श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम् पञ्चम: स्कन्ध: पञ्चदश: अध्याय: श्री शुक उवाच - Shri Shuka said - भरतस्यात्मज: सुमतिर्नामाभिहितो यमु ह वाव केचित्पाखण्डिन ऋषभपदवीमनुवर्तमानं चानार्या अवेदसमाम्नातां देवतां स्वमनीषया पापीयस्या कलौ कल्पयिष्यन्ति ॥१॥
भरतस्य-आत्मज: Bharata's son
सुमति:-नाम-अभिहित: Sumati by name, spoken of यमु ह वाव who indeed केचित्-पाखण्डिन: some heretics ऋषभ-पदवीम्-अनुवर्तमानम् Rishabha' footsteps followed च-अनार्या: and non-Vedic (people) अवेद-समाम्नातां देवताम् not known by imagination, deity स्व-मनीषया by own intellect पापीयस्या कलौ in the sinful Kali age कल्पयिष्यन्ति will set up As has been mentioned, Bharata's son, Sumati by name, indeed followed in the footsteps of Rishabha. In the sinful Kali-age, some heretics and non-Vedic people by their own intelligence and imagination, set him up as a deity, not known in the Vedas as such.


तस्मात् वृद्धसेनायां देवताजिन्नाम पुत्रोभवत् ॥२॥
तस्मात् वृद्धसेनायाम् from him, in Vriddhasenaa
देवताजित्-नाम Devataajit named पुत्र:-अभवत् son was born From him, through Vriddhasenaa, a son was born, named as Devataajit.


अथासुर्याम् तत्तनयो देवद्युम्नस्ततो धेनुमत्यां सुत: परमेष्ठी तस्य सुवर्चलायां प्रतीह उपजात: ॥३॥
अथ-आसुर्याम् then from Aasuri
तत्-तनय: देवद्युम्न:- his son Devadyumna, तत: धेनुमत्याम् from him through Dhenumatee, सुत: परमेष्ठी son Parameshthee, तस्य सुवर्चलायाम् his, through Suvarchalaa प्रतीह उपजात: Prateeha was born Then, through his wife Aasuri, his son Devadyumna was born, from him through Dhenumatee the son Parameshthee was born, from him through Suvarchalaa Prateeha was born.


य: आत्मविद्यामाख्याय स्वयं संशुद्धो महापुरुषमनुसस्मार ॥४॥
य: आत्म-विद्याम्-आख्याय who self knowledge by preaching
स्वयम् संशुद्ध: himself well purified महापुरुषम्-अनुसस्मार The Person realized Who, by preaching self-knowledge was himself well purified and realized The Supreme Person.


प्रतीहात्सुवर्चलायां प्रतिहर्त्रादयस्त्रय आसन्निज्याकोविदा: सूनव: प्रतिहर्तु: स्तुत्यामजभूमानावजनिषाताम् ॥५॥
प्रतीहात्-सुवर्चलायाम् from Prateeha, through Suvarchalaa
प्रतिहर्तृ-आदय:-त्रय: Pratihartree and the three आसन्-इज्या-कोविदा: were (born), in Sacrifice were well-versed सूनव: प्रतिहर्तु: sons of Pratihartree स्तुत्याम्-अज-भूमानौ- through Stuti, Aja Bhoomaa, two अजनिषाताम् were born From Prateeha, through Suvarchalaa, Pratihartree and two others, three were born, who were deft in performing sacrifices. Pratihartree's two sons were born through Stuti, Aja and Bhooma.


