277 - The narration of the lineage of Anga

Agni said:

1. Varga (was) the son of Turvasu. Gobhānu was his son. Traiśäni was (born) from Gobhānu. Karandhama (was the son) of Taraišāni.

2. Marutta was (born) from Karandhama. Dushyanta (was) his son. Varūtha was (the son) of Dushyanta. Gåņdira (was born) from Varutha.

3. Gåndhåra (was born) from Gåņdira. The mighty five peoples--Gandháras, Keralas, Colas, Påndyas and Kolas (were born) then.

4. Druhyu and Babhrusetu¹ (were the sons of Gandhára). Purovasu (was born) from Babhrusetu. Then Gandhåra (was born) and Dharma from Gandhära. Ghruta was (born) froin Dharma.

1. Given as two separato names and subsequent names also differ. See Vi. P. IV. 17.

5. Vidusha (was born) from Ghruta. Pracetas (was born) from him. He had a hundred sons (among whom) Anadra, Sabhänara, Chäkshusha and Parameshuka (were foremost).

6. Kālánala (was born) from Sabhänara. Sruñjaya, was born from Kälänala. Puranjaya (was the son) of Sruñjaya. Janamejaya was his son.

7-8. Mahāśāla (was) his son. Mahāmanas was his son. O Brahman! Ušīnara (was) from him. He had then a son Nruga through (his queen) Nrugå, (a son) Nara through (his queen) Narà and (a son) Kurmi (through) Kurmi. Suvrata was born (to him) through Drushadvati.

9. Pruthudarbha, Viraka, Kaikeya and Bhadraka were the four sons of Sibi. There were prosperous regions in their names.

10. Titikṣhu was born from Usinara. Rushadratha (was born) from Titikshu. Paila was (born) from Rushadratha. Sutapa (was) the son of Paila.

11. The great ascetic Bali (was born) from him. Anga, Vanga, Mukhyaka, Pundra and Kalinga (were the sons) of Bali, Bali, the ascetic, (generated them) by means of his power.

12. Dadhivahana was (born) from Anga. Diviratha (was the next) king after him. Dharmaratha (was born) from Diviratha. Chitraratha (was) his son.

13. Satyaratha (was born) from Chitraratha. Lomapada (was) his son. Chaturanga (was born) from Lomapäda. Pruțhu läksha (was) his son.

14. Champa was (born) from Pruthuláksha. Haryangaka was from Campa. Bhadraratha was from Haryanga. Bruhatkarman (was) his son.

15. Bruhadbhānu was born from him. Bruhātmavat (was) from Bruhadbhanu. Jayadratha was from him. Bruhadratha (was born) from Jayadratha.

16. Visvajit (was born) from Bruhadratha. Karna was from Visvajit. Vrushasena (was the son) of Karņa. Pruthusena was his son. These are the kings born in the race of Anga. Describe me the race of Puru.

Summary of chapter 278 of the Agni Purāṇa is as follows:

The Puru lineage — from which both the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas descend — is narrated in full. The line passes through Janmejaya, Prācīnvān, Manasyu, Vītamaya, Śandhu, Bahuvidhā, and Saṃyāti to Duṣyanta, who fathers Bharata upon Śakuntalā. Bharadvāja is given as a son by the Maruts. Ajamīḍha's lineage gives Jahnu → Kuśika → Gādhi → Viśvāmitra. Ṛkṣa → Saṃvaraṇa → Kuru, who establishes the sacred field of Kurukṣetra. Kuru's descendants through Śantanu, Bhīṣma (Gaṅgā's son), Pāṇḍu, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra lead to the full Pāṇḍava genealogy — Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva — and their sons including Abhimanyu and Parīkṣit. The Jarāsandha lineage from Bṛhadratha is also traced.