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Canto 5

Mahāmantra 2

 

 

Chapter 15: The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata

(1) S'rī S'uka said: 'The son of Bharata named Sumati who followed the path of Rishabha, will in this age of Kali, by some heretics lacking in civilization be considered a godhead, according to a self-made, unsubstantial idea not found in the Vedas [see also 5.6: 9]. (2) From the womb of Sumati's wife Vriddhasenā a son was born named Devatājit. (3) Thereafter from Āsurī a son of Devatājit was born who was called Devadyumna. From the womb of Devadyumna's wife Dhenumatī the son Parameshthhī appeared from whose wife Suvarcalā the son Pratīha appeared. (4) He [Pratīha] who personally propounded the science of self-realization, was a purified soul of perfect understanding who always remembered the Original Personality. (5) From Pratīha's wife Suvarcalā three sons were born named Pratihartā, Prastotā and Udgātā, who were all expert in the Vedic rituals. Pratihartā's wife Stutī gave birth to the two sons Aja and Bhūmā. (6) From Bhūmā's wife Rishikulyā Udgītha was born, from him Prastāva was born from the womb of Devakulyā, and Prastāva begot in his wife Niyutsā the son Vibhu. From Vibhu's wife Ratī, further Prithushena was born who in Ākūti begot a son called Nakta. From Nakta there was a son born from the womb of Druti: Gaya. He, being a most exalted wise king famous for his piety, was by his qualities recognized as a direct expansion of the Supreme  Soul, Lord Vishnu, who took his birth for the purpose of protecting the entire world. He, moved by pure goodness, became the leading personality [the mahāpurusha] in society. (7) In the performance of his duties he protected his subjects by maintaining them [poshana], he made them happy in all respects [prīnana], treated them as his children [upalālana] and sometimes chastised them as a king [anus'āsana]. He in every respect performed all the prescribed religious ceremonies for the Supreme Lord, the great Personality and source of all living beings who is the Supreme Brahman [in person]. By his surrender, the many of his spiritual qualities and by his service of the lotus feet of the self-realized souls, he managed to be of devotional service unto the Supreme Lord, for he, who in the purest consciousness continuously was absorbed in the soul, had personally realized the cessation of all identification with his material self. Despite his awareness of his exalted spiritual position he, remaining without any false pride [demonstrations of power], ruled the entire world strictly according to the Vedic principles.

(8) Oh son of Pāndu, they who are versed in the truth of the Purāna sing for the eulogy of Gaya the following poetic verses: (9) 'Who else would be capable of doing what King Gaya did? Who else but an integral part of the Lord can be so widely respected for his Vedic knowledge, for the performance of so many sacrifices, as a defender of righteousness with every kind of opulence, as the dean of the assembly of the truthful souls and as a servant of the devotees?  (10) All chaste and devoted daughters of Daksha, whose blessings always come true, with great satisfaction sprinkled him with sanctified water [at his coronation]. And with mother earth, who is  like a cow that spontaneously drips milk, he selflessly fulfilled all desires of the people on this planet. (11) [With all the rites] being of respect for every part of the Vedas, yielded him all that one could wish for, even though he was free from desires, and all the kings, satisfied about the opposition he offered on the battlefield, paid tribute to him, just as the brahmins did with one sixth of the benedictions of a next life when he respected them righteously.  (12) King Indra got intoxicated drinking too much of the soma of the sacrifices [of Gaya] in favor of the Supreme Lord, the soul of all sacrifices, the result of which He [Vishnu] personally accepted because of  the purity of his devotion and steadiness in devotional service. (13) When one satisfies the Lord in the sacrificial arena one directly propitiates all the gods beginning with Lord Brahmā, including the complete of human society, the lower creatures and the plants and grasses. Despite being satisfaction personified, the Lord derived great satisfaction from Gaya!'

(14-15) From his wife Gayantī three sons Citraratha, Sugati and Avarodhana were born. From Citraratha's wife Ūrnā Samrāth was born and from him Marīci was born from Utkalā. Marīci's wife Bindumatī gave birth to a child named Bindu [or Bindumān] and from Bindu's wife Saraghā there was a child carrying the name Madhu. Thereafter a son came called Vīravrata who took birth from Madhu's wife Sumanā. From Vīravrata's wife Bhojā two sons were born named Manthu and Pramanthu and from Manthu's wife Satyā, Bhauvana was born. From his wife Dūshanā a son was born named Tvashthā and from Tvashthā's wife Virocanā there was a son named Viraja. From Viraja's wife Vishūcī a hundred sons [and grandsons] and one daughter were born with S'atajit as the first one.

(16) About Viraja there is the following verse: 'King Viraja, who fathered a hundred sons, is by his reputation as great a jewel, to this dynasty stemming from Priyavrata [see 5.1], as Lord Vishnu is among the demigods.'

