6 - Kings of the Solar Race 

Lomaharshana said: 

1. Lord Satyavrata, abiding by the rules of graceful behaviour maintained the wife of vishwamitra, out of sympathy and as a result of his own vow. 

2. He killed wild buffaloes, boars and deer and tied up the pieces of their meat to a tree near vishwamitra’s hermitage. 

3-6. He adopted the holy rite of Upāmśu Vrata (maintaining silence) and took to initiation (for a penance) lasting for twelve years. He stayed there at the instance of his father. When the king went to the forest it was sage Vasiştha who administered the city of Ayodhyā, and the whole kingdom. He looked after the affairs of the harem as well in view of his relationship as the preceptor and the family-priest of the monarch. O sinless ones, whether it was due to his childishness or to the unavoidability of the future events, Satyavrata maintained a perpetual grudge against Vasiştha. For, when he was banished, in spite of his being a favourite son, by his father, sage Vasiştha had not tried to intercede. 

7-8. The Mantras chanted at the celebration of a marriage become effective when the seventh step is taken.¹ Hence Satyavrata killed the bridegrooms at the seventh step. But O brahmins, Satyavrata cherished anger against Vasiştha thinking in his mind — “Although Vasiştha knows Dharma he does not save me.” 

1. Saptapadi a rite of walking seven steps round the sacred fire at the conclusion of the marriage ceremony. 

9-10. It was on ethical grounds that Vasiştha the saintly lord, did not intervene on behalf of Satyavrata. This silent behaviour was not understood by Satyavrata. The noble father too was dissatisfied with him. Therefore, Indra did not shower rain for twelve years. 

11-16. But now he took upon himself the vow of a great holy rite which is very difficult to maintain on the Earth. O brahmins, he maintained it thinking that expiation for his sin would be done thereby and the family saved. Vasiştha the saintly lord did not restrain his father when he was being banished because the sage thought that his father might crown his son. 

The powerful Satyavrata maintained the vow for twelve years. 

Once when there was no meat anywhere, the prince saw Kamadhenu² cow of sage Vasiştha.³ O excellent sages, the king who followed the convention of the land where he stayed killed that cow. He had been so hungry and utterly exhausted. Due to his anger against Vasiştha and delusion (he did not hesitate in this heinous crime). He ate the meat of cow and fed the sons of vishwamitra therewith. On knowing about it, Vasiştha became furious. 

2. Kamadhenu: A mythical cow of Vasistha which satisfied all desires. 

3. Vasistha or Vasistha: Son of Varuna, a celebrated sage, the family priest of the solar race of kings and author of several Vedic hymns, particularly of the seventh Mandala of the Rugveda. He was the typical representative of the Brahmanic dignity and power. The cfforts of  vishwamitra to rise to his level form the subject of many legends.

Vasistha said: 

17-19. O ruthless one, undoubtedly I shall fix this peg of sin even if the previous two pegs are not effective. Now your sin is threefold, dissatisfying your father, abducting another man’s wife and slaying of the cow belonging to your preceptor. Seeing thus his three pegs of sin, the sage of great penance called him Trišanku.¹ Hence he is known as Trišanku. 

1.  Trišanku: Satyavrata, son of king Trayyāruņa. He was called Trisanku because he had committed three sins: (i) he had invited the wrath of his father by going astray, (ii) he abducted other men’s wives; (iii) he had consumed the cow’s flesh. 

20. Since he maintained his wife, sage vishwamitra was pleased and he granted him boons. 

21. When the prince was asked to choose a boon as he pleased he said “I shall like to go to heaven in this physical form”. 

22-23. When the drought of twelve years² had passed off, the sage vishwamitra crowned him in the ancestral kingdom and performed a sacrifice on his behalf. This sage of great penance made him ascend heaven in his physical form even as the gods and Vasiştha looked on. 

