Text 2] The Dynasty of Bharata 121

Sri-Sukah uvaca —Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; vitathasya—of Vitatha
(Bharadvaja), who was accepted in the family of Maharaja Bharata under
special circumstances of disappointment; sutat—from the son;
manyoh—named Manyu; brhatksatrah—Brhatksatra; jayah—Jaya;
tatah—from him; mahdviryah—Mahavirya; narah—Nara; gargah—
Garga; sarkrtih—Sankrti; tu—certainly; nara-Gtmajah—the son of
Nara.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Because Bharadvaja was delivered by
the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha
was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons—Brhatksatra, Jaya,
Mahavirya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara
had a son named Sankrti.

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gurus ca rantidevas ca
sarikrteh pandu-nandana

rantidevasya mahima
ihamutra ca giyate

guruh—a son named Guru; ca—and; rantidevah ca—and a son
named Rantideva; sarkrteh—from Sankrti; pdandu-nandana—O
Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of Pandu; rantidevasya—of Rantideva;
mahimé—the glories; iha—in this world; amutra—and in the next
world; ca—also; giyate—are glorified.

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of Pandu, Sankrti had two sons,
named Guru and Rantideva. Rantideva is famous in both this
world and the next, for he is glorified not only in human society
but also in the society of the demigods.
