

मानुषेणैव देहेन वासवस्य च सन्निधौ । तथैवान्येऽपि भूपालाः ककुत्स्थप्रमुखाः किल

mānuṣeṇaiva dehena vāsavasya ca sannidhau tathaivānye'pi bhūpālāḥ kakutsthapramukhāḥ kila

— in his very human body, in Indra's presence; so too have other kings, beginning with Kakutstha, indeed gone there.

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.7.8.10)

स्वर्लोकगतयः पश्चाद्दैत्याश्चापि महाबलाः । जित्वेन्द्रसदनं प्राप्य संस्थितास्तत्र कामतः

svarlokagatayaḥ paścāddaityāścāpi mahābalāḥ jitvendrasadanaṁ prāpya saṁsthitāstatra kāmataḥ

And afterward, mighty demons too, having conquered and reached the abode of Indra, remained there in the heavenly world at will.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.7.8.11)

महाभिषः पुरा राजा ब्रह्मलोकं गतः स्वराट् । आगच्छन्तीं नृपो गङ्गामपश्यच्चातिसुन्दरीम्

mahābhiṣaḥ purā rājā brahmalokaṁ gataḥ svarāṭ āgacchantīṁ nṛpo gaṅgāmapaśyaccātisundarīm

Long ago, a sovereign king named Mahabhisha went to Brahmaloka; and the king saw the Ganga, exceedingly beautiful, coming there.

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.7.8.12)

वायुनाम्बरमस्यास्तु दैवादपहृतं नृप । किञ्चिन्नग्ना नृपेणाथ दृष्टा सा सुन्दरी तथा

vāyunāmbaramasyāstu daivādapahṛtaṁ nṛpa kiñcinnagnā nṛpeṇātha dṛṣṭā sā sundarī tathā

By the working of fate, O king, her garment was blown away by the wind; and thus that beautiful woman, somewhat unclothed, was seen by the king.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.7.8.13)

स्मितं चकार कामार्तः सा च किञ्चिज्जहास वै । ब्रह्मणा तौ तदा दृष्टौ शप्तौ जातौ वसुन्धराम्

smitaṁ cakāra kāmārtaḥ sā ca kiñcijjahāsa vai brahmaṇā tau tadā dṛṣṭau śaptau jātau vasundharām

Overcome with desire, he smiled, and she too laughed a little; Brahma, seeing the two of them at that moment, cursed them, and they took birth upon the earth.

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.7.8.14)

वैकुण्ठेऽपि सुराः सर्वे पीडिता दैत्यदानवैः । गत्वा हरिं जगन्नाथमस्तुवन्कमलापतिम्

vaikuṇṭhe'pi surāḥ sarve pīḍitā daityadānavaiḥ gatvā hariṁ jagannāthamastuvankamalāpatim

And when all the gods, once afflicted by Daityas and Danavas, went to Vaikuntha, they praised Hari, lord of the universe, husband of Lakshmi.

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.7.8.15)

सन्देहो नात्र कर्तव्यः सर्वथा नृपसत्तम । गम्याः सर्वेऽपि लोकाः स्युर्मानवानां नराधिप

sandeho nātra kartavyaḥ sarvathā nṛpasattama gamyāḥ sarve'pi lokāḥ syurmānavānāṁ narādhipa

No doubt need be entertained in this matter at all, O best of kings; all these worlds may indeed be reached by human beings, O lord of men.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.7.8.16)

अवश्यं कृतपुण्यानां तापसानां नराधिप । पुण्यसद्भाव एवात्र गमने कारणं नृप

avaśyaṁ kṛtapuṇyānāṁ tāpasānāṁ narādhipa puṇyasadbhāva evātra gamane kāraṇaṁ nṛpa

Certainly for those who have performed merit, and for ascetics, O lord of men, it is the very presence of merit that is the cause of such passage, O king —

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.7.8.17)

तथैव यजमानानां यज्ञेन भावितात्मनाम् । जनमेजय उवाच । रेवतो रेवतीं कन्यां गृहीत्वा चारुलोचनाम्

tathaiva yajamānānāṁ yajñena bhāvitātmanām janamejaya uvāca revato revatīṁ kanyāṁ gṛhītvā cārulocanām

