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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 1:
Sri Paraasharah -
Yaavat cha brahma lokaat sa kakudmee raivato naabhyeti taavat [[23]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***punyajana samnjyaa raakshasaah taam asya pureem kushasthaleem
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nijaghnuh | ***Sri Paraasharar - When this Kakudmi Raivata went to *Brahma loka, *Kushasthalee was without a proper ruler; till he returned, the raakshasaas by name Punyajana, destroyed the city of Kushasthalee. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 2:
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Tat cha asya bhraatru shatam punyajanatraasaaddisho bheje | ***Raivata had hundred brothers, and he was the eldest. Because of not being able to tolerate the cruelty of Punyajana raakshasaas, these brothers ran away in all directions. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 3:
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Tat anvayaah cha kshatriyaah sarva dikshu abhavan | ***Because of this, all the brothers of Kakudmi Raivata, they had their children, and so Kshatriyaas were present in all directions. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 4:
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Vrushtasya api vaarshtakam kshatram abhavat | ***Vrushta was another son of Manu, and his vamsha is Vaarshtaka. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 5:
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Naabhaagasya aatmajo naabhaaga samjnyo abhavat |*** Naabhaaga had a son by name Naabhaaga itself. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 6:
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Tasya api ambareeshah | ***His son was Ambareesha. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 7:
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Ambareeshasya api viroopo abhavat | ***Ambareesha had a son Viroopa. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 8:
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Viroopaat prushadashvo jajnye | ***Viroopa had a son Prushadashva. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 9:
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Tatah cha ratheetarah | ***His son was Ratheetara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 10:
Atra ayam shlokah -
Ete kshatra prasootaa vai punah cha aangirasaah smrutaah |
Ratheetaraanaam pravaraah kshetra upetaa dvijaatayah || iti | [[24]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 There is a well known shloka with respect to Ratheetara - Though Ratheetaraas are of Kshatriya vamsha, they somehow got connected with Aangeerasa gotra, and they became called as Aangirasaas. From Kshatriya vamsha, they became Brahmins. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Eta iti | Ratheetaraanaam pravaraah - Vamshyaah kenachit
sambandhena angirogana pravishtatvaat kshatrajatvaat cha brahma
kshatrataam gataah | Eteshaam hi tapasya eva brahmatvam, yathaa
aaha vaayuh - * Vishvaamitro narapatih maandhaataa samkrutih
kapih | Vaardhraashvah purukutsah cha bhaasvaan grutsamadah
prabhuh | Arshtishenah ajameedhah cha cchaago gaargyah tathaa
eva cha | Kaksheevaan cha viroopah cha mudgalo haritah tathaa |
Ratheetarah cha kanvah cha vishnu vruddhaadayo nrupaah |
Kahstropetaa dvijaa hi ete tapasaa charshitaam gataah | iti | ***Because of some relationship, they got connected with Angira gotra, and because they were also kshatriyaas, being born to Ratheetara, they became brahma-kshatraas. By doing tapas, they became Braahmanaas. In the Vaayu Puraana, it is said that starting with Vishvaamitra, through tapas, they became Brahmins. Vishvaamitra, even though a Kshatriya, became a Brahmin because of his background - brahma-kshatra. They got connected with Braahmana, they are Brahma kshatraas. Through tapas, they could become Brahmins. Many names are told here - they all became rishis through tapas. This continues further, which we see next. We are studying Amsha 4, Chapter 2, where Manu’s vamsha anucharita is being told, the details of his son’s vamsha were told, Naabhaaga, and Ratheetara. And the people belonging to Ratheetara’s clan, became brahmakshatraas, was told, having got connected with Angirasa gotra. Continuing further, now, Ikshvaaku vamsha details will be told.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 11:
Kshutavatah cha manoh ikshvaakuh putro jajnye ghraanatah | ***When he was sneezing once, from his nose, Ikshvaaku was born from Manu.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Tasya putra shata pradhaanaah vikukshi nimi dandaakhyaah trayah
putraah babhoovuh | ***He had hundred sons, and the prominent ones were *Vikukshi, Nimi, *Danda.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 13:
Shakuni pramukhaah panchaashat putraah uttaraapatha rakshitaaro
babhoovuh | ***Shakuni and other fifty sons, became protectors of the northern part, Uttara patha.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 14:
Chatvaarimshat ashtou cha dakshinaapatha bhoopaalaah | ***Forty-eight of them were ruling the southern part.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 15:
Sa cha ikshvaakuh ashtakaayaam utpaadya shraaddha arham
maamsamaanayeti vikukshim aajnyaapayaamaasa | ***Ikshvaaku, once started to perform Ashtaka Shraaddha, and ordered his son Vikukshi to go and get maamsa which is fit for offering to the pitrus in that Ashtaka Shraaddha.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 16:
Tathaa iti gruheeta aajnyo vidhruta sharaasano vanam abhyetya
anekasho mrugaan hatvaa shraanto ati kshut pareeto vikukshirekam
shasham abhakshat, shesham cha maamsamaaneeya pitre
nivedayaamaasa | ***Vikukshi said that he would do it, and accepted. Taking his bow and arrows, having gone to the forest, he killed many animals, and was extremely tired, and became very hungry; he ate one hare from the animals he had killed and collected. The remaining, he brought and gave to his father. [[26]] of 249
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 17:
Ikshvaakunaa ikshvaaku kula aachaaryo vasishthah tat prokshanaaya
coditah praaha, alam anena amedhyena aamishena, duraatmanaa
anena tava putrena etat maamsam upahatam yato anena shasho
bhakshitah | ***Ikshvaaku took it to his aachaarya, Vasishtha, to make it shuddha by doing prokshana. Vasishtha tells him “What is this you have brought? This is not fit for the shraaddha”. Your bad son has spoilt this maamsa which you have brought for the purpose of Ashtaka Shraaddha, because he has eaten one hare out of that, and this is bhukta shesha, and is not fit to be offered in the Ashtaka Shraaddha. This is not sacred anymore, and is impure.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 18:
Tatah cha asou vikukshih gurunaa evam uktah shashaada samjnyaam
