The Dynasty of Bharata

This Twenty-first Chapter describes the dynasty born from Mahārāja Bharata, the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta, and it also describes the glories of Rantideva, Ajamīḍha and others.
The son of Bharadvāja was Manyu, and Manyu’s sons were Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti, who had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva. As an exalted devotee, Rantideva saw every living entity in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore he completely engaged his mind, his words and his very self in the service of the Supreme Lord and His devotees. Rantideva was so exalted that he would sometimes give away his own food in charity, and he and his family would fast. Once, after Rantideva spent forty-eight days fasting, not even drinking water, excellent food made with ghee was brought to him, but when he was about to eat it a brāhmaṇa guest appeared. Rantideva, therefore, did not eat the food, but instead immediately offered a portion of it to the brāhmaṇa. When the brāhmaṇa left and Rantideva was just about to eat the remnants of the food, a śūdra appeared. Rantideva therefore divided the remnants between the śūdra and himself. Again, when he was just about to eat the remnants of the food, another guest appeared. Rantideva therefore gave the rest of the food to the new guest and was about to content himself with drinking the water to quench his thirst, but this also was precluded, for a thirsty guest came and Rantideva gave him the water. This was all ordained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead just to glorify His devotee and show how tolerant a devotee is in rendering service to the Lord. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being extremely pleased with Rantideva, entrusted him with very confidential service. The special power to render the most confidential service is entrusted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to a pure devotee, not to ordinary devotees.
Garga, the son of Bharadvāja, had a son named Śini, and Śini’s son was Gārgya. Although Gārgya was a kṣatriya by birth, his sons became brāhmaṇas. The son of Mahāvīrya was Duritakṣaya, whose sons were of a kṣatriya king, they also achieved the position of brāhmaṇas. The son of Bṛhatkṣatra constructed the city of Hastināpura and was known as Hastī. His sons were Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha.
From Ajamīḍha came Priyamedha and other brāhmaṇas and also a son named Bṛhadiṣu. The sons, grandsons and further descendants of Bṛhadiṣu were Bṛhaddhanu, Bṛhatkāya, Jayadratha, Viśada and Syenajit. From Syenajit came four sons—Rucirāśva, Dṛḍhahanu, Kāśya and Vatsa. From Rucirāśva came a son named Pāra, whose sons were Pṛthusena and Nīpa, and from Nīpa came one hundred sons. Another son of Nīpa was Brahmadatta. From Brahmadatta came Viṣvaksena; from Viṣvaksena, Udaksena; and from Udaksena, Bhallāṭa.
The son of Dvimīḍha was Yavīnara, and from Yavīnara came many sons and grandsons, such as Kṛtimān, Satyadhṛti, Dṛḍhanemi, Supārśva, Sumati, Sannatimān, Kṛtī, Nīpa, Udgrāyudha, Kṣemya, Suvīra, Ripuñjaya and Bahuratha. Purumīḍha had no sons, but Ajamīḍha, in addition to his other sons, had a son named Nīla, whose son was Śānti. The descendants of Śānti were Suśānti, Puruja, Arka and Bharmyāśva. Bharmyāśva had five sons, one of whom, Mudgala, begot a dynasty of brāhmaṇas. Mudgala had twins—a son, Divodāsa, and a daughter, Ahalyā. From Ahalyā, by her husband, Gautama, Śatānanda was born. The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, and his son was Śaradvān. Śaradvān’s son was known as Kṛpa, and Śaradvān’s daughter, known as Kṛpī, became the wife of Droṇācārya.
  • TEXT 1: 
    Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Because Bharadvāja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons—Bṛhatkṣatra, Jaya, Mahāvīrya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Saṅkṛti.
  • TEXT 2: 
    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Pāṇḍu, Saṅkṛti had two sons, named Guru and Rantideva. Rantideva is famous in both this world and the next, for he is glorified not only in human society but also in the society of the demigods.
