Chapter 277 - The narration of the lineage of Aṅga (rājavaṃśa)

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Fire-god said:

1. Varga (was) the son of Turvasu. Gobhānu was his son. Traiśāni was (born) from Gobhānu. Karandhama (was the son) of Taraiśāni.

2. Marutta was (born) from Karandhama. Duṣyanta (was) his son. Varūtha was (the son) of Duṣyanta. Gāṇḍīra (was born) from Varātha.

3. Gāndhāra (was born) from Gāṇḍīra. The mighty five peoples—Gāndhāras, Keralas, Colas, Pāṇḍyas and Kolas (were born) then.

4. Druhyu and Babhrusetu^[1] (were the sons of Gāndhāra). Purovasu (was born) from Babhrusetu. Then Gāndhāra (was born) and Dharma from Gāndhāra. Ghṛta was (born) from Dharma.

5. Viduṣa (was born) from Ghṛta. Pracetas (was born) from him. He had a hundred sons (among whom) Ānadra, Sabhānara, Cākṣuṣa and Parameṣuka (were foremost).

6. Kālānala (was born) from Sabhānara. Sṛñjaya, was born from Kālānala. Purañjaya (was the son) of Sṛñjaya. Janamejaya was his son.

7-8. Mahāsāla (was) his son. Mahāmanas was his son. O Brahman! Uśīnara (was) from him. He had then a son Nṛga through (his queen) Nṛgā, (a son) Nara through (his queen) Narā and (a son) Kṛmi (through) Kṛmi. Suvrata was born (to him) through Dṛṣadvatī.

9. Pṛthudarbha, Vīraka, Kaikeya and Bhadraka were the four sons of Śibi. There were prosperous regions in their names.

10. Titikṣu was born from Uśīnara. Ruṣadratha (was born) from Titikṣu. Paila was (born) from Ruṣadratha. Sutapā (was) the son of Paila.

11. The great ascetic Bali (was born) from him. Aṅga, Vaṅga, Mukhyaka, Puṇḍra and Kaliṅga (were the sons) of Bali. Bali, the ascetic, (generated them) by means of his power.

12. Dadhivāhana was (born) from Aṅga. Diviratha (was the next) king after him. Dharmaratha (was born) from Diviratha. Citraratha (was) his son.

13. Satyaratha (was born) from Citraratha. Lomapāda (was) his son. Caturaṅga (was born) from Lomapāda. Pṛṭhulākṣa (was) his son.

14. Campa was (born) from Pṛthulākṣa. Haryaṅgaka was from Campa. Bhadraratha was from Haryaṅga. Bṛhatkarman (was) his son.

15. Bṛhadbhanu was born from him. Bṛhātmavat (was) from Bṛhadbhānu. Jayadratha was from him. Bṛhadratha (was born) from Jayadratha.

16. Viśvajit (was born) from Bṛhadratha. Karṇa was from Viśvajit. Vṛṣasena (was the son) of Karṇa. Pṛthusena was his son. These are the kings born in the race of Aṅga. Describe me the race of Puru.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Given as two separate names and subsequent names also differ. See Vi. P. IV. 17.