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Richika pre- pared two charus and consecrated one with Brahmana Mantra and the other with Kshatriya Mantra. The Rishi then went to bathe him- self. In the meantime, the mother thought, the daughter’s Charu must be superior to hers. So she procured that from her daughter and the daughter partook of her mother’s Charu. When the Rishi returned and learned what had taken place, he said to his wife:—"What an im- proper thing you have done by this exchange of Charus! You shall have a fierce and terrible son, while your brother shall be the greatest in divine wisdom." Satyavati prayed to her husband, saying "Let it not be so." The Rishi then said, "Then your grandson shall be all that." Jamadagni was born of Satyavati. She became the river Kausiki. Jamadagni married Renuka the daughter of Renu. Jamadagni had several sons, Vasumat and others. The youngest was Rama (Parsurama). He is said to be an Incarnation of Vishnu. He destroyed the Haihaya Kshatriyas. He cleared the earth of Kshatriyas twenty one times. Kartaviryarjuna was the chief of the Haihaya clan. He got yo- gic powers from Datta-Atreya and also one thousand heads. He was very powerful. He was hospitably received one day by Jamadagni, with the objects yielded by his Kama-Dhenu (a cow that yields all objects of desire). The king longed to have the cow and forcibly car- ried her away. Parasurama killed the king in battle and carried back the cow. The sons of the king out of revenge killed Rishi Jamadagni while Parasurama and his brothers were out. Incensed by this con- duct of the Haihayas, Parasurama killed all the Kshatriyas on account of their iniquities. Jamadagni on his death became the Seventh Rishi in the constel- lation of the Seven Rishis. Parasurama will become one of the Seven Rishis in the next Man- vantara. He bides his time, with axe in hand, on the Mahendra moun- tain. Gadhi had his son Visvamitra. Though a Kshatriya, he became a Brahmana by his Tapas. He had one hundred sons. The mid son was Madhuchhandas. But they were all called Madhuchhandas. Visvami- tra adopted as his son Sunahsepha, son of Ajigarta of the clan of Purnendu Narayana Sinha, M. A., B. L. 225 Bhrigu after he had been offered up to the Devas and the Rishi asked his sons to accept him as their eldest brother. Sunahsepha had been purchased as the victim of Haris Chandra’s sacrifice. He prayed to the Devas and to Prajapati and got liberation. In the clan of Gadhi, he was known as Devarata. In the clan of Bhrigu, he was called Sunahsepha. The elder sons of Visvamitra did not accept him. So the Rishi cursed them to become Mlechhas. Madhuchhandas with the youngest 50 did as asked by the Rishi. The other sons of Visvamitra were Ashtaka, Harita, Jaya, Kratu- mat and others. THE LUNAR DYNASTY (Continued). SKANDHA IX. CHAP. 17. Ayus was the eldest son of Pururavas. His line is now given. 226 A Study of the Bhagavata Purana THE LUNAR DYNASTY. SKANDHA IX, CHapP. 17. Ayus was the eldest son of Pururavas. His line Is now given. Pururavas Ayus | Nahusha Kshatra-Vriddha Raji ee Anena | | | Suhotra 500 Sons ee Suddha | | Gambhira Suchi Kasya Kusa = Gritsamada | _ | Akriya Chitraka | Kadi Prati Sunaka : Brahmavit Santarajas Rashtra Sanjaya Sounaka | Dirghatamas Jaya Dhanvantari Harnabala { promulgator | of Ayur Veda Sahadeva and a sub In-. I: carnation of Hina Vishuw.) Jaya Sena Ketumat | Saukriti _ Bhimaratha 9 otal Jaya. Divéd4sa Dyumat (also called Pratardana . rks and Ritadhvaja) Dharmaketu | ; | | Satyaketu Alarka others | (reigned for 66000 years) Dhrishtaketu Santati Sukumara Sunitha Vitihotra Niketana Bharga Dharmaketu Bhargabhumi Purnendu Narayana Sinha, M. A., B. L. 227 Raji defeated the Asuras and made over Svarga to Indra. Indra placed Raji in charge of Svarga. Raji died and his sons did not return the kingdom of Svarga to Indra. Brihaspati made invocation against them and they were all easily killed. SKANDHA IX. CHAPS. 18-19. a Purdravas Ayus j : | | | Nahusha Kshatra-vridha Raji Rabha Anéna & : . . ab 7 Yati Yayati Saryati Ayati Viyati Kriti Sarmistha was the daughter of the Danava king Vrishaparvan. Devayani was the daughter of Sukra, the preceptor of the Danavas. They quarrelled whilst playing with each other and Sarmistha threw Devayani into a well. King Yayati happened to pass by the way and he rescued her. She became attached to the king and married him. Sukra became displeased with the Danavas for the ill treatment of his daughter by Sarmistha. And to please the preceptor and his daugh- ter, Vrishaparvan had to make over his daughter and her compan- ions to Devay4ani as her constant attendants. So they accompanied Devayani to the place of Yayati. Sukra warned Yayati however not to have any intercourse with Sarmistha. But