— likewise for the performers of sacrifice, whose souls have been purified by sacrifice. Janamejaya said: Revata, taking his beautiful-eyed daughter Revati —

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.7.8.18)

ब्रह्मलोकं गतः पश्चात्किं कृतं तेने भूभुजा । ब्रह्मणा किं समादिष्टं कस्मै दत्ता सुता पुनः

brahmalokaṁ gataḥ paścātkiṁ kṛtaṁ tene bhūbhujā brahmaṇā kiṁ samādiṣṭaṁ kasmai dattā sutā punaḥ

— went then to Brahmaloka. What did that king do afterward? What was commanded by Brahma, and to whom was his daughter finally given?

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.7.8.19)

तत्सर्वं विस्तराद्बह्मन् कथय त्वं ममाधुना । व्यास उवाच । निशामय महीपाल राजा रेवतकः किल

tatsarvaṁ vistarādbahman kathaya tvaṁ mamādhunā vyāsa uvāca niśāmaya mahīpāla rājā revatakaḥ kila

"Tell me all this now, O Brahmin, in full detail." Vyasa said: "Listen, O king — King Revataka indeed —"

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.7.8.20)

पुत्र्या वरं परिप्रष्टुं ब्रह्मलोकं गतो यदा । आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितो लब्धक्षणः क्षणम्

putryā varaṁ paripraṣṭuṁ brahmalokaṁ gato yadā āvartamāne gāndharve sthito labdhakṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇam

— when he had gone to Brahmaloka to ask about a groom for his daughter, arrived while a musical performance was in progress, and, finding a moment, waited for that moment.

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.7.8.21)

शृण्वन्नतृप्यद्धृष्टात्मा सभायां तु सकन्यकः । समाप्ते तत्र गान्धर्वे प्रणम्य परमेश्वरम्

śṛṇvannatṛpyaddhṛṣṭātmā sabhāyāṁ tu sakanyakaḥ samāpte tatra gāndharve praṇamya parameśvaram

Listening, with a joyful heart, he could not have his fill, standing there in the assembly with his daughter; when that musical performance had ended, he bowed to the Supreme Lord —

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.7.8.22)

दर्शयित्वा सुतां तस्मै स्वाभिप्रायं न्यवेदयत् । राजोवाच - वरं कथय देवेश कन्येयं मम पुत्रिका

darśayitvā sutāṁ tasmai svābhiprāyaṁ nyavedayat rājovāca - varaṁ kathaya deveśa kanyeyaṁ mama putrikā

— and, presenting his daughter to him, made known his own intention. The king said: "Tell me a groom, O lord of gods — this is my daughter here."

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.7.8.23)

देया कस्मै मया ब्रह्मन् प्रष्टुं त्वां समुपागतः । बहवो राजपुत्रा मे वीक्षिताः कुलसम्भवाः

deyā kasmai mayā brahman praṣṭuṁ tvāṁ samupāgataḥ bahavo rājaputrā me vīkṣitāḥ kulasambhavāḥ

"To whom should I give her, O Brahmin? I have come here to ask you this. I have already considered many princes of good family —"

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.7.8.24)

कस्मिंश्चिन्मे मनः कामं नोपतिष्ठति चञ्चलम् । तस्मात्त्वां देवदेवेश प्रष्टुमत्रागतोऽस्म्यहम्

kasmiṁścinme manaḥ kāmaṁ nopatiṣṭhati cañcalam tasmāttvāṁ devadeveśa praṣṭumatrāgato'smyaham

"— but my restless mind does not settle upon any of them. Therefore, O lord of the gods of gods, I have come here to ask you."

