Chapter 96 - Progeny of Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Vyāsa said:

1. Pradyumna and other sons of Kṛṣṇa born of Rukmiṇī, have already been mentioned. O brahmins, Satyabhāmā gave birth to Bhānu and other sons.

2. Prapakṣa and others were the brilliant sons of Rohiṇī and Kṛṣṇa. Sāmba and others of mighty arms were born to Jāmbavatī.

3. Bhadravinda and other powerful sons were born to Nāgnajiti. The sons the chief of whom was Saṅgrāmajit were born as sons of Saibyā.

4. Mādrī’s sons were Vṛka and others. Lakṣmaṇā had sons the chief of whom was Gotravān. Śruta and others were the sons of Kālindī.

5. The discus-bearing lord had sons in other wives too. On the whole, he had eighty-eight thousand and one hundred sons.

6. Among them Pradyumna was the eldest. He was the son of Rukmiṇī. Aniruddha was the son of Pradumna (Pradyumna?) and Vajra was born to him.

7. O excellent brahmins, Aniruddha of great strength who had been held as a prisoner of war, married Uṣā, the Daughter of Bāṇa and the grand-daughter of Bali.

8. In the course of events, Kṛṣṇa and Śaṅkara fought with each other during which the thousand arms of Bāṇa were cut off by the discus-bearing lord.

The sages said:

9-10. O holy brahmin, how did the fight between Śaṅkara and Kṛṣṇa take place for the possession of Uṣā? How did Hari destroy the arms of Bāṇa? O highly blessed one, it behoves you to mention all this to us. Our curiosity to hear this splendid story is great.

Vyāsa said:

11-12. O brahmins, on seeing Pārvatī sporting about with Śambhu, Uṣā the daughter of Bāṇa too desired it very much. Gaurī conversant with the workings of everyone’s mind spoke to that beautiful damsel—“Enough of your yearning too much. You will also sport about with your husband”.

Vyāsa said:

13. Thus consoled by Pārvatī, she thought within herself—“When? Who will be my husband?” Pārvatī then said to her again.

Pārvatī said:

14. “O princess, that person will be your husband, the person who will molest you in your dream on the twelfth day in the bright half of the month ofVaiśākha”.

Vyāsa said:

15. On that day, in the manner mentioned by the goddess a man molested her in the course of her dream. She too loved him. When she woke up she did not see the man. She became very eager.

Uṣā said:

16-18. “Where have you gone?” said Uṣā without bashfulness. O brahmins, she said to her friend. The minister of Bāṇa was Kumbhāṇḍa. Citralekhā, his daughter was the friend of Uṣā. She asked her “Who is being mentioned by you? In her bashfulness she at first denied everything. Her friend thereupon created confidence in her and heard everything through her own words. After mentioning everything when everything was known by her Uṣā said:—“Immediately do something by way of employers to attain him as mentioned by the goddess.”

Vyāsa said:

19-22. Citralekhā then drew the pictures of Devas, asuras, Gandharvas, and human beings, on a cloth and showed them to Uṣā. She turned her face from Gandharvas, Suras and Asuras. She began to look at human beings especially at Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis. On seeing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma the lady of fine eyebrows became bashful. O brahmins, on seeing Pradyumna she turned her bashful glance away from him. When her real lover, the son of Pradyumna was seen, she said—“It is he, It is he. He is my husband.” Citralekhā then consoled Uṣā and went to Dvāravatī traversing the path by her Yogic power.