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Yuvanasva had no son. So the Rishis performed a sacrifice
directed to Indra. One night Yuvanasva became very thirsty and
entered the Yajna house. He found all the Rishis sleeping at the
time. He thought it improper to rouse the Rishis and drank what-
ever water he found near at hand. By chance that happened to be
the consecrated water with the power of producing a son. When the
Rishis rose up they did not find the water. On enquiry, when they
knew what had happened, every one wondered what the outcome
would be. In time the king brought forth a son from his right side.
The little thing cried out for milk. Indra said " Do not weep, child,
you shall drink wine (" Man Dkdtd")" So saying he offered the
child his fore finger. From this, the child was called Mandhata.
Yuvanasva, by the blessing of the Rishis, did not meet with death at
delivery. Mandhata was a very powerful king. The thieves dreaded
him much. He performed many sacrifices and made many gifts.
He married Indumati, daughter of Sasabindu. He had three sons
Purukutsa, Ambarisha, and the Yogin Muchukunda. He had also
fifty daughters,
Rishi Soubhari made Tapas in the "waters of the Yamuna. One
day he saw the pairing of a couple of fish and became excited. He
requested king Mandhata to give him one daughter in marriage. The
king said: "By Svayamvara, you may get my daughter " (i. e. the girl
must choose her own husband from amongst a number of men offer-
ing themselves as husbands.) The Rishi thought because he was old
and decrepit therefore the king wanted to put him off. So Soubhari
by yogic powers became young and beautiful. All the fifty daughters
then accepted him for their husband. The Rishi prepared for himself
all the enjoyments of life and passed his days in company with his 50
wives. He then became disgusted with this sensual life and after-
wards attained Moksha with his wives.
Yuvanasva adopted his grand son Ambarisha. Ambarisha had
one son Youvanasva. His son was Harita. These three, Amba-
risha, Youvanasva and Harita were the founders of the chief clans of
the Mandhata Dynasty.
The elemental serpents gave their sister Narmoda in marriage
to Purukutsa. Purukutsa accompanied Narmoda to Rasatala at the
request of Vasuki. There he killed such Gandharvas as deserved to
be killed. Those who remember this story have no fear from ser-
pents. Such was the blessing of the elemental serpents.
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