भूम्न ऋषिकुल्यायामुद्गीथस्तत: प्रस्तावो देवकुल्यायां प्रस्तावान्नियुत्सायां हृदयज आसीद्विभुर्विभो रत्यां च पृथुषेणस्तस्मान्नक्त आकूत्यां जज्ञे नक्ताद् द्रुतिपुत्रो गयो राजर्षिप्रवर उदारश्रवा अजायत साक्षाद्भगवतो विष्णोर्जगद्-रिरक्षिषया गृहीतसत्त्वस्य कलाऽऽत्मवत्त्वादिलक्षणेन महापुरुषतां प्राप्त: ॥६॥
भूम्न: ऋषिकुल्यायाम्- from Bhooma through Rishikulya (was born)
उद्गीथ:-तत: प्रस्ताव: Udgeetha, from him Prastaava देवकुल्यायाम् प्रस्तावात्- through Devakulyaa, from Prastaava नियुत्सायाम् हृदयज through Niyutsyaa Hridayaja आसीद्-विभु:-विभो: रत्याम् च came, Vibhu from Vibhu through Rati, and पृथुषेण:-तस्मात्-नक्त: Prithushena, from him (Prithushena) Nakta आकूत्याम् जज्ञे through Aakuti was born नक्ताद् द्रुतिपुत्र: गय: from Nakta Druti's son Gaya राजर्षि-प्रवर the royal sage foremost उदारश्रवा: अजायत the illustrious famed was born साक्षाद्-भगवत: विष्णो:- direct Lord Vishnu's ray, जगद्-रिरक्षिषया the universe desiring to protect गृहीत-सत्त्वस्य assuming Sattva कला-आत्मवत्त्व- ray part, and self -possessed आदि-लक्षणेन and other qualities महापुरुषताम् प्राप्त: the rank of exalted soul attained From Bhooma through Rishikulya Udgeetha was born, from him was born Prastaava through Devakulyaa, from Prastaava through Niyutsyaa Hridayaja came, Vibhu was born from Vibhu through Rati, and Prithushena, from Prithushena through Aakuti was born Nakta, from Nakta Druti's son Gaya was born. He was the foremost of the royal sage and was illustriously famed. He was born as a direct ray of Lord Vishnu, desiring to protect the universe, assuming Sattva, and self -possessed as he was, and by his other qualities he attained the rank of exalted souls.


स वै स्वधर्मेण प्रजापालनपोषणप्रीणनोपलालनानुशासनलक्षणेनेज्यादिना च भगवति महापुरुषे परावरे ब्रह्मणि सर्वात्मनार्पितपरमार्थलक्षणेन ब्रह्मविच्चरणानुसेवयाऽऽपादितभगवद्भक्तियोगेन चाभीक्ष्णश: परिभावितातिशुद्धमतिरुपरतानात्म्य आत्मनि स्वयमुपलभ्यमानब्रह्मात्मानुभवोऽपि निरभिमान एवावनिमजूगुपत् ॥७॥
स: वै स्व-धर्मेण he of course by own duties
प्रजा-पालन-पोषण peoples' looking after, subsistence, प्रीणन-उपलालन- humouring, treating tenderly, अनुशासन-लक्षणेन- disciplining, indicated इज्या-आदिना च by sacrifice and other and भगवति महापुरुषे in Lord The Supreme Person पर-अवरे ब्रह्मणि of the highest beyond, The Brahman, सर्व-आत्मना-अर्पित by his whole heart dedicated परम-अर्थ-लक्षणेन the highest end denoting ब्रह्मवित्-चरण-अनुसेवया- of the Brahman knowers' feet by service आपादित-भगवद्-भक्ति-योगेन acquired by Devotion yoga च-अभीक्ष्णश: परिभावित- and constantly attained अति-शुद्ध मति:- very pure mind उपरत-अनात्म्य ceasing body sense आत्मनि स्वयम्- in self by himself उपलभ्यमान attained ब्रह्मात्म-अनुभव:-अपि Brahma realization also निरभिमान: एव- without pride only अवनिम्-अजूगुपत् the earth ruled He, acquired a very pure mind and a constant practice of devotion yoga by carrying out his duties, indicated by the looking after of the peoples' subsistence, humouring them, treating them tenderly, disciplining them, and by performing sacrifices, and such, with complete dedication to The Lord Vishnu, The Supreme Person, Who is beyond the highest, The Brahman, denoting the highest end, liberation, and by the service of the feet of Brahman knowing souls. By ceasing to have the sense of body, he, in himself by himself attained the realization of Brahman, yet, without any pride, also ruled the earth.


तस्येमां गाथां पाण्डवेय पुराविद् उपगायन्ति ॥८॥
तस्य-इमाम् गाथाम् his praiseful story
पाण्डवेय पुराविद् O Pareekshita! Knowers of past उपगायन्ति chant O Pareekshita! The knowers of the past chant Gaya's praisfully stories thus..