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.7.8.25)

तदाज्ञापय सर्वज्ञ योग्यं राजसुतं वरम् । कुलीनं बलवन्तं च सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्

tadājñāpaya sarvajña yogyaṁ rājasutaṁ varam kulīnaṁ balavantaṁ ca sarvalakṣaṇasaṁyutam

"Command me now, O all-knowing one — name a suitable prince as groom, of good family, strong, and endowed with every auspicious mark,"

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.7.8.26)

दातारं धर्मशीलं च राजपुत्रं समादिश । व्यास उवाच । तदाकर्ण्य जगत्कर्ता वचनं नृपतेस्तदा

dātāraṁ dharmaśīlaṁ ca rājaputraṁ samādiśa vyāsa uvāca tadākarṇya jagatkartā vacanaṁ nṛpatestadā

"— generous and righteous — indicate such a prince to me." Vyasa said: Hearing this, the maker of the world then —

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.7.8.27)

तमुवाच हसन्वाक्यं दृष्ट्वा कालस्य पर्ययम् । ब्रह्मोवाच - राजपुत्रास्त्वया राजन् वरा ये हृदये कृताः

tamuvāca hasanvākyaṁ dṛṣṭvā kālasya paryayam brahmovāca - rājaputrāstvayā rājan varā ye hṛdaye kṛtāḥ

— seeing the passage of time, spoke to him, smiling. Brahma said: "O king, those princes whom you have held in your heart as suitors —"

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.7.8.28)

ग्रस्ताः कालेन ते सर्वे सपितृपौत्रबान्धवाः । सप्तविंशतिमोऽद्यैव द्वापरस्तु प्रवर्तते

grastāḥ kālena te sarve sapitṛpautrabāndhavāḥ saptaviṁśatimo'dyaiva dvāparastu pravartate

"— all of them have been swallowed by time, together with their fathers, grandsons, and kinsmen; even now, the twenty-seventh Dvapara Yuga is under way."

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.7.8.29)

वंशजास्ते मृताः सर्वे पुरी दैत्यैर्विलुण्ठिता । सोमवंशोद्भवस्तत्र राजा राज्यं प्रशास्ति हि

vaṁśajāste mṛtāḥ sarve purī daityairviluṇṭhitā somavaṁśodbhavastatra rājā rājyaṁ praśāsti hi

"All their descendants have died; your city has been plundered by demons. There a king born of the Lunar dynasty now rules that realm."

Verse 30 (devibhagavatam.7.8.30)

उग्रसेन इति ख्यातो मथुराधिपतिः किल । ययातिवंशसम्भूतो राजा माथुरमण्डले

ugrasena iti khyāto mathurādhipatiḥ kila yayātivaṁśasambhūto rājā māthuramaṇḍale

"He is known as Ugrasena, indeed the lord of Mathura, a king born of Yayati's line, ruling in the region of Mathura."

Verse 31 (devibhagavatam.7.8.31)

उग्रसेनात्मजः कंसः सुरद्वेषी महाबलः । दैत्यांशः पितरं सोऽपि कारागारं न्यवेशयत्

ugrasenātmajaḥ kaṁsaḥ suradveṣī mahābalaḥ daityāṁśaḥ pitaraṁ so'pi kārāgāraṁ nyaveśayat

"Ugrasena's son is Kamsa, a hater of the gods, immensely powerful, a partial incarnation of a demon; he even cast his own father into prison."

Verse 32 (devibhagavatam.7.8.32)

स्वयं राज्यं चकारासौ नृपाणां मदगर्वितः । मेदिनी चातिभारार्ता ब्रह्माणं शरणं गता

svayaṁ rājyaṁ cakārāsau nṛpāṇāṁ madagarvitaḥ medinī cātibhārārtā brahmāṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatā

"He himself then ruled the kingdom, arrogant with the pride of kings; and the Earth, sorely burdened, came to me, to Brahma, for refuge."

Verse 33 (devibhagavatam.7.8.33)

दुष्टराजन्यसैन्यायां भारेणातिसमाकुला । अंशावतरणं तत्र गदितं सुरसत्तमैः

duṣṭarājanyasainyāyāṁ bhāreṇātisamākulā aṁśāvataraṇaṁ tatra gaditaṁ surasattamaiḥ

"— overwhelmed by the burden of wicked kings and their armies; and the descent of the divine portions of the gods upon the earth was decreed there by the foremost of the gods."

