68 - The race of Jyāmagha

Suta Said: 

1. I shall enumerate the members of the family of the glorious Yadu, the eldest son of Yayati. Even as I narrate them succinctly and in the proper order listen to it and understand. 

2. Yadu had five sons comparable to the sons of Devas. Sahasrajit was the eldest. The others were Kroshtu, Nila, Ajaka and Laghu. 

3. The king Shatajit was the son of Sahasrajit. Shatajit had three renowned sons. 

4. They were Haihaya, Haya and the king Venuhaya. The successor of Haihaya was the well-known Dharma. 

5. O brahmins, his son was Dharmanetra. Kirti was the son of Dharmanetra and his son was Sanjaya. 

6. The virtuous Mahishman was the heir and successor of Sanjaya. The valorous Bhadrashrenya was the son of Mahishman. 

7. Bhadrashrenya’s legal heir was the king named Durdama who had an intelligent son known as Dhanaka. 

8-9. The sons of Dhanaka were four and they were very popular. They were Krutavirya, Krutagni, Krutavarma and Krutaujas. Arjuna was the son of Krutavirya. He was born with thousand arms and became the best of the lords of the seven islands. 

10-12. Rama who was identical with Narayana was the cause of his death. He had a hundred sons. Five of them were great heroes. They were strong, heroic, virtuous and learned. They had good practice in the use of all missiles. They were Shura, Shursena, Dhrushta, Krishna and Jayadhvaja the king of Avanti. Jayadhvaja's son Tālajangha was very powerful.

13. He had a hundred sons. They were known as Tālajanghas. The eldest of them the powerful Vitihotra was the ruler.

14. Vrusha and others too were his sons of meritorious deeds. Vrusha was the founder of a dynasty. His son was Madhu. 

15-18. Madhu had hundred sons and Vrushni the eldest was the founder of a dynasty. Vrushni’s descendants were also called Vrushnis and those of Madhu are known as Madhavas. 

Since the Haihayas belonged to the family of Yadu they are also designated as Yadavas. There were five groups or families of the Haihayas of noble souls. They were--Vitihotras, Haryātas, Bhojas, Avantis and Shurasenas. The last were known as Talajanghas also. The most famous kings among the Haihayas were Shura, Shurasena, Vrusha, Krishna, and Jayadhvaja. 

19. Shura and Shuravira were the pious descendants of Shūra. sena. The land of these noble souls is known as Shurasenas. 

20. The son of Vitihotra was the well-known Narta. Durjaya the son of Krishna was a destroyer of his enemies. 

21. Listen to the race of the saintly king Kroshtu. It consisted of excellent men. Vishnu the scion of the family of Vrushni was born of this race. 

22. Kroshtu had a son of great renown named Vrujinivan. His son was Svati and Kushanku was his son. 

23. Desirous of progeny, the extremely powerful king Kushanku performed great sacrifices of various kinds with the requisite gifts. 

24-25. Chitraratha his son did glorious deeds. The heroic son of Chitraratha was king Shashabindu who performed sacrifices giving large sums as gifts. He observed excellent holy rites, and was an Emperor of great strength and valour over a large number of subjects. 

26. Shashabindu had twenty thousand sons. They specifically praise Anantaka as the most excellent of all of them. 

27-28. The son Yajna was born to Anantaka. Yajna’s son was Dhruti. His son was Ushanas. That most virtuous king after obtaining the kingdom, performed a hundred horse sacrifices. The king named Siteshu is known as the son of Ushanas. 

29. Marutta, the saintly king who made his family flourish, was his son. The heroic Kambalabarhis was the son of Marutta. 

30-31. Rukmakavacha, a learned king was the son of Kambalabarhis. This Rukmakavacha had killed in battle many heroic archers wearing coats of mail with sharp arrows and attained great glory. The pious soul gave land to the Rutviks (Brahmins officiating) in the Horse-sacrifice. 

32. Paravrut, the slayer of heroic enemies, was born of Rukmakavacha. Five sons of great strength were born to Parāvrut. 

33. They were Rukmeshu, Pruthurukma, Jyamagha, Parigha and Hari. The father fixed Parigha and Hari in Videha. 

34. Rukmeshu became the king and Pruthurukma was dependent on him. Compelled by them, king Jyāmagha abdicated the throne and stayed in the hermitage.

35-36. He remained quiescent while he stayed in the forest. He received enlightenment from the brahmins. Then he took up his bow and went to another land in his chariot decorated with flags. He went to the Narmadā⁵⁷⁷ river accompanied by his wife. He went to the mountain Rukshavān⁵⁷⁸ and passed his days.

577. Narmada--this river rises in the Vindhya mountain and falls into the gulf of Cambay. It flows in a wide flood-plain and is fairly deep. It forms a suitable boundary between the political units north and south of it. 

578. Rukshavān--Rāmāyaṇa places it on the Narmada river. “ruksha vantam giriśhreshtham adhyāste Narmadām piban--Rāma.

37-39. Shaibya the chaste woman of good conduct was the wife of Jyamagha. After observing severe penance that fortunate lady, in her advanced age, gave birth to Shruta and Vidarbha. King Shruta had no son. Two scholarly sons Kratha and Kaishika were born to Vidarbha. They were heroic and very efficient in battle. A third son was Romapāda and Babhru was his son. 

40. Sudhruti a learned and very pious king was his son. His son was Kushika who was the originator of the family of Chaidya. 

41-42. Kratha was the son of Vidarbha. His son was Kunti. Kunti's son was Vruta and from him was born the valorous Ranadhrushta. His son Nidhruti was a slayer of enemies. The son of Nidhruti was Dasharha, the destroyer of his foes.

43. Vyāpta was the son of Dashärha, and Jimüta his son. Vikruti was the son of Jimuta. His son was Bhimaratha. 

44. Navaratha was the son of Bhimaratha. He was perpetually engaged in charitable gifts and holy rites. He was devoted to truthfulness and good conduct. 

45. His son was Drudharatha. Shakuni was his son. Karambha was born of him. Devarāta was his son.

46. From Devarata was born king Devarāti of great renown. He was equal to the son of Devas. From him was born Devakshatra. 

47. Devakshatra's son was Madhu of great renown. He was the founder of the line of Madhus. From Madhu was born Kuruvamshaka.

48. After Kuruvamsha was Anu and from him was born Pururvan, the best among men. From him Amshu was born to queen Bhadravati of Vidarbha.

49-51. Amshu married Aikshvāki and Sattva was born of him. From Sattva was born Sättvata, endowed with good qualities who enabled the family to flourish. The dynasty of Jyamagha has thus, been narrated to you in detail. He who reads or listens to this lineage of Jyamagha lives for a long time and attains heavenly kingdom and happiness.