॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
Tuesday, 14 March 2023 - IX.12 - The successors of the Ikshwaku line with notable contributions.
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This short chapter lists all the kings after Sri Rama, starting with Kusha and ending with the king named Sumitra, who carries the seed of the Ikshwakus even beyond Kali Yuga.
Some notable ones are mentioned:
ततो हिरण्यनाभोऽभूद् योगाचार्यस्तु जैमिने: ॥
शिष्य: कौशल्य आध्यात्मं याज्ञवल्क्योऽध्यगाद् यत: ।
योगं महोदयम् ऋषिर्हृदयग्रन्थिभेदकम् ॥
T: "Then came Hiranyanabha, who learned the mystic Yoga from Sage Jaimini himself ( a major propagator of Sama Veda). His notable disciple was the great sage Yajnavalkya, known through the largest Upanishad, Brihadaranyaka! The Yoga taught thus would dispel the knows of bondage in one's heart."
तत: प्रसेनजित् तस्मात् तक्षको भविता पुन: ।
ततो बृहद्बलो यस्तु पित्रा ते समरे हत: ॥
T: Sage Shuka narrates," then came Prasenajit. His son was Takshaka. His own son, King Brihadbala, fought in the Mahabharata war, and was slain by your own father, Prince Abhimanyu!"
T: Sage Shuka narrates," then came Prasenajit. His son was Takshaka. His own son, King Brihadbala, fought in the Mahabharata war, and was slain by your own father, Prince Abhimanyu!"
इक्ष्वाकूणामयं वंश: सुमित्रान्तो भविष्यति ।
यतस्तं प्राप्य राजानं संस्थां प्राप्स्यति वै कलौ ॥
T:" Thus ends the present lineage of the Ikshwakus, ending with Sumitra. That will be where it terminates in the Kali Yuga."
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॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
