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Now, the Chapter 3.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 1:

Atah cha maandaatuh putra santatih abhidheeyate |
Maandhaatru's putra santati is going to be told now.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 2:

Ambareeshasya maandhaatru tanayasya yuvanaashvah putro abhoot |

Maandhaatru's son Ambareesha had a son by name Yuvanaashva.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 3:

Tasmaat haareetah yato angiraso haaritaah |

Youvanaashva had a son Haareeta, and because of Haareeta, the Angirasaas.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Tasmaat iti | Yato angirasa iti | Atha haaritaanaam tryaarsyeyaah aangeerasa ambareesha youvanaashvaah iti pravarapaathaat |

Three rishis who are told in the pravara, Aangeerasa, Ambareessha, Youvanaashva, are called Haareetaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 4:

Rasaatale mouneyaa naama gandharvaa babhoovuh shatkoti sankhyaataah taih asheshaani naaga kulaani apahruta pradhaana ratna adhipatnyaani akriyanta |

In Rasaatala, there were Gandharvaas called Mouneyaas. They were 6 crores in number. They stole all the Naaga kulaa's ratnaas and also their rulership.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Rasaatala iti | Mouneyaah kaashyapa patnyaah muneh tanayaah |
Kaashyapa's wife Muni's children are called Mouneyaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 5:

Taih cha gandharva veerya avadhootaih urageshvaraih stooyamaano bhagavaan ashesha deveshah stava shravana unmeelita unnidra pundareeka nayanah nidraa avasaana prabuddhah panipatya abhihitah, bhagavan asmaakam etebhyo gandharvebhyo bhayam utpannam katham upashamam eshyati iti |

The serpent lords were insulted by the Gandharva veeraas. Bhagavaan, the Lord of all the Gods, is praised, and having heard the stuti, He opened his eyes which were like the just bloomed lotus. He was sleeping in the Ksheera saagara. He woke up at the end of His yoga nidraa. They paid obeisance to Bhagavaan Vishnu, and all the serpent lords prayed to Him like this – Now, we have got this fear due to these Gandharvaas. How can we get rid of this fear from the Gandharvaas. They seek His help. Bhagavaan is stava priya.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Taih cha iti | Jala shayanam ksheeraabdhou shesha talpam |

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 6:

Aaha cha bhagavaan anaadi nidhanah purushottamo yo asou youvanaashvasya maandhaatuh purukutsa naamaa putrah tam aham anupravishya taan asheshaan dushta gandharvaan upashamam nayishyaami iti |

Bhagavaan, One who is without a beginning or end, says – Maandhaatu's son Youvanaashva, his son Purukutsa, I will enter into him, and kill all the bad gandharvaas. Don't worry, he gives the assurance.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 7:

Tat aakarnya bhagavate jalashaayine kruta pranaamaah ounah naaga lokam aagataah pannaga adhipatayo narmadaam cha purukutsa aanayanaaya chodayaamaasuh |

Having heard this, all the serpent lords pay obeisance to Bhagavaan who is lying down on the Ksheera Samudra, they came back to the Naaga Loka, and they requested Narmadaa to go and bring Purukutsa there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 8:

Saa cha enam rasaatalam neetavatee |

Then Narmadaa brought Purukutsa to Rasaatala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 9:

Rasaatala gatah cha asou bhagavat tejasaa aapyaayita aatma veeryah sakala gandharvaan nijaghaana |

Vishnu's amsha entered into him, and he was totally endowed with all kinds of power and valour. he killed all the bad Gandharvaas who had stolen their rulership and gems.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 10:

Punah cha sva puram aajagaama |

Then Purukutsa went back to his place.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 11:

Sakala pannaga adhipatayah cha narmadaayai varam daduh, yah te anusmarana samavetam naamagrahanam karishyati na tasya sarpa visha bhayam bhavishyati iti |

Then all the serpent lords gave a vara to Narmadaa. Whoever remembers you and also pronounces your name, they will have no fear from serpents – they gave a vara to Narmadaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 12:

Atra cha shlokah |

This shloka is well known in this aspect.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 13:

Narmadaayai namah praatah narmadaayai namo nishi |
Namo astu narmade tubhyam traahi maam vishasarpatah ||

O Narmadaa, we pay obeisance to you, in the morning and in the night.

Do protect me from the poisonous snakes.

This is a well known shloka in this aspect, based on the boon that Narmadaa was given by the serpent lords.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 14:

Iti ucchaarya aharnisham andhakaara praveshe vaa sarpaih na dashyate, na cha api kruta anusmarana bhujo visham api bhuktam upaghaataaya bhavati |

Whoever tells this shloka like this, either day and night, even if they enter into a very dark place, they will not have any fear of serpents. Even if they think of this Narmadaa and tell this shloka, even if they eat food mixed with poison, they will not get any harm because of this.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Iti iti | Kruta anusmarana bhujah narmadaam smrutvaa annaadi bhunjaanasya |

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 15:

Purukutsaaya cha santati vicchedo na bhavishyati iti uragapatayo varam daduh |

They also give a vara to Purukutsa, that his progeny will never break.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 16:

Purukutso narmadaayaam trasaddasyum ajeejanat |

Narmadaa is none other than Purukutsa's wife. Purukutsa had a son by name Trasaddasyu by Narmadaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 17:

Trasaddasyutah sambhooto anaranyah yam raavano digvijaye jaghaana |

From Trasaddasyu, Anaranya was born, who was killed by Raavana during one of his victory travels when he went for digvijaya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 18:

Anaranyasya prushadashvah, prushadashvasya haryashvah putro abhavat |

Anaranya had a son Prushadashva, Prushadashva had a son Haryashva.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 19:

Tasya cha hastah putro abhavat |

He had a son by name Hasta.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 20:

Tatah cha vasumanaah tasya api tridhanvaa tridhanvanah trayyaarunih |

Hasta had a son by name. He had a son by name Tridhanvaa. He had a son by name Trayyaaruni.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 21:

Trayyaaruneh satyavratah yo asou trushanku samjnyaam avaapa |

Trayyaaruna had a son Satyavrata, and he came to be called as Trishanku.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Trayyaaruneh iti | Parineeyamaana vipra kanyaaharana kruddhasya sva pituh shaapaat chandaalataam gatah, vasishtha dhenum hatvaa vruthaa jighaasaa iti tribhih doshaih trishankuh | Yathaa harivamshe * Pituh shaapaadi doshena guru dogdhri vadhena cha | Aprokshita upayogaah cha trividhah taddhyatikramah || Evam treeni asya shankooni taani drushtvaa mahaa yashaah | Trishankuh iti hovaacha trishankuh tena sa smrutah * iti |

He stole a girl who was about to be married, and that girl's father got angry, gave him a shaapa, and he became a chandaala. Without any reason he used to kill people. He stole Vasishtha's cow, for these three defects, he is known as Trishanku. He had three doshaas. As told in Harivamsha, because of pitru shaapa , because of killing Vasishtha's cow, he was eating maamsa without doing prokshana. He had these three defects. He came to be known as Trishanku.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 22:

Sa chandaalataam upagatah cha |

He became a chandaala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 23:

Dvaadasha vaarshikyaam anaavrushtyaam vishvaamitra kalatra apatya poshanaartham chandaala pratigraha pariharanaaya cha jaahnavee teera nyagrodhe mruga maamsam anudinam babandha |

He had become a chandaala, for 12 years, there was a famine. During that time, in order to take care of Vishvaamitra's wife and children, and also to get rid of his chandaalatva, at the banks of Jaahnavi river, there was a nyagrodha tree; daily he used to bring mruga maamsa, and tie it to the tree so that Vishvaamitra's wife and children can eat that and survive the famine. He was doing this vrata for getting rid of chandaalatva.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 24:

Sa tu paritushtena vishvaamitrena sa shareera svargam aaropitah |

Vishvaamitra was very happy with the service that he did, and he performed the yaaga, made him go to svarga along with his shareera.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 25:

Trishankoh harishchandra tasmaat cha rohitaashvah tatah cha harito haritasya chanchuh chanchoh vijaya vasudevou ruruko vijayaat rurukasya vrukah |

Trishanku had a son Harishchandra, Harishchandra had a son Rohitaashva, he had a son Harita, Harita had a son Chanchu, Chanchu had Vijaya and Vasudeva, Vijaya had a son by name Ruruka, Ruruka had a son by name Vruka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 26:

Tato vrukasya baahuh yo asou haihaya taala janghaadibhih paraajitah antarvantyaa mahishyaa saha vanam pravivesha |

Vruka had a son by name Baahu. Baahu was defeated by Haihaya and Taala Janghaas, who were Kshatriyaas, and at that time, having got defeated, and along with his wife, patta mahishi, who was pregnant at that time, he entered into a forest.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 27:

Tasyaah cha sapatnyaa garbha stambhanaaya garo dattah |

His other wife, who got jealous of this wife, gave her poison so that her womb should not grow.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 28:

Tena asyaa garbhah sapta varshaani jathara eva tasthou |
For seven years, it stayed without growing, inside her stomach.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 29:

Sa cha baahuh vruddha bhaavaat ourva aashrama sameepe mamaara |

Baahu died due to old age near the aashrama of Ourva Rishi.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 30:

Saa tasya bhaaryaa chitaam krutvaa tam aaropya anumarana kruta nishchayaa abhoot |

His wife prepared the funeral pyre for him, and she also wanted to do sahagamana along with her husband. She was preparing for that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 31:

Atha etaam ateeta aagata vartamaana kaala traya vedee bhagavaan ourvah sva aashramaat nirgatya abraveet |

At that time, Ourva Rishi, came out of that aashrama. Ourva Rishi is a trikaala jnyaani, he knew the past, present and future. And he tells her thus.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 32:

Alam alam anena aasadgraahena akhila bhoo mandalapatih ati veerya paraakramo na eka yajnya krut araati paksha kshaya kartaa tava udare chakravartee tishthati |

Stop, stop what you are doing. This is the wrong thing you are doing. In your stomach, there is a chakravarti, a great emperor, who is going to rule over the entire bhoo mandala. He will be of great valour. He will perform many yajnyaas. He will destroy all his enemies. That kind of a great chakravarti is in your stomach. What you are doing is wrong. Stop doing this.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Alam alam iti | Asat graahena vruthaa nirbandhena |