2. Drought of twelve years: There are several references to such droughts in the Puranic lore. 

24. His wife Satyaratha born of the family of Kaikeya³ bore him a sinless son, Harischandra. 

3. Kaikeya: The King of Kekaya deśa. The country and the tribe derived their names from him. The dynasty belonged to the solar race.

25. That king is known (both as Harischandra and Traisankava. He is wellknown as an emperor and the performer of Räjasūya sacrifice. 

26. Harischandra’s son was the king named Rohita. Harita was Rohita’s son and his son is known as Cañchu. 

27. O excellent sage, Vijaya was the son of Cañchu. He was the conqueror of the entire Earth. hence, he was called Vijaya. 

28. Ruruka was his son; and he was an expert on Royal wealth and virtue. Vruka was the son of Ruruka and Bahu was born of Vruka. 

29-30. The kings Haihayas and Tālajanghas ousted him from power. His pregnant wife took shelter in the hermitage of Aurva. Even in that righteous Yuga he was not very pious. Sagara the son of Bähu was born alongwith the poison. 

31-34. He went to the hermitage of Aurva and was well protected by Bhargava. From Bhargava the king Sagara obtained the miraculous weapon belonging to Agni. He conquered Earth after killing Haihayas and Tälajanghas¹. That unerring king the knower of real Dharma suppressed the religious rituals of Sakas,² Pahlavas,³ Kshatriyas and the Pāradas,⁴ O excellent sages.

1. Haihayas and Talajanghas: The Haihaya race comprised the following tribes, Vitihotras (or Vitahavyas), Saryātas, Bhojas, Avantis, Tundikeras (or Kundikeras), Tālajanghas, Bharatas, Sujatyas, Yādavas, Sūrasenas, Anartas and Cedies. 

2. Sakas were originally Kshatriyas, but they were demoted as Sūdras as they incurred the displeasure and anger of Brahmins. 

Sakas and Yadavas had helped the Haihaya kings. Paraśurāma, Sagara and Bharata defeated them in war and drove them off from the country. 

Mbh (Udyoga Parva Ch. 19) mentions that king Sudakşhiņa of Kambojas approached Duryodhana with an Akşhauhiņi, along with the Yavanas to take part in the Bharata war. 

3. Pahlavas: Pahlavi people or ancient Persians who lived in the Punjab. King Sagara defeated their confederation, abrogated their laws, degraded them and made them wear beards. 

4. Paradas: They are mentioned with hill tribes, to have dwelt in the Western portion of the Himalayas. Manu (x. 43-44) states they were Kshatriyas but were degraded because they did not observe sacred ritcs. They were ordered by king Sagara to wear long hair and they became Mlecchas and Dasyus.

The sages said: 

How was he born along with the poison in the forest? Why did that unerring king furiously suppress the traditional religious rites of Sakas and others as well as those of Kshatriyas of mighty prowess? O highly intelligent one, narrate this to us in detail. Lomaharşana said: 

35-36. Båhu was indulging in vice. Hence, he was entirely deprived of his kingdom, O excellent brahmins, by Haihayas and Talajanghas alongwith Sakas. The five groups of kings viz Sakas, Yavanas,⁵ Pāradas, Kambojas⁶ and Pahlavas exhibited their valour on behalf of Haihayas. 

5. Yavanas: They were originally Kshatriyas, but became Sūdras by the curse of Brāhmaṇas. According to Mbh (Adi P. Ch.85) the Yavana race originated from Turvasu, son of Yayāti. Mbh (Udyoga P. Ch. 19) mentions that king Sudakşhiņa of Kamboja joined Duryodhana and fought on his side. His army consisted of Kambojas, Yavanas and other tribes. Paņini derives the word Yavana from yu—to mix and not to mix, i.e. those who could be associated with in certain matters such as alliance in war but not in other matters such as alliance by marriage, since they were degradcd people. 

