CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The Glories of the
Descendants of King Priyavrata

In this chapter the descendants of Bharata Maharaja and many other
kings are described. The son of Maharaja Bharata was named Sumati. He
followed the path of liberation given by Rsabhadeva. Some people
mistakenly thought Sumati to be the direct incarnation of Lord Buddha.
The son of Sumati was Devatajit, and his son was Devadyumna.
Devadyumna’s son was Paramesthi, and his son was Pratiha. Pratiha was
a very great devotee of Lord Visnu, and he had three sons, named Pra-
tiharta, Prastota and Udgata. Pratiharta had two sons, Aja and Bhima.
The son of Bhima was Udgitha, and the son of Udgitha was Prastava.
The son of Prastava was Vibhu, and the son of Vibhu was Prthusena,
whose son was Nakta. The wife of Nakta, Druti. gave birth to Gaya, who
was a very famous and saintly king. Actually King Gaya was a partial in-
carnation of Lord Visnu, and because of his great devotion to Lord Visnu
he received the title Mahapurusa. King Gaya had sons named Citraratha,
Sumati and Avarodhana. The son of Citraratha was the emperor Samrat.
and his son was Marici, whose son was Bindu. Bindu’s son was Madhu.
and Madhu’s son was Viravrata. Viravrata’s two sons were Manthu and
Pramanthu, and the son of Manthu was Bhauvana. The son of Bhauvana
was Tvasta, and the son of Tvasta was Viraja, who glorified the whole
dynasty. Viraja had one hundred sons and one daughter. Of these, the
son named Satajit became very famous.

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MaMa: BAtaafMed ww 2 ama Rrcaltea
ATTA AAA AATATATAT Saat Sates TTA
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