The glorification of the Royal Dynasties^ - Verse 18
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 20 · Verse 18
Sanskrit Original
भरतो लक्ष्मणश्चैव शत्रुघ्नश्च महाबलः। सर्वे शक्रसमा युद्धे विष्णुशक्तिसमन्विताः। जज्ञे रावणनाशार्थं विष्णुरंशेन विश्वकृत।।
bharato lakṣmaṇaścaiva śatrughnaśca mahābalaḥ| sarve śakrasamā yuddhe viṣṇuśaktisamanvitāḥ| jajñe rāvaṇanāśārthaṃ viṣṇuraṃśena viśvakṛt||
On hearing the words ofGautama, King Yuvanasva propitiated Hrsikesa, the eternal Vasudeva. His son was a great hero and was famous by the name of Savasti. It was by him *The reading Pumstva is more acceptable, as Ila after recovering her original manhood as Sudyumna procreated then three sons. If that v.l. is adopted the verse means, ‘After attaining defectless manhood, it is well- known that Ila obtained three sons.’