  • TEXTS 3–5: 
    Rantideva never endeavored to earn anything. He would enjoy whatever he got by the arrangement of providence, but when guests came he would give them everything. Thus he underwent considerable suffering, along with the members of his family. Indeed, he and his family members shivered for want of food and water, yet Rantideva always remained sober. Once, after fasting for forty-eight days, in the morning Rantideva received some water and some foodstuffs made with milk and ghee, but when he and his family were about to eat, a brāhmaṇa guest arrived.
  • TEXT 6: 
    Because Rantideva perceived the presence of the Supreme Godhead everywhere, and in every living entity, he received the guest with faith and respect and gave him a share of the food. The brāhmaṇa guest ate his share and then went away.
  • TEXT 7: 
    Thereafter, having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a śūdra guest arrived. Seeing the śūdra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food.
  • TEXT 8: 
    When the śūdra went away, another guest arrived, surrounded by dogs, and said, “O King, I and my company of dogs are very hungry. Please give us something to eat.”
  • TEXT 9: 
    With great respect, King Rantideva offered the balance of the food to the dogs and the master of the dogs, who had come as guests. The King offered them all respects and obeisances.
  • TEXT 10: 
    Thereafter, only the drinking water remained, and there was only enough to satisfy one person, but when the King was just about to drink it, a caṇḍāla appeared and said, “O King, although I am lowborn, kindly give me some drinking water.”
  • TEXT 11: 
    Aggrieved at hearing the pitiable words of the poor fatigued caṇḍāla, Mahārāja Rantideva spoke the following nectarean words.
  • TEXT 12: 
    I do not pray to the Supreme Personality of Godhead for the eight perfections of mystic yoga, nor for salvation from repeated birth and death. I want only to stay among all the living entities and suffer all distresses on their behalf, so that they may be freed from suffering.
  • TEXT 13: 
    By offering my water to maintain the life of this poor caṇḍāla, who is struggling to live, I have been freed from all hunger, thirst, fatigue, trembling of the body, moroseness, distress, lamentation and illusion.
  • TEXT 14: 
    Having spoken thus, King Rantideva, although on the verge of death because of thirst, gave his own portion of water to the caṇḍāla without hesitation, for the King was naturally very kind and sober.
  • TEXT 15: 
    Demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, who can satisfy all materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire, then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it was they who had presented themselves as the brāhmaṇa, śūdra, caṇḍāla and so on.
  • TEXT 16: 
    King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet.
  • TEXT 17: 
    O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, because King Rantideva was a pure devotee, always Kṛṣṇa conscious and free from all material desires, the Lord’s illusory energy, māyā, could not exhibit herself before him. On the contrary, for him māyā entirely vanished, exactly like a dream.
  • TEXT 18: 
    All those who followed the principles of King Rantideva were totally favored by his mercy and became pure devotees, attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. Thus they all became the best of yogis.
  • TEXTS 19–20: 
    From Garga came a son named Śini, and his son was Gārgya. Although Gārgya was a kṣatriya, there came from him a generation of brahmaṇas. From Mahāvīrya came a son named Duritakṣaya, whose sons were Trayyāruṇi, Kavi and Puṣkarāruṇi. Although these sons of Duritakṣaya took birth in a dynasty of kṣatriyas, they too attained the position of brāhmaṇas. Bṛhatkṣatra had a son named Hastī, who established the city of Hastināpura [now New Delhi].
  • TEXT 21: 
    From King Hastī came three sons, named Ajamīḍha, Dvimīḍha and Purumīḍha. The descendants of Ajamīḍha, headed by Priyamedha, all achieved the position of brāhmaṇas.
  • TEXT 22: 
    From Ajamīḍha came a son named Bṛhadiṣu, from Bṛhadiṣu came a son named Bṛhaddhanu, from Bṛhaddhanu a son named Bṛhatkāya, and from Bṛhatkāya a son named Jayadratha.