6. Kambojas lived in the extreme north of India beyond Indus and were classed with Däradas, Yavanas, Sakas and Chinas. Thc country was famous for its large fleet, and breed of horses. Lessen places Kambojas south of Kashgar and east of modern Kafiristan. They were Aryans by speech. They were of Kshatriya caste and became degraded through the extinction of sacred rites. They were called Mlecchas as they followed evil customs. They were degraded by King Sagara who ordered them to shave their heads like Yavanas. 

37. Deprived of his kingdom king Bahu went to the forest followed by his wife. In his unbearable misery he put an end to his life. 

38. His pregnant wife hailing from the family of Yadus followed him. O sinless ones, previously poison had been administered to her by her co-wife. 

39. This co-wife arranged the funeral pyre of their common husband in the forest and ascended it. O brahmins, Aurva, the descendant of Bhrugu, protected her sympathetically. 

40. The child in the womb came out along with the poison at the hermitage and thus the mighty king Sagara was born. 

41. Aurva performed the post-natal and other rites for the child. He taught him Vedas and Sastras. Thereafter, he taught him the mode of wielding miraculous weapons. 

42-43. He taught him the miraculous weapons of fire, O highly blessed ones, which were unbearable even to the immortals. Endowed with great strength enhanced by the power of miraculous missiles the king, ere long, killed the Haihayas in battle like the infuriated Rudra destroying the Vasus. Foremost among the renowned persons he earned further reputation in the world. 

44. Thereafter, he resolved to exterminate Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Päradas and Pahlavas. 

45. Being slaughtered by that heroic noble Sagara they sought shelter in Vasiştha after submitting to that learned sage. 

46. Vasiştha the extremely brilliant sage offered them freedom from fear on certain conditions. He then restrained Sagara. 

47. On hearing the words of his preceptor and being faithful to his promise Sagara suppressed their traditional rituals and changed their guise. 

48. He released Sakas after shaving half of their heads. He completely shaved off the heads of Yavanas and Kambojas. 

49. The Päradas were made to keep their tresses untied and the Pahlavas were asked to grow moustaches and beards. They were deprived of Vedic studies and the chanting of Vaşatkāra Mantras by that noble king. 

50-51. O excellent brahmins, all these Kshatriyas—viz. “Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Paradas, Kālasarpas,¹ Mähisakas,² Daryas,³ Colas⁴ and Keralas were deprived of their traditional religious practices by king Sagara of noble soul at the instance of Vasiştha. 

1. Kalasarpas —not identifiable. 

2. Māhišakas—the same as the Māhişmakas of Mahishmati-an ancient city which was situated on Narmadă river at a place where the Vindhyas and Rukşa mountains contact the valley. The town is identifiable with Onkāra Mandhātă in Madhya Pradesh. 

3. Daryas—the reading is defective. 

4. Colas-people living in the Cola country in the South. The Cola country extended along the Coromandal coastal plain from Tirupati to Puddukottai where it abutted on the Pandya territory. Its core was the middle Kaveri basin with Karur and Tiruchirpalli as its main centres. 

52. After conquering this Earth, that virtuous and victorious king took initiation for the horsesacrifice and released the sacrificial horse to wonder at will.⁵ 

5. The horse-sacrifice. A particular horse was let loose and allowed to wander at will for a year. If another king, out of jealousy or malice captured the horse, he had to fight with the army which protected the horse. The fight lasted till he was forced to submit. A hundred such sacrifices entitled the sacrificer to displace Indra from the Dominion of heaven. The horse was sometimes not immolated, but kept bound during the ceremony.

53. His horse that was roaming about near the South Eastern sea on the shore was stolen and taken underground. 

54-55. Thereupon, the king got that place dug up through his sons. When the great ocean was being dug up they came upon the primordial Puruşa, lord Hari, Prajapati krishna and Lord Vishnu who was sleeping in the guise of Kapila.⁶ 

6. Kapila: An ancient sage, identified with Vishnu and considered as the founder of Samakhya system.

56. O excellent sages, they were burned by the fiery splendour that came out of his eyes as he woke up. But four of them escaped. 

57. They were Barhiketu, Suketu, king Dharmaratha and the valorous Pañchanada. These were the kings who maintained the line. 