गयं नृप: क: प्रतियाति कर्मभिर्यज्वाभिमानी बहुविद्धर्मगोप्ता ।
समागतश्री: सदसस्पति: सतां सत्सेवकोऽन्यो भगवत्कलामृते ॥९॥
गयम् नृप: क: प्रतियाति Gaya king, which can supersede
कर्मभि:-यज्वा-अभिमानी by deeds, sacrificer known as बहुवित्-धर्म-गोप्ता well knowledgeable, righteousness protector समागत-श्री: सदस:-पति: wooed by Shree, of the assembly the leader सताम् सत्सेवक:- of the exalted souls the servant अन्य: भगवत्-कलाम्-ऋते other of The Lord's part, besides Which other king can supersede Gaya in his deeds, be he a well known sacrificer, a good knowledgeable person, the protector of righteousness, the dear one of Shree, the leader of the assembly, or the servant of the holy exalted souls, other than a part manifestation of The Lord.


यमभ्यषिञ्चन् परया मुदा सती: सत्याशिषो दक्षकन्या: सरिद्भि: ।
यस्य प्रजानां दुदुहे धराऽऽशिषो निराशिषो गुणवत्सस्नुतोधा: ॥१०॥
यम्-अभ्यषिञ्चन् whom sprinkled
परया मुदा सती: with great joy the pious सत्य-आशिष: true benedictions granting दक्ष-कन्या: Daksha's daughters सरिद्भि: along with the rivers, (Ganga and others) यस्य प्रजानाम् for whose people दुदुहे धरा- mulched the earth आशिष: निराशिष: desires, (himself) desire less गुण-वत्स- virtues (as) calf स्नुत-ऊधा: (causing) her udders to flow Whom, the true benedictions granting, the pious daughters of Daksha, along with Ganga and other rivers coronated with great joy. Though he himself was desire less, by his virtues as a calf, he mulched the earth cow, the desires of his people, with its udders flowing.


छन्दांस्यकामस्य च यस्य कामान् दुदूहुराजह्रुरथो बलिं नृपा: ।
प्रत्यञ्चिता युधि धर्मेण विप्रा यदाशिषां षष्ठमंशं परेत्य ॥११॥
छन्दांसि-अकामस्य the Vedic rites, to the desire less
च यस्य कामान् दुदूहु:- and whose all enjoyments yielded आजह्रु:-अथ: बलिम् नृपा: brought then, tributes the kings प्रत्यञ्चिता: युधि honoured in the battle धर्मेण विप्रा: by observing of the righteousness, the Braahmanas यत्-आशिषाम् whatever the blessings षष्ठम्-अंशम् परेत्य sixth part in the other world Though he was desire less, the Vedic rites, being meticulously performed by him, yielded to him all the worldly enjoyments. The kings brought to him tributes, they being honoured on the battle field by him by his volleys of arrows. The Braahmanas, propitiated by him with righteousness, gave him the sixth part of their earned blessings in the other world.


यस्याध्वरे भगवानध्वरात्मा मघोनि माद्यत्युरुसोमपीथे ।
श्रद्धाविशुद्धाचलभक्तियोगसमर्पितेज्याफलमाजहार ॥१२॥
यस्य-अध्वरे in whose sacrifice
भगवान्-अध्वर-आत्मा Lord of sacrifices The Soul मघोनि माद्यति- by Indra getting drunk उरु-सोम-पीथे too much Soma from drinking श्रद्धा-विशुद्ध- with reverence very pure अचल-भक्ति-योग-समर्पित- undeviating devotion yoga offered इज्या-फलम्-आजहार the sacrifice reward accepted In the event of his sacrificial performance, Indra got drunk by the too much intake of the Soma drink. Whereas, The Soul of the sacrifices, The Lord Himself came to accept the reward of the sacrifice in the form of very pure undeviating devotion yoga offered with reverence.


यत्प्रीणनाद्बर्हिषि देवतिर्यङ् मनुष्यवीरुत्तृणमाविरिञ्चात् ।
प्रीयेत सद्य: स ह विश्वजीव: प्रीत: स्वयं प्रीतिमगाद्गयस्य ॥१३॥
यत्-प्रीणनात्-बर्हिषि Whom by propitiating, in the sacrifice
देव-तिर्यङ्- gods, sub-humans मनुष्य-वीरुत्-तृणम्- men, plants, grass आविरिञ्चात् up to Brahmaa प्रीयेत सद्य: is gratified at once स: ह विश्वजीव: He indeed The Universal Soul प्रीत: स्वयम् pleased (in nature) Himself प्रीतिम्-अगात्-गयस्य gratification attained in Gaya's By propitiating Whom, from Brahmaa, the gods, sub-humans, men, plants, grass, all are at once gratified, in Gaya's sacrifice, He, The Universal Soul, in Himself pleased, attained gratification.