Verse 34 (devibhagavatam.7.8.34)

वासुदेवः समुत्पन्नः कृष्णः कमललोचनः । देवक्यां देवरूपिण्यां योऽसौ नारायणो मुनिः

vāsudevaḥ samutpannaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ devakyāṁ devarūpiṇyāṁ yo'sau nārāyaṇo muniḥ

"Vasudeva's son has been born — Krishna, the lotus-eyed — to Devaki, of divine form; he who is that very sage Narayana —"

Verse 35 (devibhagavatam.7.8.35)

तपश्चचार दुःसाध्यं धर्मपुत्रः सनातनः । गङ्गातीरे नरसखः पुण्ये बदरिकाश्रमे

tapaścacāra duḥsādhyaṁ dharmaputraḥ sanātanaḥ gaṅgātīre narasakhaḥ puṇye badarikāśrame

"— eternal son of Dharma, performed austerity, so hard to accomplish, on the bank of the Ganga, in the sacred hermitage of Badarika, together with his companion Nara."

Verse 36 (devibhagavatam.7.8.36)

सोऽवतीर्णो यदुकुले वासुदेवोऽपि विश्रुतः । तेनासौ निहतः पापः कंसः कृष्णेन सत्तम

so'vatīrṇo yadukule vāsudevo'pi viśrutaḥ tenāsau nihataḥ pāpaḥ kaṁsaḥ kṛṣṇena sattama

"— he has descended into the Yadu clan, celebrated as the son of Vasudeva; and by him, by Krishna, O worthy one, that sinful Kamsa has been slain."

Verse 37 (devibhagavatam.7.8.37)

उग्रसेनाय राज्यं वै दत्तं हत्वा खलं सुतम् । कंसस्य श्वशुरः पापो जरासन्धो महाबलः

ugrasenāya rājyaṁ vai dattaṁ hatvā khalaṁ sutam kaṁsasya śvaśuraḥ pāpo jarāsandho mahābalaḥ

"Having slain that wicked son, the kingdom was given to Ugrasena. Then Kamsa's father-in-law, the sinful Jarasandha, exceedingly powerful,"

Verse 38 (devibhagavatam.7.8.38)

आगत्य मथुरां क्रोधाच्चकार सङ्गरं मुदा । कृष्णेनासौ जितः सङ्ख्ये जरासन्धो महाबलः

āgatya mathurāṁ krodhāccakāra saṅgaraṁ mudā kṛṣṇenāsau jitaḥ saṅkhye jarāsandho mahābalaḥ

"— came to Mathura in anger and, with relish, gave battle; but that mighty Jarasandha was defeated by Krishna in combat."

Verse 39 (devibhagavatam.7.8.39)

प्रेषयामास युद्धाय सबलं यवनं ततः । श्रुत्वाऽऽयान्तं महाशूरं ससैन्यं यवनाधिपम्

preṣayāmāsa yuddhāya sabalaṁ yavanaṁ tataḥ śrutvā''yāntaṁ mahāśūraṁ sasainyaṁ yavanādhipam

"He then sent the Yavana king, with his army, to wage war; and hearing that this great warrior, the lord of the Yavanas, was approaching with his forces —"

Verse 40 (devibhagavatam.7.8.40)

[कृष्णस्तु मथुरां त्यक्त्वा पुरीं द्वारावतीमगात् । प्रभग्नां तां पुरीं कृष्णः शिल्पिभिः सह सङ्गतैः ॥ कारयामास दुर्गाढ्यां हट्टशालाविमण्डिताम् । जीर्णोद्धारं पुरः कृत्वा वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् । उग्रसेनं च राजानं चकार वशवर्तिनम् ॥ ] यादवान्स्थापयामास द्वारवत्यां यदूत्तमः । वासुदेवस्तु तत्राद्य वर्तते बान्धवैः सह

[kṛṣṇastu mathurāṁ tyaktvā purīṁ dvārāvatīmagāt prabhagnāṁ tāṁ purīṁ kṛṣṇaḥ śilpibhiḥ saha saṅgataiḥ kārayāmāsa durgāḍhyāṁ haṭṭaśālāvimaṇḍitām jīrṇoddhāraṁ puraḥ kṛtvā vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ugrasenaṁ ca rājānaṁ cakāra vaśavartinam ] yādavānsthāpayāmāsa dvāravatyāṁ yadūttamaḥ vāsudevastu tatrādya vartate bāndhavaiḥ saha

"Krishna left Mathura and went to the city of Dvaravati; that ruined city Krishna, together with skilled craftsmen he had gathered, had fortified with strong ramparts and adorned with rows of markets. Having thus restored the ancient city, that mighty son of Vasudeva also brought King Ugrasena under his sway. That foremost of the Yadus settled the Yadavas in Dvaravati; and Vasudeva now dwells there together with his kinsmen."

