The son of the king viz.—^Tridhanvan protected the country righteously. His son was a scholar well known as Tray- yaruna.

On the new moon day, a Brahmana should take his bath and propitiate the Pitrs as mentiond before. With purity and gentlemanliness, he should perform the Sraddha called Pin^ anvdhdryaka.

At the very outset, he should look up for a Brahmana who is a master of the Vedas.^ He is the holy centre (deserves

A very powerful son named Satyavrata was born to him. His wife Satyadhana gave birth to Hariscandra.

Hariscandra had a valorous son known as Rohita. Rohita’s son was Vrka from whom was born Bahu.

The Brahmanas to be invited must be Soma-imbibers, (in Yajnas), free from passion (Rajas quality), knowers of Dharma, of calm mind, performing holy rites, observers of rules restraining the mind, those who approach unto their wives only on the prescribed days after menstruation.

Harita was Rohita’s son. Dhundhu was his son.. Vijaya and Sudeva were the two sons of Dhundhu. *5. Vijaya’s son was a powerful king named Karuka. Sagara, his son, was an extremely virtuous king. Sagara had two wives named Prabha and Bhanumatl.

The Brahmana must be one who maintains the five (sacrificial) fires. He must be a student of the Vedas, a knower of Yajurveda, conversant with many Rk mantras Trisauparria}- and Trimadhus.^

He must know the mantras of Trindciketas,^ be a chanter of the Sama-veda and must know the Jyestha Samans* He must have studied Atharvafiras® especially the section called Rudra Adhyaya mantras.

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Vahni (the fire-god) propitiated by both of them granted them (one) excellent boon (to each). Bhanumati accepted (the gift of) one son and that was Asamanjasa. The auspicious Prabha accepted sixty thousand sons. Asamanjasa’s son was the king named Arhsuman. 8-9a. His sonwasDillpa. From Dillpa was bornBhagiratha by whom Gahga was brought down after performing pen¬ ance (and Gahga, thereafter came to be called BhagIrathI). It was due to the favour of the intelligent Mahadeva, the lord of Devas. 9b-10. Lord Siva was so pleased in his mind due to the penance of king Bhagiratha that the moon-bedecked I. This chapter records mainly the story of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana. The introductory verses (1-15) mention some important kings preceding Rama like Bhagiratha and their exploits. Cf. Bh.P. IX.6.1-9-31, VR

He must be devoted to the performance of Agnihotra. He must be a scholar knowing Nyayas and the six Angas

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Vahni (the fire-god) propitiated by both of them granted them (one) excellent boon (to each). Bhanumati accepted (the gift of) one son and that was Asamanjasa. The auspicious Prabha accepted sixty thousand sons. Asamanjasa’s son was the king named Arhsuman. 8-9a. His sonwasDillpa. From Dillpa was bornBhagiratha by whom Gahga was brought down after performing pen¬ ance (and Gahga, thereafter came to be called BhagIrathI). It was due to the favour of the intelligent Mahadeva, the lord of Devas. 9b-10. Lord Siva was so pleased in his mind due to the penance of king Bhagiratha that the moon-bedecked I. This chapter records mainly the story of Rama, the hero of the Ramayana. The introductory verses (1-15) mention some important kings preceding Rama like Bhagiratha and their exploits. Cf. Bh.P. IX.6.1-9-31, VR

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His successor was Nabhaga. Thereafter was born Sindhudvipa. Ayutayu was his son and his son was Rtuparna of great strength. Rtuparna’s son was the virtuous king named Sudasa. His son Saudasa became well-known by the name Kalmasapada.

7-8 which describes the Naciketa fire and the story of Naciketas.

A great Yogin, well-stabilised in perfect knowledge, one who ponders over the meanings of Vedantas; one who has faith, one who is engaged in Sraddha—such a Brahmana is Pahkti-Pavana.

His successor was Nabhaga. Thereafter was born Sindhudvipa. Ayutayu was his son and his son was Rtuparna of great strength. Rtuparna’s son was the virtuous king named Sudasa. His son Saudasa became well-known by the name Kalmasapada.

