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## Chapter Fifteen: The Origin of the Harivaṃśa
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In the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, Hari was the first to arise, a beacon of glory, from the Harivaṃśa lineage. The world knows him by the name Harivaṃśa, as the scriptures declare. ||58||
Hari had a son named Mahāgiri. Mahāgiri had a son named Himagiri, a follower of righteous conduct. Himagiri had a son named Vasugiri, and Vasugiri had a son named Giri. All of them attained heaven and liberation in due course. ||59||
After them, there were hundreds of kings, like Indra, who adorned the Harivaṃśa lineage. They ruled vast kingdoms and bore the burden of austerity. Some attained liberation, while others ascended to heaven. ||60||
After the passing of many kings, a king named Sumitra, a descendant of Hari, ruled the Magadha country. He was the lord of Kuśala-maṅgala and Kuśāgrapur. His valor was adorned by his profound knowledge of the scriptures. He ruled the earth for a long time, enjoying happiness with his beloved Padmavati, a devoted Jain. ||61-62||
Thus ends the fifteenth chapter of the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, composed by Jinaseṇa Ācārya, which narrates the origin of the Harivaṃśa, included in the collection of the Ariṣṭanemi Purāṇa. ||15||