7-8. The Mantras chanted at the celebration of a marriage become effective when the seventh step is taken.¹ Hence Satyavrata killed the bridegrooms at the seventh step. But O brahmins, Satyavrata cherished anger against Vasistha thinking in his mind-­­­­­ “Although Vasistha knows Dharma he does not save me.” 

(1. Saptapadi a rite of walking seven steps round the sacred fire at the conclusion of the marriage ceremony.) 

9-10. It was on ethical grounds that Vasistha the saintly lord, did not intervene on behalf of Satyavrata. This silent behaviour was not understood by Satyavrata. The noble father too was dissatisfied with him. Therefore, Indra did not shower rain for twelve years. 

11-16. But now he took upon himself the vow of a great holy rite which is very difficult to maintain on the Earth. O brahmins, he maintained it thinking that expiation for his sin would be done thereby and the family saved. Vasista the saintly lord did not restrain his father when he was being banished because the sage thought that his father might crown his son. 

The powerful Satyavrata maintained the vow for twelve years. 

Once when there was no meat anywhere, the prince saw Kamadhenu² cow of sage Vasista.³ O excellent sages, the king who followed the convention of the land where he stayed killed that cow. He had been so hungry and utterly exhausted. Due to his anger against Vasistha and delusion (he did not hesitate in this heinous crime). He ate the meat of cow and fed the sons of Vishwamithra therewith. On knowing about it, Vasistha became furious. 

(2. Kamadhenu: A mythical cow of Vasistha which satisfied all desires. 

3. Vasistha or Vasistha: Son of Varuna, a celebrated sage, the family priest of the solar race of kings and author of several Vedic hymns, particularly of the seventh Mandala of the Rgveda. He was the typical representative of the Brahmanic dignity and power. The efforts of vishwamitra to rise to his level form the subject of many legends.)

Vasistha said: 

17-19. O ruthless one, undoubtedly I shall fix this peg of sin even if the previous two pegs are not effective. Now your sin is threefold, dissatisfying your father, abducting another man’s wife and slaying of the cow belonging to your preceptor. Seeing thus his three pegs of sin, the sage of great penance called him Trišanku.¹ Hence he is known as Trišanku. 

(1. Trišanku: Satyavrata, son of king Trayyāruņa. He was called Trisanku because he had committed three sins: (i) he had invited the wrath of his father by going astray, (ii) he abducted other men’s wives; (iii) he had consumed the cow’s flesh.) 

20. Since he maintained his wife, sage Vishwamithra was pleased and he granted him boons. 

21. When the prince was asked to choose a boon as he pleased he said “I shall like to go to heaven in this physical form”. 

22-23. When the drought of twelve years² had passed off, the sage Vishwamithra crowned him in the ancestral kingdom and performed a sacrifice on his behalf. This sage of great penance made him ascend heaven in his physical form even as the gods and Vasistha looked on. 

(2. Drought of twelve years: There are several references to such droughts in the Puranic lore.) 

24. His wife Satyaratha born of the family of Kaikeya³ bore him a sinless son, Harischandra. 

(3. Kaikeya: The King of Kekaya deśa. The country and the tribe derived their names from him. The dynasty belonged to the solar race.)

25. That king is known (both as Harischandra and Traisankava. He is wellknown as an emperor and the performer of Räjasūya sacrifice. 

26. Harischandra’s son was the king named Rohita. Harita was Rohita’s son and his son is known as Cañcu. 

27. O excellent sage, Vijaya was the son of Cañcu. He was the conqueror of the entire Earth. hence, he was called Vijaya. 

28. Ruruka was his son; and he was an expert on Royal wealth and virtue. Vřuka was the son of Ruruka and Bahu was born of Vruka. 

29-30. The kings Haihayas and Tālajanghas ousted him from power. His pregnant wife took shelter in the hermitage of Aurva. Even in that righteous Yuga he was not very pious. Sagara the son of Bähu was born alongwith the poison. 