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 33:

Maa evam ati saahasaadhyavasaayinee bhava iti uktaa saa tasmaat anumarana nirbandhaat viraama |

Don't do this wrong thing. You are being wrongly adventurous. Then she decided not to do sahagamana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 34:

Tena eva cha bhagavataa sva aashramam aaneetaa |

Bhagavaan Ourva Rishi brings her to his own aashrama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 35:

Tatra katipaya dina abhyantare cha sahaiva tena garena ati tejasvee baalako jajnye |

After a few days, a very tejasvee boy was born along with the poison.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 36:

Tasya ourvo jaata karmaadi kriyaa nishpaadya sagara iti naama chakaara |

Because he was born with gara, poison, he was named Sagara. This is what we read in earlier chapters – Ourva Rishi teaching all the aachaara anusthaanaas to Sagara Chakravarti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 37:

Kruta upanayanam cha enam ourvo veda shaastrani asheshaani astram cha agneyam bhaargavaakhyam adhyaapayaamaasa |

He does upanayana to Sagara, and teaches him all the Veda shaastraas, all the astra vidyaa, Aagneya, Bhaargava vidyaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 38:

Utpanna buddhih cha sa maataaram abraveet |

Sagara grew up and asked his mother.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 39:

Amba kathaya katham atra vayam kva taato asmaakam iti evam aadi prucchantam maataa sarvam eva avochat |

How come we are living in this aashrama, and where is my father? He asked her. When he asked her all these, she tells everything to him, the story.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 40:

Tatah cha pitru raajya apaharana amarshito haihaya taalajangha aadi vadhaaya pratijnyaam akarot |

Getting very angry because his father's kingdom was stolen, he takes a vow that he is going to kill the Kshatriyaas Haihaya and Taalajangha kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 41:

Praayashah cha haihaya taalajanghaan jaghaana |

Perhaps he also killed all of them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 42:

Shaka yavana kaambhoja paarada paplavaah hanyamaanaah tat kula gurum vasishtham sharanam jagmuh |

When he attacked and wanted to kill Shakaas, Yavanaas, Kaambhojaas, Paaradaas, Paplavaas, all these Kshatriyaas, when he was about to kill them, they took refuge in their guru Vasistha. They surrendered to Vasistha and said "Please do protect us".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 43:

Atha enaan vasistho jeevan mrutakaan krutvaa sagaramaaha |

He makes them jeevan mrutakaas – even though living, they are as good as dead. And then he tells Sagara thus.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 44:

Vatsaalam ebhih jeevan mrutakaih anumrutaih |

They are already jeevan mrutaas, please don't kill them again.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Vatsaa iti | Jeevan mrutah * Svadharmaadyah paribhrashto vipraih yah cha bahishkrutah | Sa jeevan eva loke asmin mruta iti abhidheeyate || Iti smruteh | Anumrutaih – punarmrutaih |

Jeevan mruta is – one who has fallen from his svadharma, who is not following his svadharma; who is rejected by the Brahmins, though he is living, he is said to be dead. They are already dead, even though they are living. Why are you going to kill them again, he says.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 45:

Ete cha mayaa eva tvat pratijnyaa paripaalanaaya nija dharma dvija sanga parityaagam kaaritaah |

In order to protect your vow, which you have taken to kill them, I have only made them give up all their nija dharmaas, and also made in such a way that all the Brahmins reject them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 46:

Tathaa iti tat guru vachanam abhinandya teshaam veshaanyatvam akaarayat |

He said "Let it be so", and agreed to that. But, he disfigured all of them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 47:

Yavanaan mundita shiraso ardha munditaan shakaan pralamba keshaan paaradaan paplavaan cha shmashhrudharaan nissvaadhyaaya vashat kaaraan etaan anyaan cha kshatriyaan chakaara |

For Yavanaas, he shaved their head. For Shakaas, he made them with half shaven head. Paradaas had long hair. Paplavaas were made to wear the beard and moustache. All of them and others also, he made them without any study of Vedaas, vashat kaara, and such things.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 48:

Te cha aatma dharma parityaagaat braahmanaih parityaktaa mlecchataam yayuh |

They all became mlecchaas having given up their aatma dharmaas, and also being rejected by all the Brahmins.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 3, Shloka 49:

Sagaro api svam adhisthaanam aagamya askhalita chakrah sapta dveepavateem iva urveem prashasaasa |

Sagara came back to his place, and without any obstructions, problems, he ruled over all the Sapta dveepa, the whole world containing Sapta dveepaas, he had an unopposed rule. He had the rulership of this entire bhoo mandala, the Sapta dveepaas, having got back to his place.

