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Manthu
m. Satya
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Bhauvava
Tvastri
m. Vitochand
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Viraja
m. Vishtichi
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Madhu
i. Sum an as
Viravrata
M. BJiojd
Pramanthu
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I daughter
TABLE V.
PRIYAVRATA.
SKANDHA V. CHAP. i.
Priyavrata was, from the beginning, under the influence of
Narada. So he declined to take part in the rule of the universe; till
at last Brahma persuaded him not to shirk his assigned work. King
Priyavrata married Barhishmati, the daughter of Visvakarma. By
her he had ten sons Agnidhra ??c., all names of Agni.
Of these ten, KavJ, Mahavira and Savana were spiritually in-
clined and they became Parama Kansas (Parama Hansa is one who
gives up the world entirely and becomes fixed in Brahma). Priya-
vrata had by another wife three sons: Uttama, Tamasa and Raivata.
They all became Manus.
Priyavrata reigned for 400,000,000 years. The Sun-god Aditya
moves round the Sumeru Mount and sends his rays up to the Loka-
loka range, illumining half the regions while the other half remains
dark. King Priyavrata in the exuberance of spiritual power determin-
ed to illuminate the dark regions and to make it all day and no night.
He followed the Sun-god seven times with a chariot as swift and
bright as that of the Sun-god himself even as though he were a
second Aditya. Brahma appeared saying " Desist, O Son, this is
not thy assigned duty in the universe." The ruts caused by the wheel
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