31-34. He went to the hermitage of Aurva and was well protected by Bhargava. From Bhargava the king Sagara obtained the miraculous weapon belonging to Agni. He conquered Earth after killing Haihayas and Tälajanghas’.¹ That unerring king the knower of real Dharma suppressed the religious rituals of Sakas,² Pahlavas,³ Kshatriyas and the Pāradas,⁴ O excellent sages.

(1. Haihayas and Talajanghas: The Haihaya race comprised the following tribes, Vitihotras (or Vitahavyas), Saryātas, Bhojas, Avantis, Tundikeras (or Kundikeras), Tālajanghas, Bharatas, Sujatyas, Yādavas, Sūrasenas, Anartas and Cedies. 

2. Sakas were originally Kshatriyas, but they were demoted as Sūdras as they incurred the displeasure and anger of Brahmins. 

Sakas and Yadavas had helped the Haihaya kings. Paraśurāma, Sagara and Bharata defeated them in war and drove them off from the country. 

Mbh (Udyoga Parva Ch. 19) mentions that king Sudakşiņa of Kambojas approached Duryodhana with an Akşauhiņi, along with the Yavanas to take part in the Bharata war. 

3. Pahlavas: Pahlavi people or ancient Persians who lived in the Punjab. King Sagara defeated their confederation, abrogated their laws, degraded them and made them wear beards. 

4. Paradas: They are mentioned with hill tribes, to have dwelt in the Western portion of the Himalayas. Manu (x. 43-44) states they were Kşhatriyas but were degraded because they did not observe sacred rites. They were ordered by king Sagara to wear long hair and they became Mlecchas and Dasyus.)

The sages said: 

How was he born alongwith the poison in the forest? Why did that unerring king furiously suppress the traditional religious rites of Sakas and others as well as those of Kshatriyas of mighty prowess? O highly intelligent one, narrate this to us in detail.

Lomaharşana said: 

35-36. Båhu was indulging in vice. Hence, he was entirely deprived of his kingdom, O excellent brahmins, by Haihayas and Talajanghas alongwith Sakas. The five groups of kings viz Sakas, Yavanas,⁵ Pāradas, Kambojas⁶ and Pahlavas exhibited their valour on behalf of Haihayas. 

(5. Yavanas: They were originally Kshatriyas, but became Sūdras by the curse of Brāhmaṇas. According to Mbh (Adi P. Ch.85) the Yavana race originated from Turvasu, son of Yayāti. Mbh (Udyoga P. Ch. 19) mentions that king Sudakşhiņa of Kamboja joined Duryodhana and fought on his side. His army consisted of Kambojas, Yavanas and other tribes. Paņini derives the word Yavana from yu—to mix and not to mix, i.e. those who could be associated with in certain matters such as alliance in war but not in other matters such as alliance by marriage, since they were degraded people. 

6. Kambojas lived in the extreme north of India beyond Indus and were classed with Däradas, Yavanas, Sakas and Chinas. The country was famous for its large fleet, and breed of horses. Lessen places Kambojas south of Kashgar and cast of modern Kafiristan. They were Aryans by speech. They were of Kshatriya caste and became degraded through the extinction of sacred rites. They were called Mlecchas as they followed evil customs. They were degraded by King Sagara who ordered them to shave their heads like Yavanas.) 

37. Deprived of his kingdom king Bahu went to the forest followed by his wife. In his unbearable misery he put an end to his life. 

38. His pregnant wife hailing from the family of Yadus followed him. O sinless ones, previously poison had been administered to her by her co-wife. 

39. This co-wife arranged the funeral pyre of their common husband in the forest and ascended it. O brahmins, Aurva, the descendant of Bhrugu, protected her sympathetically. 

40. The child in the womb came out along with the poison at the hermitage and thus the mighty king Sagara was born.

41. Aurva performed the post-natal and other rites for the child. He taught him Vedas and Sastras. Thereafter, he taught him the mode of wielding miraculous weapons. 