 

 

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Text 1

S'rī S'uka said: 'The son of Bharata named Sumati who followed the path of Rishabha, will in this age of Kali, by some heretics lacking in civilization be considered a godhead, according to a self-made, unsubstantial idea not found in the Vedas [see also 5.6: 9]
S'rī S'uka said: 'The son of Bharata, carrying the name Sumati, will, by some heretics who follow the path of Rishabha and are lacking in civilization, in this age of Kali, to a self-made sinful idea contrary to the Veda, be thought of as a godhead [see also 5.6: 9].  (Vedabase)

 

Text 2

From the womb of Sumati's wife Vriddhasenā a son was born named Devatājit.

From Sumati was from the womb of his wife Vriddhasenā born a son named Devatājit. (Vedabase)

 

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Thereafter from Āsurī a son of Devatājit was born who was called Devadyumna. From the womb of Devadyumna's wife Dhenumatī the son Parameshthhī appeared from whose wife Suvarcalā the son Pratīha appeared.

Thereafter was from Āsurī a son of Devatājit born called Devadyumna. From him was there from Dhenumatī the son Parameshthhī of whom from Suvarcalā the son Pratīha appeared. (Vedabase)

 

Text 4

He [Pratīha] who personally propounded the science of self-realization, was a purified soul of perfect understanding who always remembered the Original Personality.

He, in his lifetime instructing many on the science of selfrealization, was personally very advanced in a perfect understanding of the great Original Personality. (Vedabase)

 

Text 5

From Pratīha's wife Suvarcalā three sons were born named Pratihartā, Prastotā and Udgātā, who were all expert in the Vedic rituals. Pratihartā's wife Stutī gave birth to the two sons Aja and Bhūmā.

From Pratīha his wife Suvarcalā came the three sons, Pratihartā, Prastotā and Udgātā into being, who were all expert in the vedic ritual, and from Pratihartā brought Stutī the two sons Aja and Bhūmā into existence. (Vedabase)

 

Text 6

From Bhūmā's wife Rishikulyā Udgītha was born, from him Prastāva was born from the womb of Devakulyā, and Prastāva begot in his wife Niyutsā the son Vibhu. From Vibhu's wife Ratī, further Prithushena was born who in Ākūti begot a son called Nakta. From Nakta there was a son born from the womb of Druti: Gaya. He, being a most exalted wise king famous for his piety, was by his qualities recognized as a direct expansion of the Supreme  Soul, Lord Vishnu, who took his birth for the purpose of protecting the entire world. He, moved by pure goodness, became the leading personality [the mahāpurusha] in society.

From Bhūmā his wife Rishikulyā there was Udgītha, from him was from Devakulyā Prastāva born, and in Prastāva his wife Niyutsā was begotten the son Vibhu. From Vibhu his wife Ratī was also Prithushena born from whom Nakta was born out of Ākūti. From Nakta there was a son of Druti: Gaya. He was a most exalted wise king famous for his piety since he was born directly from the Supreme Lord Vishnu for the purpose of protecting the whole world. He, conceived in pure goodness was recognized as an integral part [kalā] of the Supreme Soul and achieved to be the leading personality [the mahāpurusha] in society. (Vedabase)

  

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In the performance of his duties he protected his subjects by maintaining them [poshana], he made them happy in all respects [prīnana], treated them as his children [upalālana] and sometimes chastised them as a king [anus'āsana]. He in every respect performed all the prescribed religious ceremonies for the Supreme Lord, the great Personality and source of all living beings who is the Supreme Brahman [in person]. By his surrender, the many of his spiritual qualities and by his service of the lotus feet of the self-realized souls, he managed to be of devotional service unto the Supreme Lord, for he, who in the purest consciousness continuously was absorbed in the soul, had personally realized the cessation of all identification with his material self. Despite his awareness of his exalted spiritual position he, remaining without any false pride [demonstrations of power], ruled the entire world strictly according to the Vedic principles.

He, truthful in his duties, protected his subjects maintaining them [poshana]; he made them happy in all respects [prīnana] treating them as his children [upalālana], sometimes chastising them as a king [anus'āsana]. He performed all the prescribed religious ceremonies for the Supreme Lord, the great Personality and source of all beings, the Supreme Brahman, in every respect. By his surrender, the many of his spiritual qualities, and by his service to the lotus feet of the self-realized, achieved he it to be of devotional service unto the Supreme Lord because he, also in the purest consciousness being continuously saturated within himself, personally had realized the cessation of all identification with his material self. Despite of his awareness of his exalted spiritual position he remained without any false prestige in ruling this way the whole world strictly to the vedic principles.' (Vedabase)

 

Text 8

Oh son of Pāndu, they who are versed in the truth of the Purāna sing for the eulogy of Gaya the following poetic verses:

'O son of Pāndu, for the eulogy of Gaya are it these poetic verses that are sung by the ones versed in the puranic truth: (Vedabase)

 

Text 9

'Who else would be capable of doing what King Gaya did? Who else but an integral part of the Lord can be so widely respected for his Vedic knowledge, for the performance of so many sacrifices, as a defender of righteousness with every kind of opulence, as the dean of the assembly of the truthful souls and as a servant of the devotees?