This is the story of Sagara Chakravarti.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Sagara iti | Chakram aajnyaa, balam vaa |

This concludes the Chapter 3. Sagara's vamsha is told next.

|| Iti Sri Vishnu Puraane Chaturthe Amshe Truteeyo Adhyaayah ||

|| Iti Sri Vishnu Puraana Vyaakhyaane Vishnu Chitteeye Truteeyo Adhyaayah ||

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|| Atha Chaturtho Adhyaayah ||

॥ अथ चतुथअ ायः॥

Mitrasaha and Khatvaanga, Story of Raama Avataara We just concluded the Chapter 3 of Amsha 4 of the Vishnu Puraana. We will start with Chapter 4 now, in which the stories of Sagara, his vamsha, and how Bhageeratha brings Gangaa to earth, Kalmaashapaadaa's story, Khatvaanga, story of Iskvaaku vamsha will be told, and also Sri Raamachandra's story will come.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 1:

Sagara had two wives – Sumathi, daughter of Kaashyapa, and Keshini, daughter of Vidarbha raajaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 2:

They worshipped Ourva Rishi, and wanted to have children, as they did not have children. They worshipped with great devotion, and he was very happy. He gave them a boon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 3:

He said – "I will give you a boon. One of you will get one son, who will be responsible for the growth of the vamsha, and will bring name to the vamsha. One of you will have 60000 sons. Whoever desires please ask me". Then Keshinee said that she wants only one son who is responsible for growth of the vamsha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 4:

Sumati said that she will have 60000 sons.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 5:

In very few days, Keshinee had one son Asamanjasa, by name.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 6:

Kaashyapa's daughter Sumati, had 60000 sons.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 7:

Asamanjasa had a son by name Amshumaan.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 8:

Asamanjasa from his childhood was always doing all wrong things, against what is accepted in the shaastraas. He was always involved in duraacharane only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 9:

His father, Sagara, thought that when he grows up, he will become a normal person, will give up all the bad things he is engaged in, and waited.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 10:

Even when he grew up, Asamanjasa was only involved in bad things, and so, his father Sagara deserted him, left him. He sent him out of the country.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 11:

Even the 60000 sons, of Sumati, also followed Asamanjasa's ways only, all bad ways.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 12:

When all the 60000 sons also followed Asamanjasa's bad ways only, all the devaas got very worried that 60000 people are going in bad ways like this, that all the yajnya anusthaana will stop, there will be nobody following the right path, the path of dharma, in this whole world, no one will follow the good conduct taught in the Vedaas. The devaas approached Kapila Rishi, who had mastered all the branches of knowledge, and was never touched by any defect. He was an amsha of Bhagavaan Purushottama Himself. The devaas went and did pranaama to Kapila Rishi, and told him thus.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 13:

All the Sagara's 60000 sons are following Asamanjasa's bad ways only.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 14:

What will happen to this world, when these 60000 sons are going in bad ways?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 15:

You have taken this birth, where Bhagavaan Purushottama has Himself manifested. In this world which is suffering a lot, in order to protect this world, you have taken this birth, this shareera. He said – "Don't worry, in a short time, they will all get destroyed".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 16:

During this time, King Sagara started to perform the Ashvamedha yaaga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 17:

In that Ashvamedha yaaga, the ashva, horse which was left, someone stole it, and they entered below the earth into a cave, along with that horse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 18:

These 60000 sons, to search for that horse and bring it back, so that he can complete the Ashvamedha yaaga, followed the marks of the hoofs of the horse, and dug one yojana below the earth.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

The dug one yojana below the earth, and went in search of the horse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 19:

They saw the horse roaming around in the paataala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 20:

They saw close to that horse, Kapila Rishi, just as in the Sharat kaala, the Sun shining brightly, when there are no clouds in the sky; He was covered with that kind of lustre and tejas, that all around Him, above and below, and all the directions were shining so brightly with His effulgence. They saw Kapila Rishi there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 21:

Then they said that this is the person who has stolen our horse, raising all their swords and weapons, all these bad sons of Sagara, saying that he is the one who has brought vighna to our yajnya, he has to be killed, they ran towards him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 22:

He just disregarded them, He just saw them, He just opened His eyes, from His body, fire came out and burnt all of them to ashes.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 23:

Sagara came to know that all the 60000 sons who went in search of the horse, that they were all completely burnt by the tejas of Kapila, he called Asamanjasa's son Amshumaan, and told him to go and bring the horse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 24:

He followed the same path that they had already dug in the earth, and came to Paataala, he went to Kapila Rishi and with great devotion, he did pranaama, and pleased Him very much.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 25:

Kapila Maharshi got very pleased with his obedience, and devotion, and said.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 26:

O son, take this horse and give it to your grandfather, Sagara chakravarthy, and also ask for a boon. I am very pleased with your behaviour. Your grandson will bring Gangaa from the heaven to the earth.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 27:

Amshumaan said that all his pitrus who are dead, who were killed by the Braahmana shaapa, Kapila Rishi's shaapa, who had not reached the heaven, please do give me a boon by which they will all attain heaven.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 28:

Having heard this, Bhagavaan Kapila Maharshi said that "Just now, I said that your grandson will bring from heaven, the Gangaa river".

