Maagadha Kings Now, Chapter 23.

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Maagadha Kings Now, Chapter 23.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar – The descendants of King Bruhadratha, of Magadha desha, who will be kings in future, I will tell about them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 2:

In this vamsha, powerful and strong kings like Jaraasandha are there.

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

Jaraasandha's son is Sahadeva.

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

Sahadeva's son will be Somaapi, then Shrutashravas, then Ayutaayu, then Niramitra, then Sunetra, then Bruhatkarmaa.

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

Then Senajit, then Shrutanjaya, the Vipra, then Shuchinaama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 6:

Then Kshemya, then Suvrata, then Dharma, then Sushrava.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 7:

Then Dhrudasena.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 8:

Then Subala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 9:

His son will be Suneeta.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 10:

Then Satyajit.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 11:

Then Vishvajit.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 12:

Then Ripunjaya.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 23, Shloka 13:

The descendants of Bruhadratha are going to rule for one thousand years.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Why is Paraasharar telling that the descendants of Bruhadratha are going to rule for 1000 years? Because, in Kaliyuga, their lifespan is limited, so in order to get virakti, detachment, this is told, that this 1000 years is a very small number.

This completes Chapter 23.

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Future Kings Now, Chapter 24.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 1:

Sri Paraasharar –

Ripunjaya, the last king of the descendants of Bruhadratha, will have a minister by name Munika.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 2:

Munika will kill his own master, the King, and will bring his son Pradyota to power, makes him as the king.

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

He will have a son by name Balaaka.

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

Then Vishaakhayoopa.

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

His son will be Janaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 6:

Then Nandivardhana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 7:

Then Nandee.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 8:

These five Pradyotaas are going to rule the world for 838 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 9:

Then Shishunaabha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 10:

His son will be Kaakavarna.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 11:

Then Kshemadharmaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 12:

Then Kshatouja.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 13:

Then Vidhisaara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 14:

Then Ajaatashatru.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 15:

Then Arbhaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 16:

Then Udayana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 17:

Then Nandivardhana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 18:

Then Mahaanandee.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 19:

The descendants of Shishinaabha, will rule for 362 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 20:

After Mahaanandee , one Mahaapadma, born of a shoodra, an extremely miserly person, but very powerful person, a Nanda, will be like another Parashuraama, will destroy all the Kshatriyaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 21:

After that, only shoodraas will be kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 22:

He will be the single ruler of this entire pruthivee, his rule will be all over, and there will be no one who can exceed his rule. He will rule over all pruthivee like this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 23:

He will have 8 sons, Sumaali and others.

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

They will rule over the pruthivee after Mahaapadma.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 25:

Mahaapadma's sons will become the kings for 100 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 26:

After that, a Brahmin by name Koutilya, is going to destroy all these Nandaas.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Koutilya has got many names – Vaatsyaayana, Vishnumitra, Gupta. He is going to uproot all the Nandaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 27:

When all the Nandaas are going to be destroyed, Mouryaas are going to rule over the world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 28:

Koutilya makes Chandragupta as the king.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Chandragupta is the first Mourya, is son of Nanda only, but born of a shoodra mother by name Muraa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 29:

Chandragupta's son will be Bindusaara.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 30:

Bindusaara's son will be Ashokavardhana . Then Suyasha, then Dasharatha. Then Samyuta, then Shaaloshooka, then Somasharma, then Shatadhanvaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 31:

He will have a son by name Bruhadratha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 32:

Ten Mouryaas starting with Chandragupta Mourya, are going to rule after that, in future, for 137 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 33:

After that, Shungaas will come to power, there will be 10 Shungaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 34:

Then Pushyamitra, who is Senaapati, will kill his master, the king; he will become the king, and his son will be Agnimitra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 35:

Agnimitra will have son Sujyeshtha, then Vasumitra, then Udanka, then Pulindaka, then Ghoshavasu, then Vajramitra, then Bhaagavata.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 36:

Then Devabhooti.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 37:

These Shungaas will rule over for 112 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 38:

Then the Kanvaas will become kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 39:

Devabhooti, who is the last Shunga king, will be addicted to vices and evil practices. His minister, by name Vasudeva, who is a Kanva, will kill him and become the king himself.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 40:

Vasudeva's son will be Bhoomitra, then Naaraayana.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 41:

His son will be Susharma.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 42:

These four Kaanva kings, will rule over the world for 45 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 43:

The last Kaanva king, Susharma, his assistant by name Balipucchaka kills him, he belongs to Aandhra jaati, he is going to become the king.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 44:

After that, his brother, Krishnanaama will become the king.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 45:

His son will be Shaantakarni, his son will be Poornasanga, his son will be Shaatakarni, then Lambodara, then Pilaka, then Meghasvaati, then Patumaan.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 46:

Then Arishtakarma, then Haalaahala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 47:

Then Palalaka, then Pulindasena, then Sundara, then Shaatakarni, then Shivasvaati, then Gomatiputra, then Alimaan.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 48:

Then Shaantakarni, then Shivashrita, then Shivaskandha, then Yajnyashri, then Dviyajnya, then Chandrashri.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 49:

Then Pulomaapi.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 50:

These 30 kings of Aandhra jaati, for 456 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 51:

Then the assistants of the Aandhra jaati persons, Aabheera and others, who are 7, and then 10 Gardabhis, will become kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 52:

Then 16 Shakas will rule over.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 53:

Then 8 Yavanaas, then 14 Turushkaas, 13 Mundaas, 11 Mounaas, will be the kings. They will rule over for 1090 years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 54:

11 Mounaas will rule for 300 years.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Totally for 1390 years, they will rule over – 68 kings – Aabheera and others.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 55:

Once this period ends, Yavanaas who are Kainkilaas will become kings, but they will be without formal coronation ceremony.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 56:

Their descendant will be Vindhyashakti, his son is Puranjaya, then Raamachandra, then Dharmavarma, then Vanga, then Nandana, then Sunandi, he will have three brothers – Naidiyashas, Shukra, Praveera.

They will rule over for 106 years as kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 57:

Then, their descendants, who are 13, and 3 Baahlikas, are going to rule.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 58:

Then Pushyamitra, then Patumitra, then the 13 Aandhra Maandalikaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 59:

Then, in Kosala, which is Ayodhya, 9 kings will be there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 60:

They will only be the kings of Nishada country also. They are Naishadaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 61:

In Magadha, Vishvasphatika, destroying the Kshatriyaas, he makes Kaivarta and others the kings. These belong to other tribes.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 62:

He brings to power the Kaivartaas, Batus, Pulindaas, and Brahmins.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 63:

Having destroyed all the Kshatriya kings, nine Naagaas, in a puri by name Padmavati, near Gangaa and Prayaaga, Maagadhaas and Guptaas are going to rule over Prayaag, which is near Gangaa and Gayaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 64:

Kosala, Aandhra, Pundra, Taamralipta, and the city near ocean, is going to be protected by a king named Devarakshita.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 65:

Kalinga, Maahisha, Mahendra and Bhouman – these four, the Guhaas are going to rule over.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 66:

The descendants of Manidhaanyaka, are going to rule over Naishadha, Naimishaka, and Kaalakoshaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 67:

The people living in Triaraajya and Mushika, are going to be ruled over by Kanaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 68:

Souraashtra, Avanti, Shoodra, Aabheera, and Marubhoo near Narmadaa – the people living here are going to be ruled over by Vraatyaas, Dvijaas, Aabheeraas and Shoodraas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 69:

Sindhutata, Daavika on the banks of the Devikaa river, Chandrabhaaga and Kaashmira – these will be ruled over by Vraatyaas, Mlecchaas and Shoodraas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 70:

They are all kings living at the same time. They will rule over different countries of this earth, being kings.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 71:

All these kings who are ruling over the different countries, on the earth, they are all going to be pleased with very little things, they will have violent temper, all the time interested in telling lies and going against what is told in the shaastraas, following adharma, killing women, children and cows, always interested in stealing other's properties, will be very weak, they will be ignorant, and they don't live for long, having very low lifespan, but having great desires, of low virtues, very miserly. They will have all these bad qualities.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 72:

In all these countries, there will be mutual mix up of people. Those who please the king, and do whatever the king likes, they become powerful. They don't become powerful by following dharma, but simply by taking refuge in the king, pleasing the king by doing whatever the king wants. They will have conduct against the shaastraas. They will have bad conduct, bad aachaara. They cause distress to all the people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 73:

Every single day, the following of the dharma keeps decreasing, declining slowly, artha loses value, keeps on declining day by day, and the whole world will get destroyed.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