Vasistha of great splendour begot of the wife of Kalmasapada the son, Asmaka who became a noble scion of the Iksvaku dynasty.

A Brahmana who is engaged in the Vedic lore, one always devoted to celibacy, who is well versed in the Atharva- veda and who desires liberation is a Pahkti-Pavana.

A Brahmana who has no common Pravaras (with the performer of the Sraddha) and who belongs to a different Gotra^ and who is thus unrelated, should be regarded as Pahktipavana.

Asmaka begot of Utkala a son named king Nakula. Afraid of Parasurama, the king went to a forest in great distress being protected on all sides like an armour by women.* From him was born Sataratha. From him was born, the glorious son Bilibili. Vrddhasarma was his son. From him was born Visvasaha. From him was born the well-known son Khatvahga. Dirghabahu was his son. Raghu was born ofhim.

One shall feed a quiescent Yogin^ engaged in the perfect knowledge of the reality. In his absence, he may feed a Naisthika (perpetual) celibate sage or a religious student who has completed his religious studentship and who takes to the life of a householder.

Asmaka begot of Utkala a son named king Nakula. Afraid of Parasurama, the king went to a forest in great distress being protected on all sides like an armour by women.* From him was born Sataratha. From him was born, the glorious son Bilibili. Vrddhasarma was his son. From him was born Visvasaha. From him was born the well-known son Khatvahga. Dirghabahu was his son. Raghu was born ofhim.

From Raghu was born Aja and king Dasaratha was born of him. The heroic Rama, the world famous knower of Dharma, was the son of Dasaratha.

In his absence, he shall feed a householder who is desirous of salvation and who has no attachment. If all these are not available, one shall feed a householder who is an aspirant.

If an ascetic who knows the Gunas of the Prakrti and all the principles (tattvas) partakes of one’s Hauls, the merit that one attains exceeds feeding even a thousand knowers of Vedanta.

Bharata, Laksmana, and Satrughna of great strength also were his sons. All of them were equal to Indra on the battle-field. They were endowed with Visnu’s Sakti.

Hence, with great effort, one should feed a leading Yogin engaged in the pursuit of perfect knowledge of Isvara (in rites pertaining to gods and Pitrs) by means of Havyas and Kauyas. In case he be not available, he should feed other Brahmanas.

Visnu, the enjoyer of the whole universe, was born with a part of his personality for the destruction of Ravana. The blessed wife of Rama was the beautiful daughter of Janaka. 19-20a. Sita was well known in the three worlds; she was endowed with liberal-mindedness, good conduct, and other attributes. Goddess Parvatl (the daughter of the lord of mountains)was propitiated by Janaka through penance and she gave Janaka the daughter Sita who had the support of' Rama as her husband. 20b-2la. Being pleased with him (Janaka), Lord Siva (the Ruler of the world), the trident-bearing Lord of Bluish-red complexion, gave to Janaka a wonderful bow to destroy his enemies. *vide Bh.P. IX. 9.40 for a similar explanation of Mdrl-Kavaca. 188 Kurma Purana 21b-22a. O leading Brahmanas, the intelligent king Janaka, the destroyer of enemies, desirous of giving away his daughter proclaimed thus in this world: “He who is able to wield this bow—whoever he may be in the three worlds whether a Deva or a Danava—deserves to get Sita.” 22b-25a. The powerful Lord Rama came to know this. He went to Janaka’s abode. Playfully he lifted the bow and broke it. Rama, the highly virtuous soul, married that girl like god Sankara marrying Parvatl and the sixheaded god Karttikeya marrying Sena.'^ 25b-26a. After the lapse of many days, king Dasaratha began to make arrangements for crowning the heroic eldest son Rama as the king. 26b-27. His beautiful wife Kaikeyl, the lady of sweet smiles, prevented him. Agitated in her mind she said to her husband. —“It behoves you to make my heroic son Bharata the king. 28a. You had already given me two boons long back.” 28b-31a. On hearing her words, the king who was dejec¬ ted in his mind uttered these words—“So be it.” Accordingly the un-wavering Rama, the knower of Dharma, bowed down at the feet of his father, and went to the forest alongwith his wife and Laksmana. The self-possessed powerful one made the vow of staying for fourteen years in the forest and the mighty Lord stayed in the forest for fourteen years alongwith Laksmana. 31b-33a. While he was staying in the forest, the Raksasa named Ravana, abducted Sita in the guise of an ascetic and went away to his city. Not being able to see Sita, Laksmana and Rama became extremely distressed. 33b-34a. Both the suppressors of enemies became over¬ whelmed with anguish and sorrow. Then in course of time, there came about an alliance between Rama of indefatigable energy and action and the monkeys through the monkey (chief) Sugriva. 34b-35a. Sugriva’s follower, a valorous monkey called Hanuman, the son of the wind-god, who was endowed with great splendour, ever became very dear to Rama.

