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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Ajameedha had a wife by name Nalinee, through whom he had a son Neela. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 57: त�ात् अिप शा��ः शा�ेः सुशा��ः सुशा�ेः पुरन्जयः त�ात् च ऋ�ः ॥ ५७ ॥ His son was Shaanti, then Sushaanti, then Puranjaya, then Ruksha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 58: ततः च हय��ः ॥ ५८ ॥ Ruksha’s son was Haryashva. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 59: त�ात् मु�ल सृंजय बृहिदशु यवीनर कांिप� सं�ा पंचानामेव तेषां िवषयाणां र�णायालमेते म�ुत्रा इित िपत्रा अिभिहताः पा�ालाः ॥ ५९ ॥ Haryashva had five sons - *Mudgala, Srunjaya, Bruhadishu, Yaveenara, Kaampilya. When they were born, the father said that he had five countries, and these sons are capable of protecting the five countries, so they came to be known as Paanchaalaas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 60: मु�लाः च मौ��ाः �त्रोपेता ि�जातयो बभूवुः ॥ ६० ॥ Mudgala’s descendants were Moudgalyaas, who, though born in Kshatriya race, they became Brahmins. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 61: मु�लात् हय��ः ॥ ६१ ॥ Mudgala had a son Haryashva. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 62: हय��ात् िदवोदासो अह�ा च िमथुनमबूत् ॥ ६२ ॥ Haryashva had twins Divodaasa and Ahalyaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 63: शर�तः च अह�ायां शतान�ो अभवत् ॥ ६३॥ Sharadvata, ( Gautama) and Ahalyaa had a son Shataananda. * Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary शर�त इित | शर�ान् गौतमः त�ात् | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 64: शतान�ात् स�ध्रुितः धनुव�दा�गो ज�े ॥ ६४ ॥ [[203]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Shataananda had a son Satyadhruti, who had mastered the Dhanurveda. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 65: स�ध्रुतेः वरा�रसम् उव�शी ं �ष्�ा रेतः ��ं शरा�ंबे पपात ॥ ६५ ॥ Satyadhruti, once when he saw Urvashi, the retas came and fell on sara grass. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 66: तत् च ि�धागतम् अप��यं कुमारः क�ा च अभवत् ॥ ६६ ॥ That became separated into two parts, and a boy and girl were born from that. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 67: तौ च मृगयाम् उपयातः श�नुः �ष्�ा कृपया जग्राह ॥ ६७ ॥ Shantanu who had come for hunting, he saw these two children, and out of compassion, took the children with him. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 68: ततः कुमारः कृपः क�ा च अ��ा�ो जननी कृपी द्रोणाचाय�� प�ी अभवत् ॥ ६८ ॥ That boy and girl were Krupa and Krupi. Krupi married Dronaachaarya and gave birth to Ashvatthaama. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 69: िदवोदास� पुत्रो िमत्रायुः ॥ ६९ ॥ Divodaasa’s son was Mitraayu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 70: िमत्रायोः �वनो नाम राजा ॥ ७० ॥ Mitraayu’s son was Chyavana, who was a king. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 71: �वनात् सुदासः सुदासात् सौदासः सौदासात् सहदेवः त� अिप सोमकः ॥ ७१ ॥ Chyavana had a son Sudaasa, who had a son Soudaasa, then Sahadeva, then Somaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 72: सोमकात् ज�ुः पुत्रशत �े�ो अभवत् ॥ ७२ ॥ Somaka had a son Jantu, who was eldest of a hundred children.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 73: तेषां यवीयान् पृषतः प्र्षतात् द्रुपदः त�ात् च ��द्यु�ः ततो ��केतुः ॥ ७३ ॥ [[204]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 The youngest among them was Prushata, who had a son Drupada. Drupada’s son was Drushtadyumna, whose son was Drushtaketu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 74: अजमीढ� अ�ो ऋ�नामा पुत्रो अभवत् ॥ ७४ ॥ Ajameedha had another son Ruksha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 75: त� संवरणः ॥ ७५ ॥ He had a son Samvarana. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 76: संवरणात् कु�ः ॥ ७६ ॥ Samvarana’s son was Kuru. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 77: य इदं धम��ेत्रं कु��ेत्रं चकार ॥ ७७ ॥ Kuru is the one who created this Dharmakshetra Kurukshetra. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 78: सुधनुः जह्नुपरीि��मुखाः कुरोः पुत्राः बभूवुः ॥ ७८ ॥ Sudhanu, Jahnu, Pareekshit are all prominent children of Kuru. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 79: सुधनुषः पुत्रः सुहोत्रः त�ात् �वनः �वनात् कृतकः ॥ ७९ ॥ Sudhanu had son Suhotra. Whose son was Chyavana, whose son was Krutaka.* * Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 80: ततः च उप�रचरो वसुः ॥ ८० ॥ Whose son was Uparichara Vasu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 81: बृहद्रथ प्र�ग्र कुशांब कुचेल मा� प्रमुखाः वसोः पुत्राः स� अजाय� ॥ ८१ ॥ Vasu had seven children, among them, the prominent ones are Bruhadratha, Pratyagra, Kushaambha, Kuchela and Maatsya. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 82: बृहद्रथात् कुशाग्रः कुशाग्रात् वृषभः वृषभात् पु�वान् त�ात् स�िहतः त�ात् सुध�ा त� च जतुः ॥ ८२ ॥ [[205]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Bruhadratha had a son Kushaagra, whose son was Vrushabha, whose son was Pushpavaan, whose son was Satyahita, whose son was Sudhanvaa, then Jatu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 83: बृहद्रथात् च अ�ः शकल�य ज�ा जरया संिधतो जरासंध नामा ॥ ८३ ॥ From Bruhadratha, a child was born of two parts, there was a demoness by name Jaraa, who joined both of them, and Jaraasandha was born. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 84: त�ात् सहदेवः सहदेवात् सोमपः ततः च श्रुितश्रवाः ॥ ८४ ॥ He had a son Sahadeva, then Somapa, then Shrutishrava. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 19, Shloka 85: इित एते मया मागधा भूपालाः किथताः ॥ ८५ ॥ These are the Maagadha kings, and I have told you their details. This completes Chapter 19. ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराणे चतुथ� अंशे एकोनिवंशो अ�ायः ॥* ** ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराण �ा�ाने श्री िव�ु िच�ीये चतुथ� अंशे एकोनिवंशो अ�ायः ॥ *॥ अथ िवंशोऽ�ायः ॥ Shantanu’s Vamsha Now, Chapter 20.