ततः च इित| अ अ इितयािद |
धम अथ योः अ अ ह्रास पेण यात् जगतो युगपत् नाशः|

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 74:

Those who are rich only will be called as having noble birth.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 75:

A powerful man will be called as a dhaarmika.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 76:

People get married by mutual interest alone, and not seeing anything else as told in the shaastraas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 77:

Irrespective of caste or creed, any woman alone will be for enjoyment.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 78:

Through lies only, people will win over transactions.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 79:

Wherever there is water in a higher altitude place, that only will be the place for choosing land for one.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

If water is easily available in places of high altitude, those are the places people choose. They don't go by whether it is a punya bhoomi, or punya kshetra. There is another paatha, Unnataamrataa eva, a place where mango and other trees are available. Only those places are preferred for living.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 80:

One who is simple wearing a brahma sootra will be called a Brahmin. This means that they don't necessarily do the sandhyaavandanaa.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 81:

Wearing, or owning diamond ornaments, what only will get respect.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 82:

Just outward appearance, will be the cause of aashrama. Varna aashrama dharma is not as told in the shaastraas, but simply by outward appearance.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 83:

Cheating alone with be the main occupation.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 84:

Those who are weak will not get any job.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 85:

Scholarship will be by merely telling fearlessly whatever one feels.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 86:

A person becomes a saadhu if he is poor.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 87:

Purification is simply by snaana alone.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 88:

Doing daana is only said to be dharma, they are not interested in performing yaaga and others.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

दानमेव इित| दानमेव धम हेतुः न तु| यागािदः

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 89:

Mere acceptance of a boy and a girl, mutual acceptance will lead to marriage. Samskaara and other things are not going to be seen.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 90:

If I hate someone, and another person also hates the same person, then I will see him as a person deserving to be friend.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 91:

If water is available at a far off place, then that will be treated as a punya teertha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 92:

Wearing clothes to cheat others, that alone will make a person great.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 93:

The whole world will be filled with so many such defects. In all the varnaas, whoever is powerful will become the king. Not his eligibility.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 94:

Unable to bear the heavy burden of tax, etc., imposed by the greedy rulers, people will go and occupy valleys in between mountains. People will run away from the main cities.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 95:

The food of those people will be honey available there, vegetables available there, roots, fruits, leaves and flowers.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 96:

The covering for those people will be the bark of the trees, leaves – these will be their clothing. They will have many children. With all these, they have to tolerate the cold and cold and heat and rains, extreme conditions.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 97:

No one will live beyond 23 years. In this Kaliyuga, there is a constant decline in all the people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 98:

When the dharma told in the Shrutis and Smrutis, when they have declined to the lowest level of practice, when Kali is almost going to end, the Creator of all this world, the Lord of the movables and immovables, the Supreme Lord without beginning, middle and end, Parabrahma, Bhagavaan Vaasudeva's amsha, the Brahmin, head of the Shambala graama, by name Vishnuyashas, in his house, embodying all these eight gunaas, Bhagavaan Vaasudeva will incarnate here, in the form of Kalki. All the mlecchaas, dasyus, who are engaged in bad conduct, being endowed with unlimited powers, He will destroy all of them. He will establish all the people in their proper dharmaas. Kaliyuga will end with the incarnation of Mahaavishnu as Kalki in the house of Vishnuyashas, who is the chief Brahmin of Shambala graama. He will destroy all the people engaged in bad conduct who are not following Shrouta Smaarta dharmaas. He will establish dharma completely in this world.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Anima, Mahimaa, Garima, Laghimaa, Praapti, Praakaamyam, Eeshitva, Vashitva are the Ashta gunaas.

How the next yuga will start from here, will be told.

We are studying Chapter 24 of Amsha 4. It was told how the dharma declines steadily in the Kali yuga, and at the end of Kali yuga, the Kalki avataara will start. Bhagavaan Vishnu incarnates as Kalki, in the house of a Brahmin by name Vishnuyashas. He will destroy all evil forces, and establish all people in their varna and aashrama dharmaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 99:

When Kalki avataara happens, and he establishes all people in their varna and aashrama dharmaas, the Kali yuga ends completely, as though at the end of night, when people wake up in the morning, for the same people, their minds will become so pure and clear just like the sphatika shilaa, without any dirt or defects.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 100:

The same people, though they may not be in the best state for having children, they will have children according to those times, meaning that only dharmishthaas will be born. People who are there at the end of this Kaliyuga, when Bhagavaan establishes their varna aashrama dharmaas, they only will have children as per those times.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 101:

Those children will all follow the Kruta yuga dharmaas. They will all be parama dharmishthaas.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 102:

When will Kruta yuga start – the time is told here.

