198 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 23
svahito ’to visadgur vai
tasya citrarathas tatah
Sasabindur maha-yogi
mahd-bhago mahan abhit
caturdasa-mahdratnas
cakravarty aparayitah
mddhavah—the dynasty beginning from Madhu; vrsnayah—the
dynasty beginning from Vrsni; rajan—O King (Maharaja Pariksit);
yddavah—the dynasty beginning from Yadu; ca—and; iti—thus;
samjnitah—are so-called because of those different persons; yadu-
putrasya—of the son of Yadu; ca—also; krostoh—of Krosta; putrah—
the son; vrjinavan—his name was Vrijinavan; tatah—from him
(Vrjinavan); svdhitah—Svahita; atah—thereafter; visadguh—a son
named Visadgu; vai—indeed; tasya—of him; citrarathah—Citraratha;
tatah—from him; sasabinduh—Sasabindu; mahd-yogi—a great mystic;
mahd-bhagah—most fortunate; mahdn—a great personality; abhit—
he became; caturdasa-mahdratnah—fourteen kinds of great opulences;
cakravarti—he possessed as the emperor; apardjitah—not defeated by
anyone else.
TRANSLATION
O Maharaja Pariksit, because Yadu, Madhu and Vrsni each in-
augurated a dynasty, their dynasties are known as Yadava, Madhava
and Vrsni. The son of Yadu named Krosta had a son named
Vrjinavan. The son of Vrjinavan was Svahita; the son of Svahita,
Visadgu; the son of Visadgu, Citraratha; and the son of Citraratha,
Sasabindu. The greatly fortunate Sasabindu, who was a great
mystic, possessed fourteen opulences and was the owner of four-
teen great jewels. Thus he became the emperor of the world.
PURPORT
In the Markandeya Purdna the fourteen kinds of great jewels are de-
scribed as follows: (1) an elephant, (2) a horse, (3) a chariot, (4) a
wife, (5) arrows, (6) a reservoir of wealth, (7) a garland, (8) valuable
costumes, (9) trees, (10) a spear, (11) a noose, (12) jewels, (13) an