  • TEXT 23: 
    The son of Jayadratha was Viśada, and his son was Syenajit. The sons of Syenajit were Rucirāśva, Dṛḍhahanu, Kāśya and Vatsa.
  • TEXT 24: 
    The son of Rucirāśva was Pāra, and the sons of Pāra were Pṛthusena and Nīpa. Nīpa had one hundred sons.
  • TEXT 25: 
    King Nīpa begot a son named Brahmadatta through the womb of his wife, Kṛtvī, who was the daughter of Śuka. And Brahmadatta, who was a great yogi, begot a son named Viṣvaksena through the womb of his wife, Sarasvatī.
  • TEXT 26: 
    Following the instructions of the great sage Jaigīṣavya, Viṣvaksena compiled an elaborate description of the mystic yoga system. From Viṣvaksena, Udaksena was born, and from Udaksena, Bhallāṭa. All these sons are known as descendants of Bṛhadiṣu.
  • TEXT 27: 
    The son of Dvimīḍha was Yavīnara, whose son was Kṛtimān. The son of Kṛtimān was well known as Satyadhṛti. From Satyadhṛti came a son named Dṛḍhanemi, who became the father of Supārśva.
  • TEXTS 28–29: 
    From Supārśva came a son named Sumati, from Sumati came Sannatimān, and from Sannatimān came Kṛtī, who achieved mystic power from Brahmā and taught six saṁhitās of the Prācyasāma verses of the Sāma Veda. The son of Kṛtī was Nīpa; the son of Nīpa, Udgrāyudha; the son of Udgrāyudha, Kṣemya; the son of Kṣemya, Suvīra; and the son of Suvīra, Ripuñjaya.
  • TEXT 30: 
    From Ripuñjaya came a son named Bahuratha. Purumīḍha was sonless. Ajamīḍha had a son named Nīla by his wife known as Nalinī, and the son of Nīla was Śānti.
  • TEXTS 31–33: 
    The son of Śānti was Suśānti, the son of Suśānti was Puruja, and the son of Puruja was Arka. From Arka came Bharmyāśva, and from Bharmyāśva came five sons—Mudgala, Yavīnara, Bṛhadviśva, Kāmpilla and Sañjaya. Bharmyāśva prayed to his sons, “O my sons, please take charge of my five states, for you are quite competent to do so.” Thus his five sons were known as the Pañcālas. From Mudgala came a dynasty of brāhmaṇas known as Maudgalya.
  • TEXT 34: 
    Mudgala, the son of Bharmyāśva, had twin children, one male and the other female. The male child was named Divodāsa, and the female child was named Ahalyā. From the womb of Ahalyā by the semen of her husband, Gautama, came a son named Śatānanda.
  • TEXT 35: 
    The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.
  • TEXT 36: 
    While Mahārāja Śāntanu was on a hunting excursion, he saw the male and female children lying in the forest, and out of compassion he took them home. Consequently, the male child was known as Kṛpa, and the female child was named Kṛpī. Kṛpī later became the wife of Droṇācārya.

Гл. 21 Династия Бхараты

  • ШБ 9.21.1: 
    Шукадева Госвами сказал: Поскольку Бхарадваджу принесли полубоги Маруты, его назвали Витатхой. У Витатхи родился сын Манью, а у Манью было пятеро сыновей: Брихаткшатра, Джая, Махавирья, Нара и Гарга. Сына Нары звали Санкрити.
  • ШБ 9.21.2: 
    О потомок Панду, Махараджа Парикшит, у Санкрити было двое сыновей, Гуру и Рантидева. Рантидева славится не только в этом мире, но и в небесном царстве, ибо ему поют славу как люди, так и полубоги.
