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Vishnu. He destroyed the Haihaya Kshatriyas. He cleared the
earth of Kshatriyas twenty one times.

Kartaviryarjuna was the chief of the Haihaya clan. He got
yogic powers from Datta-Atreya and also one thousand heads. He
was very powerful. He was hospitably received one day by Jama-
dagni, with the objects yielded by his Kama-Dhenu (a cow that yields
all objects of desire). The king longed to have the cow and forcibly
carried her away. Parasurama killed the king in battle and carried
back the cow. The sons of the king out of revenge killed Rishi
Jamadagni while Parasurama and his brothers were out. Incensed
by this conduct of the Haihayas, Parasurama killed all the Kshatriyas
on account of their iniquities.

Jamadagni on his death became the Seventh Rishi in the con-
stellation of the Seven Rishis.

Parasurama will become one of the Seven Rishis in the next
Manvantara. He bides his time, with axe in hand, on the Mahendra
mountain.

Gadhi had his son Visvamitra. Though a Kshatriya, he be-
came a Brahmana by his Tapas. He had one hundred sons. The
mid son was Madhuchhandas. But they were all called Madhu-
chhandas. Visvamitra adopted as his son Sunahs"epha, son of
Ajigarta of the clan of Bhrigu after he had been offered up to the
Devas and the Rishi asked his sons to accept him as their eldest
brother. Sunahsepha had been purchased as the victim of Haris
Chandra's sacrifice. He prayed to the Devas and to Prajapati and
got liberation. In the clan of Gadhi, he was known as Devarata. In
the clan of Bhrigu, he was called Sunahsepha. The elder sons of
Visvamitra did not accept him. So the Rishi cursed them to become
Mlechhas. Madhuchhandas with the youngest 50 did as asked by
the Rishi.

The other sons of Visvamitra were Ashtaka, Harita, Jaya,
Kratumat and others.

GADHI

Satyavati
m. Richika

Jamadagni

1
Parasurama

1
Visvamitra

(adopted)
Devarata

1
100 sons
including
Madhuchhandas

Ashtaka ?? others.

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