The Future Kings of the Ikshvaku Line

Verse 1 (vishnu.4.22.1)

श्रीपराशर उवाच अतश्चेक्ष्वाकवो भविष्याः पार्थिवाः कथ्यन्ते

śrīparāśara uvāca ataścekṣvākavo bhaviṣyāḥ pārthivāḥ kathyante

Shri Parashara said: Now, following this, the future kings of the Ikshvaku dynasty are told.

Verse 2 (vishnu.4.22.2)

बृहद्बलस्य पुत्रो बृहत्क्षणः

bṛhadbalasya putro bṛhatkṣaṇaḥ

Brihadbala's son will be Brihatkshana.

Verse 3 (vishnu.4.22.3)

तस्मादुरुक्षयस्तस्माच्च वत्सव्यूहस्ततश्च प्रतिव्योमस्तस्मादपि दिवाकरः

tasmādurukṣayastasmācca vatsavyūhastataśca prativyomastasmādapi divākaraḥ

From him, Urukshaya; from him, Vatsavyuha; then Prativyoma; his son too will be Divakara.

Verse 4 (vishnu.4.22.4)

तस्मात्सहदेवः सहदेवाद्बृहदश्वस्तत्सूनुर्भानुरथस्तस्य च प्रतीताश्वस्तस्यापि सुप्रतीकस्ततश्च मरुदेवस्ततः सुनक्षत्रस्तमात्किन्नरः

tasmātsahadevaḥ sahadevādbṛhadaśvastatsūnurbhānurathastasya ca pratītāśvastasyāpi supratīkastataśca marudevastataḥ sunakṣatrastamātkinnaraḥ

From him, Sahadeva; from Sahadeva, Brihadashva; his son, Bhanuratha; then Pratitashva; his son too, Supratika; then Marudeva; then Sunakshatra; and from him, Kinnara.

Verse 5 (vishnu.4.22.5)

किन्नरादन्तरिक्षस्तस्मात्सुपर्णस्ततश्चामित्रजित्

kinnarādantarikṣastasmātsuparṇastataścāmitrajit

From Kinnara, Antariksha; from him, Suparna; then Amitrajit.

Verse 6 (vishnu.4.22.6)

ततश्च बृहद्भाजस्तस्यापि धर्मी धर्मीणः कृतञ्जयः

tataśca bṛhadbhājastasyāpi dharmī dharmīṇaḥ kṛtañjayaḥ

From him, Brihadbhaja; his son too, Dharmi; from Dharmi, Kritanjaya.

Verse 7 (vishnu.4.22.7)

कृतञ्जयाद्रणञ्जयः

kṛtañjayādraṇañjayaḥ

From Kritanjaya, Rananjaya.

Verse 8 (vishnu.4.22.8)

रणञ्जयात्संजयस्तस्माच्छाक्यश्छाक्याच्छुद्धोदनस्तस्माद्राहुलस्ततः प्रसेनजित्

raṇañjayātsaṁjayastasmācchākyaśchākyācchuddhodanastasmādrāhulastataḥ prasenajit

From Rananjaya, Sanjaya; from him, Shakya; from Shakya, Shuddhodana; from him, Rahula; then Prasenajit.

Verse 9 (vishnu.4.22.9)

ततश्च क्षुद्रकस्ततश्चज कुण्डकस्तस्मादपि सुरथः

tataśca kṣudrakastataścaja kuṇḍakastasmādapi surathaḥ

From him, Kshudraka; then Kundaka; his son too will be Suratha.

Verse 10 (vishnu.4.22.10)

तत्पुत्रश्च सुमित्रः

tatputraśca sumitraḥ

His son will be Sumitra.

Verse 11 (vishnu.4.22.11)

इत्येते चेक्ष्वाकवो बृहद्बलान्वयाः

ityete cekṣvākavo bṛhadbalānvayāḥ

These, all descended from Brihadbala, are the kings of the Ikshvaku line.

Verse 12 (vishnu.4.22.12)

अत्रानुवंशश्लोकः

atrānuvaṁśaślokaḥ

Here is a verse regarding this lineage's succession —

Verse 13 (vishnu.4.22.13)

इक्ष्वाकूणामयं वंशःसुमित्रान्तो भविष्यति । यतस्तं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ

ikṣvākūṇāmayaṁ vaṁśaḥsumitrānto bhaviṣyati yatastaṁ prāpya rājānaṁ saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau

'This lineage of the Ikshvakus will end with Sumitra; on reaching that king, this dynasty shall meet its end in the very Kali age.'