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Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 1: श्री पराशरः - अतः परं भिव�ानहं भूपान् कीत�िय�ािम ॥ १ ॥ Sri Paraasharar - I will start to tell about kings who are going to come in future. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 2: यः अयं सा�तं अवनीपितः परीि��� अिप जनमेजय श्रुतसेन उग्रसेन भीमसेनाः च�ारः पुत्राः भिव��� ॥ २ ॥ Pareekshit is going to have four sons - Janamejaya, Shrutasena, Ugrasena and Bheemasena. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 3: जनमेजय� अिप शतानीको भिव�ित ॥ ३ ॥ Janamejaya will have a son Shataaneeka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 4: यः असौ या�व�ात् वेदम् अधी� क्रुपात् अ�ािण अवा� िवषम िवषय िवर� िच� वृि�ः च शौनक उपदेशात् आ��ान प्रवीणः परं िनवा�णम् अवाप्�ित ॥ ४ ॥ Shataaneeka will become a great jnyaani. He will learn the Vedaas from Yaajnyavalkya, he will learn the astra vidyaa from Krupa, his mind will be completely free from all sensual pleasures, he will learn the *bhakti *jnyaana vidh i from Shounaka, having realized the self, he is going to get moksha. He is going to realize aatma jnyaana, Paramaatma jnyaana and will get mukti. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: यः असौ इित | शौनक उपदेशः िव�ुधम� उ� भ�� �ान योग िविधः | The bhakti jnyaana yoga vidhi, as told in Vishnu Dharma. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 5: शतानीकात् अ�मेध द�ो भिवता ॥ ५ ॥ [[215]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Shataaneeka will have a son Ashvamedha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 6: त�ात् अिप अिधसीमकृ�ः ॥ ६ ॥ His son will be Adhiseemakrushna. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 7: अिधसीमकृ�ात् िनच�ुः ॥ ७ ॥ Adhiseemakrushna’s son will be Nichaknu. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 8: यः ग�याः अप�ते ह��नपुरे कौशां�ां िनव� ित ॥ ८ ॥ Hastinapura will be washed away by Gangaa, and he will live in Koushaambi. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 9: त� अिप उ�ः पुत्रो भिवता ॥ ९ ॥ He will have a son by name Ushna. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 10: उ�ात् िविचत्ररथः ॥ १० ॥ Ushna will have a son Vichitraratha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 11: ततः शुिचरथः ॥ ११ ॥ His son will be Shuchiratha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 12: त�ात् वृ��मान् ततः सुषेणः त� अिप सुनीथः सुनीथात् नृपच�ुः त�ात् अिप सु�खबलः त� च पा�र�वः ततः च सुनयः त� अिप मेधावी ॥ १२ ॥ The sons will be, in order, Vrushni, Sushena, Suneetha, then Nrupachakshu, then Sukhibala, then Paariplava, then Sunaya, then Medhaavee. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 13: मेधािवनः �रपुंजयः ततः अव�ः त�ात् च ित�ः त�ात् बृहद्रथः बृहद्रथात् वसुदासः ॥ १३ ॥ Medhaavee will have Ripunjaya as son, then Arva, then Tigma, then Bruhadratha, then Vasudaasa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 14: [[216]] of 249

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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ततः अपरः शतानीकः ॥ १४ ॥ Sudaasa’s son is also another Shataaneeka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 15: त�ात् च उदयनः उदयनात् िवहीनरः ततः च द�पािणः ततः िनिम�ः ॥ १५ ॥ His son will be Udayana, then Viheenara, then Dandapaani, then Nimitta. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 16: त�ात् च �ेमकः ॥ १६ ॥ Then, Kshemaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 17: अत्र अयं �ोकः ॥ १७ ॥ There is a shloka told about him. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 21, Shloka 18: ब्र��त्र� यो योिनः वंशो देविष�स�ृतः | �ेमकं प्रा� राजानां संस्थानं प्रा�ते कलौ ॥ १८ ॥ The vamsha which is well honoured by even the Devarshis, and which is the origin of the Brahma and Kshatriya race, that will end in Kaliyuga with Kshemaka as the last king. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ब्र��त्र� इित | संस्थानं समा��ं | This completes Chapter 21. ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराणे चतुथ� अंशे एकिवंशो अ�ायः ॥* ** ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराण �ा�ाने श्री िव�ु िच�ीये चतुथ� अंशे एकिवंशो अ�ायः ॥ *॥ अथ �ािवंशो अ�ायः ॥ Future Kings of Ikshvaaku Vamsha Now, Chapter 22.