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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
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Then Sumukha will destroy Suvarman the last of the
Sungas and will be king for 13 years. Kṛṣṇa, his younger
brother, will rule for 18 years, Sātakaṇṭaki.....Lambodara 18,
Apilaka 12, Meghasväti 18, Svāti 18, Skandasvāti 7, Mṛgenda
Sātakaṛni 3, Kuntala Satakarni 8, Svätisena 1, Pulomāvi 36,
Arikṛṣṇa 25, Hala 5, Mäntellaka 5, Pulindasena 21, Sundara
Sātakarṇi 1, Sivasväti 28, Gautameya 31, Pulomāvi...... Sivasri
31, Sivaskanda Šātakarṇi......Yajñaśrī Sātakarṇi 29, Vijaya 6,
Candaśrī Sätakarni 3, and Pulomāvi 7.
"Thus after the rule of 6 Pütikas, 10 Siśunābhas, 9
Nandas, 10 Mauryas, 10 Sungas, 4 Kāṇvāyanas, 29 Andhras
known as Sātavāhanas, 7 Andhra-Bhṛtyas, 10 Abhiras, 7
Gabhis, 18 Sakas, 8 Yavanas, 14 Tahāras, 13 Mukundas and
11 Potas, to cleanse the earth of the evils of Kali age,
Ripuñjaya will return from his penance-grove, will beget a
son (Rājahamsa) by the grace of the god Nārāyaṇa, and
rule over the Magadha country. You should, ask Padmod-
bhava, the son to be born to you, to serve the king as
minister, and then you should take your seat by the side
of the lord of wealth (Kubera). Here is a life-giving
Marakata gem; set it on a ring and wear it round your finger.")
Having delivered this message the Yakṣa vanished.
(Av. Sāra IV. 66; Av. pp. 183-85)
"Now", Rajahamsa went on, "you will see that Padmod-
bhava, the son of Potapa, became a minister of my father.
He had three sons, Ratnodbhava, Suśruta, and Sumantra.
The eldest son taking to the profession of trade crossed the
seas. The minister Matiśarman had two sons, Sumati and
Satyaśarman. Satyaśarman was a pious man and left the
home on pilgrimage. Dharmapāla had two sons, Sumitra
and Kāmapāla. Kāmapāla was a sensualit and nothing has
been heard of him. The other four sons, you know, are now
my loyal ministers."
(Av. Sāra IV. 66-70; Av. pp. 185-86)
Story of Puspodbhava
The king had hardly finished the story of his father,
when an young ascetic appeared before him with a tender baby
in his hand and said: 'O King! (you may remember that I
am a disciple of Vāmadeva and my name is Somaśarman).
While I was returning from pilgrimage to Rāmatīrtha (in
Dakṣiṇāpatha) I came across a Śiva temple in the Kalinga
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
19
Then Sumukha will destroy Suvarman the last of the
Sungas and will be king for 13 years. Kṛṣṇa, his younger
brother, will rule for 18 years, Sātakaṇṭaki.....Lambodara 18,
Apilaka 12, Meghasväti 18, Svāti 18, Skandasvāti 7, Mṛgenda
Sātakaṛni 3, Kuntala Satakarni 8, Svätisena 1, Pulomāvi 36,
Arikṛṣṇa 25, Hala 5, Mäntellaka 5, Pulindasena 21, Sundara
Sātakarṇi 1, Sivasväti 28, Gautameya 31, Pulomāvi...... Sivasri
31, Sivaskanda Šātakarṇi......Yajñaśrī Sātakarṇi 29, Vijaya 6,
Candaśrī Sätakarni 3, and Pulomāvi 7.
"Thus after the rule of 6 Pütikas, 10 Siśunābhas, 9
Nandas, 10 Mauryas, 10 Sungas, 4 Kāṇvāyanas, 29 Andhras
known as Sātavāhanas, 7 Andhra-Bhṛtyas, 10 Abhiras, 7
Gabhis, 18 Sakas, 8 Yavanas, 14 Tahāras, 13 Mukundas and
11 Potas, to cleanse the earth of the evils of Kali age,
Ripuñjaya will return from his penance-grove, will beget a
son (Rājahamsa) by the grace of the god Nārāyaṇa, and
rule over the Magadha country. You should, ask Padmod-
bhava, the son to be born to you, to serve the king as
minister, and then you should take your seat by the side
of the lord of wealth (Kubera). Here is a life-giving
Marakata gem; set it on a ring and wear it round your finger.")
Having delivered this message the Yakṣa vanished.
(Av. Sāra IV. 66; Av. pp. 183-85)
"Now", Rajahamsa went on, "you will see that Padmod-
bhava, the son of Potapa, became a minister of my father.
He had three sons, Ratnodbhava, Suśruta, and Sumantra.
The eldest son taking to the profession of trade crossed the
seas. The minister Matiśarman had two sons, Sumati and
Satyaśarman. Satyaśarman was a pious man and left the
home on pilgrimage. Dharmapāla had two sons, Sumitra
and Kāmapāla. Kāmapāla was a sensualit and nothing has
been heard of him. The other four sons, you know, are now
my loyal ministers."
(Av. Sāra IV. 66-70; Av. pp. 185-86)
Story of Puspodbhava
The king had hardly finished the story of his father,
when an young ascetic appeared before him with a tender baby
in his hand and said: 'O King! (you may remember that I
am a disciple of Vāmadeva and my name is Somaśarman).
While I was returning from pilgrimage to Rāmatīrtha (in
Dakṣiṇāpatha) I came across a Śiva temple in the Kalinga