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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 1: श्री पराशरः - अनिमत्र� पुत्रः िशिनः नाम अभवत् ॥ १ ॥ Now, about Anamitra’s vamsha. He had a son by name Shini. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: [[172]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 अनिमत्र� पौत्रः सत्रािजत्, तत् प्रसन्गात् �म�का�ानम् उ�म् | इदानीम् अनिमत्र� एव स�ाना�रम् उ�ते अनिमत्र� इित | Anamitra’s grandson was Satraajit. Syamantaka Mani story came here, incidentally to tell about Saatyaki. The other sons of Anamitra are going to be told now. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 2: त� अिप स�कः स�कात् सा�िकः युयुधान अपरा नामा ॥ २ ॥ Shini had a son Satyaka, who had a son Saatyaki. Saatyaki had another name Yuyudhaana. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 3: त�ात् अिप स�यः तत् पुत्रः च कुिणः कुणेः युग�रः ॥ ३ ॥ Saatyaki had a son Sanjaya, who had a son by name Kuni, whose son was Yugandhara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 4: इित एते शैनेयाः ॥ ४ ॥ They are all belonging to Shini vamsha, they are Shaineyaas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 5: अिनिमत्र� अ�ये वृ��ः त�ात् �फ�ः तत् प्रभावः किथत एव ॥ ५ ॥ Vrushni was belonging to the same vamsha as Anamitra. His son was Shvaphalka, whose fame and greatness was told earlier itself. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: सा�त पुत्र� वृ�ेरेव स�ाना�रं व�ुं प्र�ुतेन अनिमत्रेण िपतामह� संब�ं �ारयित अनिमत्र� एव अ�ये वृ���रित | Starting to tell about another son of Vrushni, son of Saatvata, his relation to Anamitra who was his grandfather is reminded by Sri Paraasharar.
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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 6: �फ�स्थ अ�ः कनीयां िचत्रको नाम भ्राता ॥ ६ ॥ Shvaphalka had a younger brother by name Chitraka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 7: �फ�ात् अक्रूरो गा���ाम् अभवत् ॥ ७ ॥ Shvaphalka married Gaandinee and had a son by name Akroora. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 8: तथा उपमद्गुः ॥ ८ ॥ [[173]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 They also had a son by name Upamadgu, probably from another wife. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: तथा इित | उपमद्गु आ�ा अक्रूर साप�ाः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 9: उपम�ोः मृदा मृदिव�ा अ�रमेजय िग�र�त्र शत�ा अ�रमद�न �ग्��धम�ग�भोजवाह प्रितवाहा�ाः पुत्राः सुतारा�ा क�ा च ॥ ९ ॥ Upamadgu had *Mrudaa, Mrudaavishvaa, Girikshatra, Shataghna, *Arimardana, Druk, Drushtadharma, Gandhamoja, Vaaha, Prativaaha. And also one daughter by name Sutaaraa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 10: देववान् उपदेवः च अक्रूर पुत्रौ ॥ १० ॥ Akroora had two sons Devavaan and Upadeva. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 11: पृथु िवपृथु प्रमुखाः िचत्रक� पुत्राः बभूवुः ॥ ११ ॥ Chitraka had Pruthu and Vipruthu, and many other sons. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 12: कुकुर भजमान शुिचक�ल बिह�षा�ाः तथा अ�क� च�ारः पुत्राः ॥ १२ ॥ Andhaka had four sons, Kukura, Bhajamaana, Shuchikambala and Barhisha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 13: ककुरात् धृ�ः त�ात् च कपोतरोमा ततः च िवलोमा त�ात् अिप तु�ु�सखो अभवत् अनुस�ः च ॥ १३ ॥ Kukura had a son Dhrushta, he had a son Kapotaroma, who had a son Viloma, who had a son by name Anu, who was a friend of Tumburu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 14: अनोः आनकदुन्दुिभः ततः च अिभिजत् अिभिजतः पुनव�सुः ॥ १४ ॥ Anu had a son Aanakadundubhi, who had a son by name Abhijit, who had a son by name Punarvasu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 15: त� अिप आ�कः पुत्रः आ�की च क�ा ॥ १५ ॥ Punarvasu had a son by name Aahuka, and a daughter by name Aahukee. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 16: [[174]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 आ�क� देवक उग्रसेन �ौ पुत्रौ ॥ १६ ॥ Aahuka had two sons Devaka and Ugrasena. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 17: देववान् उपदेवः सहदेवो देवरि�ता च देवक� च�ारः पुत्राः ॥ १७ ॥ Devaka had four sons - Devavaan, Upadeva, Sahadeva, Devarakshita. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 18: तेषां वृकदेवा उपदेवा देवरि�ता श्रीदेवा शा��देवा सहदेवा देवकी च स� भिग�ः ॥ १८ ॥ These four sons had seven sisters, *Vrukadevaa, Upadevaa, Devarakshitaa, *Shreedevaa, Shaantidevaa, Sahadevaa, Devakee. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 19: ताः च सवा� वसुदेव उपयेमे ॥ १९ ॥ Vasudeva married all of them. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 20: उग्रसेन� अिप कंस �ग्रोध सुनामा अनका� श�ु सुभूिभ रा�पाल यु�तुि� सुतुि�मत् सं�ाः पुत्राः बभूवुः ॥ २० ॥ Ugrasena had many sons *Kamsa, Nyagrodha, Sunaama, Anakaahva, *Shanku, Subhoobhi, Raashtrapaala, Yuddhatushthi, Sutushtimaan. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 21: कंसा कंसवती सुतनु रा�पािलका�ाः च उग्रसेन� तनूजाः क�ाः ॥ २१ ॥ Ugrasena had daughters, *Kamsaa, Kamsavatee, Sutanoo, **Raashtrapaalikaa. *Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 22: भजमानसाः च िव�रथः पुत्रो अभवत् ॥ २२ ॥ Bhajamaana had a son by name Vidooratha. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: भजमानात् इित | तत् अग्रजात् भजमानात् देशा�रम् | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 23: िवदूरथात् शूरः शूरा�मी शमीनः प्रित�त्रः त�ात् �य�ोजः ततः च �िदकः ॥ २३ ॥ Vidooratha had a son Shoora, who had a son Shamee, then Shameena, then Pratikshatra, then Svaymbhoja, then Hrudika.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: िवदूरथात् इित | शूरो देवमीढा�ाः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 24: त�ािप कृतवम� शतधनु देवाह� देवगभ� आ�ाः पुत्राः बभूवुः ॥ २४ ॥ Hrudika had Krustavarma, Shatadhanu, Devaarha, Devagarbha, and other sons. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 25: देवगभ�� अिप शूरः ॥ २५ ॥ Devagarbha had a son by name Shoora. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 26: शूर� अिप मा�रषा नाम प�ी अभवत् ॥ २६ ॥ Shoora had a wife by name Maarishaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 27: त�ाम् च असौ दश पुत्रान् अजनयत् वसुदेव पूवा�न् ॥ २७ ॥ With Shoora, Maarishaa had ten sons, starting with Vasudeva. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 28: वसुदेव� जातमात्र� एव तत् गृहे भगवत् अंशावतारम् अ�ाहत �ष्�ा प���ः देवैः िद� आनक दुन्दुभयोः वािदताः ॥ २८ ॥ The moment Vasudeva was born, immediately, all the devataas, who had divya drushti, came to know that Bhagavaan Himself is going to incarnate, as the son of Vasudeva. They played all the great instruments, aanaka, dundubhi, etc. and enjoyed the moment Vasudeva was born, knowing that Krishna is going to be born there. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 29: ततः च असौ आनक दुन्दुिभ सं�ाम् अवाप ॥ २९ ॥ Because of that, Vasudeva came to be known as Aanaka Dundubhi itself. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 30: त� च देवभाग देवश्रवा अ�क ककु�क्र व�धारक सृ�य �ाम शिमक ग�ूष सं�ा नव भ्रातरो अभवन् ॥ ३० ॥ Vasudeva had many brothers, *Devabhaaga, Devashrava, Ashtaka, *Kakucchakra, Vatsadhaaraka, Srunjaya, Shyaama, Shamika, Gandoosha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 31: [[176]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 पृथा श्रुतदेवा श्रुतकीित�ः श्रुतश्रवा राजािधदेवी च वसुदेवादीनां प� भिग�ो अभवन् ॥ ३१ ॥ Vasudeva and his brothers had five sisters, *Pruthaa, Shrutadeva, *Shrutakeerthi, Shruatashravaa, Raajaadhidevi. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 32: शूर� कु��ः नाम सखा अभवत् ॥ ३२ ॥ Shoora had a friend by name Kunti ( Kuntibhoja). Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 33: त�ै च अपुत्राय पृथाम् आ�जां िविधना शूरो द�वान् ॥ ३३ ॥ Kuntibhoja did not have children. So, Pruthaa was adopted through scriptural injunctions, she became dattaputree of Kuntibhoja. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 34: तां च पा�ु�वाह ॥ ३४ ॥ Pruthaa was married to Paandu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 35: त�ां च धम� अिनले�ैः युिधि�र भीमसेन अजु�ना�ाः त्रयः पुत्राः समु�ािदताः ॥ ३५ ॥ Pruthaa had three sons through Yamadharma, Vaayu, and Indra - Yudhishthira, Bheemasena and Arjuna. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 36: पूव�म् एव अनुढायाः च भगवता भा�ता कानीनः कण� नाम पुत्रो अज�त ॥ ३६ ॥ When she was not married itself, Pruthaa, through Bhagavaan Aaditya, had a son by name Karna, who was born to an unmarried girl. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 37: त�ाः च सप�ी माद्री नाम अभूत् ॥ ३७ ॥ Paandu had another wife Maadri, who was sapatnee to Pruthaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 38: त�ां च नास�दस्रा�ां नकुलहदेवौ पा�ोः पुत्रौ जिनतौ ॥ ३८ ॥ Through Naasatya and Dasra, the Ashvini Kumaaraas, Nakula and Sahadeva were born to Paandu in Maadri. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 39: श्रुतदेवां तु वृ�धमा� नाम का�श उपयेमे ॥ ३९ ॥ [[177]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 पुनरिप अ�यवीय� शौय�स�त् पराक्रमगुणः समाक्रा� सकल त्रैलो� ई�र प्रभावो दशाननो नाम अभूत् ॥ ४८ ॥ Again, he was born as Dashaanana, Raavana, who had unparalleled and never decaying valiance, powerful, wealth, very strong asura; and he had captured Indra who was the lord of the three worlds. He was so very powerful. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 49: ब�काल उपभु� भगवत् सकाश अवा� शरीर पात उ�व पु� फलो भगवता राघव �िपणा सः अिप िनधनम् उपपािदतः ॥ ४९ ॥ He enjoyed for a long time. Because he was killed in his previous birth by saakshaat Bhagavaan, he had great punya, he enjoyed for a long time, and finally he was also killed by Bhagavaan who incarnated as Sri Raama. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 50: पुनः चेिद राज� दमघोष� आ�जः िशशुपाल नाम अभवत् ॥ ५० ॥ After that, he was born as Shishupaala, who was the son of Damaghosha, who was king of Chedi. These are the three - Hiranyakashipu, Raavana and Shishupaala. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 51: िशशुपाल�े अिप भगवतो भूभार अवतरणाय अवतीण� अंश� पु�रीक नयना�� उप�र �ेष अनुब�म् अिततारा�कार ॥ ५१ ॥ When he was born as Shishupaala, again, he developed great hatred towards Bhagavaan, who had incarnated to destroy all the evil forces in this world, who is the Lotus eyed one. Shishupaala developed a great hatred towards Him. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 52: भगवता च स िनधनम् उपानीतः तत्र एव परमा� भूते मनस एकाग्रतया सायु�म् अवाप ॥ ५२ ॥ And he was killed by Bhagavaan Srikrishna, as he fixed his mind on Srikrishna, and he attained Saayujya, Moksha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 14, Shloka 53: भगवान् यिद प्रस�ो यथा अिभलिषतं ददाित; तथा अप्रस�ो अिप िन�न् िद�म् अनुपमं स्थानं प्रय�ित ॥ ५३ ॥ When Bhagavaan is very pleased, He gives whatever is desired by one. At the same time, when He is not prasanna, not pleased, He will kill them, and then also give them a very coveted place. Either way, one will have [[179]] of 249
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