avaapa, pitraa cha parityaktah | ***The father rejected Vikukshi, and sent him off. Vikukshi came to be known as Shashaada, one who ate off a hare.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 19:
Pitari uparate chaasou akhilaam etaam pruthveem dharmatah
shashaasa | He was sent out of the country. After his father died, Shashaada ruled over the entire earth in a proper way following the dharma.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 20:
Shashaadasya tasya puranjayo naama putro abhavat | ***Shashaada had a son by name Puranjaya.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 21:
Tasya idam cha anyat | [[27]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 The story about how Puranjaya came to be called as Kakustha, is going to be told now.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Tasya iti | Idam cha anyat - tasya puranjayasya kakutstha iti naama
| ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 22:
Puraa hi tretaayaam deva asura yuddham ati bheeshanam abhavat | ***Long back, in Tretaa yuga, there was a very fierce battle between devaas and asuraas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 23:
Tatra cha atibalibhih asuraih amaraah paraajitaah te bhagavantam
vishnum aaraadhayaanchakruh | ***The powerful demons, asuraas, defeated the gods there. All the gods, being defeated by the powerful asuraas, started worshipping *Bhagavaan *Vishnu.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 24:
Prasannah cha devaanaam anaadinidhano akhila jagat paraayano
naaraayanah praaha | ***Vishnu got pleased with their worship, and He, One who has no beginning and no end, the sole Refuge for the entire world, none other than Naaraayana, said thus -
Anaadinidhana is aadi nidhana rahitah.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 25:
Jnyaatam etat mayaa yushmaabhih yat abhilashitam, tat artham
idam shrooyataam | [[28]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 I have known what you are desiring, O devaas. Listen to Me, for achieving what you want.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 26:
Puranjayo naama raajarsheh shashaadasya tanayah kshatriya varo
yah tasya shareere aham amshena svayam eva avateerya taan
asheshaan asuraan nihanishyaami; tat bhavadbhih puranjayo asura
vadhaartham udyogam kaaryataam iti | ***Vishnu says - That Raajarshi Shashaada, his son Puranjaya is a very excellent Kshatriya. A part of Mine is going to enter his body, a part of Me is going to manifest in him, and then I am going to kill all the asuraas. You have to go and talk to Puranjaya, make him agree to fight on your side, against the asuraas. You have to approach him, request him and make him agree for that.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 27:
Etat cha shrutvaa pranamya bhagavantam vishnum amaraah
puranjaya sakaasham ajagmuh oochuh cha enam | ***Having heard this, and having bowed down to Bhagavaan Vishnu, all the gods came to Puranjaya, and told him thus -
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 28:
Bhobhoh kshatriya varya asmaabhih abhyarthitena bhavataa
asmaakam araati vadha udyataanaam kartavyam saahaayyam
icchaamah; tat bhavataa asmaakam abhyaagataanaam pranaya
bhango na kaaryam iti uktah puranjayah praaha | ***O excellent Kshatriya! We are requesting you to help us, in a war where we are trying to defeat the asuraas, who are our enemies. We want to kill our enemies who are the asuraas. We are requesting your help in this endeavour. Please do not turn us down and disrespect us. Please agree to help us.
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Bhobho iti | Pranaya bhangam - pranayo yaa …| [[29]] of 249
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 29:
Trailokyanaatho yah ayam raajaa yushmaakam indrah shata kratuh,
asya yadi aham shandhaadhiroodho yushmat araatibhih saha yotsye
tat aham bhavataam sahaayah syaam | ***Puranjaya puts a condition that “Your king Indra is there. If I am seated on his back, and fight with your enemies, then I will be willing to help you all”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 30:
Iti aakarnya samasta devaih indrena cha baadham iti eva
samanvicchitam | ***Having heard this, all the gods and Indra, agreed to his request, that he can sit on the back of Indra, and then fight the asuraas.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Iti iti | Samanvicchitam anumatam | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 31:
Tatah cha shatakratoh vrushabharoopa dhaarinah kakudi sthito
ati(to) rosha samanvito bhagavatah charaachara guroh achyutasya
tejasaa aapyaayito deva asura sangraame samastaan eva asuraan
nijaghaana | ***Indra took the form of a bull. Puranjaya sat on his back. Being extremely angry, he was powered by the tejas of Achyuta, who is the Supreme Lord of all movables and immovables. He had great valour and power infused into him, through Vishnu. In the war between devaas and asuraas, he killed all the asuraas.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 32:
Yatah cha vrushabha kakudi sthitena tena raajnyaa daitya balam
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Because he was seated on the bull’s back, and he defeated the entire army of the asuraas, he became to be known as Kakutstha, from then on.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 33:
Kakusthasya apyanenaah putro abhavat | ***Kakutstha had a son by name Anenas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 34:
Pruthuh anenasah | ***Anenas had a son by name Pruthu. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 35:
Pruthoh vishtaraaashvah | ***Pruthu’s son was Vishtaraashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 36:
Tasya api chaandro yuvanaashvah | ***He had a son by name Chaandra Yuvanaashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 37:
Chaandrasya tasya yuvanaashvasya shaavastah yah pureem
shaavasteem niveshayaamaasa | ***Chaandra Yuvanaashva had a son Shaavasta who built a city called Shaavasti.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 38:
Shaavastasya bruhadashvah | ***Shaavasta had a son by name Bruhadashva.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 39:
Tasya api kuvalayaashvah | ***He had a son Kuvalayaashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 40:
Yah asaavudankasya maharsheh apakaarinam dundu naanaanam
asuram vaishnavena tejasaa aapyaayitah putra sahasra eka
vimshatibhih parivruto jaghaana dundumaara sanjnyaam cha avaapa
| ***Udanka rishi was harassed by an asura, by name Dundu. Kuvalayaashva having got the tejas of Vishnu, grew in power. Along with his 21000 children, he killed that demon Dundu, and came to be known as Dundumaara.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Ya iti | Eka vimshatibhih iti etat sankhyeya param | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 41:
Tasya cha tanayaa asamastaa eva dundumukha nishvaasa agninaa
viplushtaa vineshuh | ***But, in that fight, all his sons were burnt by the fire which emitted from Dundu, when he exhaled from his mouth. ***
Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Tasya cha iti | Viplushtaah dagdhaah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 42:
Drudhaashva chandraashva kapilaashvah cha trayah kevalam
sheshitaah | Except three sons - Drudhaashva, Chandraashva, Kapilaashva. *** [[32]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 43:
Drudhashvaat haryashvah | ***Drudhaashva had a son by name Haryashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 44:
Tasmaat cha nikumbhah | ***He had a son Nikumbha.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 45:
Nikumbhasya amitaashvah | ***Nikumbha had a son by name Amitaashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 46:
Tatah cha krushaashvah | ***He had a son Krushaashva.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 47:
Tasmaat cha prasenajit | ***Krushaashva’s son was Prasenajit.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 48:
Prasenajito yuvanaashvo abhavat | ***Prasenajit had a son Yuvanaashva.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 49:
Tasya cha aputrasya ati nirvedaat muneenaam aashrama mandale
nivasato dayaalubhih munibhih apatya utpaadaanaaya ishtih krutaa
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Yuvanaashva did not have children. He was filled with extreme grief. He used to live near the aashrama of sages. The sages saw his grief, and out of compassion, they performed an Ishti, Putrakaameshti, in order to get him a son.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 50:
Tasyaam cha madhyaraatrou nivruttaayaam mantra poota jala
poornam kalasham vedi madhye niveshya te munayah sushupuh | ***After the Ishti got over, during the midnight, they all went to sleep. Before that, the mantra poota jala, the kalasha which had the water which was sanctified with the mantraas during the Ishti, they kept it in the middle of that vedi, and went to sleep.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 51:
Supteshu teshu ateeva trutpareetah sah bhoopaalah tam aashramam
vivesha | ***That king Yuvanaashva, in the middle of the night, he got extreme thirst, and he came to the aashrama in search of water. He entered into the aashrama.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 52:
Suptaan cha taan rusheen naiva utthaapayaamaasa | ***He did not wake up the munis who were all sleeping.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Suptaan iti | Naivotthaapayaamaasa kshut trut kshaama
kanthatvaat nidraa bhanga bhayaat vaa | The king was already suffering from hunger and thirst, and his throat was very weak, he could not even speak, or he was scared of waking up the sages. He did not wake them up, because he thought they would lose their sleep. *** [[34]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 53:
Tat cha kalasha jalam aparimeya maahatmaya mantra pootam papou
| ***He was looking for water, and found in that kalasha the water kept, which was actually sanctified by all the mantraas. He took that water and drank it.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 54:
Prabuddhaah cha rushayah papracchuh kena etan mantra pootam
vaari peetam | ***When they woke up in the morning, the rishis did not find water in that kalasha, and they asked who drank this water kept in this kalasha.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 55:
Atra hi peete raajnyo yuvanaashvasya patnee mahaabala
paraakramam putram janayishyati; iti aakarnya sa raajaa ajaanataa
mayaa peetam iti aaha | ***If this king Yuvanaashva’s wife drinks this water, she is going to give birth to a very powerful son. Then, the king said - “I was not aware of that, so I drank that water in the middle of the night”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 56:
Garbhah cha yuvanaashvasya udare abhavat kramena cha vavrudhe | ***Because of the power of the mantra poota jala, Yuvanaashva became pregnant, and his womb started to grow.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 57:
Praapta samayah cha dakshinaagunthena kukshim avanipateh
nirbhidya sa nishchakaama | ***When it became the right time, for the birth of the child, with its right thumb tore the stomach of this king, and it came out.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 58:
Sa cha asou raajaa mamaara | ***Then the king died.
There is a paathaantara which says that the king did not die.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Sa iti | Sa cha asou raajaa mamaara | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 59:
Jaato naamaisha kam dhaasyati iti te munayah prochuh | ***All the rishis said - “This boy is born now, who is going to feed him?”.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Jaata iti | Kam dhaasyati iti stanaabhaavaat | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 60:
Atha aagatya devaraajo abraveet maam ayam dhaasyati iti | ***Devaraaja Indra came there and said - “He will feed on me”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 61:
Tato maandhaatru naama so abhavat; vaktre cha asya pradeshini
devendrena nyastaa taam papou | ***So, he became King Maandhaatru. He kept his pointing finger, in the baby’s mouth, and then that started to chew on that.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 62:
Taam cha amruta sraavineem aasvaadya ahne eva sa vyavardhata | [[36]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 The pointing finger of Devendra had amruta, and the boy licked that. Within a day, Maandhaatru grew up.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 63:
Tatah tu maandhaataa chakravartee sapta dveepaam maheem
bubhuje | ***The entire earth having seven dveepaas, the entire area, Maandhaatru chakravarti ruled over that.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 64:
Tatra ayam shlokah | ***There is a very famous shloka in respect of Maandhaatru.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 65:
Yaavat sooryah udeti astam yaavat cha pratitishthati |
Sarvam tat youvanaashvasya maandhaatuh kshetram uchyate || ***The Sun never sets in Maandhaatru’s kingdom, is the gist of this. As long as the Sun rises, and as long as it sets, meaning where the Sun rises first, and sets last, the entire land belongs to Maandhaatru, who is son of Youvanaashva.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Yaavat iti | Yaavat taavat cha saakalye | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 66:
Maandhaataa shatabindo durhitaram bindumateem upayeme | ***Maandhaatru married Bindumati, daughter of Shatabindu.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Purukutsam ambareesham muchukundam cha tasyaam putra trayam
utpaadayaamaasa | ***He had three sons - Purukutsa, Ambareesha, Muchukunda, through his wife Bindumati.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 68:
Panchaashat duhitarah tasyaam eva tasya nrupateh babhoovuh | ***The king also had fifty daughters, through Bindumati.
