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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 5: अत्र अनुवंश �ोको भवित ॥ ५ ॥ The anuvamsha shloka is told like this.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 6: यदुं तु दुव�सुं च एव देवयानी �जायत | द्रुह्युं च अनुं च पू�ं च शिम��ा वष�पव�णी ॥ ६ ॥ Devayaani had two sons - Yadu and Turvasu. Sharmishthaa, who was daughter of Vrushaparva, had three sons Druhyu, Anu and Puru.* * Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: यदुम् इित ॥ �जायत - असूत |* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 7: का� शापात् च अकालेन एव ययाितः जरां अवाप ॥ ७ ॥ Shukraachaarya gives him a shaapa and Yayaati gets old age very early. Then he goes and requests Shukraachaarya that he should not do like this, and asks his pardon.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 8: प्रस� शुक्र वचनात् च � जरां संक्रामियतुं �े�ं पुत्रं यदुं उवाच ॥ ८ ॥ Shukraachaarya being pleased, and said that he cannot make Yayaati get rid of this, but can exchange the old age with someone else. With someone’s youth, he can exchange his old age. So, Yayaati goes to his eldest son Yadu, and asks him - “Can you take my old age and give me your youth”.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 9: व� | �त् मातामह शापात् इयं अकालेन एव जरा मम उप�स्थता , ताम् अहं त� एव अनुग्रहात् भवतः संचारयािम ॥ ९ ॥ O son, because of your maternal grandfather’s shaapa, I have got akaala jaraa, when I am young itself, I have got this old age problem, with his grace, I can give my old age to you | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 10: एकं वष� सहस्रं अतृ�ो अ�� िवषयेषु �त् वयसा िवषयान् अहं भो�ुम् इ�ािम ॥ १० ॥ I am not satisfied with my sensual pleasures, and for one thousand years, I want to enjoy with your youth.* * [[126]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 All the rice, grains, gold, all the cows, all the women, the entire thing is not sufficient for one person; so desire is something which one has to give up. Desire can never be satisfied.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 25: यदा न कु�ते भावं सव�भूतेषु पापकं | सम��ेः तदा पुंसः सवा�ः सुखमया िदशः ॥ २५ ॥ When, in all the beings, one does not have a bad feeling, he will have samadrushti, he will be equally disposed towards everyone, and at that time, he will have all round happiness.* * Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: यदा इित | पापकं राग�ेषािद |* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 26: या दु� जा दुम�ितिभः या न जीय�ित जीय�तः | तां तृ�ां सं�जेत् प्रा�ः सुखेन एव अिभपूय�ते ॥ २६ ॥ That which cannot be given up by bad people, wicked people, and even when you become old, that which does not become old, (as a person becomes old also, the desire does not get old, it remains young), that desire one has to give up completely. Who should give up? One who is wise. Then he becomes a complete person very easily. If he gives up desire, without any difficulty he will become a complete person.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 27: जीय��� जीय�तः केशाः द�ा जीय��� जीय�तः | धन आशा जीिवताशा च जीय�तो अिप न जीय�तः ॥ २७ ॥ As one gets old, hairs become old and they fall; teeth also become weak and old. But what does not get old is the desire for money, and desire to live. These never get old even if one gets very old.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 28: पूण� वष�सहस्रं मे िवषयास� चेतसः | तथा अिप अनुिदनं तृ�ा मम तेषु उपजायते ॥ २८ ॥ I spent one thousand years being totally interested in enjoying the pleasures of the senses, in spite of that, every single day, my desire is only increasing.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 29: त�ात् एताम् अहम् ��ा ब्र�िण आधाय मानसम् | िन�न्�ो िनम�मो भू�ा च�र�ािम मृगैः सह ॥ २९ ॥ [[129]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 I am now going to give up this desire completely, and am going to meditate upon Brahman. I will be unaffected by the dualities of life, I will not have anything which is mine, I will be with the idea that nothing is belonging to me, with the idea of non possession, I will spend my time in the forest with the animals.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 30: श्री पराशरः - पूरोः सकाशात् आदाय जरां द�ा च यौवनम् | रा�े अिभिष� पू�ं च प्रययौ तपसे वनम् ॥ ३० ॥ Sri Paraasharar - He takes back his old age from Pooru, and gives him back his youth. He makes Pooru as the king, and he goes to forest for doing tapas.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 31: िदिश दि�णपूव��ां दुव�सुं च समािदशत् | प्रती�ां च तथा द्रुह्युं दि�णायां ततो यदुं ॥ ३१ ॥ For the south-east part of his kingdom, he makes Durvasu as the person in charge. On the western side, Druhyu. On the southern side, Yadu.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 10, Shloka 32: उदी�ां च तथा एव अनुं कृ�ा म�िलनो नृपान् | सव�पृिथवीपितं पू�ं सोऽिभिष� वनं ययौ ॥ ३२ ॥ Northern side, Anu. He makes them as regional kings. He made in charge for all the regions, the entire earth, he made Pooru as the king and then goes to the forest.* * This completes Chapter 10, story of Yayaati.* *॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराणे चतुथ� अंशे दशमो अ�ाहः ॥

॥ इित श्री िव�ुिच�ीये श्री िव�ु पुराण �ा�ाने चतुथ� अंशे दशमो अ�ायः ॥

  • *॥ अथ एकादशो अ�ायः ॥

Yadu’s Vamsha

    • Now, Chapter 11.