the king did not heed the warning. He had two sons Yadu and Turvasu by Devayani and three sons, Druhya, Anu and Puru by Sarmistha. Devayani complained to Sukra and by the curse of the Rishi the king was attacked with the infirmities of old age. The Rishi was subsequently pleased to say that the king might exchange his infirmities with another. Yayati called his sons one by one and they all declined to comply with his request except the youngest son Puru. So he exchanged his infirmities with Puru and lived as a young man. At last he found that no amount of gratification of the senses produced satiety and being disgusted with the pleasures of life, made over to Puru his youth and took upon him- self his own infirmities. He made over the south east to Druhya, the east to Yadu, the west to Turvasu and the north to Anu. He then made 228 A Study of the Bhagavata Purana Puru his successor and went into the forest. SKANDHA IX. CHAP. 20. YAYATI Yadu Turvasu Druhya Anu Puru ‘Janamejaya Prachinvat Pravira Manasyu Charupada Sudyu Bahugava Sanyati Ahany ti Raudrasva by Apsaras Ghritachi Riteyu Kaksheya Sthandileyua Kriteyu Jaleyu Rantinabha Sateyu Dharmeyu Sannatyeyu Vrateyu Vaneyu Sumati Dhruva Apratiratha | | Rebhi Kanva | Dushmanta (the famous Medhatithi lover of Sakuntala daughter of Visvamitra by Menak4, Pras Kanna and other hero of Kali Dasa’s drama.) Brahmanas Bharata (Sub-Incarnation of Vishnu) Bharata had three wives, all of Vidarbha. One of them bore a son to the king, but he pronounced the child to be unlike himself. The wives of the king killed their children for fear of their being called illegitimate. Bharata gave Yajna offerings to the Maruts and to Soma (Moon) that he might be blessed with a Son. The Maruts gave him Bharadvaja as his son. Brihaspati (Jupiter) produced Bharadvaja on Purnendu Narayana Sinha, M. A., B. L. 229 Mamata (Egoism), the wife of his brother Utathya. The parents de- serted the child and he was brought up by the Maruts. Bharadvaja being adopted by Bharata was called Vitatha. A Study of the Bhagavata Purana 230 | (260d pron or) wysjasty a F | ! Pd Usp ‘andyuyesy) Popuncy) ! ure vlor a | sey ‘VOLVLIA UO VIVACVUVoOT Purnendu Narayana Sinha, M. A., B. L. 231 Rantideva gave to others whatever he had and had nothing left for himself. He and his dependents remained without food for forty- eight days. On the morning of the 49th. day he got some ghee, milk, prepared barley, and water. While he was going to partake of that with the others, a Brahmana became his guest. He duly respected his guest and gladly gave him a share of the meals. When the Brah- mana went away, he divided the remnant amongst his dependents and himself, and while he was going to eat, one Sidra became his guest. He gave him a share out of his own. When the Sidra went away, another man came with a number of dogs and Rantideva duly respected him and gave him what he could. Only some water now remained, sufficient for the drink of one man only. He was going to drink that water, when a man of the Pukvasa caste (a degraded mixed caste) came and pitifully asked for some water. "I do not ask for the eight Siddhis," exclaimed Rantideva "I do not ask for Nirvana. I only want that I may pervade all beings and suffer for them all their miseries, that they may be sorrowless. By parting with this water to save the life of this distressed man, my hunger, thirst, langour, gid- diness, and distress are all gone." Kind hearted Rantideva gave even the water to the thirsty Pukvasa. Even Brahma and others could not distract him from his devotion to Vishnu. His followers all became Yogins devoted to Vishnu. (Is there some connection between Rantideva and Jesus Christ?) A Study of the Bhagavata Purana 232 : cnne somes pry 1 veo a soo “uw i'd mos ‘oj0%, a nun TPES ef . i | wyralog (ayed 94) Woq adm yoy mous sWS TEE ee 9 DBP F Go |f>Ay OO MY PUY WRI WE) yaperg | | sepng (pe, soUWYC Fy poaiza) ppYpElyeg | ! ‘ wrnetg) sotireNs suoszepy Purnendu Narayana Sinha, M. A., B. L. 233 (1) RIKSHA Samvarana m,. Tapati daughter of the Sun Kuru ns Palikshi en Re Suhotra Chyavana Kriti Uparichara Vasu Uparichara Vasu | | Brihodratha Kusimbs ‘ign Pratyagra Chedipa Others usigra Jara Sandha (was born in two parts. He was Rishabha thercfore thrown away out side. Jara a Rakshasa woman, united Satyahita the two parts and made the child alive. Hence he was called Pushpavat JarAsandha). Jahu Sahadeva Som4pi Sruta Sravas Jahnu = Nishadha Suratha Vidbratha Sarvabhouma Jaya Sena Radhika Ayutayu Ayutayu Akrodhana Devatithi Riksha Dilipa Pratipa DevApi Santanu vahbie {gave up the world —— and went to forest) Somadatta | j | Bhori Bhdrisravas Sala 234 A Study of the Bhagavata Purana S4ntanu By Ganga By Satyavati | Bhishma Chitrangada Vichitra Virya (killed by a m.