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Now, Saubhari’s famous story is going to be narrated here. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 69:
Etasmin antare bahvruchah Saubharih naama maharshih antarjale
dvaadashaabdam kaalam uvaasa | ***At this time, Saubhari Rishi, who was well versed in the Rig Veda, was performing penance under water. He lived under water for 12 years.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 70:
Tatra cha antarjale sammado naam ati bahuprajo atimaatra
pramaano meena adhipatih aaseet | ***There was a king fish, by name Sammada in that water, he saw, which was very huge, and it had a huge family.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 71:
Tasya cha putra poutra douhitraah prushtato agratah paarshvayoh
paksha puccha shirasaam cha upari bhramantah tena eva sadaa
aharnisham ati nirvrutaa remire | ***That king fish had sons, grandsons, grand-daughters, and this family was moving around in his side, his top, his front, on his fins, tail, a huge family. All the time, day and night, he was enjoying, and this king fish had great joy in the company of his huge family.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 72:
Sa cha apatya sparsha upacheemana praharsha prakarsho bahu
prakaaram tasya rusheh pashyatah svaih putra poutra
douhitraadibhih saha anudinam sutaraam reme | ***With the touch of his children and grand-children, his joy used to increase every moment; Rishi Saubhari started seeing that, and in many many ways, that king fish Sammada, used to get more and more joy out of the touch of his family, with the playing and roaming around him. Everyday, they used to enjoy and have a very nice time. Saubhari was going on seeing this everyday under the water.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 73:
Atha antarjalou avasthitah shoubharih ekaagrataa samaadhim
apahaaya anudinam tasya matsyasya aatmaja poutra
douhitraadibhih saha ati ramaneeyam laalitam avekshya achintayat
| ***The concentration of Saubhari was destroyed, he got totally disturbed, who was living under the water; he gave up the utmost concentration, samaadhi which he had achieved. He started to see every day the kind of joy and wonderful time that the fish had with its children, grandchildren, and he started to think thus -
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Atha iti | Laalitam kreeditam | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 74:
Aho dhanyo ayam eedrusham api anabhimatam yah anyataram
avaapya ebhih aatmaja poutra douhitraadibhih saha ramamaano
ateeva asmaakam spruhaam utpaadayati | ***This king fish is really a blessed one, that even though he is born in such a lowly birth, which is not desired at all, as a fish, with his sons and grandsons, he is enjoying every day, he is also making me get this desire.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Vayam api evam putraadibhih saha lalitam ramishyaama iti evam
abhikaankshan sa tasmaat antarjalaat nishkramya santaanaaya
niveshtukaamah kanyaartham maandhaataaram raajaanam agacchat
| ***He said - Let me also enjoy like this with my family, with sons; I also want to enjoy. Desiring thus, he came out of the water, he was interested in getting married in order to beget children, he went to Maandhaatru in order to seek a bride for himself.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Vayam iti | Niveshtukaamah udvodhukaamah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 76:
Aagamana shravana samanantaram cha utthaaya tena raajnyaa
samyak arghyaadinaa poojitah krutaasana parigrahah Saubharih
uvaacha raajaanam | ***After he came there, the king gave a lot of respect and enquired about Saubhari, the king offered him arghya, showed all the respect shown for a rishi, and after this, Saubhari asked the king thus -
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 77:
Saubharih -
Niveshtukaamo asmi narendra kanyaam prayaccha me maa pranayam
vibhaanksheeh |
Na hi arthinah kaaryavashaat upetaah kakustha vamshe vimukhaah
prayaanti || ***Saubhari - O King, I am interested in getting married. Please do give me a daughter in hand for marriage. Don’t break my desire, don’t reject me. If someone approaches any king in the Kakustha vamsha, desiring something, they will not be sent empty handed in this Kakustha vamsha.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Niveshtukaama iti | Pranayam yaachnyaam, maam vibhaanksheeh -
bhagnam maa kruthaah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 78:
Anye api santi eva nrupaah pruthivyaam maaghaantareshaam
tanayaah prasootaah |
Kim tu arthinaam arthita daana deekshaa kruta vratam shlaaghyam
idam kulam te || ***O Maandhaataa, there are many other kings also there, in this world, who also have daughters. Your kula, Ikshvaaku vamsha is very famous, and you have taken a deekshaa that if someone comes and asks something, that desire will be fully fulfilled. Kings of your Kakutstha vamsha have taken a deekshaa, vow that the requests of those who come asking for something, will be fulfilled. That is why I have come to you.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 79:
Shataardha samkhyaah tava santi kanyaah taasaam mamaikaam
nrupate prayaccha |
Yat praarthanaa bhanga bhayaat bibhemi tasmaat aham raaja vara
ati dukhaat || ***I know that you have 50 daughters, give me one daughter in hand, and I would like to marry her. I hope you will not break my request, you will not reject me and turn down my request.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Shataardha iti | Ati dukhaat praarthanaa bhanga bhayaat bibhemi iti
yat tasmaat kanyaam prayaccha | ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 80:
Sri Paraasharah -
Iti rushi vachanam aakarnya sa raajaa jaraa jarjharita deham tam
rushim aalokya pratyaakhyaana kaatarah tasmaat cha shaapa
bheeto bibhyat kinchit adhomukhah chiram dadhyou | [[41]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Paraasharah - The king listened to the rishi, and saw that the rishi was very old, with the jataa, unshaven, very old with old age, and he wanted to tell him “No”, but he was scared that he would give him a curse, shaapa, and put his face down and started to think for a long time.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Iti iti | Shaapatah - shaapaat kaaranaat | Tasmaat muneh bibhyat | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 81:
Saubharih uvaacha -
Narendra kasmaat samupaishi chintaam asahyam uktam na mayaa
atra kinchit |
Yaa avashyadeyaa tanayaa tayaa eva krutaarthataa no yadi kim na
labdhaa || ***Saubhari - I have not told anything which is unbearable to you. Why are you worried? You have to honour my request and give me one daughter in marriage. Why am I not able to get this request fulfilled from you?
The moment I asked, you should have given. Why have you not given?
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Narendra iti | Kim na labdhvaa kim na lapsyate? Karmani lrut | Na
labdham iti paathe, mayaa kim na labdham ? Krutaartho asmi iti
arthah | ***You will be fulfilling my request. Why am I not getting this request fulfilled?