42-43. He taught him the miraculous weapons of fire, O highly blessed ones, which were unbearable even to the immortals. Endowed with great strength enhanced by the power of miraculous missiles the king, ere long, killed the Haihayas in battle like the infuriated Rudra destroying the Vasus. Foremost among the renowned persons he earned further reputation in the world. 

44. Thereafter, he resolved to exterminate Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Päradas and Pahlavas. 

45. Being slaughtered by that heroic noble Sagara they sought shelter in Vasista after submitting to that learned sage. 

46. Vasistha the extremely brilliant sage offered them freedom from fear on certain conditions. He then restrained Sagara. 

47. On hearing the words of his preceptor and being faithful to his promise Sagara suppressed their traditional rituals and changed their guise. 

48. He released Sakas after shaving half of their heads. He completely shaved off the heads of Yavanas and Kambojas. 

49. The Päradas were made to keep their tresses untied and the Pahlavas were asked to grow moustaches and beards. They were deprived of Vedic studies and the chanting of Vaşatkāra Manras by that noble king. 

50-51. O excellent brahmins, all these Ksatriyas—viz. “Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Paradas, Kālasarpas,¹ Mähisakas,² Daryas,³ Colas⁴ and Keralas were deprived of their traditional religious practices by king Sagara of noble soul at the instance of Vasiştha. 

(1. Kalasarpas not identifiable. 

2. Māhišakas—the same as the Māhişmakas of Mähişmati-an ancient city which was situated on Narmadă river at a place where the Vindhyas and Rkşa mountains contact the valley. The town is identifiable with Onkāra Mandhātă in Madhya Pradesh. 

3. Daryas—the reading is defective. 

4. Colas-people living in the Cola country in the South. The Cola country extended along the Coromandal coastal plain from Tirupati to Pud dukottai where it abutted on the Pandya territory. Its core was the middle Kaveri basin with Karur and Tiruchirpalli as its main centres.) 

6. Kapila: An ancient sage, identified with Vişņu and considered as the founder of Samkhya system.)

52. After conquering this Earth, that virtuous and victorious king took initiation for the horsesacrifice and released the sacri ficial horse to wonder at will.⁵ 

(5. The horse-sacrifice. A particular horse was.let loose and allowed to wander at will for a year. If another king, out of jealousy or malice captured the horse, he had to fight with the army which protected the horse. The fight lasted till he was forced to submit. A hundred such sacrifices entitled the sacri ficer to displace Indra from the Dominion of heaven. The horse was sometimes not immolated, but kept bound during the ceremony.)

53. His horse that was roaming about near the South Eastern sea on the shore was stolen and taken underground. 

54-55. Thereupon, the king got that place dug up through his sons. When the great ocean was being dug up they came upon the primordial Puruşa, lord Hari, Prajapati Krsna and Lord Vişnu who was sleeping in the guise of Kapila.⁶ 

(6. Kapila: An ancient sage, identified with Vishnu andconsidered as the founder of Samakhya system.)

56. O excellent sages, they were burned by the fiery splen dour that came out of his eyes as he woke up. But four of them escaped. 

57. They were Barhiketu, Suketu, king Dharmaratha and the valorous Pañcanada. These were the kings who main tained the line. 

58-59. Lord Hari, Nārāyaṇa granted him the boon that Ikşhvāku's race would be everlasting and they would have unre ceding fame. The lord said that the ocean will be known as his son and his residence in the heavenly world would be everlasting. Taking Arghya unto him the ocean saluted the monarch. 

60. Hence, the occan earned the title Sāgara. Sagara got back the sacrificial horse from the ocean. 

61. That king of great fame performed a hundred horse sacrifices. We have already heard that he had sixty thousand sons. 

The sages said: 

62. O Sūtaja, how were the mighty valorous sixty thousand sons of Sagara born? By what process or holy rite were they born ? 