  • ШБ 9.21.3-5: 
    Рантидева никогда не пытался добыть средств к существованию. Сам он всегда довольствовался тем, что посылало ему провидение, но, когда к нему приходили гости, он отдавал им все, что имел. Так Рантидева и члены его семьи подвергали себя суровым лишениям. От голода и жажды Рантидеву и его родных бросало в дрожь, но даже тогда он оставался спокойным. Однажды утром Рантидеве, который до этого постился в течение сорока восьми дней, принесли воду и яства, приготовленные на молоке и топленом масле, но, когда царь с членами своей семьи уже собрался поесть, в гости к ним пришел брахман.
  • ШБ 9.21.6: 
    Поскольку Рантидева понимал, что Верховный Господь присутствует повсюду и в каждом живом существе, он с верой и почтением встретил гостя и накормил его. Поев, брахман удалился.
  • ШБ 9.21.7: 
    Затем, разделив остатки пищи со своими родными, Рантидева уже собирался поесть, как вдруг к нему пришел еще один гость — шудра. Понимая связь шудры с Верховной Личностью Бога, царь Рантидева накормил и его.
  • ШБ 9.21.8: 
    Как только шудра удалился, пришел другой гость со сворой псов и сказал: «О царь, пожалуйста, накорми меня и моих псов, ибо мы очень голодны».
  • ШБ 9.21.9: 
    С большим почтением Рантидева отдал последние остатки пищи псам и их владельцу. Накормив гостей, царь смиренно поклонился им.
  • ШБ 9.21.10: 
    После этого у царя не осталась ничего, кроме воды, которой едва хватило бы одному человеку, но, как только царь собрался утолить ей жажду, пришел чандал и сказал: «Прошу тебя, дай мне, низкорожденному, напиться воды».
  • ШБ 9.21.11: 
    Тронутый жалобной просьбой несчастного, изнуренного жаждой чандала, Махараджа Рантидева произнес такие бессмертные слова.
  • ШБ 9.21.12: 
    Я не прошу Верховную Личность Бога наделить меня восемью совершенствами, которые дает мистическая йога, или спасти меня от бесконечной череды рождений и смертей. Я хочу лишь одного — находиться среди живых существ и страдать за них, чтобы избавить их от мучений.
  • ШБ 9.21.13: 
    Отдав свою воду, чтобы спасти несчастного чандала, борящегося за жизнь, я сам избавился от голода, жажды, усталости, дрожи, горя, страданий, скорби и иллюзии.
  • ШБ 9.21.14: 
    С этими словами царь Рантидева, который от природы был очень добр и терпелив, без колебаний отдал воду чандалу, хотя сам почти умирал от жажды.
  • ШБ 9.21.15: 
    Тогда Господь Брахма, Господь Шива и другие полубоги, которые способны удовлетворить желания всех стремящихся к материальным благам, предстали перед царем Рантидевой, ибо это они приходили к нему в облике брахмана, шудры и чандала.
  • ШБ 9.21.16: 
    Царь Рантидева не ждал от полубогов никакого материального вознаграждения. Он поклонился им, но, поскольку он был привязан только к Господу Вишну, Ва̄судеве, Верховной Личности Бога, он сосредоточил мысли на Его лотосных стопах.
  • ШБ 9.21.17: 
    О Махараджа Парикшит, поскольку царь Рантидева был чистым преданным, всегда помнившим о Кришне и избавившимся от материальных желаний, иллюзорная энергия Господа, майя, не смела появиться перед ним. Для него майи больше не существовало — она растаяла, как сон.
  • ШБ 9.21.18: 
    Все, кто следовал примеру царя Рантидевы, по его милости стали чистыми преданными Верховной Личности Бога, Нараяны. Так они достигли совершенства йоги.
  • ШБ 9.21.19-20: 
    У Гарги был сын по имени Шини, сына которого звали Гаргьей. Хотя Гаргья был кшатрием, от него берет начало род брахманов. У Махавирьи был сын, которого звали Дуритакшаей, сыновей Дуритакшаи звали Траяруни, Кави и Пушкараруни. Хотя эти сыновья Дуритакшаи родились в семье кшатриев, они тоже стали брахманами. У Брихаткшатры был сын по имени Хасти, который основал город Хастинапур [современный Дели].