Verse 41 (devibhagavatam.7.8.41)

तास्याग्रतः स विख्यातो बलदेवो हलायुधः । शेषांशो मुसली वीरो वरोऽस्तु तव सम्मतः

tāsyāgrataḥ sa vikhyāto baladevo halāyudhaḥ śeṣāṁśo musalī vīro varo'stu tava sammataḥ

"Before him is his renowned elder brother, Baladeva, wielder of the plough, a portion of Shesha, a hero armed with a mace — let him be the groom, agreeable to you."

Verse 42 (devibhagavatam.7.8.42)

सङ्कर्षणाय देह्याशु कन्यां कमललोचनाम् । रेवतीं बलभद्राय विवाहविधिना ततः

saṅkarṣaṇāya dehyāśu kanyāṁ kamalalocanām revatīṁ balabhadrāya vivāhavidhinā tataḥ

"Give at once your lotus-eyed daughter Revati to Sankarshana, to Balabhadra, according to the rites of marriage."

Verse 43 (devibhagavatam.7.8.43)

दत्त्वा पुत्रीं नृपश्रेष्ठ गच्छ त्वं बदरिकाश्रमम् । तपस्तप्तुं सुरारामं पावनं कामदं नृणाम्

dattvā putrīṁ nṛpaśreṣṭha gaccha tvaṁ badarikāśramam tapastaptuṁ surārāmaṁ pāvanaṁ kāmadaṁ nṛṇām

"Having given your daughter, O best of kings, go yourself to the hermitage of Badarika, to perform austerity, that grove of the gods, sacred and granting the desires of mortals."

Verse 44 (devibhagavatam.7.8.44)

व्यास उवाच । इति राजा समादिष्टो ब्रह्मणा पद्मयोनिना । जगाम तरसा राजन् द्वारकां कन्ययान्वितः

vyāsa uvāca iti rājā samādiṣṭo brahmaṇā padmayoninā jagāma tarasā rājan dvārakāṁ kanyayānvitaḥ

Vyasa said: Thus instructed by Brahma, lotus-born, the king went swiftly, O king, to Dvaraka, together with his daughter.

Verse 45 (devibhagavatam.7.8.45)

ददौ तां बलदेवाय कन्यां वै शुभलक्षणाम् । ततस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं नृपतिः कालपर्यये

dadau tāṁ baladevāya kanyāṁ vai śubhalakṣaṇām tatastaptvā tapastīvraṁ nṛpatiḥ kālaparyaye

He gave that auspicious-marked maiden to Baladeva; then, having performed intense austerity, that king, at the passing of time,

Verse 46 (devibhagavatam.7.8.46)

जगाम त्रिदशावासं त्यक्त्वा देहं सरित्तटे । राजोवाच - भगवन्महदाश्चर्यं भवता समुदाहृतम्

jagāma tridaśāvāsaṁ tyaktvā dehaṁ sarittaṭe rājovāca - bhagavanmahadāścaryaṁ bhavatā samudāhṛtam

— went to the abode of the thirty gods, having relinquished his body on the bank of a river. The king said: "O blessed one, a great wonder has been recounted by you."

Verse 47 (devibhagavatam.7.8.47)

रेवतस्तु स्थितस्तत्र ब्रह्मलोके सुतार्थतः । युगानां तु गतं तत्र शतमष्टोत्तरं किल

revatastu sthitastatra brahmaloke sutārthataḥ yugānāṁ tu gataṁ tatra śatamaṣṭottaraṁ kila

"Revata remained there in Brahmaloka for his daughter's sake, and there, one hundred and eight yugas passed, indeed —"

Verse 48 (devibhagavatam.7.8.48)

कन्या वृद्धा न सञ्जाता राजा वातितरां नु किम् । एतावन्तं तथा कालमायुः पूर्णं तयोः कथम्

kanyā vṛddhā na sañjātā rājā vātitarāṁ nu kim etāvantaṁ tathā kālamāyuḥ pūrṇaṁ tayoḥ katham

"— yet his daughter did not grow old, nor did the king himself, it seems. How did their span of life remain complete for such an immense span of time?"