This is the best alternative in the matter of giving Havya and Kmya. The Anukalpc? (next alternative) which is always practised by pious men should be known as follows :

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One should (then) feed (one’s) maternal grandfather/ maternal uncle, sisters’ son, father-in-law, preceptor, daughter’s son, a king, a kinsman, as well as a Rtvik and a Yajya (one on whose behalf a Yajna can be performed)

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One should not feed a friend^ in the Sraddha. He should be pleased with wealth(?).Desire for Daksinasis demonic and is not conducive to any benefit either here or hereafter.

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In case of non-availability of a suitable Brahmana one may very well feed and honour a friend but not an enemy, even though he may be learned and enlightened. The Havis partaken of by an enemy becomes futile after death.

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A Brahmana who has not learned the Vedas becomes extinct like the fire of (dry) grass. Havya shall not be given unto him, ior Homa is not performed in the ashes indeed.

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Just as by sowing seeds in a barren land, the sower does not reap any fruit thereof, similarly, by offering Havis to one without Rk mantras (i.e. one who has not learned Rk mantras) one does not reap the fruit of that offer.

If a non-knower of Mantras partakes of food- oblations in Havya and Kavya (offered to gods and Pitfs), the performer of that Sraddhais compelled to swallow after death as many burning thick balls of iron (in number) as the rice- balls swallowed by that non-knower® (of mantras).

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O Brahmana, that abode (place of sacrifice) becomes Asura (unholy and demonaic) where these base men of evil conduct partake of the Havya, though they may be endowed with the knowledge and birth in noble family.

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* If the Vedas and Vedis (sacrificial platforms)are in disuse upto three generations, that person becomes an evil Brahmana; He never deserves invitation to feeding in Sraddhas* etc.

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The person mentioned above, a servant of a Sudra,. a salaried attendant of the king, the sacrificial priest of Sudras, a person who sustains himself by killing and a person whose livelihood is imprisoning others—-these six are Brahmabandhus (not true Brahmanas—nominal Brahmanas).

(Defective verse) Manu says that they are fallen for the sake of wealth. These sellers of Vedas are not approved of for the Sraddha.

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Those who sell their sons, those who are born as sons of a remarried widow, those who perform the Yajnas of even ordinary persons—all these are spoken of as fallen ones.

Those teachers who are not cultured, those who read and teach Vedas for salary—are called fallen ones.

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That Sraddha wherein the wicked Tamasikas such. as old Sravakas (Buddhists), Jainas, knowers of Pancaratra, followers of Kapalika and Pasupata sects, atheists, and others, like them eat food offered to gods, does not bestow excellent benefit here and hereafter

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That Sraddha wherein the wicked Tamasikas such. as old Sravakas (Buddhists), Jainas, knowers of Pancaratra, followers of Kapalika and Pasupata sects, atheists, and others, like them eat food offered to gods, does not bestow excellent benefit here and hereafter

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A Brahmana not belonging to any Asrama, or a non¬ performer of the prescribed duties of his own Asrama (stage of life) and who falsely poses as belonging to a particular Asrama— all these should be known as defilers of rows of people participat¬ ing in a feast. 224, Brhad-Yama Smr. III. 34-38, Mbh. Anuidsana 90. 6-11, Mt. P. 16. 14-17, Bm. P. 220. 127-135. Bd. P. Upodghata 15. 39-43, 19. 39-41, NP. I. 30-41. The textual similarity between these verses from different works is signihcant. Out of these, Manu’s list of disqualifications is the most comprehensive one. A reference to Smr. Candrika III, pp. 394-403 shows how writers on Dharma Sutras, Smrtis and Puranas attached great importance to the selection of Brahmanas for ^raddha. As Manu III 149. puts it, one may not put Brah¬ manas to test for work pertaining to gods, but in the case of Pitrs (i. e. for ^raddha) one must be scrupulously careful—a view endorsed by most other writers on Dharma ^astra.