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 82:
Sri Paraasharah -
Atha tasya bhagavatah shaapa bheetah sah prashrayah tam uvaacha
asou raajaa | [[42]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Paraasharah - Being extremely scared of his shaapa, the king tells him with great respect -
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 83:
Raajaa -
Bhagavan asmat kula sthitih iyam ya eva kanyaa abhih uchito
abhijanavaan varah tasmai kanyaa pradeeyate bhagavat yaachnyaa
cha asmat manorathaanaam api ati gocharavartinee katham api
eshaam sanjaataa | Tat evam upasthite na vidmah kim karma iti
etat mayaa achintyata iti abhihite cha tena bhoobhujaa munih
achintayat | ***In our kula, Kakutstha vamsha, there is a practice that whoever the girl desires, only to him the girl will be given in marriage. Now, I am unable to do what I have to do, as you are asking me this. What can I do, you have got this kind of desire. That is why, I do not know what to do. That is why I was worried. Then the muni tells the king thus -
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Bhagavan iti | Bhavat yaanchaa manorathaanaam agochara vartinee
atyanta durlabhaa, katham api eshaa sanjaataa daivaat | ***
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Saubhari knew this. He thinks in his mind - “O, this is the plan that the king is having, in order to send be back empty handed”. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 84:
Ayam anyo asmat pratyaakhyaana upaayah, vruddho ayam
anabhimatah streenaam kimuta kanyakaanaam iti amunaa
sanchintya etat abhihitam, evam astu tathaa karishyaami iti
sanchintya maandhaataaram uvaacha | ***He thought - O, I am very old. I am not desired by women, what to talk about young girls. Thinking like this only, the king is worried; he is not telling me straight. Let it be. I will find a suitable way to get my desire fulfilled. Thinking like this, Saubhari told Maandhaatru -
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Yadi evam tadaadishyatam asmaakam praveshaaya kanyaa
antahpuram varshavarah, yadi kanyaa eva kaachit maam abhilashati
tadaa aham daara sangraham karishyaami; anyathaa chet tat alam
asmaakam etena ateeta kaalaarambhena iti uktvaa viraraama | ***If that is your worry, and if this is the general rule in your vamsha, that the girl will get in marriage whomever she desires, then send a varshavara (assistant employed in antahpuraas), and let him allow me to enter the antahpura of your daughters. If any of your daughters likes to marry me, then only, I will take her in hand for marriage. Otherwise, I will not be worried, and there is no problem, I will just go back. Let us not delay anymore, allow me to enter into the antahpura of your daughters. If anyone willingly wants to take me, as husband, then I will accept her.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 86:
Tatah cha maandhaatraa muni shaapa shankitena kanyaa antahpura
varshavarah samaajnyaptah | ***Then, Maandhaatru was again scared of the shaapa of muni, not to say no to him; and allowed him to go into the antahpura of his daughters. ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 87:
Tena saha kanyaa antahpuram pravishan eva bhagavaan akhila
siddha gandharva manushyebhyah atishayena kamaneeyam roopam
akarot | ***Along with him, the king sent the varshavara also to the antahpura. Rishi Saubhari had so much of tapas shakti, that he became a very young person, and was looking more beautiful and handsome, he took a form which was more pleasing than any of the siddhaas, gandharvaas.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 88:
Praveshya cha tam rushim antahpure varshavarah taah kanyaah
praaha | ***After having made him to enter, he told all the daughters.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 89:
Bhagavateenaam janayitaa mahaaraajah samaajnyaapayati | ***One who took Saubhari told the daughters, “Your father, the king has given you this message”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 90:
Ayam asmaan brahmarshih kanyaartham samabhyaagatah | ***This brahmarshi has come asking for a daughter in marriage.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 91:
Mayaa cha asya pratijnyaatam yadi asmat kanyaa yaa kaachit
bhagavantam varayati tat kanyaah cchande na aham
paripanthaanam karishyaami iti aakarnya sarvaa eva taah kanyaah
saanuraagaah sapramadaah karaneneva ibha yoothapatim tam
rushim aham ahamikayaa varayaam babhoovuh oochuh cha | ***The king has told Saubhari rishi that “If any of my daughters desires you, then I will not stop it. Whoever desires, I will not stop their desire and will give them in hand to you for marriage”. All the daughters started to like him so much, like a female elephant who wants to go after the head of the elephant herd, like that, they started telling “I will marry him, I will marry him”. They all started to select him as their groom.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Mayaa iti | Chande - icchaayaam, paripanthaanam pratikoolyam |
Sapramaadaah | Pramaado harshah | ***
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 92:
Alam bhaginyo aham imam vrunomi vrunomi aham na esha tava
anuroopah |
Mama eshaa bhartaa vidhinaa eva srushtah srushtaa aham asya
upashamanam prayaahi || [[45]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 One girl tells all her sisters that “You go away, I will take him as my husband. He is not fit for you. He has been created as my husband only. I have been created by Brahma to be the wife of this Saubhari only”.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 93:
Vruto mayaa ayam prathamam mayaa ayam gruham vishan eva
vinihyase kim |
Mayaa mayaa iti kshitipaatmajaanaam tat artham atyanta kalih
babhoova || ***The start fighting - “He first chose me, he first chose me. As soon as he entered, I have been chosen by him”. Like this, they started fighting among themselves. There was a lot of commotion.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Vruto iti | Kalih kalahah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 94:
Yadaa tu sarvaabhih ateeva haardaat vrutah sah kanyaabhih
anindya keertih |
Tadaa sa kanyaa adhikruto nrupaaya yathaavat aachashta vinamra
moortih || ***When Saubhari was selected with great liking by all of them, this was reported to the king that “This is what is happening. Everyone wants to marry him only”
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 95:
Sri Paraasharah -
Tat avagamya kim etat katham etat kim karomi mayaa abhihitam iti
aakulamatih anicchan api kathamapi raajaa anumene | ***The king was totally confused. What is happening and how can it happen? He was totally disturbed in his mind. But, even though he was not interested, he had to agree. [[46]] of 249
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 96:
Kruta anuroopa vivaahah cha maharshih sakalaa eva taah kanyaah
svam aashramam anayat | **Having married all the 50 daughters of Maandhaatru, he took all of them to his aashrama. *
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 97:
Tatra cha ashesha shilpa kalpa pranetaaram dhaataaram iva anyam
vishvakarmaanam aahooya sakala kanyaanaam ekaikasyaah
protphulla pankajaah koojat kalahamsa kaarandavaadi vihangama
abhiraama jalaashayah topavanaah sa upadhaanaah saavakaashaah
saadhushayaa aparicchadaah praasaadaah kriyantaam iti aadidesha
| ***He goes and invites Vishvakarma there, who is like another Brahma, who sculpts and creates all the structures and buildings, and for each of his wives, he creates one house, with many wonderful things in them; where there were swans in the ponds, bloomed lotus ponds were there, wonderful birds were there, wonderful gardens were there, there were waterfalls, beddings. He had so much tapas shakti that he could invite Vishvakarma and order him to do all these things.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Tatra iti | Shilpa kalpah - shilpa shaastram | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 98:
Tat cha tathaa eva anutishthatam ashesha shilpa vishesha
aachaaryah tvashtaa darshitavaan | ***Vishvakarma did as told by Saubhari, in the same way.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 99:
Tatah parmarshinaa Saubharinaa aajnyaptah teshu gruheshu
anivaaryaananda kunda mahaa nidhi raasaam chakre | [[47]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Having got all of these, there was joy and enjoyment only in each one of these.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Tata iti | Kunda mahaa nidhih - kundaakhya nidhi visheshah | *
Nidhih naa shevadhih bhedaah padma shankaadayo nidheh |
Haapadmaah cha padmaah cha shankhe maharakacchapou | Mukunda
kunda neelaah cha varah cha nidhayo nava | Iti amara simhah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 100:
Tatah anavarata bhakshya bhojya lehya aadi upabhogaih aagata
anugata bhrutyaadeen aharnisham ashesha gruheshu taah kshiteesha
duhitaro bhojayaamaasuh | ***There were wonderful foods, bhakshya, bhojya, lehya, and all the atithis and servants were taken care of in the most wonderful way; the daughters of Maandhaatru started to feed everyone, whoever comes in the house, they used to give wonderful treatment. They had all the kind of pleasures that one can imagine.