Lomaharşhaņa said: 

63-64. Sagara had two wives. They had their sins burnt by penance. The elder wife was the daughter of Vidarbha named Kešini. The younger one was Mahati the daughter of Aristanemi. She was extremely righteous and unrivalled in beauty in the world. 

65-72. Aurva granted them a boon, understand it, О excellent brahmins. (He said)—"one of you endowed with penance may accept sixty thousand sons. Let the other accept one son who will perpetuate the race. You can choose as you please". One of them, accordingly accepted sixty thousand sons and the other accepted one son who would uphold the race. The sage said "So be it". Kesini bore a son Asamañjasa to Sagara. That son of great bustle became the king by the name of Panchajana. The other lady gave birth to a gourd full of seeds. So we hear. There, sixty thousand foetuses, each of the size of a gangelly seed, grew up. As time passed they grew bigger comfortably. The nurses deposited those foetuses in pots filled with ghee. They gave each of them nourishing food. In the course of ten months they grew up in due order. These princes delighted Sagara in due course. O brahmins, thus he had sixty thousand sons. The sons of the king were born out of the gourd, like big foetus. The divine splendour of Narayana had permeated the bodies of those noble persons. 

73. The only son (of the other lady) named Panchajana became the king. Panchajana's son was Añśhumān. He was very valorous. 

74-77. Dilīpa was his son. He became renowned as Khat vänga. He obtained only a Muhūrta-long span of life. He came down from heaven and conceived of the three worlds by means of his intellect and intrinsic strength. O sinless ones, Dilīpa's successor was lord Bhagiratha. He was the person who made the sacred river Gangă descend (from heaven). He took it to the ocean and made it his daughter. Hence, Ganga is called Bhagirathi by the chroniclers. Bhagiratha's son was renowned by the name Sruta. 

78. Nabhaga was Sruta's son. He was extremely virtuous. Ambarīşa was the son of Nabhaga and the father of Sindhudvipa. 

79. Ayutajit was the valorous successor of Sindhudvipa. Ayutajit's son was ķtuparņa of great fame. 

80. He was conversant with the divine Mantra called. Akşhahrudaya. That mighty king was a friend of Nala. Rutuparna’s son was Artaparņi. He had earned great fame. 

81. Sudās was his son. That king became the friend of Indra. King Saudása was the son of Sudās. 

82. King Mitrasaha became well known as Kalmāşapada. Kalmāşapada's son was known as Sarvakarma. 

83. Sarvakarma's son was the famous Anaranya. Nighna: was the son of Anaranya. Nighna had two sons. 

84. They were Anamitra and Raghu. They were the most excellent of all good kings. Anamitra's son was Duliduha who was a scholarly king. 

85-87. Dilīpa was his son. He was the great-grand-father of Rama. Dilipa's son Raghu was the mighty king of Ayodhyā. Aja was born as the son of Raghu. To him was born Dasaratha. Rāma was born to Dasaratha. Rama's son was Kusa. 

88. Atithi was born of Kuśa. He was a righteous king of great fame. The valorous son Nişadha was born of Atithi. 

89. Nala was the son of Nişadha; Nabha was the son of Nala. Nabha's son was Pundarika and his son was Kșhemadhanyan. 

90. The valorous Devanīka was the son of Kșhemadhanvan. The son of Devānika Ahīnagu was a great lord. 

91. Ahinagu's successor was Sudhanvan. Sudhanvan's son was king Sala. 

92. Sala's son was a righteous soul, Ukya. Vajranabha was his son and Nala was the son of that noble monarch. 

93. O excellent sages, only two Nalas are known in the Purăņas. One was Vīrasena's son and the other a leading scion of the Ikşhvāku race. 

94. The kings born in the family of Ikşhvāku have been glorified in accordance with their importance. Such were the kings of the solar race who were highly brilliant and brave. 

95. He who reads this creation of Aditya, Vivasvān, lord Srāddhadeva, the bestower of nourishment to the people shall be blessed with progeny. He will attain the world of Vivasvān.