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The Demon Dhenuka destroyed by Rāma - Verse 9

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 4 · Verse 8.9

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Sanskrit Original

तस्याप्य अलर्कस्य सन्नतिर नामात्मजो ऽभवत। ततः सुनीथस तस्य सुकेतुस ततो धर्मकेतुः। ततः सत्यकेतुस तस्माद विभुस तत्तनयः सुविभुस ततश च सुकुमारस तस्यापि दृष्टकेतुः। ततश च वैनहोत्रस ततश च भर्गो भार्गस्य भार्गभूमिः। ततश चातुर्वर्ण्यप्रवृत्तिः इत्य एते काशयो भूपतयः कथिताः। रजेस तु संततिः श्रूयताम इति।।

tasyāpy alarkasya sannatir nāmātmajo 'bhavat| tataḥ sunīthas tasya suketus tato dharmaketuḥ| tataḥ satyaketus tasmād vibhus tattanayaḥ suvibhus tataś ca sukumāras tasyāpi dṛṣṭaketuḥ| tataś ca vainahotras tataś ca bhargo bhārgasya bhārgabhūmiḥ| tataś cāturvarṇyapravṛttiḥ ity ete kāśayo bhūpatayaḥ kathitāḥ| rajes tu saṃtatiḥ śrūyatām iti||

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From him, a son named Sannati was born. Then Sunītha, Suketu, Dharmaketu, Satyaketu, Vibhū, and his son Suvibhū, and then Sukumāra, and also Dṛṣṭaketu were born. Then came Vainahotra and Bhargo, the land of Bhārgava. Then the four varṇas (castes) began to emerge. Thus, these kings of Kāśi have been described. Now, let the lineage of Raje be heard.