275 - Description of the dynasty of Yadu

Agni said: 

1. Yadu had five sons—Nilanjika, Raghu, Krośțu, Šatajit and Sahasrajit and Sahasrajit was the eldest among them. 

2. Satajit had three (sons) - Haihaya, Reņuhaya and Haya. Dharmanetra (was the son) of Haihaya. Samhana (was the son) of Dharmanetra. 

3. Mahima was the son) of Samhana. Bhadrasenaka (was born) from Mahima. Durgama was (born) from Bhadrasena. Kanaka was (born) from Durgama. 

4. Krutavirya, Krutågni, Karavīraka and Krutaujas were the four (sons) of Kanaka. Arjuna (Kärtaviryärjuna) (was born) from Krutavirya. 

5-9. Suzerainty over the seven continents of the earth, (possession of) thousand arms and invincibility by the enemy in the battle and certain death at the hands of (Lord) Vishnu in case of leading an unrighteous life were conferred on (Kärtavīrya) Arjuna who was doing penance. That king Arjuna performed ten thousand sacrifices. By the remembrance of him (his name) there was no loss of property in the kingdom. The kings would not certainly attain the position of Kärtavirya by (doing) sacrifices, (giving) gifts, (performing) penances, by valour and by learning. Among the hundred sons of Kärtavirya (the following) five (were) foremost-Śūrasena, Sūra, Dhrstokta, Krishņa and Jayadhvaja. (Jayadhvaja) was a great king among the Avantayas. 

10-11. Tålajangha (was born) from Jayadhvaja. The sons of Tālajangha formed the five branches of the Haihayas-Bhojas, Avantas, Vītihotras, Svayamjätas and Saundikeyas. Ananta was (born) from Vītihotra. Durjaya (was) king from Ananta. 

12. Ishall describes the race of Kroshțu in which (Lord) Hari Himself was born. Vrujinivån (was born) from Kroshtu. Svähä was (born) from Vrujinivån. 

13. Rushadgu (was) the son of Svähả and Chitraratha (was) his son. Sasabindu (was born) from Chitraratha. He was a great monarch and a staunch devotee of (Lord) Hari. 

14-15. Among the ten thousand intelligent, handsome, wealthy and radiant sons of Sasabindu, Pruthuśrava was the foremost. Suyajuñaka was his son. Uśhanas (was) the son of Suyajña. Titikshu (was) the son of Ušhanas. 

16-18. Marutta was (born) from Titikshu. Kambalabarhisa (was born) from him. (Rukmakavacha was born from him). Fifty (sons) were (born) from Rukmakavacha (among whom) Rukmeshu, Pruthurukmaka, Havis, Jyåmagha and Påpaghna (were) most prominent. Jyåmagha was a hen-pecked husband. Vidarbha was (born) from Jyåmagha through Sevyä. Kausika, Lomapåda and Kratha (were) his sons. From the excellent Lomapada, Kruti (was born) and Cidi (was) the son of Kausika. His successor kings were hence known as Caidyas. 

19. Kunti (was born) from Kratha, the son of Vidarbha. Dhrustaka (was the son) of Kunti. Nidhruti (was the son) of Dhrushța. His (son was) known as Udarka. Vidūratha (was his son). 

20. Vyoma (was) the son of Daśärha (Vidūratha). It is said that Jimūta was (horn) from Vyoma. Vikala was the son of Jimūta. Bhimaratha (was) his son. 

21. Navaratha (was born) from Bhimaratha. Drudharatha was (born) then. Sakunti (was born) from Drudharatha. Karambhaka (was) from Sakunti. 

22. Devarata was from Karambha. Devakshetra was his son. (A son) by name Madhu (was) from Devakshetra. Dravarasa was from Madhu. 

23. Puruhūta was from Dravarasa. Jantu was his son. Såtvata, the Yådava king of good quality, (was) the son of Jantu. 

24. Bhajamåna, Vrushni, Andhaka and Devävrudha were the four (sons) of Såtvata. Their races were renowned. 

25-26. Bahya, Vrushti, Kurmi and Nimi were (the sons) of Bhajamåna. Babhru was from Devāvrudha. The following verse is sung about him: “We hear his virtues sung close by (in the same way) as we had heard from a distant place. Babhru is the foremost among men and (considered) by the celestials as equal to Devavędha." 