  • ШБ 9.21.21: 
    У царя Хасти было трое сыновей: Аджамидха, Двимидха и Пурумидха. Сыновья Аджамидхи во главе с Приямедхой стали брахманами.
  • ШБ 9.21.22: 
    У Аджамидхи был еще один сын, Брихадишу. Сына Брихадишу звали Брихаддхану, сына Брихаддхану — Брихаткая, а его сына — Джаядратха.
  • ШБ 9.21.23: 
    Сына Джаядратхи звали Вишада, а его сына — Сьенаджит. Сыновей Сьенаджита звали Ручирашва, Дридхахану, Кашья и Ватса.
  • ШБ 9.21.24: 
    Сына Ручирашвы звали Пара, а сыновей Пары звали Притхусена и Нипа. У Нипы было сто сыновей.
  • ШБ 9.21.25: 
    Критви, дочь Шуки, родила царю Ними сына, которого назвали Брахмадаттой. Впоследствии у великого йога Брахмадатты и его жены Сарасвати родился сын по имени Вишваксена.
  • ШБ 9.21.26: 
    По велению великого мудреца Джайгишавьи Вишваксена составил подробное описание метода мистической йоги. Удаксена был сыном Вишваксены, а Бхаллата — сыном Удаксены. Всех их считают потомками Брихадишу.
  • ШБ 9.21.27: 
    Сына Двимидхи звали Явинарой, а его сына — Критиманом. Сын Критимана прославился под именем Сатьядхрити. А сын Сатьядхрити, Дридханеми, стал отцом Супаршвы.
  • ШБ 9.21.28-29: 
    Сына Супаршвы звали Сумати, сына Сумати — Саннатиман, а сына Саннатимана — Крити. Крити, которого Брахма наделил мистическими силами, объяснил своим ученикам смысл шести самхит прачьясамы, стихов «Сама-веды». Нипа был сыном Крити, Удграюдха был сыном Нипы, Кшемья — сыном Удграюдхи, Сувира — сыном Кшемьи, а Рупинджая — сыном Сувиры.
  • ШБ 9.21.30: 
    У Рупинджаи был сын по имени Бахуратха. Пурумидха же был бездетен. Жена Аджамидхи, Налини, родила ему сына, которого назвали Нилой. Сына Нилы звали Шанти.
  • ШБ 9.21.31-33: 
    Сына Шанти звали Сушанти. Сына Сушанти звали Пуруджа, а сына Пуруджи — Арка. У Бхармьяшвы, сына Арки, было пятеро сыновей — Мудгала, Явинара, Брихадвишва, Кампилла и Санджая. Бхармьяшва попросил своих сыновей: «Дорогие сыновья, вы уже стали достаточно взрослыми для того, чтобы править пятью подвластными мне царствами». С тех пор пятерых его сыновей стали звать Панчалами. Мудгала положил начало роду брахманов, который именуется Маудгалья.
  • ШБ 9.21.34: 
    У Мудгалы, сына Бхармьяшвы, родились близнецы: мальчик и девочка. Мальчика назвали Диводасой, а девочку — Ахальей. У Ахальи и ее мужа Гаутамы родился сын по имени Шатананда.
  • ШБ 9.21.35: 
    Сатьядхрити, сын Шатананды, был искусен в стрельбе из лука. Сына Сатьядхрити звали Шарадван. Повстречавшись однажды с Урваши, Шарадван потерял семя, которое упало на траву шара. Из его семени родились два дивных младенца — мальчик и девочка.
  • ШБ 9.21.36: 
    Охотясь в лесу, Махараджа Шантану нашел мальчика и девочку и из жалости взял их во дворец. Поэтому мальчика назвали Крипа, а девочку — Крипи. Впоследствии Крипи вышла замуж за Дроначарью.