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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 4: ततः च िवशाखयूपः ॥ ४ ॥ Then Vishaakhayoopa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 5: तत् पुत्रो जनकः ॥ ५ ॥ His son will be Janaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 6: त� च न��वध�नः ॥ ६ ॥ Then Nandivardhana. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 7: ततो न�ी ॥ ७ ॥ Then Nandee. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 8: इित एते अ�ित्रंशत् उ�रम् अ�शतं पंच प्र�ोताः पृिथवी ं भो��� ॥ ८ ॥ These five Pradyotaas are going to rule the world for 838 years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 9: ततः च िशशुनाभः ॥ ९ ॥ Then Shishunaabha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 10: तत् पुत्रः काकवण� भिवता ॥ १० ॥ His son will be Kaakavarna. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 11: त� च पुत्रः �ेमधमा� ॥ ११ ॥ Then Kshemadharmaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 12: त� अिप �तौजाः ॥ १२ ॥ Then Kshatouja. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 13: तत् पुत्रः िविधसारः ॥ १३ ॥ Then Vidhisaara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 14: [[222]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 ततः च अजातशत्रुः ॥ १४ ॥ Then Ajaatashatru. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 15: त�ात् अभ�कः ॥ १५ ॥ Then Arbhaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 16: त�ात् च उदयनः ॥ १६ ॥ Then Udayana. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 17: त�ात् अिप न��वध�नः ॥ १७ ॥ Then Nandivardhana. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 18: ततो महान�ी ॥ १८ ॥ Then Mahaanandee. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 19: इित एते शैशुनाभा भूपालाः त्रीिण वष�शतािन ि�षष्�िधकािन भिव��� ॥ १९ ॥ The descendants of Shishinaabha, will rule for 362 years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 20: महान��नः ततः शूद्रगभ� उ�वो अितलु�ो अितबलो महाप�नामा न�ः परशुराम इव अपरो अ�खल �त्रांतकारी भिव�ित ॥ २० ॥ After Mahaanandee, one Mahaapadma, born of a shoodra, an extremely miserly person, but very powerful person, a Nanda, will be like another Parashuraama, will destroy all the Kshatriyaas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 21: ततः प्रभृित शूद्रा भूपाला भिव��� ॥ २१ ॥ After that, only shoodraas will be kings. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 22: स च एक�त्रामनु�ंिघत शासनो महाप�ः पृिथवी ं भो�ते ॥ २२ ॥ He will be the single ruler of this entire pruthivee, his rule will be all over, and there will be no one who can exceed his rule. He will rule over all pruthivee like this. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 23: [[223]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 त� अिप अ�ौ सुताः सुमािल आ�ा भिवतारः ॥ २३ ॥ He will have 8 sons, Sumaali and others. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 24: त� महाप�� अनु पृिथवी ं भो��� ॥ २४ ॥ They will rule over the pruthivee after Mahaapadma. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 25: महाप� पुत्राः च एकं वष�शतम् अवनीपतयो भिव��� ॥ २५ ॥ Mahaapadma’s sons will become the kings for 100 years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 26: ततः च नव च एतान् न�ान् कौिट�ो ब्रा�णः समु��र�ित ॥ २६ ॥ After that, a Brahmin by name Koutilya, is going to destroy all these Nandaas. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ततः चनेित | कौिट�ः वा� ायन िव�ुिमत्र गु� आिद पया�यः चाण�ः | समु��र�ित उ�ूलिय�ित | Koutilya has got many names - Vaatsyaayana, Vishnumitra, Gupta. He is going to uproot all the Nandaas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 27: तेषाम् अभावे मौया�ः पृिथवी ं भो��� ॥ २७ ॥ When all the Nandaas are going to be destroyed, Mouryaas are going to rule over the world. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 28: कौिट� एव चंद्रगु�म् उ��ं रा�े अिभषे�ित ॥ २८ ॥ Koutilya makes Chandragupta as the king. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: कौिट� इित | चंद्रगु�ं न�� एव शूद्रायां मुरायां जातं मौया�णां प्रथमम् | Chandragupta is the first Mourya, is son of Nanda only, but born of a shoodra mother by name Muraa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 29: त� अिप पुत्रो िब�ोसारो भिव�ित ॥ २९ ॥ Chandragupta’s son will be Bindusaara. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 30: [[224]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 त� अिप अशोकवध�नः ततः सुयशाः ततः च दशरथः ततः च संयुतः ततः शािलशूकः त�ात् सोमशमा� त� अिप सोमशम�णः शतध�ा ॥ ३० ॥ Bindusaara’s son will be Ashokavardhana. Then Suyasha, then Dasharatha. Then Samyuta, then Shaaloshooka, then Somasharma, then Shatadhanvaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 31: त� अनु बृहद्रथ नाम भिवता ॥ ३१ ॥ He will have a son by name Bruhadratha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 32: एवम् एते मौया� दश भूपतयो भिव��� अ�शतं स�ित्र�त् उ�रम् ॥ ३२ ॥ Ten Mouryaas starting with Chandragupta Mourya, are going to rule after that, in future, for 137 years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 33: तेषाम् अ�े पृिथवी ं दश शुंगा भो��� ॥ ३३ ॥ After that, Shungaas will come to power, there will be 10 Shungaas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 34: पु�िमत्रः सेनापितः �ािमनं ह�ा रा�ं क�र�ित त� आ�जो अि�िमत्रः ॥ ३४ ॥ Then Pushyamitra, who is Senaapati, will kill his master, the king; he will become the king, and his son will be Agnimitra. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 35: त�ात् सु�े�ः ततो वसुिमत्रः त�ात् अिप उदंकः ततः पुिलंदकः ततो घोषवसुः त�ात् अिप वज्रिमत्रः ततो भागवतः ॥ ३५ ॥ Agnimitra will have son Sujyeshtha, then Vasumitra, then Udanka, then Pulindaka, then Ghoshavasu, then Vajramitra, then Bhaagavata. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 36: त�ात् देवभूितः ॥ ३६ ॥ Then Devabhooti. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 37: इित एते शुंगा �ादश उ�रं वष�शतं पृिथवी ं भो��� ॥ ३७ ॥ These Shungaas will rule over for 112 years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 38: ततः क�ानेषा भूः या�ित ॥ ३८ ॥ Then the Kanvaas will become kings. [[225]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 67: त्रैरा� मुिषकजनपदान् कनका�यो भो�ित ॥ ६७ ॥ The people living in Triaraajya and Mushika, are going to be ruled over by Kanaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 68: सौरा�� अव�� शूद्र आभीरान् नम�दाम�भूिवषयान् च व्रा�ि�ज अभीर शूद्रा�ा भो��� ॥ ६८ ॥ Souraashtra, Avanti, Shoodra, Aabheera, and Marubhoo near Narmadaa - the people living here are going to be ruled over by *Vraatyaas, Dvijaas, *Aabheeraas and Shoodraas. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 69: िस�ुतट दािवक उव� च�भागा का�ीरिवषयां च व्रा� �े� शूद्रादयो भो��� ॥ ६९ ॥ Sindhutata, Daavika on the banks of the Devikaa river, Chandrabhaaga and Kaashmira - these will be ruled over by Vraatyaas, Mlecchaas and Shoodraas. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: िस�ु इित | दािवको देिवकातटभवो देशः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 70: एते च तु�कालाः सव� पृिथ�ां भूभुजो भिव��� ॥ ७० ॥ They are all kings living at the same time. They will rule over different countries of this earth, being kings. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 71: अ�प्रसादा बृहत् कोपाः सव�कालम् अनृत अधम� �चयः �ी बाल गो वध कता�रः पर�ाद अनु�चयो अ� साराः तिमस्रप्रायाः उिदताः तु अिमतप्राया अ�ायुषो महा इ�ा िह अ�धमा� लु�ाः च भिव��� ॥ ७१ ॥ All these kings who are ruling over the different countries, on the earth, they are all going to be pleased with very little things, they will have violent temper, all the time interested in telling lies and going against what is told in the shaastraas, following adharma, killing women, children and cows, always interested in stealing other’s properties, will be very weak, they will be ignorant, and they don’t live for long, having very low lifespan, but having great desires, of low virtues, very miserly. They will have all these bad qualities. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: [[230]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Irrespective of caste or creed, any woman alone will be for enjoyment. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 78: अनृतमेव �वहारजय हेतुः ॥ ७८ ॥ Through lies only, people will win over transactions. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 79: उ�तांभुता एव पृिथवी हेतुः ॥ ७९ ॥ Wherever there is water in a higher altitude place, that only will be the place for choosing land for one. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: उ�तांबुता इित | उ�तांबुता उ�तस्थले सुलभ सुभग जलव�ं , पृ�ी हेतुः पृ�ी �ीकारे हेतुः न पु�भूिम�म् | उ�ताम्रता इित पाठे प्रभूत चूतािद द्रुमव�म् | If water is easily available in places of high altitude, those are the places people choose. They don’t go by whether it is a punya bhoomi, or *punya *kshetra. There is another paatha, Unnataamrataa eva, a place where mango and other trees are available. Only those places are preferred for living. