Text 4] The Dynasties of the Sons of Purirava 3

mada; abhit—there was; éunakah—Sunaka; Saunakah—Saunaka;
yasya—of whom (Sunaka); bahu-rca-pravarah—the best of those con-
versant with the Rg Veda; munih—a great saintly person.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: From Purdrava came a son named Ayu,
whose very powerful sons were Nahusa, Ksatravrddha, Raji, Rabha
and Anena. O Maharaja Pariksit, now hear about the dynasty of
Ksatravrddha. Ksatravrddha’s son was Suhotra, who had three
sons, named Kasya, Kusa and Grtsamada. From Grtsamada came
Sunaka, and from him came Saunaka, the great saint, the best of
those conversant with the Rg Veda.

TEXT 4

wre aafarcgat agt atdaaifiar |

qearahedana «=|- atest: |
TI Waeaia: waaenfiaga: j Pal

kasyasya kdasis tat-putro
rastro dirghatamah-pita

dhanvantarir dirghatamasa
dyur-veda-pravartakah

yajna-bhug vasudevamsah
smrta-matrarti-ndsanah

kasyasya—of Kasya; kasih—Kasi; tat-putrah—his son; rdstrah—
Rastra; dirghatamah-pita—he became the father of Dirghatama;
dhanvantarih—Dhanvantari; dirghatamasah—from Dirghatama; dyuh-
veda-pravartakah—the inaugurator of medical science, Ayur Veda;
yajnia-bhuk—the enjoyer of the results of sacrifice; vdsudeva-amsah—
incarnation of Lord Vasudeva; smrta-mdtra—if he is remembered; Grti-
ndsanah—it immediately vanquishes all kinds of disease.

TRANSLATION

The son of Kasya was Kasi, and his son was Rastra, the father of
Dirghatama. Dirghatama had a son named Dhanvantari, who was
