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पूरुवंशानुकीर्तन (pUruvaMzAnukIrtana)

 
Mahabharata
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[Pūruvaṃśānukīrtana(ṃ)] (“genealogy of the Pūrus”), a section of Sambhavaparvan (I, 94--95). (Cf. LIA, I, Anhang III.) § 150: Pūru~Paushṭī. (1) Pravīra (~Śūrasenī), (2) Īśvara, (3) Raudrāśva (~Apsaras Miśrakeśī). Manasyu (~Sauvīrī). (1) Ṛceyu + 9 others (). Śakta + 2 others (). Matināra. (1) Taṃsu, (2) Mahat, (3) Atiratha, (4) Druhyu. Īlina~Rathantarī. (1) Dushyanta~Śakuntalā, (2) Śūra, (3) Bhīma, (4) Pravasu, (5) Vasu. Bharata. § 151: Bharata (q.v.) obtained from Bharadvāja a son of the name Bhumanyu, who became his heir apparent. § 152: Bharata. Bhumanyu (~Pushkariṇī). (1) Diviratha, (2) Suhotra (~Aikshvākī), (3) Suhotṛ, (4) Suhavis, (5) Suyajus, (6) Ṛcīka. (1) Ajamīḍha (~(a) Dhūminī, (b) Nīlī, (c) Keśinī) + 2 others (). (a) Ṛksha, (b, 2--3), (2) Dushyanta, (3) Parameshṭhin, (c, 4--6), (4) Jahnu + 2 others (). Saṃvaraṇa. Pāñcālāh. Kuśikāḥ. § 153: Saṃvaraṇa (q.v.). § 154: Saṃvaraṇa~Tapatī Saurī. Kuru (~Vāhinī). Avikshit + 4 others (). Parīkshit + 7 others (). Janamejaya + 6 others (). (1) Dhṛtarāshṭra, (2) Pāṇḍu, (3) Bāhlīka + 5 others () (1) Kuṇḍika, (2) Hastin + 6 others (). § 155: Among the grandsons (B, sons) of Dhṛtarāshṭra three became famous: Pratīpa, Dharmanetra, and Sunetra.-Pratīpa had three sons: Devāpi, Śāntanu, and Bāhlīka. Devāpi adopted an ascetic life
Śāntanu and Bāhlīka became kings.--There were many other kings like to the Devarshis, in the race of Bharata and Manu, who adorned the Aila dynasty (I, 94). § 156: Janamejaya wished to hear the same more in full, commencing from Manu. Daksha. Aditi. Vivasvat. Manu. Ilā. Purūravas. Ayus. Nahusha. Uśanas. Vṛshaparvan. Yayāti. ~(a) Devayānī. (b) Śarmishṭhā. (a, 1--2), (1) Yadu, (2) Turvasu, (b, 3--5), (3) Druhyu, (4) Anu, (5) Pūru (~Kauśalyā). Yādavāḥ. Janamejaya (~Anantā Mādhavī). Prācinvat (~Aśmakī Yādavī). Saṃyāti (~Varāṅgī, daughter of Dṛshadvat). Ahaṃyāti (~Bhānumatī, daughter of Kṛtavīrya). Sārvabhauma (~Sunandā Kaikeyī). Jayatsena (~Suśravā Vaidarbhī). Avācīna (~Maryādā Vaidarbhī). Ariha (~Āṅgī). Mahābhauma (~Suyajñā Prāsenajitī). Ayutanāyin (~Kāmā, daughter of Pṛthuśravas). Akrodhana (~Karambhā Kāliṅgī). Devātithi (~Maryādā Vaidehī). Ariha (~Sudevā Āṅgeyī). Ṛksha (~Jvālā, daughter of Takshaka). Matināra (~Sarasvatī). Taṃsu (~Kāliṅgī). Īlina (~Rathantarī). Īlina (~Rathantarī). Dushyanta (~Śakuntalā, daughter of Viśvāmitra) + 4 other sons. Bharata (~Sunandā Sārvasenī Kāśeyī). Bhumanyu (~Vijayā Dāśārhī). Suhotra (~Suvarṇā Ikshvāku-kanyā). Hastin (~Yaśodharā Traigartī). Vikuṇṭhana (~Sudevā Dāśārhī). Ajamīḍha (~(a) Kaikeyī, (b) Gāndhārī, (c) Viśālā, (d) Ṛkshā) Saṃvaraṇa (~Tapatī Vaivasvatī) + 123 other sons. Kuru (~Śubhāṅgī Dāśārhī). Vidūratha (B. Vidūra) (~Sampriyā Mādhavī). Anaśvan (~Amṛtā Māgadhī). Parīkshit (~Suyaśā Bāhudā). Bhīmasena (~Kumārī Kaikeyī). Praticravas. Pratīpa (~Sunandā Śaibyā). (1) Devāpi, (2) Śāntanu (~(a) Gaṅgā Bhāgīrathī, (b) Satyavatī), (3) Bāhlīka. (a, 1) Devavrata or Bhīshma, (b, 2--3) (2) Vicitravīrya (~Ambikā and Ambālikā, Kausalyātmaje, daughters of the king of Kāśi), (3) Citrāṅgada. § 157: Vicitravīrya died without leaving a child. Then Satyavatī began to think how the dynasty of Dushyanta might be perpetuated, and she recollected the ṛshi Dvaipāyana and prevailed upon him to beget three children for Vicitravīrya: Dhṛtarāshṭra, Pāṇḍu, Vidura.