CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati

In this Twenty-third Chapter the dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu
and Yadu, as well as the story of Jyamagha, are described.

The sons of Yayati’s fourth son, Anu, were Sabhanara, Caksu and
Paresnu. Of these three, the sons and grandsons of Sabhanara were, in
succession, Kalanara, Sriijaya, Janamejaya, Mahasala and Mahamana.
The sons of Mahamana were Usinara and Titiksu. Uéinara had four sons,
namely Sibi, Vara, Krmi and Daksa. Sibi also had four sons—
Vrsadarbha, Sudhira, Madra and Kekaya. The son of Titiksu was
Rusadratha, who begot a son named Homa. From Homa came Sutapa and
from Sutapa, Bali. In this way the dynasty continued. Begotten by
Dirghatama in the womb of the wife of Bali were Anga, Vanga, Kalinga,
Suhma, Pundra and Odra, all of whom became kings.

From Anga came Khalapana, whose dynasty included Diviratha,
Dharmaratha and Citraratha, also called Romapdada, one after another.
Maharaja Dasaratha gave in charity one of his daughters, by the name
Santa, to his friend Romapada because Romapada had no sons. Romapada
accepted Santa as his daughter, and the great sage Rsyaériga married
her. By the mercy of Rsyasrnga, Romapada had a son named Caturanga.
The son of Caturanga was Prthulaksa, who had three sons—Brhadratha,
Brhatkarma and Brhadbhanu. From Brhadratha came a son named
Brhadmana, whose sons and grandsons in succession were Jayadratha,
Vijaya, Dhrti, Dhrtavrata, Satkarma and Adhiratha. Adhiratha accepted
the son rejected by Kunti, namely Karna, and Karna’s son was Vrsasena.

The son of Yayati’s third son, Druhyu, was Babhru, whose son and
grandsons were Setu, Arabdha, Gandhara, Dharma, Dhrta, Durmada and
Praceta.

The son of Yayati’s second son, Turvasu, was Vahni, whose seminal
dynasty included Bharga, Bhanuman, Tribhanu, Karandhama and
Maruta. The childless Maruta accepted Dusmanta, who belonged to the
Piru dynasty, as his adopted son. Maharaja Dusmanta was anxious to

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