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 29:

If the bones and ashes of your pitrus, if they are washed with the water of Gangaa, they will all go to svarga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 30:

This is the greatness of waters of Gangaa, which have emerged from the toe of the Holy Feet of Bhagavaan Vishnu . Even if the waters come in touch with the asthi or bhasma of a dead person, he will go to svarga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 31:

These waters of Gangaa help everyone in many ways, when they do with proper sankalpa, do snaana, and also all good things will happen. Not only with sankalpa if someone takes bath intentionally, but also without any intention, without any sankalpa that I am taking bath, that it is very holy and is going to give lot of punya and wash away my sins, with no such intention if someone takes bath, if someone drops a dead persons ashes or bones, or skin or flesh or hair, any of these things, anything belonging to the body of the dead person, into the holy waters of Gangaa, that aatman will immediately go to heaven; then he does pranaama of Kapila Maharshi, he takes the horse, and he goes back to his grandfather's yajnya to return the ashva there.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

With the intention of taking bath in the holy waters of the Gangaa, with sankalpa. For a dead person's body, anything which is dropped into this water, that is the greatness of this Gangaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 32:

Sagara chakravarthy completes the Ashvamedha yaaga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 33:

Sagara treats his grandson just like his son only, with the same love that he would give to his son.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 34:

Amshumaan had a son Dileepa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 35:

Dileep had a son Bhageeratha. Bhageeratha brought Gangaa to earth, and then because of this, Gangaa river came to be called as Bhaageerathee.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 36:

Bhageeratha had a son Suhotra, Suhotra had a son by name Shruta, his son was Naabhaaga, his son was Ambareesha, his son was Sindhudveepa, his son was Ayutaayu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 37:

His son was Rutuparna, who was an expert in dyoota kreede, gambling like pagade, and things like that. Nala learnt from him and became an expert in the dyoota kreede.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 38:

Rutuparna's son was Sarvakaama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 39:

His son was Sudaasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 40:

Sudaasa's son was Mitrasaha, Soudaasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 41:

Mitrasaha once went to the forest, and when he was roaming around, he saw two tigers.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 42:

He went for hunting to the forest, could not find any deer there, thought that these two tigers are responsible for eating away all the deer, and he killed one of them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 43:

While dying that tiger had a fearful and frightful form and became a raakshasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 44:

The second tiger disappeared there itself, telling that I am going to take revenge.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 45:

After some time, this Soudaasa, who is Mitrasaha, son of Sudaasa, performed as yajnya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 46:

When the yajnya was almost about to get completed, when Aachaarya Vasishtha had taken a break and gone out, during that time, the second tiger which had said earlier that it will take revenge, that raakshasa took the form of Vasishtha, came and told this king Soudaasa, that you have to give me human flesh. He said to keep that ready, and that I will come in a while. Then he went away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 47:

He immediately took the form of his assistant, and taking the orders of Raajaa, went and brought nara maamsa, human flesh.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 48:

This King, without knowing that all these have happened, was keeping that maamsa in a plate and was waiting for Vasistha to come.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 49:

When Vasistha came, he gave him this human flesh as the food.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 50:

When he saw the flesh, he said, what is this king doing this bad thing, he does not have a proper conduct, he is treating me with flesh, and then he meditated briefly, to know what is this flesh that he is offering.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 51:

When he meditated, he saw that it is human flesh.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 52:

Vasistha became extremely angry, and gave him a curse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 53:

He gave a curse, saying that this is abhojya, not fit for eating for tapasvis like me, it is unfit to be offered, knowing very well, you have given me this food, which is unfit. Let you be finding enjoyment, and let you like only human flesh. You will only like and want to have human flesh. Means that you will become a raakshasa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 54:

Then the king said – "You only ordered me to offer you this, that is why I offered you this". The Muni said "Did I tell you this" and again went into meditation.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 55:

Having meditated, he came to know what had happened, that it is not the fault of the king, and he said that it will not be for a long time, it will be only for 12 years, the suffering of this curse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 56:

The king also becomes very angry, as he was not deserving to be cursed, as he did not know what had actually happened. The king also took water in his hand, and was about to give a curse to Vasistha. His wife Madayanti, came immediately and told him, "No no, this is not the right thing you are doing, he is our kula devataa, he is our aachaarya, you cannot curse him". He could not throw the water into the earth or into the air. He put the waters with which he was about to curse Vasistha on his feet itself, he dropped it.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

In order to protect the clouds and plants, he did not drop the water on earth or the sky, but dropped it on his feet itself.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 57:

Because he was cursing, those waters were having that curse, and because of his anger, his feet got burnt and became fully black. From then on, he came to be known as Kalmaashapaada.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 58:

Because of the Vasishta shaapa, after the sixth food was taken, after three days, taking food two times a day, he became a raakshasa, he was roaming around in the forests, and he started eating many human beings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 59:

Once he saw a muni who was about to unite with his wife during rutu kaala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 60:

They saw this raakshasa, and got scared looking at his frightful form, they started running away, and he caught hold of the Brahmin.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 61:

Then that Braahmani pleaded a lot to leave him, leave him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 62:

You are the Ikshvaaku kula tilaka, you are the king Mitrasaha, you are not a raakshasa, be pleased and don't harm him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 63:

She pleaded a lot and said that "You know the pleasures that women desire, and this is not right what you are doing, we were about to unite, I am not satisfied yet, and you are killing". But what he did was, just like a tiger kills a man and eats, he ate him off.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 64:

That Braahmani got extremely angry and she cursed that king.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 65:

Because you ate away my husband when we were about to unite, because of this, when you have a desire to unite with your wife, you will also die.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 66:

Having cursed him, she entered into the fire and died.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 67:

After he had completed the twelve years curse that Vasishta had given him, at that time, he wanted to unite with his wife, at that time, his wife Madayanti reminded him of the curse. (The curse that the Braahmani had given him that he will die, and it is not right for him)

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 68:

After that, he completely gave up uniting with women.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 69:

He prayed Vasishta that he does not have children, please do bless us with a child. Vasishta Rishi did garbhaadhaana to Madayanti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 70:

Even after seven years, that baby was never born; she hit her womb with a stone.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 71:

Then, she gave birth to a son.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 72:

Because he was hit with a stone and came, he was known as Ashmaka itself.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 73:

Ashmaka had a son by name Moolaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 74:

When Parashuraama was going around the world, killing all the Kshatriyaas, this Moolaka was surrounded by women who were without any clothes, so Parashuraama did not come near him, so he was protected from Parashuraama. He came to be known as Naaree kavacha from then on.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 75:

From Moolaka, Dasharatha was born, from him, Ilibila, and from him, Vishvasaha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 76:

Vishvasaha had a son by name Khatvaanga. Khatvaanga's story is wonderful, going to be told now. When devaas and asuraas had a war, Khatvaanga was asked by the devaas to help them, he went and killed all the asuraas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 77:

Devaas were very pleased because of his help, and because he killed all the asuraas. They told him to ask for a boon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 78:

He said, if you have to give me a boon, tell me my life span, how long am I going to live.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 79:

They said that his life span is only one muhoorta; he came in a vimaana which was extremely fast, and in a moment he came to the earth. And then he says like this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 80:

He took a vow – even my own life is not dear to me, compared to Braahmanaas, meaning that I am so devoted to Braahmanaas. I have not exceeded my svadharma, not transgressed svadharma at any point of time. In all the beings, deva, manushya, pashu, pakshi, vruksha, I have seen only Achyuta and not anything else, in every sthaavara or jangama. So, he takes three vows. If all these three are true, let me attain that Bhagavaan, Vaasudeva, Vishnu, who is continuously meditated upon by all the sages, munis are doing upaasanaa, let me attain Him. I want to attain Him immediately (because his aayus was only one muhoorta). In this muhoorta, he did sharanaagati to Bhagavaan and attained moksha. He prayed to Bhagavaan, who is sakala loka guru. He offered himself to Vaasudeva, and attained Him immediately.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Anirdeshya vapushi means that we cannot say that He is like this only. He can be like anything. Everything is Him only. He is different and distinct from everything. This world which is having so many different varieties of beings here, He is the sole cause of this whole world, having these innumerable variety of things and beings. He has got shubha aashraya, divya mangala vigraha, divine auspicious form. He does not have the shat bhaava vikaaraas – asti, jaayate, vardhate, viparinamate, apaksheeyate, nashyati. How can we know, call Him? He is always existing, in any form. How did Khatvaanga unite with the Paramaatman, is explained here. This is told in the Upanishads, as per the injunction given in the Shrutis, that one has to offer oneself to Bhagavaan. That Purusha is itself the havis. He offered the havis to Achyuta. These are all the shruti pramaanaas given about how he offered himself to Paramaatman. He did such a wonderful thing in one muhoorta that he had.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 81:

Saptarshis sang in praise of this Khatvaanga, which is well known even today. There is no one equal to Khatvaanga in this whole world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 82:

One who came back from svarga, who had his life span of only one muhoorta, he took the three shapathaas, which is how he actually had lived. He was such a wonderful devotee, and within a muhoorta he attained moksha.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

What was told in the Bhagavad Gita that saavika persons ascend upwards, raajasa persons stay there and taamasa persons go downwards. He went passing all of them, he went to moksha. Paramaatman is sarva vishishta, this is told in many ways in the shrutis. Kaamaanni means that eating anything that he desires, this is the satya sankalpatva of a mukta , taking any form, eating and enjoying everything and going anywhere. It is told about his vaibhava, that he will not do by himself; if Paramaatman's sankalpa is there, then he will also do. He will have the free will to move around in any loka. He will get sarvajnyatva. Sarvah is brahma darshee.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 83:

Khatvaanga had a son by name Deerghabaahu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 84:

Deerghabaahu had a son Raghu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 85:

Raghu's son was Aja.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 86:

From Aja, Dasharatha was born.

We are studying Chapter 4 of Amsha 4, were Paraasharar is about to narrate the story of Sri Raama Avataara. Having told the wonderful story of Khatvaanga, who, within a muhoorta which was available, which he came to know that his life was only another muhoorta , he performed the ultimate that one has to do in life, and he got moksha within a muhoorta. Now, Paraasharar continues.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 87:

In Dasharatha, the One who has the Lotus in His navel, in order to bring proper balance in the world, for the sustenance of the world, through His own amsha, He decided to manifest here, with His four forms Raama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. All are Bhagavat Amsha.

For the sustenance of the world, Bhagavaan Sri Vishnu Himself, manifested, incarnated here with His own amshaas, as four – Raama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna. He was born as all the four sons of Dasharatha.