***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Tata iti | Anugataah - anucharaah | ***
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 101:
Ekadaa duhitru sneha aakrushta hrudayah sah maheepatih kim ati
duhkitaah taa utu suhkitaa vaa? iti vichintya tasya maharsheh
aashrama sameepam upetya sphurat amshumaalaa lalaamaam
sphatika manimaya praasaada maalaam ati ramya upavana
jalaashayaam dadarsha | ***Once Maandhaatru thought - having given all these daughters in marriage to this old rishi, whether they are filled with grief, or living a happy life? He came near that aashrama, and he saw all these things, where such wonderful buildings were there, with waterfalls and gardens, and was extremely surprised.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 102:
Pravishya cha ekam praasaadam aatmajaam parishvajya kruta
aasana parigrahah pravruddha sneha nayana ambugarbho abraveet | ***With great love, he entered into one of the houses of his daughter, and having embraced his daughter with great love, and seated next to her, he asks her thus -
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 103:
Api atra vatse bhavatyaah sukham uta kinchit asukham? Api te
maharshi snehavaan uta na? Smaryate asmat gruhavaasah? Iti uktaa
tam tanayaa pitaram aaha | ***Are you enjoying life, are you happy, or are you sad? He asks. Is the sage friendly with you, looking after you well, loving you, or not? Do you remember at all your parents house? Then the daughter replies to him.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 104:
Taata ati ramaneeyah praasaadah atra ati manojnyam upavanam
ete kalavaakya aadi vihangama abhirutaah protphulla padmaakara
jalaashayaah mano anukoola bhakshya bhojya anulepana vastra
bhooshana aadi bhogo mrudooni shayana aasanaani sarva sampat
sametam me gaarhasthyam | ***You see all the wonderful garden with the lotus bloomed, and the wonderful birds, which are making such a wonderful chirping noise. Whatever we desire, we get all these food, and drinks and dresses, and all kinds of enjoyments that one can imagine. And all the seats and beddings, which are very soft and wonderful. My family life is having all the wealth that one can imagine, and is most enjoyable.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 105:
Tathaa api kena vaa janma bhoomih na smaryate | Even then, why will I not remember my mother’s house?
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Tvat prasaadaat idam ashesham ati shobhanam | ***Because of your grace only, I have got all these wonderful pleasures and enjoyments.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 107:
Kim tu ekam mama etat dukha kaaranam yat asmat gruhaat
maharshih ayam asmat bhartaa na nishkraamati, mama eva kevalam
ati preetyaa sameepa parivartee, na anyaasaam asmat
bhagineenaam | ***But, I am feeling sad about only one thing. This maharshi, my husband never leaves my house, this is the only aspect in which I am feeling sad, because with great love, he always spends time with me alone, neglecting all my sisters.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 108:
Evam cha mama sodaryo ati dukhitaa iti evam ati dukha kaaranam iti
uktah tayaa dviteeyam praasaadam upetya sva tanayaam
parishvajya upavishtah tathaa eva prushtavaan | ***All my sisters should be feeling sad because he never goes to them, having told thus, he goes to the second daughter’s house. And asked the same question again.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 109:
Tayaa api cha sarvam eva praasaadaadi upabhoga sukham bhrusham
aakhyaatam sva pitre, mama eva kevalam ati preetyaa bhartaa
paarshva parivartee naanyaasaam asmat bhagineenaam iti evam
aadi shrutvaa samasta praasaadeshu raajaa pravishya tanayaah
tathaa eva aprucchat | ***He heard the same thing from the second daughter also that she has all the enjoyments that one can imagine, and that there is only one aspect that she is feeling sad that he never leaves me, spends 24 hours with me only, and that he is very loving. And that the sisters must be feeling very bad.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 He goes to every house, and all his 50 daughters tell the same thing.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 110:
Sarvaabhih cha taabhih tathaa eva abhihitah paritosha vismaya
nirbhara vivasha hrudayo bhagavantam Saubharim ekaanta
avasthitam upetya kruta poojah abraveet | ***He heard the same thing from everyone, he was full of surprise and wonder, and did not know what to do, say. He was overcome with the wonders that he saw. He sees in one house that Saubhari is sitting alone and doing tapas in one place. He goes and worships him and asks him.