गयाद्गयन्त्यां चित्ररथ: सुगतिरवरोधन इति त्रय: पुत्रा बभूवुश्चित्ररथादूर्णायां सम्राड्अजनिष्ट ॥१४॥
गयाद्-गयन्त्याम् from Gaya, through Gayanti
चित्ररथ: सुगति:-अवरोधन Chitraratha, Sugathi, Avarodhan इति त्रय: पुत्रा: बभूवु:- these three sons were born चित्ररथाद्-ऊर्णायाम् from Chitraratha through Oornaa सम्राट्-अजनिष्ट Samraata came From Gaya, through Gayanti these three sons were born, Chitraratha, Sugathi, Avarodhana. From Chitraratha, through Oorna, Samraat came.


तत उत्कलायां मरीचिर्मरीचेर्बिन्दुमत्यां बिन्दुमानुदपद्यत तस्मात्सरघायां मधुर्नामाभवन्मधो: सुमनसि वीरव्रतस्ततो भोजायां मन्थुप्रमन्थू जज्ञाते मन्थो: सत्यायां भौवनस्ततो दूषणायां त्वष्टाजनिष्ट त्वष्टुर्विरोचनायां विरजो विरजस्य शतजित्प्रवरं पुत्रशतं कन्या च विषूच्यां किल जातम् ॥१५॥
तत: उत्कलायाम् from him (Samrat) through Utkalaa
मरीचि:-मरीचे:- Mareechi, from Mareechi बिन्दुमत्याम् बिन्दुमान through Bindumati Bindumaan उदपद्यत was born तस्मात्-सरघायाम् from him through Saraghaa मधु:-नाम-अभवत्- Madhu named became मधो: सुमनसि वीरव्रत:- from Madhu through Sumanaa Veeravrata तत: भोजायाम् from him through Bhojaa मन्थु-प्रमन्थू जज्ञाते Manthu and Pramanthu were born मन्थो: सत्यायाम् from Manthu through Satyaa भौवन:-तत: Bhauvana, from him दूषणायाम् त्वष्टा-अजनिष्ट through Dooshanaa Tvashta was born त्वष्टु:-विरोचनायाम् विरज: from Tvashtaa, through Virochanaa Viraja विरजस्य शतजित्-प्रवरम् from Viraja Shatajit and other पुत्र-शतम् कन्या च sons hundred, daughter and विषूच्याम् किल जातम् through Vishoochi indeed were born From him, Samrat, through Utkalaa Mareechi was born, from Mareechi through Bindumati, Bindumaan was born, from him through Saraghaa came Madhu by name, from Madhu through Sumanaa, Veeravrata was born, from him through Bhojaa, Manthu and Pramanthu were born. From Manthu through Satyaa, Bhauvana, from him through Dooshanaa Tvashta was born. From Tvashtaa, through Virochanaa, Viraja, from Viraja through Vishoochi, Shatajit and other hundred sons and a daughter were born indeed.


तत्र-अयम् श्लोक: - There this is the verse - प्रैयव्रतं वंशमिमं विरजश्चरमोद्भव: ।
अकरोदत्यलं कीर्त्या विष्णु: सुरगणं यथा ॥१६॥
प्रैयव्रतम् वंशम्-इमम् of Priyavrata the lineage this
विरज:-चरम-उद्भव: Viraja, last born अकरोत्-अति-अलम् कीर्त्या made very glorious, by fame विष्णु: सुर-गणम् यथा Vishnu, the gods' group like There is this verse, In the lineage of Priyavrata, the last born Viraja made his race glorious with fame, just as Lord Vishnu, as Vaamana made the groups of gods glorious.


इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां पंचमे स्कन्धे पञ्चदशोऽध्याय: ॥१५॥ Thus ends the fifteenth discourse entitled "The posterity of Priyavrata," in Book Five of the great and glorious Bhaagavata-Puraana.