274 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 16
Therefore the father blessed the obedient sons to become the fathers of
sons. Otherwise they too would have been cursed to be sonless mlecchas.
TEXT 36
my a: afer att Qaaeantey |
Hey ATNNATIT AIT: 134
esa vah kusika viro
devaratas tam anvita
anye castaka-harita-
jaya-kratumad-adayah
esah—this (Sunahgepha); vah—like you; kusikah—O Kusikas;
virah—my son; devaratah—he is known as Devarata; tam—him;
anvita—just obey; anye—others; ca—also; astaka—Astaka; harita—
Harita; jaya—Jaya; kratumat—Kratuman; ddayah—and others.
TRANSLATION
Visvamitra said, ‘‘O Kusikas [descendants of Kausika], this
Devarata is my son and is one of you. Please obey his orders.”’ O
King Pariksit, Visvamitra had many other sons, such as Astaka,
Harita, Jaya and Kratuman.
TEXT 37
e e x
ad attra § Ranft: cattaay |
mT ae Te va ATA IRI
evam kausika-gotram tu
visvamitraih prthag-vidham
pravarantaram apannam
, tad dhi caivam prakalpitam
evam—in this way (some sons having been cursed and some blessed);
kausika-gotram—the dynasty of Kausika; tu—indeed; visvamitraih—by
the sons of Visvamitra; prthak-vidham—in different varieties; pravara-