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***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 111:
Vishtaste bhagavan sumahaan esha siddhi prabhaavah, na evam
vidham anyasya kasyachit asmaabhih vibhooti vilasitam
upalakshitam iyam etat bhagavatah tapasah phalam iti abhipoojya
tam rushim tatra eva tena rishi varyena saha kanchit kaalam
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abhimata upabhogaan bubhuje svapuram cha jagaama | ***I saw the great power of your siddhi, O Maharshi. I have never seen anyone with this kind of a tapas shakti, what a wonderful tapas shakti you have. Having lived with him for some time, he enjoys all the enjoyments there and returns back to his place. After this, Saubhari Rishi’s story continues. Which we see next. We are studying Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Saubhari Rishi’s story. The kind of tapas siddhi that he had, and the most wonderful things that Maandhaatru king sees, when he goes to see his daughters - the wealth, pleasures and enjoyments they had, and about how Saubhari had taken 50 shareeraas and about how he was spending time with each one of them separately. And then he found him in one place where Saubhari was doing tapas. He is awe-struck with his tapas shakti. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 112:
Kaalena gacchataa tasya taasu raajatanayaasu putrashatam
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saardham abhavat | ***After some time, Saubhari had 150 sons, through all the 50 wives that he had. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 113: *** [[51]] of 249
www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Anudina anuroodha sneha prasarah cha sa tatra ateeva mamataa
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akrushta hrudayah abhavat |*** Day by day, his attachment and love for his family, his children was getting deeper and deeper. His mind was completely stolen by this attachment. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 114:
Api ete asmat putraah kalabhaashinah padbhyaam gaccheyuh? Api
ete youvanino bhaveyuh? Api kruta daaraan etaan pashyema? Api
eshaam putraah bhaveyuh? Api etat putraan putra samanvitaan
pashyema ityaadi manorathaan anudinam kaala sampatti
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pravruddhaan avekshya etat chintayaamaasa | ***Will my sons speak some unintelligible sweet words? Will they start walking? He started to think. Will they grow to be handsome young men? Do I get to see them getting married? Whether they will have children? Whether I will see their sons, their grandsons, great grandsons, will I enjoy all this company, all the good things here, like this, his desires started to grow day by day. A long time was spent like this. At the end, it dawned upon him that - ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 115:
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Aho me mohasya ati vistaarah | ***O what to say of this delusion of mine? I got into this deep attachment. After a long time, it dawned upon him that he was caught in the web of samsaara. Then he repents and tells what all happened to him. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 116:
Manorathaanaam na samaaptih asti varshaayutena api athavaa api
lakshyaih |
Poorneshu poorneshu manorathaanaam utpattayah santi punah
navaanaam || ***There is no end to desires, even after ten thousand years, or hundred thousand years. As and when desires get fulfilled, new and new desires are born in the mind. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Pravishya cha iti | Pravruddhena snehena nayanayoh ambugarbho
yasya sa tathaa uktah |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 117:
Padbhyaam gataa youvaninah cha jaataa daaraih cha
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me antaraatmaa || ***My sons started to walk, they grew to be young, handsome sons. They got married, and they had also children. I saw my sons, their sons, and their sons. In spite of this, I want to see more and more of this. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 118:
Drakshyaami teshaam api chet prasootim manoratho me bhavitaa
tato anyah |
Poorne api tasya api aparasya janma nivaaryate kena manorathasya
|| ***I will see their children, their grandchildren, great grandchildren, and I get more and more new desires. When that desire gets fulfilled, one more is born. Who can stop these desires, he thought. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Padbhyaam iti | Prasootaah jaatapatyaah |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 119:
Aamrutyuto na eva manorathaanaam anto asti vijnyaatam idam
mayaa adya |
Manoratha aasakti parasya chittam na jaayate vai paramaartha
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sangi ||** *Today, it dawned upon me, I came to know that till death, there is no end to these desires. Mind which is deeply attached to these desires, in such a mind, how can there be attachment to paramaartha, moksha? It cannot even think of that. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 120:
Sa me samaadhih jalavaasa mitra matsyasya sangaat sahasaa eva
nashtah |
Parigrahah sangakruto mayaa ayam parigrahotthaa cha mama ati
lipsaa || ***When I saw that king fish, with his whole family around him, all of them touching him, moving around him, jumping, my samaadhi, concentration which I had attained, after 12 years of penance, was completely lost, destroyed immediately. Because of that attachment, that desire, I got married. After I got married to all the 50 daughters of Maandhaatru, my desires became more and more only. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Sa iti | Lipsaa - labdhum icchaa | ***Lipsaa means the desire to get more and more.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 121:
Dukham yadaa eva eka shareera janma shataarddha samkhyaakam
idam prasootam |
Parigrahena kshitipa aatmajaanaam sutaih anekaih bahuleekrutam
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tat || ***When one body, one shareera itself is full of grief; when experiencing one body is itself so much grief, I got 50 bodies. When I got married to these King Maandhaatru’s daughters, with more sons, it became more and more. The dukha, attachment increased. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 122:
Suta aatmajaih tat tanayaih cha bhooyo bhooyah cha teshaam cha
parigrahena |
Vistaaram eshyati ati dukha hetuh parigraho vai mamataa
abhidhaanah || ***This mamataa - feeling of “Mine, mine”, which comes due to attachment - “My sons, my grandsons, my great grandsons”, that they got married, that their sons got married, this gets expanded every time, and is the cause of grief only. This marriage leads to the mamataa buddhi. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Sutaa iti | Teshaam sva parigrahena - teshaam svam putra
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poutraadi, tat parigrahena | Vistaaram eshyati iti anvayah |*** ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 123:
Cheernam tapo yat tu jalaashrayena tasya arddhi eshaa tapaso
antaraayah |
Matsyasya sangaat abhavaat cha yo me sutaadi raago mushito asmi
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tena || ***I had entered into water, and stayed under water. Whatever tapas I had done over the years, this is an obstruction to that tapas. That tapas which I had attained after having stayed under the water, because of that, I got these 50 bodies, and enjoyments. Because of looking at this fish king everyday, and getting the desire for me also to experience all of this, this obstruction was created by me only. My mind is stolen completely by this love and affection to children and grandchildren. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 124:
Nissangataa muktipadam yateenaam sangaat asheshaah prabhavanti
doshaah |
Aaroodha yogo api nipaatyate adhah sangena yogee kim uta alpa
siddhih || ***Detachment is the one which leads to liberation, for sages. With attachment, all the defects ensue. Even though I had attained a certain [[54]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 level of perfection, in my yoga; a yogi who has attained perfection, with attachment and desire, he falls down completely. What to say of those who have achieved very little? ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 125:
So aham charishyaami tathaa aatmano arthe parigraha graaha
gruheeta buddhih |
Yathaa hi bhooyah pariheena dosho janasya dukhaih bhavitaa na
dukhee || ***That is how I am living, for my sake. I got married. This marriage is like a crocodile which has caught me. My mind was completely stolen by that. For my sake, I who had the mind which was completely captivated, caught by this crocodile, by the marriage and attachment I got into, I am going to do tapas again in such a way that I will not be getting attached to all these doshaas, and whatever other people are going through. Whatever other people are experiencing the defects, I will get rid of them, and will not be suffering any more. I will act in such a way. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
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So aham iti | Janasya bhaaryaadeh | ***He decided that he will now do whatever is required to get rid of this attachment, and not get into grief again, not suffer this grief again, which is bothering the people because of marriage, attachment. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 126:
Sarvasya dhaataaram achintya roopam anoraneeyaamsam ati
pramaanam |
Sita asitam cha eeshvaram eeshvaraanaam aaraadhayishye tapasaa
eva vishnum || ***One who is the Lord of all, the Creator of all, who has a form which cannot be even imagined by anyone, who is more minute than the minutest, and at the same time, bigger than the biggest. He Himself is present as baddhaas and muktaas. The Lord of Lords. I am going to worship that Vishnu through my tapas. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Sarvasya iti | Sita asitam - baddha mukta roopena sthitam | Yat vaa
yuga bhedena sita asita varnam | ***In each yuga, one different varna is told for Bhagavaan. This sita - asita can be that also. Ksharah sarvani bhootaani kootastho akshara uchyate, as was told in the Bhagavad Gita.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Shruti says - Daivataanaam paramam cha daivatam. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 127:
Tasmin ashesha oujasi sarva roopini avyakta visphasta tanou anante
|
Mama achalam chittam apeta dosham sadaa astu vishnou abhavaaya
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bhooyah || ***Bhagavaan, who has incomparable ojas, and is present as all forms Himself, jagat cha Vishnuh, jagat cha sah, was told. He is sarvaantaryaami and sarva vyaapi. He is present as avyakta, He also manifests Himself as avataaraas, and in that ananta, I will pray to Lord that “Let my mind be devoid of all defects, let my mind be firmly established in that Vishnu all the time, so that I am not going to be born again”. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 128:
Samasta bhootaat amalaat anantaat sarveshvaraat anyat anaadi
madhyaat |
Yasmaat na kinchit tamaham guroonaam param gurum samshrayam
emi vishnum || ***This whole world is His form only. He, manifests, having done anupravesha, and created everything. He is present in every object here. One who is devoid of any defects. Who is all pervading. The Supreme Lord. Who does not have beginning or end. There is nothing which is not Brahmaatmaka. Everything is Brahmaatmaka, having Him as the inner self. Who is the guru of all gurus, Supreme Guru, I take refuge in that Supreme Lord, Vishnu. Saubhari prays thus to Bhagavaan Vishnu. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Samasta bhootaat iti | Samastam bhootam jagat roopam yasya sah
tasmaat samasta bhootaat anyat atadaatmakam kinchit api na asti |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 129:
Sri Paraasharah -
Iti aatmaanam aatmanaa eva abhidhaaya asou saubharih apahaaya
putra gruha aasana paricchadaadikam ashesham artha jaatam sakala
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bhaaryaa samanvito vanam pravivesha | ***Sri Paraasharar - Having prayed all this, Saubhari himself decided and gave up all the things, his sons, grandsons, house, whatever he had, all the things he gave up, he entered into the forest for vaanaprastha, with all his wives. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 130:
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aatmani agneen samaaropya bhikshurabhavat | ***There, everyday he was practicing the vaanaprastha dharma, all the karmaas which are prescribed in the shaastraas for vaanaprasthaas. He started to follow all of this, everyday. Having got destroyed of all the sins, his mind was completely purified, and he did samaaropana of all the agnis in himself, and became a sannyaasi. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 131:
Bhagavati aasajya akhilam karma kalaapam ajam avikaara
maranaadi dharmam avaapa param anantam paravataam achyutam
padam | ***All the karmaas that he did, he did with the idea that these are all worship of Bhagavaan Vishnu only, he attained a state where there is no vikaara or marana, that eternal state, he attained Parama Pada. ***Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:
Bhagavati iti | Bhagavati aasajya bhagavat aaraadhanam iti
anusandhaaya |
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 132:
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Iti etat maandhaatru duhitru sambandhaat aakhyaatam | ***Paraasharar started to tell the vamsha anucharita of Ikshvaaku; in this, he started to tell about Maandhaatru king. I have told you the story of Maandhaatru and his daughters. ***Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 2, Shloka 133:
Yah cha eta saubhari charitam anusmarati pathati paathayati
shrunoti shraavayati dharati avadhaarayati likhati lekhayati
shikshayati adhyaapayati upadishati vaa tasya ashtou janmani
dussantati asat dharmo vaang manasoh asanmaarga anusaranam
ashesha heyeshu vaa mamatvam na bhavati | ***Now, he tells what is the phala for one who listens to such a story. One who remembers this wonderful Saubhari charita again and again, reads it, or makes someone else read it, listens to it, or reads out so that others can listen, does anusthaana of this, or makes others also understand the meaning and act according to that, writes or makes others write, teaches, learns with all the explanations and meanings, for him, for eight janmaas, all his progeny will be well placed, doing *dharmaas, asat *dharma will not happen, and all those who are rejected will never get attached to them. This concludes Chapter 2.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 || Iti Sri Vishnu Puraane Chaturthe Amshe Dviteeyo Adhyaayah ||* || Iti Sri Vishnu Puraana Vyaakhyaane Vishnu Chitteeye Chaturdashe **Dviteeyo Adhyaayah || ****|| Atha Truteeyo Adhyaayah ||
Story of Sagara Chakravarthy ***Now, the Chapter 3.