96 – Progeny of Sri Krishna

Vyāsa said: 

1. Pradyumna and other sons of Krişhņa born of Rukmini, have already been mentioned. O brahmins, Satyabhāmå gave birth to Bhānu and other sons. 

2. Prapaksa and others were the brilliant sons of Rohiņi and Krişhņa. Samba and others of mighty arms were born to Jambavati. 

3. Bhadravinda and other powerful sons were born to Nägnajiti. The sons the chief of whom was Sargrämajit were born as sons of Saibyā. 

4. Madrī's sons were Vruka and others. Lakşmaņā had sons the chief of whom was Gotravån. Sruta and others were the sons of Kalindi. 

5. The discus-bearing lord had sons in other wives too. On the whole, he had eightyeight thousand and one hundred sons. 

6. Among them Pradyumna was the eldest. He was the son of Rukmiņi. Aniruddha was the son of Pradumna and Vajra was born to him.

7. O excellent brahmins, Aniruddha of great strength who had been held as a prisoner of war, married Uşā, the Daughter of Bàņa and the grand-daughter of Bali. 

8. In the course of events, Krishna and Shankara fought with each other during which the thousand arms of Bāņa were cut off by the discus-bearing lord.

The sages said: 

9-10. O holy brahmin, how did the fight between Shankara and Krişhņa take place for the possession of Uşā? How did Hari destroy the arms of Bāņa? O highly blessed one, it behoves you to mention all this to us. Our curiosity to hear this splendid story is great. 

Vyāsa said: 

11-12. O brahmins, on seeing Parvati sporting about with Sambhu, Usă the daughter of Bana too desired it very much. Gauri conversant with the workings of everyone's mind spoke to that beautiful damsel-"Enough of your yearning too much. You will also sport about with your husband". 

Vyāsa said: 

13. Thus consoled by Părvati, she thought within herself “When? Who will be my husband?" Parvati then said to her again. Pārvati said: 

14. "O princess, that person will be your husband, the person who will molest you in your dream on the twelfth day in the bright half of the month of Vaišākha".

Vyāsa said: 

15. On that day, in the manner mentioned by the goddess a man molested her in the course of her dream. She too loved him. When she woke up she did not see the man. She became very eager. Uşā said: 

16-18. “Where have you gone?" said Uşå without bashfulness. O brahmins, she said to her friend. The minister of Bana was Kumbhända. Chitralekhā, his daughter was the friend of Uşa. She asked her “Who is being mentioned by you? In her bashfulness she at first denied everything. Her friend thereupon created confidence in her and heard everything through her own words. After mentioning everything when everything was known by her Uşā said:"Immediately do something by way of employers to attain him as mentioned by the goddess."

Vyāsa said:

19-22. Chitralekha then drew the pictures of Devas, asuras, Gandharvas, and human beings, on a cloth and showed them to Uşā. She turned her face from Gandharvas, Suras and Asuras. She began to look at human beings especially at Andhakas and Vruşņis. On seeing Krişhņa and Balarama the lady of finc eyebrows became bashful. O brahmins, on seeing Pradyumna she turned her bashful glance away from him. When her real lover, the son of Pradyumna was seen, she said, "It is he, It is he. He is my husband." Chitralekha then consoled Uşa, and went to Dväravati traversing the path by her Yogic power.