Book Iv. Chapter Xxiii
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"The Vishnu Purana", translated by Horace Hayman Wilson, [1840],
p. 465
Chap. Xxiii.
Future kings of Magadh: descendants of Vrihadratha.
I Will now relate to you the descendants of Vrihadratha, who will be the kings of Magadh. There have been several powerful princes of this dynasty, of whom the most celebrated was Jarsandha; his son was Sahadeva; his son is Sompi 1; his son will be rutavat 2; his son will be Ayutyus 3; his son will be Niramitra 4; his son will be Sukshatra 5; his son will be Vrihatkarman 6; his son will be Senajit 7; his son will be rutanjaya 8; his son will be Vipra 9; his son will be uchi 10; his son will be Kshemya 11; his son will be Suvrata 12; his son will be Dharma 13; his son will be Suuma 14; his son will be Dridhasena 15; his son will be Sumati 16; his son will be Suvala 17; his son will be Sunta 18; his son will be Satyajit 19; his son will be Viwajit 20; his son will be Ripunjaya 21. These are the Vrhadrathas, who will reign for a thousand years 22.
Footnotes
465:1 Somdhi; Vyu, Matsya: and they now affect greater precision, giving the years of the reigns. Somdhi 58, V.; 50, M.
465:2 rutaravas, 67 yrs. V.; 64, M,
465:3 36 yrs. V.; Apratpa, 26, M.
465:4 100 yrs. V.; 40, M.
465:5 8 yrs. V.; 56, M.; Sunakshatra, Bhg.
465:6 23 yrs. V. and M.; Vrihatsena, Bhg.
465:7 23 yrs. V.; 50, M.; Karmajit, Bhg.
465:8 40 yrs. V. and M.
465:9 Mahbala, 25 yrs. V.; Vidhu, 28, M.
465:10 58 yrs. V.; 64, M.
465:11 28 yrs. V. and M.
465:12 60 yrs. V.; 64, M.
465:13 5 yrs. V.; Sunetra, 35, M.; Dharmanetra, Bhg.
465:14 38 yrs. V.; Nivritti, 58, M.; Sama, Bhag.
465:15 48 yrs. V.; Trinetra, 28, M.; Dyumatsena, Bhg.
465:16 33 yrs. V.; Mahatsena, 48, M.
465:17 22 yrs. V.; Netra, 33, M.
465:18 40 yrs. V.; Abala, 32, M.
465:19 80 yrs. V.; omitted, M.
465:20 35 yrs. V.; omitted, M.
465:21 50 yrs. V. and M.; Puranjaya and Viwajit are identified, Bhg.
465:22 Our list and that of the Vyu specifies twenty-one kings after Sahadeva: the Bhgavata specifies twenty, and in another passage states that to be the number. My copy of the Matsya names but nineteen, and the Radcliffe but twelve; but both agree in making the total thirty-two. They all concur with the text also in stating that 1000 years had elapsed from the great war, at the death of the last Vrhadratha prince; and this is more worthy of credit than the details, which are obviously imperfect.
"The Vishnu Purana", translated by Horace Hayman Wilson, [1840],
p. 465
Chap. Xxiii.
Future kings of Magadh: descendants of Vrihadratha.
I Will now relate to you the descendants of Vrihadratha, who will be the kings of Magadh. There have been several powerful princes of this dynasty, of whom the most celebrated was Jarsandha; his son was Sahadeva; his son is Sompi 1; his son will be rutavat 2; his son will be Ayutyus 3; his son will be Niramitra 4; his son will be Sukshatra 5; his son will be Vrihatkarman 6; his son will be Senajit 7; his son will be rutanjaya 8; his son will be Vipra 9; his son will be uchi 10; his son will be Kshemya 11; his son will be Suvrata 12; his son will be Dharma 13; his son will be Suuma 14; his son will be Dridhasena 15; his son will be Sumati 16; his son will be Suvala 17; his son will be Sunta 18; his son will be Satyajit 19; his son will be Viwajit 20; his son will be Ripunjaya 21. These are the Vrhadrathas, who will reign for a thousand years 22.
Footnotes
465:1 Somdhi; Vyu, Matsya: and they now affect greater precision, giving the years of the reigns. Somdhi 58, V.; 50, M.
465:2 rutaravas, 67 yrs. V.; 64, M,
465:3 36 yrs. V.; Apratpa, 26, M.
465:4 100 yrs. V.; 40, M.
465:5 8 yrs. V.; 56, M.; Sunakshatra, Bhg.
465:6 23 yrs. V. and M.; Vrihatsena, Bhg.
465:7 23 yrs. V.; 50, M.; Karmajit, Bhg.
465:8 40 yrs. V. and M.
465:9 Mahbala, 25 yrs. V.; Vidhu, 28, M.
465:10 58 yrs. V.; 64, M.
465:11 28 yrs. V. and M.
465:12 60 yrs. V.; 64, M.
465:13 5 yrs. V.; Sunetra, 35, M.; Dharmanetra, Bhg.
465:14 38 yrs. V.; Nivritti, 58, M.; Sama, Bhag.
465:15 48 yrs. V.; Trinetra, 28, M.; Dyumatsena, Bhg.
465:16 33 yrs. V.; Mahatsena, 48, M.
465:17 22 yrs. V.; Netra, 33, M.
465:18 40 yrs. V.; Abala, 32, M.
465:19 80 yrs. V.; omitted, M.
465:20 35 yrs. V.; omitted, M.
465:21 50 yrs. V. and M.; Puranjaya and Viwajit are identified, Bhg.
465:22 Our list and that of the Vyu specifies twenty-one kings after Sahadeva: the Bhgavata specifies twenty, and in another passage states that to be the number. My copy of the Matsya names but nineteen, and the Radcliffe but twelve; but both agree in making the total thirty-two. They all concur with the text also in stating that 1000 years had elapsed from the great war, at the death of the last Vrhadratha prince; and this is more worthy of credit than the details, which are obviously imperfect.