--In consequence of a boon granted by Dvaipāyana, Dhṛtarāshṭra had 100 sons by Gāndhārī, of whom the most celebrated were Duryodhana, Duḥśāsana, Vikarṇa, and Citrasena.--Pāṇḍu had two wives: Kuntī or Pṛthā, and Mādrī. One day, when hunting, he with his arrow pierced a ṛshi cohabiting with [his wife in the shape of]
a deer. The ṛshi cursed him, saying that he should also die when in such a state. Pāṇḍu then prevailed upon Kuntī to raise offspring for him, and by Dharma she had Yudhishṭhira, by Māruta (i.e. the Wind) Bhīmasena, and by Śakra (i.e. Indra) Arjuna. He then caused her to impart on Mādrī the vidyā (i.e. the mantra of invocation), and Mādrī by the Aśvins had Nakula and Sahadeva. One day when Pāṇḍu, filled with desire, touched Mādrī, he immediately died, and Mādrī ascended the funeral pyre with him, after having recommended her twins to Kuntī. Then the Pāṇḍavas with Kuntī were taken by the ascetics to Hāstinapura and introduced to Bhīshma and Vidura, whereafter the ascetics disappeared from sight, while flames poured down upon the earth and the drums of the gods were heard. They then performed the obsequial rites for their father. As they were being brought up there Duryodhana became exceedingly jealous of them.--§ 158: Brief mention of Duryodhana's efforts against the Pāṇḍavas
how they are sent by Dhṛtarāshṭra to Vāraṇāvata to be burnt in a lac-house, but are rescued by Vidura
killing of Hiḍimba
they go to Ekacakrā
kill the Rākshasa Baka
go to Pāñcālanagara, obtain Draupadī, and return home.--§ 159: The eleven sons of the Pāṇḍavas: (1) Prativindhya (son of Yudhishṭhira)
(2) Sutasoma (of Vṛkodara, i.e. Bhīmasena)
(3) Śrutakīrti (of Arjuna)
(4) Śatānīka (of Nakula)
(5) Śrutakarman (of Sahadeva)
(6) Yaudheya (of Yudhishṭhira~Devikā, daughter of Govāsana Śaibya)
(7) Sarvaga (of Bhīmasena~Balandharā Kāśyā)
(8) Abhimanyu (of (Arjuna~Subhadrā, sister of Vāsudeva, i.e. Kṛshṇa, from Dvāravatī)
(9) Niramitra (of Nakula~Kareṇumatī Caidyā)
(10) Suhotra (of Sahadeva~Vijayā Mādrī, daughter of the Madra king Dyutimat)
(11) the Rākshasa Ghaṭotkaca (of Bhīmasena~Hiḍimbā). Abhimanyu was the perpetuator of the family.--§ 160: Abhimanyu married Uttarā, daughter of Virāṭa
she brought forth a dead child (of six months, burnt by the “weapon”), whom Kuntī took up on her lap at the command of Vāsudeva Purushottama, i.e. Kṛshṇa, who revived him and called him Parīkshit, because he was born in an extinct race (parikshīṇe kule). “Parīkshit married Mādravatī, thy mother Janamejaya! thou hast begotten two sons on thy wife Vapushṭamā, named Śatānīka and Śaṅkukarṇa
and Śatānīka has on Vaidehī begot a son Aśvamedhadatta.”-Blessings upon the readers (of all four castes) (I, 95).