Raamaavataara will be told next, very briefly, which we see next.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Very briefly the story of Raama is told.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 88:

Sri Raama when He was a young boy, He went on the request of Vishvaamitra to protect his yaaga, and on the way, He killed Taatakaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 89:

He hit Maareecha with an arrow which threw him hundreds of yojanaas away in the sea.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 90:

He killed Subaahu and others, who were there along with Maareecha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 91:

Just by His darshana, Ahalyaa got rid of all her sins, and got back her original form.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 92:

He went to Janakaraaja's sabhaa, Mithilaa nagara, and broke the Maaheshvara dhanus there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 93:

Then He got Seethaa, who was daughter of Janaka Raaja as His wife.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 94:

And Parashuraama, who had gone around the world 21 times, killing Kshatriyaas, who was like a dhoomaketu for all the Haihaya kulaas, who was very arrogant with His veerya and bala, Raama made Him realize that this is of no use, and took away all of that from Him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 95:

In order to protect His father's vow, He did not even bother about the kingdom, He gave up all the desires of the kingdom, He entered into the forest along with His wife and brother – Seethaa and Lakshmana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 96:

There, He killed Viraadha, Khara, Dooshana, Kabandha, Vaali.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 97:

He built a bridge on the ocean itself, He killed all the raakshasa kula; His wife Seethaa who was stolen by Dashaanana, Raavana; Seethaa was completely blemishless and totally pure; He made her enter into fire just for all the others to know, being a king; He had the character which was praised by all the hosts of gods, and He took back Janakaraaja's daughter to Ayodhya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 98:

O Maitreya, the grandeur of that wonderful pattaabhisheka, Sri Raama Pattaabhisheka, one cannot describe it completely even in hundred years. So, I am going to tell you very briefly.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 99:

Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna, Vibheeshana, Sugreeva, Angada, Jaambavaan, Hanumaan, all of these bring there, who were all very pleased and joyful, their faces were filled with lot of happiness; they were all holding chatra, chaamara, and serving Him; and all the gods also assembled there, Brahma, Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirruti, Varuna, Vaayu, Kubera, Eeshaana; and all the great sages, Maharshis came there – Vasistha, Vaamadeva, Vaalmiki, Maarkandeya, Vishvaamitra, Bharadvaaja, Agastya and others; Being praised by all the four Vedaas, Rig, Yajus, Saama and Atharva; all the nrutya, geeta, vaadya, all auspicious things fit for the occasion, all the varieties of musical instruments – veenaa, venu, mrudanga, bheri, pataha, shankha, kaahala, gomukha, with all their wonderful sounds, and music; in the middle of all the kings, in order to protect all the worlds, Daasharathi was coronated as fit for Him, Kosalendra, Raghukula tilaka, Jaanakee priya, He was very dear to all His three brothers, He was anointed on the simhaasana, for 11000 years, He ruled over the kingdom.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 100:

Bharata also, in order to win over the Gandharva kingdom, fought with them and killed three crore Gandharvaas in that battle.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 101:

Shatrughna also very powerful and valiant, he killed Madhu's son Lavanaasura, and also established Mathura.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 102:

Very briefly, the avataara itself is concluded here. With all their valiant deeds, controlling and destroying all the bad elements, in the whole world, peace and dharma was established everywhere, Raama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna went back to their place again.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 103:

All the people living in Kosala Nagara, who are deeply devoted to Sri Raama, and Seetaa, were completely devoted to Him, and they also attained Saalokya along with Him.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 104:

Raama had two sons Kusha and Lava, who killed all the bad elements.

Lakshmana had two sons Angada and Chandraketu. Bharata had sons Taksha and Puskhala. Shatrughna had Subaahu and Shoorasena.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 105:

Kusha had a son Atithi. Atithi had a son Nishadha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 106:

Nishadha had a son Anala. Anala had a son Nabha. He had a son Pundareeka. He had a son Kshemadhanvaa. His son was Devaaneeka. His son was Aheenaka. Aheenaka's son was Ruru. Ruru's son was Paariyaatra. His son was Devala. His son was Vacchala. His son was Utka. His son was Vajranaabha. His son was Shankana. His son was Ushitaashva. His son was Vishvasaha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 107:

Vishvasaha had a son by name Hiranyanaabha. He learnt yoga from Yaajnyavalkya, who is said to be Jaimini's shishya.

In Upanishads, we see the other way, the Jaimini learnt from Yaajnyavalkya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 108:

Hiranyanaabha's son was Pushya. Pushya's son was Dhruvasandhi. His son was Sudarshana. His son was Agnivarna. His son was Sheeghraga. His son was Maru.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 109:

Maru is in yoga samaadhi even today, living in Kalaapa graama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 110:

In the coming yuga, Maru will be the pravartaka of Soorya vamsha. From him, the Soorya vamsha will continue.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 111:

Maru's son was Prashushruka. He had a son Susandhi. His son was Amarsha, then Sahasvaan, then Vishvabhava.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 112:

Vishvasaha had a son Bruhadbala. Bruhadbala was killed in Mahaabhaarata yuddha by Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 113:

Paraasharar tells Maitreyar – The prominent ones among the Ikshvaaku kings, I have told you about them. They are all great kings, dharmishthaas. By listening to their story itself, one will get rid of all sins.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 4, Shloka 114:

With great shraddhaa, one who studies or reads their story, he gets all that is desired by him here, and then goes to svarga. This is the phala told for studying this Ikshvaaku charita, about the great kings of Ikshvaaku vamsha.