Chandra, Soorya, Bruhaspati are told here. When they come together, in the Pushya nakshatra, when all are in the same raashi, that is when the Kruta yuga starts.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Mentioning of Chandra, Soorya, Bruhaspati, is just an upalakshana for all the grahaas; it indicates that all the grahaas have to be in that nakshatra and raashi. At the end of the chaturyuga, all the grahaas will be in the same position. When all the grahaas are in the same nakshatra and raashi only, the yuga starts. Or, it can also be interpreted as only these four grahaas are taken, and this is graha baahulya – these are the prominent planets which are to be in one position. This is explained in Bruhat Jaataka of Varaahamihira, Chandra, Arka, Jeeva, Jnya, Sita, Kuja, Arki – Moon, Sun, Bruhaspati, Budha, Shukra, Angaaraka, Shani are mentioned here – they have to be together. Chandra, Arka, Jeeva are said to be Sattva samjnyaas, indicating Sattva. Jnya and Sita indicate Rajas. Kuja and Arki are Tamas. Every 12 years, in Karkataka maasa, Amaavaasyaa, they all go in the same star, that is why the raashi is also mentioned, that they should be in the same raashi. This indicates the time when Kruta yuga starts.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 103:

Those who are past and those who are presently there, and those who are going to come in future, all the vamshaas, I have already told you so far.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

The Raajavamsha and other details told, is going to be concluded now.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 104:

The time when Pareekshit is born, and the time when Nanda becomes the king, is the time told as 1500 years.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Starting with Pareekshit and till the last Nanda king, is 1500 years. Starting from the Maagadha king Soma, and till Ripunjaya, the Maagadha descendants were told – 1000 years was told. Then, starting from Pradyota, Shishunaaga, 500 years was told. Vaayu Puraana also tells the same thing – 1500 years, from Pareekshit to the last Nanda king.

Starting with Nanda himself, this Kali kaala starts, when the Saptarshis reach Poorvaashaada nakshatra, then adharma will increase. The Kshatriya kula will decline. Kali's period is fixed, but the adharma will increase. This shloka tells that the Kali will increase, does not mean the duration, but the increase of adharma.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 105:

Those who rise first on the eastern side, among the Saptarshis, in the middle is a nakshatra which is seen in the same line as those two.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

The seven stars the Saptarshi nakshatraas, are in the form of a cart or carriage. There is a fork shaped pole in the front. That is called the eeshaa sthaaneeya. In the east, there is Mareechi. In the pole bearing the yoke, is Vasishtha along with Arundathi. Little bit raised is Angiras. On the west side corner in the eeshaanya position is Atri rishi. South of Atri is Pulastya. To his west is Pulaha. Arundathi is small, and to the south of Vasishtha. The positions of the seven nakshatraas are told here. When the sunrise is seen first, are seen Pulastya and Kratu, among the saptarshis. Though they are on the western side of the cart in the Saptarshi Mandala, they are going to be seen first when the sun rises. If a line is drawn from south to north, along the same line, the two stars are seen. If we know the positions of these stars, we will know the time which has passed in the Kaliyuga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 106:

All these Saptarshis, each star stays for 100 years. In Pareekshit kaala, they were all in Maghaa nakshatra.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 107:

At that time, the Kali started, 1200 devamaana years.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 108:

At the moment when Bhagavaan Vishnu's amsha left this world, Sri Krishna who was born in Vasudeva's kula, when He left this world, at the same time, Kali entered here.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 109:

Kali became prominent when Krishna ended the incarnation. As long as Bhagavaan's amsha, Krishna avataara was there, Kali was not capable of doing anything. As long as Krishna touched this world with His lotus feet, Kali could not even touch the world.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 110:

When Krishna left this world, immediately, Yudhishthira left this world along with all his brothers.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 111:

When Dharmaputra saw that adharma was getting more and more prominent, at the time when Krishna left, he made Pareekshit the king, and he left.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 112:

When these Saptarshis come to the Poorvaashaada nakshatra, starting with King Nanda, this Kali will become prominent.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 113:

The day Krishna ended His incarnation and left this world, on the same day, Kaliyuga started and became prominent. I will tell you the time duration of that.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 114:

Three lakh, sixty thousand years, from the manushya maana, is said to be the period of Kali yuga.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Earlier itself the Kali yuga duration was told. Why is it told again? Between yugaas there is a Sandhyaa kaala. This is told including that Sandhyaa kaala. During Pareekshit kaala, the Kali Sandhyaa period starts. At the end of a chaturyuga, there is a Sandhyaa kaala, where there is a gradual change from Kaliyuga to Krutayuga. These 1200 years includes the Sandhyaa kaala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 115:

According to the divya varsha, 1200 devamaana, when this is completed, then, again Kruta yuga will start.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 116:

In every yuga, the Braahmanaas, Kshatriyaas, Vaishyaas and Shoodraas, thousands of them have come and gone.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 117:

Paraasharar told about so many vamshaas to Maitreyar. He is telling that so many have come and gone, and it is not possible to tell all their names. Many names are repeating and similar, and I did not tell you all the names.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

In every kula, so many names are again repeating, it is impossible to tell all the names. So they are not told.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 118:

Devaapi, Puruvamsha, (or Maru), Ishvaaku, and the descendants of all these kulaas, they were very powerful and strong kings. They were all living in Kalaapagraama.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 119:

In Kruta yuga, they all come here and start the Kshatriya vamsha again.

They are the origin for the Manu vamsha in future.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 120:

By these people, in order, the sons of Manu will enjoy this earth, in these three yugaas – Kruta, Treta and Dvaapara.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Why only three – Kruta, Tretaa, Dvaapara are told. Even in Kaliyuga , many Kshatriya vamshaas were told by Paraasharar. This is because it is a very short period compared to the other three yugaas. That is why it is not mentioned here separately. Kshatriyaas are very few in the Kaliyuga.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 121:

In Kaliyuga, these are all the people who will continue this vamsha. Some of them will still be there to continue the vamsha, like Devaapi, Puru, etc.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 122:

These vamshaas I have just told you – some of these kings only. If I have to tell completely, even hundred years is not enough.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 123:

These kings, and also other kings, in this world, were all covered by moha, and then they thought they had this belongingness, idea of possession, that this is mine, in their bodies, in their land, etc.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 124:

All these kings, how did they spend their time? How can own this land forever, how can my son get this land, my descendants, it should continue in my vamsha only, they should only be ruling over all these places, they worried about these things only, and lived their life and passed away.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 125:

Those who were before them, and those before them, and even in future those who will come, those who follow them again, all these people.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 126:

Bhoomi devi is laughing at them, looking at them, all their efforts and endeavours in order to win over the land, to win over the earth. The earth itself is laughing at them, like the flower blooms in Sharat kaala.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 127:

Pruthivi has told these shlokaas. I will tell you, listen to them. Asitamuni has told this to Dharmadhvaji, who was a Janaka.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 128:

Pruthivi told – Though they are very intelligent, how can they have this kind of a delusion, moha, about owning this land. They are equivalent to a bubble in an ocean. They just come and go, are so short lived. They seem to be very confident about what they are thinking.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 129:

First, they want to win over themselves, then they want to win over their ministers and servants, and all the people and enemies.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 130:

Slowly, let us win over the entire world, along with the oceans. Like this, they are all the time interested in winning over the land, and they don't see death which is not very far off.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 131:

They go till the end of the ocean, and they occupy the entire earth bhoo mandala, and what is this compared to the indriya jaya, which will actually lead to mukti.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Winning over the kingdom, establishing themselves, and winning over their own senses – these two cannot be compared. Winning over the senses will lead them to liberation itself. Winning over the land is so meagre.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 132:

Their forefathers, the kings, when they passed away, they did not take the land. Their father did not take it along with him. Pruthivi is telling – "They did not take me". They all passed away without taking me. Out of stupidity, they are trying to win over.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 133:

There will be difference of opinion, fights, among father and son, among brothers, in order to win over the land. Thinking that this is mine, the idea of possession is what is leading to all this.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 134:

Regarding earth, one king says "This is mine". Another king says "This is mine". "This belongs to my descendants forever". Whoever has died and passed away, all those people had this evil thought.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Before dying, they all thought that this belongs to me only. Every king thought like this. Every king had the same thought that this belongs to them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 135:

One king thought that this land belonged to him only. When he passed away, having seen him also, even then, people are not realizing. When he died leaving me here, one who follows him, how can he again have the idea of possession in him, that this belongs to him, even having seen a king who passed away without taking anything. Thus says Pruthivi.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 136:

Like this, those who have this mamakaara in this land, I can only laugh at them. He says to his enemies – "Leave this land and go – this belongs to me only, this is mine". At the same time, they are such stupid idiotic people, that I have pity for them.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 137:

Sri Paraasharar – What is the phala for those who listen to this, understand that they will not have any mamakaara. Whoever listens these shlokaas told by Pruthivi, for them, the mamatva will go away. Just as the ice melts away in the burning Sun.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 138:

Like this, I have told you the Manu vamsha. All these are Vishnu's Amsha.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 139:

Whoever listens to this with a lot of devotion, this Manu vamsha, all their sins will get destroyed.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 140:

This vamsha charita of Shashi and Soorya – the Chandra vamsha and Soorya vamsha, listening to all these with controlled senses, and with great devotion, they will get all the prosperity – dhana, dhaanya, etc.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 141:

When they all passed away – Ikshvaaku, Jahnu, Maandhaatru, Sagara, Avikshita, Raghu, Yayaati, Nahusha and others – knowing that they were all there, and they passed away ...

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 142:

... they were all very powerful people, they were very valiant, very strong, they had collected endless money, all these kings, only their story is remaining now. As time passed away, they all passed away, and only their story remains.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 143:

If one listens to this, then they will not have the idea of possession, idea of "mine" in son, wife, house, land, wealth – they will not have the idea of possession. They will get the idea of non possession in all of these. They will be detached.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 144:

All these great people have performed tapas for many many years, raising both their hands for thousands of years. They performed lots of good yajnyaas, they became very powerful and strong, but as time passed by, they all passed away, and only their name is remaining here.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 145:

Pruthu went around the entire world, and unstopped, won over all his enemies. He was hit by the wind of kaala, time, and he was also destroyed. As though the cotton is thrown into fire, and it burns.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 146:

As Kaartaveeryaarjuna who was a great king, enjoyed all the continents, he occupied the whole earth and won over all his enemies; when someone is telling about his story, then they will get a doubt whether he was really there or not. Because he is no more now, and only his story is remaining. People get a doubt whether he was really there or not.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

They get a doubt in their mind. Is it possible for someone to be like this. Was he really there or not? That is the state now.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 147:

Their wealth was all over, and they had won over all directions, Dashaanana, Avikshata, Raaghava and others. Even their ash is not remaining now. Yama, just by the raising of his eyebrows, they all got destroyed. Not even their ash is remaining now.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

How is it possible?

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 148:

Maandhaatru was a great chakravarti. Only his story is remaining now. He is also gone. Having listened to this, how can, in their own self, think that this belongs to me. They are all dull minded ones.

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Aatmani means in their own deha. Means that they have deha aatma bhramaa. They think that the body itself is aatman. Even in their body they cannot think that this is mine. How can they think in their land, house, family, son, etc.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 149:

Bhageeratha and others, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dashaanana, Raaghava, Lakshmana, Yudhishthira – is it true or false, we do not know whether they were there.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 150:

Those who are now, and those who are going to come in future, whom I have told you about, all the great Brahmins and valiant people, they will all be just like those who were there earlier; when their time is measured, it is very short.

Sri Vishnu Puraana – Amsha 4, Chapter 24, Shloka 151:

One who is a pandita should not have the idea of possession in himself. When he cannot make in his own body, how can he think of mamatva in his own wife or land, or even in other people who are having embodied souls. How can he say that they are his friends or his relatives? How can one have the idea of possession, how can one have such a thought?

Sri Engal Aalwaan’s Commentary:

Paraasharar is concluding what is told so far.

This concludes Chapter 24 of Amsha 4.

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This concludes Amsha 4.

We have concluded four Amshaas. Two more Amshaas are remaining. In Amsha 5, it is mostly about Krishnaavataara.

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Naaraayanam namaskrutya naram cha eva narottamam |
Deveem sarasvateem vyaasam tato jayam udeerayet || 

Sri Krishnaya Parabrahmane Namaha

Sreemathe Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Krishnaarpanamastu

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