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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
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Many kings had passed before, including Vasugiri. At that time, the valiant king Shurasen, the lord of the city of Shouryapur in the land of Kusharth, who was like the sun in the sky of the Hari-Vansh, was famous for his bravery and had defeated all his enemies. He had a valiant son named Shuravir, whose wife was Dharini. They had two sons, Andhakavrishti and Naravrishti.
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Andhakavrishti's queen was named Subhadra. They had ten sons, all as radiant as the moon: Dharmavan Andhakavrishti, Stimitsaagar, Himavan, Vijay, Vidvan Achal, Dharan, Puran, Puritarthichchh, Abhinandan, and Vasudev. They also had two daughters, Kunti and Madri, who were as radiant as the moon.
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The nine elder sons of Andhakavrishti had nine wives, all the most excellent women in the world: Shivdevi, Dhriti-shwara, Swayamprabha, Sunita, Sita, Priya-vak, Prabhavati, Kalingi, and Suprabha, who gave them pleasure.
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Naravrishti, the second son of Shuravir, had a queen named Padmavati. They had three virtuous sons: Ugrasen, Devsen, and Mahasen.
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They also had a daughter named Gandhari. All these sons and daughters were very fortunate.
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Meanwhile, in the city of Hastinapur, the Kuru king Shakti ruled. He had a son named Parashar, born to his queen Shatki. Parashar had a son named Vyasa, born to a princess of the Matsya clan named Satyavati.
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Vyasa's wife was named Subhadra. They had three sons: Dhritarashtra, Pandu, and Vidur.
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Once, a Vidyadhar named Vanamali went to the forest of Hastinapur to play. He forgot his ring and left it there. Pandu was also wandering in the same forest. He saw the ring and picked it up. When the Vidyadhar remembered his ring, he returned to the forest and searched for it. Seeing him searching, Pandu asked him what he was looking for. The Vidyadhar said that he had lost his ring. Pandu showed him the ring. The Vidyadhar asked him what he would do with it.
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