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 80: ब्र�सूत्रमेव िवप्र� हेतुः ॥ ८० ॥ One who is simple wearing a brahma sootra will be called a Brahmin. This means that they don’t necessarily do the sandhyaavandanaa. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 81: र�धातुता एव �ा�ता हेतुः (र�मूलमेव वृ��हेतुः ) ॥ ८१ ॥ Wearing, or owning diamond ornaments, what only will get respect. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 82: िल�ाधारणमेव आश्रमहेतुः ॥ ८२ ॥ Just outward appearance, will be the cause of aashrama. *Varna aashrama *dharma is not as told in the shaastraas, but simply by outward appearance. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 83: अ�ाय एव वृि�हेतुः ॥ ८३ ॥ Cheating alone with be the main occupation. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 84: दौब��मेव अवृि�हेतुः ॥ ८४ ॥ [[232]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Those who are weak will not get any job. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 85: अभयप्रग� उ�ारणमेव पा���हेतुः ॥ ८५ ॥ Scholarship will be by merely telling fearlessly whatever one feels. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 86: अना�ता एव साधु� हेतुः ॥ ८६ ॥ A person becomes a saadhu if he is poor. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 87: �ानमेव प्रसाधन हेतुः ॥ ८७ ॥ Purification is simply by snaana alone. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 88: दानमेव धम�हेतुः ॥ ८८ ॥ Doing daana is only said to be dharma, they are not interested in performing yaaga and others. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: दानमेव इित | दानमेव धम�हेतुः न तु यागािदः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 89: �ीकरणमेव िववाहहेतुः ॥ ८९ ॥ Mere acceptance of a boy and a girl, mutual acceptance will lead to marriage. Samskaara and other things are not going to be seen. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 90: स�ेषधाय�व पात्रम् ॥ ९० ॥ If I hate someone, and another person also hates the same person, then I will see him as a person deserving to be friend. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 91: दूरायतन उदकमेव तीथ�हेतुः ॥ ९१ ॥ If water is available at a far off place, then that will be treated as a punya teertha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 92: कपट वेषधारणमेव मह�हेतुः ॥ ९२ ॥ Wearing clothes to cheat others, that alone will make a person great.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 एते वंशेषु भूपालाः किथता मुिनस�म ॥ १०३ ॥ Those who are past and those who are presently there, and those who are going to come in future, all the vamshaas, I have already told you so far. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: राजवंशं िनगमयित अतीता इित | The Raajavamsha and other details told, is going to be concluded now. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 104: यावत् परीि�तो ज� यावत् न� अिभषेचनम् | एतत् वष� सहस्रं तु �ेयं प�ाशत् उ�रम् ॥ १०४ ॥ The time when Pareekshit is born, and the time when Nanda becomes the king, is the time told as 1500 years. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: यावत् इित | प�शत उ�रं वष�सहस्रम् | पाठा�रे परीि�त् समकालं मागधं सोमम् आर� �रपुंजय अ� मागधानां सहस्र अ��� उ��ात् अन�रं प्र�ोत िशशुनागानां प�शत अ��� उ��ात् स अध� सहस्र� उ�� �ा�ातं वायु उ�े अिप परीि�त् न� अन�रं साध� सहस्रम् एव इित उ�ं | अत एव प्रया��� यदा इ�ािद �ोक� अयम् अथ�ः - न�ात् प्रभृित एव प्रसरित कलौ काले, यदा एते पूव�षाढां प्रया��� तदा कलेः - अधम�� वृ��ः पूव� उ� कृत श�� धम� पर�वत् ल�णया न� अ�ं �ित्रयकुलम् इित वचनात्, इह अिप शूद्र आिद अिधप� उ�ेः च | अतः पाप� एव वृ��ः न तु िनयतमान� कलेः | अतः कलौ न� उ�र कालीनेषु पूवा�षाढा पया�येषु �स्थता महष�यः पापवृ�ये जगत इित न�त्र ऋिषचार फल उ��ः एषा, न तु कालवत् छेद उ��ः | Starting with Pareekshit and till the last Nanda king, is 1500 years. Starting from the Maagadha king Soma, and till Ripunjaya, the Maagadha descendants were told - 1000 years was told. Then, starting from Pradyota, Shishunaaga, 500 years was told. Vaayu Puraana also tells the same thing - 1500 years, from Pareekshit to the last Nanda king. Starting with Nanda himself, this Kali kaala starts, when the Saptarshis reach Poorvaashaada nakshatra, then adharma will increase. The Kshatriya kula will decline. Kali’s period is fixed, but the adharma will increase. This shloka tells that the Kali will increase, does not mean the duration, but the increase of adharma. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 105: स�ष�णां तु यौ पूव� ��ेते िह उिदतौ िदिव | तयोः तु म�े न�त्रं ��ते यत् समं िनिश ॥ १०५ ॥ [[237]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Those who rise first on the eastern side, among the Saptarshis, in the middle is a nakshatra which is seen in the same line as those two. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: स�ष�णां तु इित | शकटाकारतारास�कं मुिनम�लं प्रागग्रे तत्र म�ले ईषास्थानीयः प्रा�ां मरीिचः , ततः प�ात् नम्र युग�राकारो विस�ः सभाय�ः , ततः प�ात् ईषत् उ�त ईषामूलस्थानीयः अ�ीराः , तदा आस� पि�म चतु�स्थ ऐशा�े अित्रः , अत्रेः या�ः पुल� ः , पुल� ात् पि�मः पुलहः , तत् उदी�ः चतु� वाय�े क्रतुः , विस�ात् या�ा सू�तारा अ�ंधती तत्र म�ले, उ�ं च पूव�भागे मरीिचः भगवान् अपरभागे �स्थतः विस�ः अ�ात् परतः अ�ीराः ततः अित्रः त� आस�ः पुल� ः पुलहः ऋतुः भगवान् आस� अनुक्रमेण पूवा��ाः तारा विस�मुिनवरम् उपािश्रताः अ�ंधती सा�ी �स्थता इित | एवं �स्थते यौ पूव� उदये प्रथमं ��ौ पुल� क्रतु सं�ौ मुनी शकट� पा�ा�ौ तथा अिप पूव�म् उिदतौ ��ेते, म�े गगनम�े, तयोः ता�ां, समं सम दि�ण उ�र रेखायां, यत् अि�िन आिद अ�तमं न�त्रमाज�वेन अवित�ते, तेन न�त्रेण ते यु�ाः शता�ं ित��� | तेषां प्र��ं शता� �स्थित उ��ः किलगत अ� �ान उ�ेश अथा� | The seven stars the Saptarshi nakshatraas, are in the form of a cart or carriage. There is a fork shaped pole in the front. That is called the eeshaa sthaaneeya. In the east, there is Mareechi. In the pole bearing the yoke, is Vasishtha along with Arundathi. Little bit raised is Angiras. On the west side corner in the eeshaany a position is Atri rishi. South of Atri is Pulastya. To his west is Pulaha. Arundathi is small, and to the south of Vasishtha. The positions of the seven nakshatraas are told here. When the sunrise is seen first, are seen Pulastya and Kratu, among the saptarshis. Though they are on the western side of the cart in the Saptarshi Mandala, they are going to be seen first when the sun rises. If a line is drawn from south to north, along the same line, the two stars are seen. If we know the positions of these stars, we will know the time which has passed in the Kaliyuga. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 106: तेन स�ष�यो यु�ाः ित��� अ�शतं नृणाम् | ते तु पारीि�ते काले मघासु आसन् ि�जो�म ॥ १०६ ॥ All these Saptarshis, each star stays for 100 years. In Pareekshit kaala, they were all in Maghaa nakshatra. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 107: तदा प्रवृ�ः च किलः �ादश अ� शता�कः ॥ १०७ ॥ At that time, the Kali started, 1200 devamaana years. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 108: [[238]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 यदा एव भगवान् िव�ोः वंशो यातो िदवं ि�ज | वसुदेव कुल उद्भूतः तदा एव अत्र आगतः किलः ॥ १०८ ॥ At the moment when Bhagavaan Vishnu’s amsha left this world, *Sri *Krishna who was born in Vasudeva’s kula, when He left this world, at the same time, Kali entered here. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 109: यावत् स पाद प�ा�ां प�श�मां वसुंधराम् | तावत् पृ�ी प�र��े समथ� नाभवत् किलः ॥ १०९ ॥ Kali became prominent when Krishna ended the incarnation. As long as Bhagavaan’s amsha, Krishna avataara was there, Kali was not capable of doing anything. As long as Krishna touched this world with His lotus feet, Kali could not even touch the world. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 110: गते सनातन� अंशे िव�ोः तत्र भुवो िदवम् | त�ाज सानुजो रा�ं धम�पुत्रो युिधि�रः ॥ ११० ॥ When Krishna left this world, immediately, Yudhishthira left this world along with all his brothers. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 111: िवपरीतािन �ष्�ा च िनिम�ािन िह पा�वः | याते कृ�े चकार अथ सः अिभषेकं परीि�तः ॥ १११ ॥ When Dharmaputra saw that adharma was getting more and more prominent, at the time when Krishna left, he made Pareekshit the king, and he left. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 112: प्रया��� यदा च एते पूवा�षाढां महष�यः | तदा न�ात् प्रभृित एष गितवृ��ं गिम�ित ॥ ११२ ॥ When these Saptarshis come to the Poorvaashaada nakshatra, starting with King Nanda, this Kali will become prominent. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 113: य��न् कृ�ो िदवं यातः त��न् एव तदा अहिन | प्रितप�ं किलयुगं त� सां�ां िनबोध मे ॥ ११३ ॥ The day Krishna ended His incarnation and left this world, on the same day, Kaliyuga started and became prominent. I will tell you the time duration of that. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: [[239]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 य��न् कृ� इित | य��न् श्री कृ�ः िदवं जगाम, त��न् अहिन तत् �ण एव किलयुगं प्रितप�म् | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 114: त्रीिण ल�ािण वषा�णां ि�ज मानु� सं�या | षि��ैव सहस्रािण भिव�ित एष वै किलः ॥ ११४ ॥ Three lakh, sixty thousand years, from the manushya maana, is said to be the period of Kali yuga. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: भगव� ानकाल�ेन कलेः प्र�ावात् त�ं�ा प्रथमांश उ�ा अिप इह अनू�ते त्रीिण ल�ािण इित | अत्र सं�ािदिवविज�ता किलसं�ा उ�ा परीि�त् काले किलसं�ािद�ात् | शतािन तािन इित अत्र तु िद� �ादश अ� शतम् इित सं�ािदसिहता सं�ा उ�ा | Earlier itself the Kali yuga duration was told. Why is it told again? Between yugaas there is a Sandhyaa kaala. This is told including that Sandhyaa kaala. During Pareekshit kaala, the Kali Sandhyaa period starts. At the end of a chaturyuga, there is a Sandhyaa kaala, where there is a gradual change from Kaliyuga to Krutayuga. These 1200 years includes the Sandhyaa kaala. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 115: शतािन तािन िद�ानां स� प� च सं�या | िन�ेषेण गते त��न् भिव�ित पुनः कृतं ॥ ११५ ॥ According to the divya varsha, 1200 devamaana, when this is completed, then, again Kruta yuga will start. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 116: ब्रा�णाः �ित्रयाः वै�ाः शूद्राः च ि�जस�म | युगेयुगे महा�ानः समतीताः सहस्रशः ॥ ११६ ॥ In every yuga, the Braahmanaas, Kshatriyaas, Vaishyaas and Shoodraas, thousands of them have come and gone. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 117: ब��ा�ामधेयानां प�रसं�ा कुलेकुले | पौन��ािद सा�ा� न मया प�रकीित�ता ॥ ११७ ॥ Paraasharar told about so many vamshaas to Maitreyar. He is telling that so many have come and gone, and it is not possible to tell all their names. Many names are repeating and similar, and I did not tell you all the names.
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: ब��ािद इित | प्रितकुलं ना�ाम् आन� पौन��ा�ां प�रसं�ा प�रतः सं�ा न उ�ा | In every kula, so many names are again repeating, it is impossible to tell all the names. So they are not told. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 118: देवािपः पौरवो राजा पु�ः च इ�ाकु वंशजः | महायोगबलोपेतौ कलापग्रामसंिश्रतौ ॥ ११८ ॥ Devaapi, Puruvamsha, (or Maru), Ishvaaku, and the descendants of all these kulaas, they were very powerful and strong kings. They were all living in Kalaapagraama. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 119: कृते युगे तु इहाग� �त्र प्रावत�कौ िह तौ | भिव�तो मनोव�श बीजभूतौ �व�स्थतौ ॥ ११९ ॥ In Kruta yuga, they all come here and start the Kshatriya vamsha again. They are the origin for the Manu vamsha in future. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 120: एतेन क्रमयोगेन मनुपुत्रैः वसुंधरा | कृतत्रेता�ापरािण युगािन त्रीिण भु�ते ॥ १२० ॥ By these people, in order, the sons of Manu will enjoy this earth, in these three yugaas - Kruta, Treta and Dvaapara. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: एतेन इित | कृत त्रेता �ापरािण इित युगत्रयं भु��वचनं कलेः अ��त्र�ात् | Why only three - Kruta, Tretaa, Dvaapara are told. Even in Kaliyuga, many Kshatriya vamshaas were told by Paraasharar. This is because it is a very short period compared to the other three yugaas. That is why it is not mentioned here separately. Kshatriyaas are very few in the Kaliyuga. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 121: कलौ ते बीजभूताः तु केिचत् ित��� वै मुने | यथा एव देवािप पु� सांप्रतं समिध�श्थतौ ॥ १२१ ॥ In Kaliyuga, these are all the people who will continue this vamsha. Some of them will still be there to continue the vamsha, like Devaapi, Puru, etc. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 122: एष तु उ�ेशतो वंशः तव उ�ो भूभुजां मया | [[241]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 िन�खलो गिदतुं श�ो न एष वष�शतैः अिप ॥ १२२ ॥ These vamshaas I have just told you - some of these kings only. If I have to tell completely, even hundred years is not enough. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 123: एते च अ�े च भूपाला यैः अत्र ि�ितम�ले | कृतं मम�ं महो�ैः िन�ं हेय कलेवरे ॥ १२३ ॥ These kings, and also other kings, in this world, were all covered by moha, and then they thought they had this belongingness, idea of possession, that this is mine, in their bodies, in their land, etc. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 124: कथं मया इयम् अचला म�ुत्र� कथं मही | मदंश� इित िच�ाता� ज�ुः अ�म् इमे नृपाः ॥ १२४ ॥ All these kings, how did they spend their time? How can own this land forever, how can my son get this land, my descendants, it should continue in my vamsha only, they should only be ruling over all these places, they worried about these things only, and lived their life and passed away. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 125: ते�ः पूव�तराः च अ�े ते�ः ते�ः तथा परे | भिव�ाः च एव या��� तेषाम् अ�े च ये अिप अनु ॥ १२५ ॥ Those who were before them, and those before them, and even in future those who will come, those who follow them again, all these people. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 126: िवलो� आ�जयो�ोगं यत्रा�ग्रान् नरािधपान् | पु�प्रहासैः शरिद हस�� इव वसुंधरा ॥ १२६ ॥ Bhoomi devi is laughing at them, looking at them, all their efforts and endeavours in order to win over the land, to win over the earth. The earth itself is laughing at them, like the flower blooms in Sharat kaala. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 127: मैत्रेय� पृिथवीगीता�लोकां�ात्र िनबोध मे | यानाह धम��िजने जनकायािसतो मुिनः ॥ १२७ ॥ Pruthivi has told these shlokaas. I will tell you, listen to them. Asitamuni has told this to Dharmadhvaji, who was a Janaka. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 128: पृिथवी उवाच - [[242]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 कथमेष नरे�ाणां मोहो बु��मताम् अिप | येन फेनसधमा�णो अिप अित िव�� चेतसः ॥ १२८ ॥ Pruthivi told - Though they are very intelligent, how can they have this kind of a delusion, moha, about owning this land. They are equivalent to a bubble in an ocean. They just come and go, are so short lived. They seem to be very confident about what they are thinking. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 129: पूव�म् आ�जयं कृ�ा जेतुम् इ��� म��णः | ततो भृ�ां च पौरां� िजगीष�े तथा �रपून् ॥ १२९ ॥ First, they want to win over themselves, then they want to win over their ministers and servants, and all the people and enemies. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 130: क्रमेण अनेन जे�ामो वयं पृ�ी ं ससागराम् | इित आस�िधयो मृ�ुं न प��� अिवदूरगम् ॥ १३० ॥ Slowly, let us win over the entire world, along with the oceans. Like this, they are all the time interested in winning over the land, and they don’t see death which is not very far off. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 131: समुद्रावरणं याित भूम�लमथो वशम् | िकयत् आ�जय� एतत् मु��ः आ�जये फलम् ॥ १३१ ॥ They go till the end of the ocean, and they occupy the entire earth *bhoo *mandala, and what is this compared to the indriya jaya, which will actually lead to mukti. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: रा� मु�ोः इ��य जय सा��े िकं मु��ं िह�ा अ�ेन रा�ेन इित आह समुद्रेित | Winning over the kingdom, establishing themselves, and winning over their own senses - these two cannot be compared. Winning over the senses will lead them to liberation itself. Winning over the land is so meagre. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 132: उ�ृ� पूव�जा याता यां नदाय गतः िपता | तां ममतेवीव मूढ�ात् जेतुम् इ��� पािथ�वाः ॥ १३२ ॥ Their forefathers, the kings, when they passed away, they did not take the land. Their father did not take it along with him. Pruthivi is telling - [[243]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 “They did not take me”. They all passed away without taking me. Out of stupidity, they are trying to win over. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: उ�ृ� इित | यां भुवं उ�ृ� न आदाय एव, िपतामहा�ा याताः िपता च गतः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 133: म�ृते िपतृपुताणां भ्रातॄणां चािप िवग्रहः | जयते अ�� मोहेन मम�ात् ध्रुतचेतसाम् ॥ १३३ ॥ There will be difference of opinion, fights, among father and son, among brothers, in order to win over the land. Thinking that this is mine, the idea of possession is what is leading to all this. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 134: पृ�ी ममेयं सकला ममैषा मद�य� अिप च शा�तीयम् | यो यो मृतो िह अत्र बभूव राजा कुबु��रासीत् इित त� त� ॥ १३४ ॥ Regarding earth, one king says “This is mine”. Another king says “This is mine”. “This belongs to my descendants forever”. Whoever has died and passed away, all those people had this evil thought. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: पृ्वी इित | पृ�ी मम इयम् इित िभ�व�ृवा�भङ्�ः | तत्र भूः एषा मम् इित एकः | उयं मम इित अ�ः | अपरो मम इयं शा�ती इित वदन् एव यो यो राजा मृतो लोका�रे जातः , त� त� अिप इह प्रा�रणात् इयं भूः मम इित बु��ः आसीत् | मृते अ�त्रे पाठे , अ�त्र प्राचीन राि� मृते अथ अ�ो यो बभूव राजा त� अिप एवं दुबु���ः आसीत् | Before dying, they all thought that this belongs to me only. Every king thought like this. Every king had the same thought that this belongs to them. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 135: �ष्�ा मम�ात् धृतिच�मेकं िवहाय मां मृ�ुवशं व्रज�म् | त�ानु यः त� कथं मम�ं ��ा�दं म�भवं करोित ॥ १३५ ॥ One king thought that this land belonged to him only. When he passed away, having seen him also, even then, people are not realizing. When he died leaving me here, one who follows him, how can he again have the idea of possession in him, that this belongs to him, even having seen a king who passed away without taking anything. Thus says Pruthivi. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: [[244]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 �ष्�ा इ�ािद | त�् अनु यः परः मां ��ा मृतं �ष्�ा यः ततः परो नृप�ात् त� �िद मत् प्रभवं भूिवषयं मम�ं कथम् आ�दं करोित | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 136: पृ�ी ममैषा आशु प�र�जैनां वद�� ये दूत मुखैः � शत्रून् | नरािधपाः तेषु ममाितहासः पुनः च मूढेषु दया अ�ुपैित ॥ १३६ ॥ Like this, those who have this mamakaara in this land, I can only laugh at them. He says to his enemies - “Leave this land and go - this belongs to me only, this is mine”. At the same time, they are such stupid idiotic people, that I have pity for them. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: पृिथवी इित | इित एवं मम� का�रषु मम अितहासो भवित, दया या�ुपैित मािमित शेषः | दयामुपैमीित वा पाठः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 137: श्री पराशरः - इित एते धरणी गीताः �ोक मैत्रेय यैः श्रुताः | मम�ं िवलयं याित तपित अक� यथा िहमम् ॥ १३७ ॥ Sri Paraasharar - What is the phala for those who listen to this, understand that they will not have any mamakaara. Whoever listens these shlokaas told by Pruthivi, for them, the mamatva will go away. Just as the ice melts away in the burning Sun. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 138: इित एष किथतः स�क् मनोः वंशो मया तव | यत्र �स्थितप्रवृ�� िव�ोः अंशांशका नृपाः ॥ १३८ ॥ Like this, I have told you the Manu vamsha. All these are Vishnu’s Amsha. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 139: �नोित य इमं भ�ा मनोः वंशम् अनुक्रमात् | त� पापम् अशेषं वै प्रण�ित अमला�नः ॥ १३९ ॥ Whoever listens to this with a lot of devotion, this Manu vamsha, all their sins will get destroyed. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 140: धन धा����म् अतुलां प्रा�ोित अ�ाहते��यः | श्रु�ा एवम् अ�खलं वंशं प्रश�ं शिशसूय�योः ॥ १४० ॥ [[245]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 This vamsha charita of Shashi and Soorya - the Chandra vamsha and Soorya vamsha, listening to all these with controlled senses, and with great devotion, they will get all the prosperity - dhana, dhaanya, etc. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 141: इ�ाकु जह्नु मा�ातृ सगरािवि�तान् रघून् | ययाित न�षा�ां च �ा�ा िन�ाम् उपागतान् ॥ १४१ ॥ When they all passed away - *Ikshvaaku, Jahnu, Maandhaatru, Sagara, *Avikshita, Raghu, Yayaati, Nahusha and others - knowing that they were all there, and they passed away … Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: इ�ाकु इित | िन�ाम् नाशम् | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 142: महाबलान् महावीया�न् अन� धन स�यान् | कृतान् कालेन बिलना कथाशेषान् नरािधपान् ॥ १४२ ॥ … they were all very powerful people, they were very valiant, very strong, they had collected endless money, all these kings, only their story is remaining now. As time passed away, they all passed away, and only their story remains. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 143: श्रु�ा न पुत्र दारादौ गृह�ेत्रािदके तथा | द्र�ादौ वा कृतप्र�ो मम�ं कु�ते नरः ॥ १४३ ॥ If one listens to this, then they will not have the idea of possession, idea of “mine” in son, wife, house, land, wealth - they will not have the idea of possession. They will get the idea of non possession in all of these. They will be detached. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 144: त�ं तपो यैः पु�षप्रवीरैः उ�ा�िभः वष�गणान् अनेकान् | इष्�ा सुय�ैः बिलनो अितवीया�ः कृता नु कालेन कथावशेषाः ॥ १४४ ॥ All these great people have performed tapas for many many years, raising both their hands for thousands of years. They performed lots of good yajnyaas, they became very powerful and strong, but as time passed by, they all passed away, and only their name is remaining here. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 145: पृथुः सम�ान् िवचचार लोकान् अ�ाहतो यो िविजता�रचक्रः | स कालवातािभहतः प्रण�ः ि��ं यथा शा�िलतूलम�ौ ॥ १४५ ॥ [[246]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 Pruthu went around the entire world, and unstopped, won over all his enemies. He was hit by the wind of kaala, time, and he was also destroyed. As though the cotton is thrown into fire, and it burns. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 146: यः कात�वीय� बुभुजे सम�ान् दीपान् समाक्र� हता�रचक्रः | कथा प्रस�ेषु अिभधीयमानः स एव संक� िवक� हेतुः ॥ १४६ ॥ As Kaartaveeryaarjuna who was a great king, enjoyed all the continents, he occupied the whole earth and won over all his enemies; when someone is telling about his story, then they will get a doubt whether he was really there or not. Because he is no more now, and only his story is remaining. People get a doubt whether he was really there or not. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: य इित | संक� िवक� हेतुः संक�� मनसः िवक�ः संशयः , त� हेतुः िकम् एवम् िवधः काि�त् आसीत् न वा इित संशय� िनिम�म् | They get a doubt in their mind. Is it possible for someone to be like this. Was he really there or not? That is the state now. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 147: दशाननािव�त राघवाणाम् ऐ�य�मु�ािसत िदङ्मुखानाम् | भ�ािप िश�ं न कथं �णेन भ्रूभ�पातेन िधक् अ�क� ॥ १४७ ॥ Their wealth was all over, and they had won over all directions, Dashaanana, Avikshata, Raaghava and others. Even their ash is not remaining now. Yama, just by the raising of his eyebrows, they all got destroyed. Not even their ash is remaining now. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: दशानन इित | भ�ािप कथं न जातं कथं न ित�ित | यत् वा तेषाम् ऐ�य� िन�ेषद��ात् भ�ावस्थम् अिप न जातम् | इदम् कथम् इित आ�य� | How is it possible? Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 148: कथाशरीर�म् अवाप य�ै मा�ातृ नामा भुिव चक्रवत� | श्रु�ा अिप त�ो िह करोित साधुः मम�म् आ�िन अिप म�चेताः ॥ १४८ ॥ Maandhaatru was a great chakravarti. Only his story is remaining now. He is also gone. Having listened to this, how can, in their own self, think that this belongs to me. They are all dull minded ones. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: [[247]] of 249
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www.sadagopan.orgSri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4 कथाशरीर�म् इित | आ�िन अहं�ाश्रये देहे अिप, िकमुत मम� आ�दे पुत्र कलत्र �ेत्रादौ | Aatmani means in their own deha. Means that they have deha aatma bhramaa. They think that the body itself is aatman. Even in their body they cannot think that this is mine. How can they think in their land, house, family, son, etc. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 149: भगीरथा�ाः सगरः ककु�थो दशाननो राघवल�णौ च | युिधि�रा�ाः च बभूवुः एते स�ं न िम�ा � नु ते न िव�ः ॥ १४९ ॥ Bhageeratha and others, *Sagara, Kakutstha, Dashaanana, Raaghava, Lakshmana, Yudhishthira - is it true or false, we do not know whether they were there. Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 150: ये सा�तं ये च नृपा भिव�ाः प्रो�ा मया िवप्रवर उग्रवीया�ः | एते तथा अ�े च तथा अिभधेयाः सव� भिव��� यथा एव पूव� ॥ १५० ॥ Those who are now, and those who are going to come in future, whom I have told you about, all the great Brahmins and valiant people, they will all be just like those who were there earlier; when their time is measured, it is very short. Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: पूव� अिधपा इव वत�माना भिव�ाः च न�ा भिव��� इित अिभवेयाः | Sri Vishnu Puraana, Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 151: एतत् िविद�ा न नरेण काय� मम�म् आ�िन अिप प��तेन | ित��ु तावत् तनया�जाया �ेत्रादयो ये च शरी�रणो अ�े ॥ १५१ ॥ One who is a pandita should not have the idea of possession in himself. When he cannot make in his own body, how can he think of mamatva in his own wife or land, or even in other people who are having embodied souls. How can he say that they are his friends or his relatives? How can one have the idea of possession, how can one have such a thought? Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary: उ�मथ� संि���ाह एतत् िविद�ा इित | Paraasharar is concluding what is told so far. This concludes Chapter 24 of Amsha 4. ॥ इित श्री िव�ु पुराणे चतुथ� अंशे चतुिव�शो अ�ायः ॥ * [[248]] of 249
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Amsha 5
Offering our pranaamams to all the Bhaagavataas in this Satsanga.
We will now study the sacred and wonderful story of Krishnaavataara. This is in the 5th Amsha.
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Brahma’s Stuti to Lord Vishnu
Now, Chapter 1 of Amsha 5.