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    Puranic Encyclopedia

    p. 38, col. 2.
    AṄGARĀJAVAṂŚA . (THE DYNASTY OF AṄGA

    KINGS). Descended from Viṣṇu in the following order:

    Brahmā-Atri-Candra-Budha-Purūravas-Āyus-Nahuṣa-

    Yayāti. Yadu, Turvasu, Druhyu and Anudruhyu were

    the four sons of Yayāti. The Aṅga dynasty starts from

    Turvasu, one of the four. The following are the descen-

    dants of Turvasu. Varga was the son of Turvasu,

    Gobhānu, the son of Varga, Traiśāni the son of Gobhānu,

    Karandhama, the son of Traiśāni, Marutta, the son of

    Karandhama, Duṣyanta, the son of Marutta, Varūtha,

    the son of Duṣyanta, Gāṇḍira the son of Varūtha, and

    Gāndāra the son of Gāṇḍira. The five powerful peoples,

    the Gāndhāras, the Colas, the Keralas, the Pāṇḍyas

    and the Kolas have descended from Gāndhāra.

    Two sons, Druhyu and Babhrusetu were born to Gāndhāra.

    Babhrusetu begot Purovasu; Purovasu begot Gāndhārī.

    From Gāndhārī Gharma was born, from Gharma Ghṛta

    was born, from Ghṛta Viduṣa was born, and from Viduṣa

    Pracetas was born. Pracetas got a hundred children of

    whom the prominent were Anidra, Sabhānara, Cākṣuṣa and

    Parameṣu. To Sabhānara was born Kālānala and Sṛñ-

    jaya to Kālānala, Purañjaya to Sṛñjaya and Janamejaya

    to Purañjaya. Mahāsāla was the son of Janamejaya;

    Mahāmanas the son of Mahāsāla, and Uśinara the son

    of Mahāmanas. To Uśīnara were born Nṛga, Nara,

    Kṛmi, Suvrata and Śibi by his wives Nṛgā, Narā, Kṛmi,

    Daśā and Dṛṣadvatī respectively. To Śibi were born

    four sons called Pṛthudarbha, Vīraka, Kaikaya and

    Bhadraka. Four separate kingdoms arose in the names

    of them. Uśīnara had another son called Titikṣu. From

    Titikṣu was born Ruṣadratha; from Ruṣadratha was

    born Paila, from Paila was born Sutapas and from

    Sutapas was born the great hermit Bāli. From Bāli,

    Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, Bāleya and Bālayogi

    were born. To Aṅga was born Dadhivāhana. The King

    Draviratha was the son of Dadhivāhana, Dharmaratha

    the son of Draviratha, Citraratha the son of Dharma-

    rātha, and Satyaratha was the son of Citraratha. To

    Satyaratha was born Lomapāda; to Lomapāda was

    born Caturaṅga; to Caturaṅga was born Pṛthulākṣa, to

    Pṛthulākṣa was born Campa; to Campa was born Har-

    yaṅga, to Haryaṅga was born Bhadraratha, to Bhadra-

    ratha was born Bṛhatkarmā, to Bṛhatkarmā was born

    Bṛhadbhānu, to Bṛhadbhānu was born Bṛhadātmā,

    to Bṛhadātmā was born Jayadratha, to Jayadratha was

    born Bṛhadratha and to Bṛhadratha was born Viśvajit.

    After that Karṇa became the King of Aṅga. The son of

    Karṇa was Vṛṣasena and the son of Vṛsasena was

    Pṛthusena. These are the kings of the Aṅga dynasty.

    (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 277.)