'It was king Gaya who by his performance of the rituals lead the way back to all the sacrifices; respected the world all over for the full of his vedic awareness is he, as the protector of the righteousness with all kinds of opulence, the dean of the assembly of the truthful, and is he, apart from being an integral part of the Supreme Lord, the servant of the devotees and all alike. (Vedabase)


Text 10

All chaste and devoted daughters of Daksha, whose blessings always come true, with great satisfaction sprinkled him with sanctified water [at his coronation]. And with mother earth, who is  like a cow that spontaneously drips milk, he selflessly fulfilled all desires of the people on this planet.

All women chaste and devoted bathed him, with sanctified water, with great satisfaction as the true one deserving the blessings of the daughters of Daksha; like the cow of mother earth spontaneously dripping milk, fulfilled he selflessly all desires of the people on this planet. (Vedabase)

 

Text 11

[With all the rites] being of respect for every part of the Vedas, yielded him all that one could wish for, even though he was free from desires, and all the kings, satisfied about the opposition he offered on the battlefield, paid tribute to him, just as the brahmins did with one sixth of the benedictions of a next life when he respected them righteously. 

Without desire being in respect of every part of the Vedas yielded him all that was desired and all the royalty pleased by his stand in defense of the principles thus paid tribute to him, just as did all the brahmins in their dedicating one sixth of their blessings to his afterlife. (Vedabase)

 

Text 12

King Indra got intoxicated drinking too much of the soma of the sacrifices [of Gaya] in favor of the Supreme Lord, the soul of all sacrifices, the result of which He [Vishnu] personally accepted because of  the purity of his devotion and steadiness in devotional service.

Of him got, by his exploits in favor of the Supreme Lord, the soul of sacrifice, king Indra greatly intoxicated in drinking all the soma; the result of his offering in worship was [by Vishnu] personally accepted for his purity in devotion and steadiness in devotional service. (Vedabase)

 

Text 13

When one satisfies the Lord in the sacrificial arena one directly propitiates all the gods beginning with Lord Brahmā, including the complete of human society, the lower creatures and the plants and grasses. Despite being satisfaction personified, the Lord derived great satisfaction from Gaya!'

The way he, as the maintainer of all, in his delighting in the sacrificial arena, beginning with Lord Brahmā instantly satisfied all the gods and lower creatures, the whole of human society and the plants and the grasses, derived He indeed, even though He in person is satisfied by nature, great satisfaction from Gaya.' (Vedabase)

 

Text 14-15

From his wife Gayantī three sons Citraratha, Sugati and Avarodhana were born. From Citraratha's wife Ūrnā Samrāth was born and from him Marīci was born from Utkalā. Marīci's wife Bindumatī gave birth to a child named Bindu [or Bindumān] and from Bindu's wife Saraghā there was a child carrying the name Madhu. Thereafter a son came called Vīravrata who took birth from Madhu's wife Sumanā. From Vīravrata's wife Bhojā two sons were born named Manthu and Pramanthu and from Manthu's wife Satyā, Bhauvana was born. From his wife Dūshanā a son was born named Tvashthā and from Tvashthā's wife Virocanā there was a son named Viraja. From Viraja's wife Vishūcī a hundred sons [and grandsons] and one daughter were born with S'atajit as the first one.

From his wife Gayantī were three sons Citraratha, Sugati and Avarodhana born, from Citraratha his wife Ūrnā was born Samrāth and from him there was from Utkalā Marīci. From Marīci's wife Bindumatī there was a child named Bindu and from Bindu's wife Saraghā there was a child with the name of Madhu, whereupon from Madhu his wife Sumanā there came a son called Vīravrata. From Vīravrata's wife Bhojā were born two sons named Manthu and Pramanthu and from Manthu his wife Satyā there was Bhauvana. From him was from Dūshanā one son named Tvashthā born, and from Tvashthā his wife Virocanā there was a son named Viraja. Of Viraja his wife Vishūcī took birth a hundred sons headed by S'atajit as well as one daughter. (Vedabase)

 

Text 16

About Viraja there is the following verse: 'King Viraja, who fathered a hundred sons, is by his reputation as great a jewel, to this dynasty stemming from Priyavrata [see 5.1], as Lord Vishnu is among the demigods.'

From this dynasty stemming from Priyavrata [see 5.1] there is the following verse: 'In his repute is Viraja, who had a hundred sons, as great an emblem as Lord Vishnu is to the demigods.' (Vedabase)

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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