This concludes Chapter 4 of Amsha 4.

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Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar –

Ikshvaaku's son Nimi, started a Satra which goes for 1000 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 2:

He invited Vasishtha to be the hotru for that 1000 year Satra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 3:

Vasishtha said that Indra has already invited me to perform a yaaga which will go for 500 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 4:

I will come after 500 years, will finish Indra's yaaga, and then I will perform your yaaga, being a ritwik for your Satra. King Nimi did not say anything, he just kept quiet.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 5:

Vasishta thought that he has agreed to what I said, that he will wait for 500 years, and went to Indra's place and performed his yaaga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 6:

Nimi, meanwhile, invited others like Gautama, and other rishis and started his Satra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 7:

As Vasishta had told Nimi, having completed Indra's yaaga for 500 years, he immediately rushed to Nimi's yajnya, that he will perform Nimi's yajnya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 8:

Vasishta comes here and sees that the responsibility to perform that Satra, is with Gautama, who is performing it, and King Nimi was sleeping at that time; that without even informing me, the karma, opportunity to perform this Satra is given to Gautama, without even informing me, and because of this, he will be without a body, he gave a curse.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 9:

When king Nimi woke up, he came to know about this, and says thus –

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 10:

This bad guru, without even talking to me and without my knowledge, when I was sleeping, gave me a curse, and he also cursed Vasishta that his body also will fall, and then he gave up his body.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 11:

Vasishta's tejas, his linga shareera entered into Mitra and Varuna's veerya, because of the shaapa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 12:

When Mitra and Varuna saw Oorvashi, they got excited, and their veerya skalana happened, and because of this, Vasishta got another body, he was born with another body.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 13:

Nimi's body was also protected, with wonderful fragrant oil, and was maintained very well, and it never deteriorated in any way. It was as good as when he was there. The body remained as though he was just dead.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Why was Nimi's body protected, is told here. Because it has to remain in a proper state till the yajnya gets completed, and also so that the kingdom will not be without a king.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 14:

Nimi's yaaga got over after 1000 years, and after that, in order to receive their havis bhaaga, all the devataas arrived there, and the ritwiks there told the devataas, please do give the yajamaana a boon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 15:

All the devataas told that you can ask for a boon.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 16:

You are the ones who destroy all the grief of the samsaara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 17:

There is no greater grief than losing one's body, death. When the aatman leaves the body, that is the most sorrowful thing for a person. Everyone dreads marana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 18:

I don't want to take another body, but I want to live in the eyes of all the beings in this world. Then the devaas said let it be so, and he got into the eyes of all the beings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 19:

From that time onwards, the blinking of the eyes, closing and opening of the eyes, started happening, because Nimi is living in the eyes.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 20:

Because Nimi was without a son, using his body, the rishis did mathana with arani.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 21:

A boy was born there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 22:

A boy was just manifested from there, because of rubbing the deha with arani.

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So he was called Janaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 23:

He was called Vaideha because he was son of Videha. They did mathana and he was born, and so he was called Mithi.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 24:

Janaka had a son by name Udaavasu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 25:

Udaavasu had a son Nandivardhana, his son was Suketu, then Devaraata, then Bruhaduktha; Bruhaduktha had a son Mahaaveerya, and he had a son Sudhruti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 26:

He had a son Dhrushtaketu.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 27:

Dhrushtaketu had a son by name Haryashva. His son was Maru. Maru's son was Pratika. Pratika's son was Krutaratha. His son was Devameedha. His son was Vibudha. Then Mahaarathi, Krutaraatha and then Mahaaroma. His son was Svarnaroma, his son was Hasvaroma. Hasvaroma's son was Seeradhvaja.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 28:

He was ploughing on the yajnya bhoomi, in order to have a son, and during that time, Seethaa manifested there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 29:

Seeradhvaja's brother was Kushadhvaja, who was ruling over Saankaashya nagara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 30:

Seeradhvaja's son was Bhaanumaan. His son was Shatadyumna. He had a son Shuchi. He had a son by name Oorjanaama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 31:

His son was Shatadhvaja, his son was Kruti. Kruti had a son Anjana. His son was Purujit, his son was Arishtanemi. He had a son Shrutaayu, then Supaarshva, then Srunjaya; Srunjaya had a son Kshemaavi, he had a son Anenas, he had a son Bhoumaratha, then Satyaratha, then Upagu, Upagu had a son Upagupta, then Svaagata, then Svaananda, then Svaapana, then Suvarchaa, then Supaarshva, then Subhaasha, then Sushruta, then Jaya, then Vijaya, then Ruta, then Sunaya, then Veetahavyas, then Dhruti, then Bahulaashva, then Kruti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 32:

Janakavamsha stops at Kruti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 33:

These are all the kings of Janaka vamsha. They are called Maithilaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 5, Shloka 34:

Perhaps all these kings will be knowledgeable about aatma vidyaa. They will be kings who are brahmavits.

This completes Chapter 5 of Amsha 4.

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