27. Babhru (had) four sons. (Those were) kings and devotees of (Lord) Vasudeva (Hari). (They were Kuhura, Bhajamâna, Sini and Kambalabarhish. 

28. Dhrushņu (was the son) of Kuhura. Dhruti (was) the son of Dhrushņu. Kapotaroma was from Dhruti. Tittiri (was) his son. 

29. Nara (was) the son of Tittiri. Chandanadundubhi (was) his (son). Punarvasu (was) his son. Ahuka (was.) the son of Ahuki (wife of Punarvasu). 

30-33. Devaka was born from Ahuka and Ugrasena was born then. Devavån and Upadeva are known to be the sons of Devaka. They had seven sisters. (Devaka) gave them in marriage to Vasudeva. They were Devaki, Srutadevi, Mitradevi, Yashodhara, Sridevi, Satyadevi and Suråpi. Ugrasena had nine sons among whom Kamsa was the eldest, (the others being) Nyagrodha, Sunáman, Kanku, Sanku (the protector of earth), Sutanū, Råshtrapāla, Yuddhamushți and Sumushţika. 

34. Vidūratha, the chief among the charioteers (was) the son of Bhajamana. The powerful king Śūra was the son of Vidūratha. 

35. Soņāśva and Svetaváhana (were) the two sons of that mighty monarch. Sami, Satrujit and others were the five sons of Sonåśva. 

36-37. Pratikshetra (was) the son of Sami and Bhojaka (was the son) of Pratikshetra. Hrudika (was) the son of Bhoja. Hrudika had ten sons-Krutavarma, Satadhanvå, Devårha, Bhishaņa and others. Kambalabarhis (was born) from Devårha. Asamaujas was (then born from Kambalabarhis). 

38-39. Sudamshțra, Suvāsa and Dhrushța were (born) from Asamaujas. Gåndhåri and Mädri were the wives of Dhrushta. Sumitra was born to Gåndhåri. Mādrī gave birth to Yudhájit. Anamitra and Sini (were the descendants) from Dhrushța. Devamidhusha (was born) then. 

40-43. Nighna (was) the son of Anamįtra. Prasenaka and Saträjit (were the sons) of Nighna. When Prasena was wearing the syamantaka jewel got from Sun god by Satrājit and wandering in the forcst, a lion killed him and carried away the gem. The lion was killed by Jämbavån (the king of bears) and Jåmbavan was conquered by (Lord) Hari (Vishnu). He got the jewel and Jämbavati (the daughter of Jämbaván) and went to the city of Dvárakä (on the western coast of India in Gujarat). (He) gave (the gem) to Saträjit. Satadhanu killed him (Satrajit). The famous Krishņa killed Satadhanu, recovered the gem and entrusted the gem to Akrūra in the presence of Bala (deva) and the Yadava chiefs. 

44. Krishņa thus got rid of the false accusation on him that he had killed Saträjit. One who reads (his account) would go to the heaven. Satyabhåmå (the daughter of Saträjit) became the wife of Krishņa. 

45. Sini was born from Anamitra. Satyaka (was) the son of Sini. Satyaki was born from Satyaka. Dhuni was (born) from Yuyudhåna (Satyaki). 

46. Yugandhara (was) the son of Dhuni. Svahya was (born from him). He was invincible in battle. Rushabha and Kshetraka (were) his (sons). Svaphalkaka (was born) from Rushabha. 

47. Akrūra (was) the son of Svaphalka. Sudhanvaka (was born) from Akrūra. Vasudeva and others (were born) from Śūra. Pruthå (Kunti) was the wife of Pându. 

48. Yudhisthira was born to Kunti (wife) of Pandu, from Dharma (god of virtue), Vrukodara (Bhimasena) from Vaya (Wind god), Dhananjaya (Arjuna) from Indra and Nakula and Sahadeva to Madri (the other wife of Påņdu). 

49-51. (Bala) rama, Säraña and Durdama (were born) to Rohiņi from Vasudeva. Susenaka was born first to Vasudeva through Devaki. (The other sons were) Kirtiman, Bhadrasena, Járukhya, Vishnudásaka and Bhadradeha. Kamsa killed these six childern. Then Bala (råma), Krishņa, Subhadra, that speaks sweet and Chārudeshņa (were born). Såmba and others were the sons of Jambavati from Krishņa.