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The Ikşvāku Race and the Various Branches
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know it full well from the sources that Säntanu's son Victravirya dicd issueless Now to save the line from extinction, Satyavati sought the services of her illegitimate son Vyāsa, who having been commissioned under the custom of Levirate (Niyoga) begot three sons, two by Vicitravīrya's widows, Ambika and Ambāliha, and one on the slave-girl of the first lady 124 These sons of Dvaipayana were respectively known as Dhstarastra, Pandu and Vidura Thus according to the epic-Purānic tradition, Krşna Dvaipāyana V asa was the actual progenitor of the above-mentioned persons and grandfather of the Kaurava-Pandava brothers. This being the case, then, the sage Parāśara was directly connected with the heroes of the Mahabharata The epic Puiānic tradition further tells us that this Parāśara was son of Sakız 125 Thus, the pedigree, according to the above information will stand thus
Saktı126
Parāśara127
Krsna Dvaipāyana Vyāsa
Dhytárāsțra Pāndu
Vidura Thus, a comparison of the Ullarapurāna pedigree with the traditional tale of the actual parentage of Dhrlarāstrabrothers leaves no doubt about Gunabhadra's indebtedness to the epic-Purānic sources In fact, relying fully on the Brał.manıcal records, Gunabhadra las brought Sakız, Parāśara and 124 MBh 1 95 53-55, 1104 24-47, 1 105 Vayup 69 241-42 H 1 32
13 Thus says the Vrsnupurāna 4 20 38 सत्यवतीनियोगाच्च ...कृारणद्वैपायनो मातुर्वचनमनतिक्रमणीयमिति कृत्वा विचित्रवीर्यक्षेत्रे धृतराष्ट्रपाण्डू तत्प्रहितभुजिप्याया विदुरं चोत्पादयामास ।
Also sce låt 50 23, 34-56, Bbāga 0 22 4, 1-22 & etc 126 GAITEZEfgfag17 may T EZGTI
जनयामास य काली शक्ते पुत्रात् पराशरात् । कन्यव यमुनाद्वीपे पाण्डवाना पितामहम् । -
- Bh 160 1 2 Also Ibid 1 60 6, Vış p 33 18 126 He is also called Sabiri - Vājup 1 174, 70 83 127 Vārup 1 1746-175 2 12, 7083 84, Mai 201 30-31, Kuma 1 19 23,
MBb 1 175 6, 1 176 13-10, 1 177 1-3, 1 180 2.
