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[व] शृणु राजन पुरा सम्यङ मया दवैपायनाच छरुतम परॊच्यमानम इदं कृत्स्नं सववंशजननं शुभम ॥ १-९०-६ ॥

'Vaisampayana spoke, "Listen then, O King, as I narrate the complete and auspicious history of your lineage, precisely as I learned it from Dwaipayana."' ॥ 1-90-6 ॥

english translation

दक्षस्यादितिः अदितेर विवस्वान विवस्वतॊ मनुः मनॊर इला इलायाः पुरूरवाः पुरूरवस आयुः आयुषॊ नहुषः नहुषस्य ययातिः ॥ १-९०-७ ॥

'Daksha begat Aditi, and Aditi begat Vivaswat, and Vivaswat begat Manu, and Manu begat Ha, and Ha begat Pururavas. And Pururavas begat Ayus, and Ayus begat Nahusha, and Nahusha begat Yayati.' ॥ 1-90-7 ॥

english translation

ययातेर दवे भार्ये बभूवतुः उशनसॊ दुहिता देव यानी वृषपर्वणश च दुहिता शर्मिष्ठा नाम अत्रानुवंशॊ भवति ॥ १-९०-८ ॥

'And Yayati had two wives, viz., Devayani, the daughter of Usanas, and Sarmishtha the daughter of Vrishaparvan. Here occurs a sloka regarding (Yayati's) descendants.' ॥ 1-90-8 ॥

english translation

यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव देव यानी वयजायत दरुह्युं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी ॥ १-९०-९ ॥

'Devayani gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu; and Vrishaparvan's daughter, Sarmishtha gave birth to Druhyu, Anu, and Puru.' ॥ 1-90-9 ॥

english translation

तत्र यदॊर यादवाः पूरॊः पौरवाः ॥ १-९०-१० ॥

'And the descendants of Yadu are the Yadavas and of Puru are the Pauravas.' ॥ 1-90-10 ॥

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