Verse 49 (devibhagavatam.7.8.49)

व्यास उवाच । न जरा क्षुपित्पासा वा न मृत्युर्न भयं पुनः । न तु ग्लानिः प्रभवति ब्रह्मलोके सदानघ

vyāsa uvāca na jarā kṣupitpāsā vā na mṛtyurna bhayaṁ punaḥ na tu glāniḥ prabhavati brahmaloke sadānagha

Vyasa said: There is neither old age, nor hunger, nor thirst, nor death, nor fear, nor indeed any weariness that can arise in Brahmaloka, O sinless one, ever.

Verse 50 (devibhagavatam.7.8.50)

मेरुं गतस्य शर्यातेः सन्तती राक्षसैर्हता । गताः कुशस्थलीं त्यक्त्वा भयभीता इतस्ततः

meruṁ gatasya śaryāteḥ santatī rākṣasairhatā gatāḥ kuśasthalīṁ tyaktvā bhayabhītā itastataḥ

While Sharyati had gone to Meru, his descendants were slain by demons; his people abandoned Kushasthali and fled in fear here and there.

Verse 51 (devibhagavatam.7.8.51)

मनोश्च क्षुवतः पुत्र उत्पन्नो वीर्यवत्तरः । इक्ष्वाकुरिति विख्यातः सूर्यवंशकरस्तु सः

manośca kṣuvataḥ putra utpanno vīryavattaraḥ ikṣvākuriti vikhyātaḥ sūryavaṁśakarastu saḥ

And to Manu's son Kshuva was born a most powerful son, celebrated as Ikshvaku, the founder of the Solar dynasty.

Verse 52 (devibhagavatam.7.8.52)

वंशार्थं तप आतिष्ठद्देवीं ध्यात्वा निरन्तरम् । नारदस्योपदेशेन प्राप्य दीक्षामनुत्तमाम्

vaṁśārthaṁ tapa ātiṣṭhaddevīṁ dhyātvā nirantaram nāradasyopadeśena prāpya dīkṣāmanuttamām

For the sake of his lineage he undertook austerity, meditating unceasingly on the Devi, having obtained the supreme initiation through Narada's instruction.

Verse 53 (devibhagavatam.7.8.53)

तस्य पुत्रशतं राजन्निक्ष्वाकोरिति विश्रुतम् । विकुक्षिः प्रथमस्तेषां बलवीर्यसमन्वितः

tasya putraśataṁ rājannikṣvākoriti viśrutam vikukṣiḥ prathamasteṣāṁ balavīryasamanvitaḥ

He had a hundred sons, O king, known as the sons of Ikshvaku; the first among them, endowed with strength and valor, was Vikukshi.

Verse 54 (devibhagavatam.7.8.54)

अयोध्यायां स्थितो राजा इक्ष्वाकुरिति विश्रुतः । शकुनिप्रमुखाः पुत्रा पञ्चाशद्बलवत्तराः

ayodhyāyāṁ sthito rājā ikṣvākuriti viśrutaḥ śakunipramukhāḥ putrā pañcāśadbalavattarāḥ

The king celebrated as Ikshvaku dwelt in Ayodhya; his sons, headed by Shakuni, most powerful, numbered fifty.

Verse 55 (devibhagavatam.7.8.55)

उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारः कृताः किल । दक्षिणस्यां तथा राजन्नादिष्टास्तेन ते सुताः

uttarāpathadeśasya rakṣitāraḥ kṛtāḥ kila dakṣiṇasyāṁ tathā rājannādiṣṭāstena te sutāḥ

They were indeed made protectors of the northern regions; and likewise, O king, other sons were assigned by him to the southern regions —

Verse 56 (devibhagavatam.7.8.56)

चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च रक्षणार्थं महात्मना । अन्यौ द्वौ संस्थितौ पार्श्वे सेवार्थं तस्य भूपतेः

catvāriṁśattathāṣṭau ca rakṣaṇārthaṁ mahātmanā anyau dvau saṁsthitau pārśve sevārthaṁ tasya bhūpateḥ

— forty-eight of them, for the protection of the south, by that great soul; the remaining two stayed by his side, in the service of that king.