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Genealogies-Ikshwaaku
Vansh - From Bhavishya Puraan
9-Bhavishya, 3-Pratisarg,
271-273
In
Shwetvaraah Kalp, 3rd day of the 1st year of Brahmaa; 28th Sat Yug of
Vaivaswat Manvantar (7th Manvantar)
Vaivaswat Manu
was born. He did Tap for 100 Divine years,
Manu's son was Ikshwaaku who was born through his sneeze (Ruled for 36,000 yrs)
Ikshwaaku's son was Vikukshi (35,900 yrs)
Vikukshi's son was Ripunjaya ( 35,800 yrs)
Ripunjaya's son was Kakutsth (35,700 yrs)
Kakutsth's son was Anenaa (35,600 yrs)
Anenaa's son was Prithu (35,500 yrs)
Prithu's son was Vishwagashwa (35,400 yrs)
Vishwagashwa's son was Adri (35,300 yrs)
Adri's son was Bhadraashwa (35,200 yrs)
Bhadraashwa's son was Yuvanaashwa (35,100 yrs)
Yuvanaashwa's son Shraavast (35,000 yrs) - he inhabited Shraavastee Nagaree.
In those times Dharm was present with his four feet.
Shraavast's son was Brihdashwa (34,900 yrs)
Brihadashwa's son was Kuvalayaashwa (34,800 yrs)
Kuvalayaashwa's son was Dridhaashwa (33,800 yrs)
Dridhaashwa's son was Nikumbhak (32,800 yrs)
Nikumbhak's son was Sankataashwa (31,800 yrs)
Sankataashwa's son was Prasenjit (30,800 yrs)
Prasenjit's son was Ravanaashwa (29,800 yrs)
Ravanaashwa's son was Maandhaataa (29,700 yrs)
Maandhaataa's son was Purukuts (29,600 yrs)
Purukuts' son was Trinshdash
His chariot was yoked with 30 horses, that is why he
was called Trinshdash.
Trinshdash's son was Anranya (28,000 yrs)
Anrany's son was Prishdashwa (6,000 yrs)
Prishdashwa's son was Haryashwa (5,000 yrs)
Haryashwa's son was Vasumaan (4,000 yrs)
Vasumaan's son Tridhanvaa (3,000 yrs)
--------Till then half the Sat Yug had passed
Tridhanvaa's son was Trayyaaruni (2,000 yrs)
Trayyaaruni's son was Trishanku (1,000 yrs) - because of cheating he got lower Gati.
Trishanku's son was Harishchandra (20,000 yrs)
Harishchandra's son Rohit (20,000 yrs)
Rohit's son was Haareet (20,000 yrs)
Haareet's son was Chanchubhoop (20,000 yrs)
Chanchubhoop's son was Vijaya (20,000 yrs)
Vijaya's son was Ruruk (20,000 yrs)
All these kings were devotees of Vishnu. All kinds of prosperity bloomed in
their kingdom.
In the middle of the 3rd leg of Sat Yug --
Ruruk's son was Sagar (30,000 yrs) - he was the devotee of Shiv. He had 60,000
sons, named Saagar,
from one queen. They got destroyed (burned) by Kapil
Muni's Shaap. His second queen had one son
named Asmanjas.
Asmanjas' son was Anshumaan
Anshumaan's son was Dileep
Dileep's son was Bhageerath - who brought Gangaa River on Prithvi, that
is why she is known as Bhaageerathee.
Bhageerath's son was Shrutsen
-------All kings from Sagar to Shrutsen were Shaiv
Shrutsen's son was Naabhaag
Naabhaag's son was Ambareesh - he was a devotee of Vishnu - his Chakra
(Divine disc) always guarded him.
-------Till now the third leg of Sat Yug was
over.
In the fourth leg of Sat Yug --
Ambareesh's son was Sindhudweep
Sindhudweep's son was Ayutaashwa
Ayutaashwa's son was Rituparn
Rituparn's son was Sarvkaam
Sarvkaam's son was Kalmaashpaad
Kalmaashpaad's son was Sudaas - he and his wife Madayantee had the son
named Ashmak (Saudaas) by the
Muni Vashishth. These seven
kings, up to Saudaas, were Vaishnav. Because of Guru's Shaap, Saudaas
had offered his whole kingdom along with his body parts to his Guru.
Gokarn is said to be Shaiv - devotee of Ling
Ashmak's son was Harivarmaa - he was a devotee of Saadhu (saints)
Harivarmaa's son was Dasharath I
Dashrath I's son was Dileep I
Dileep I's son was Vishwasaha (10,000 yrs) - because of his
non-religious conduct,
at that time also, he had no rains for several years.
This destructed his kingdom.
At the request of his queen, Maharshi Vashishth
produced a son, named Khatwaang, through Yagya.
Vishwasaha's son was Khatwaang (30,000 yrs with the help of Indra) - he got Moksh through the Var
of Devtaa.
Khatwaang's son was Deerghbaahu (20,000 yrs)
Deerghbaahu's son was Sudarshan (5,000 yrs by the grace of Devee)
- He married the princess of
Kaashee. One day Mahaakaalee said
to him in dream - "Vats, You go to Himaalaya along with your wife,
because this Bharat Khand will be almost destroyed because of terrific
storm. Several smaller islands
have already sunk in the sea because of
terrific storm. On the 7th day from today, a very terrific
storm will
come in Bhaarat Varsh also." Getting these instructions from Devee,
Sudarshan went to
Himaalaya along with main kings,
Vaishya, Braahman and
his servants and a huge part of Bhaarat was
destroyed because of
terrific storm. Its all people were also killed and the whole Prithvi got
sunk in
sea. After some time the land again appeared.
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