The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

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The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

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The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

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The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

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The following persons are shunned in Sraddha and similar rites : A person with a hideous skin; one with ill-formed rotten nails, a leper, one with white leprosy, one with black teeth, one whose penis is mutilated, a thief, an impotent person, an atheist, a drink-addict, a paramour of a Sudra woman, a murderer of a hero, one who indulges in sexual intercourse with one’s brother’s widow,^ one who commits arson, a pimp, the seller of Soma, the young brother who marries before the elder brother,^ the violent man, the elder brother who remains unmar¬ ried when the younger brother has married, non-performer of Maha-yajnas, an expelled one, a widow’s son, a usurer, a star¬ gazer) one indulging in songs and musical instruments, a sickly person, a one-eyed fellow, one deficient in any limb, an Avakirnin (a religious student who breaks his vow), one who has an addi¬ tional limb, a person who defiles food, bastard, a person accused of a crime, a Devala (a person maintaining himself by worshipping idols) ; a person who injures his friend; a back-biter, a henpeck¬ ed husband; a person who has abandoned his parents and the preceptor, a wife-forsaker, the creator of discord in one’s clan, one who is impure, a worthless fellow; an issueless person, a perjuror, a beggar, a person living by means of dramas, a sea¬ farer, an ungrateful person, a person committing breach of promise, and one who censures Vedas, Devas and the Brahmanas. All these should be avoided in a Sraddha.

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The following are defilers of rows :—an ungrateful person, a back-biter, a ruthless person, an atheist, a person who censures the Vedas, a person injuring friends and a cheat.

All these should not be fed (in a Sraddha). They cannot be given any gift in holy rites A murderer of a Brah- mana and a person who is accused should be avoided scrupulously.

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A Brahmana who has fattened himself on the food and drink offered py Sudras and a person not performing Sandnya

ABrahmana who destroys what he has learned, one devoid of an ablution and charitable gifts and a Brahmana with predominance of Tamas and Rajas Gunas—all of these are defilers of rows.^

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Of what use is an expiation beyond limit. Those who do not perform the enjoined duties but perform those acts which are forbidden are to be scrupulously avoided in the Sraddha.

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By the mere recollection of the Linga, the daily sin is dispelled.” After saying this. Lord Sambhu embraced Rama. Alongwith Nandin and all his attendants he vanished then and there.^ Rama ruled over the kingdom with due devo¬ tion to piety.

By the mere recollection of the Linga, the daily sin is dispelled.” After saying this. Lord Sambhu embraced Rama. Alongwith Nandin and all his attendants he vanished then and there.^ Rama ruled over the kingdom with due devo¬ tion to piety.

After being crowned by Bharata, the powerful and highly splendoured Rama duly honoured the Brahmanas and worshipped Isvara.

He worshipped god Sankara the destroyer of Daksa’s Tajna, by performing a horse-sacrifice. Rama begot a son who was well-known by the name Kusa.

Lava also, the highly fortunate and intelligent one knowing all principles and topics, was his son. Atithi was born of Kusa and Nisadha was his son.

Nala was the son of Nisadha. Nabhas was born of him. Pundarikaksa was born of Nabhas and Ksemadhanvan was his son.

His son was the heroic Devanika of great valour. Ahinagu was his son and had Mahasvan as his son.

From him was born Gandravaloka. Taradhisa was his son. Gandragiri was born of Taradhisa. Then was born Bhanuvitta.

Srutayu was born of him. These are the descendants born in the race of Iksvaku. O excellent Brahmanas the im¬ portant ones have been narrated in brief.

He who listens to this excellent race of Iksvaku everyday shall be freed from all sins. He is honoured in the heavenly region.

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