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The Iksvaku Race and the Various Branches
whom he represents as the father of King Santanu 182 As in the Brahmanical sources so also in the CMC Gängeya (Bhişma) and l'iculravirja are set out as the sons of king Santanu. Further, Dhrlarăştra, Păndu and Vidura are recognized as Vıcıtravīrya's The genealogical table according to the work is as
sons.
follows :
Satadhanu
Śāntanu
Gangeya (Bhisma)
T Dhṛtarastra
Vicitravirya
Pändu
133 TSPC 8 6 264-65 Pc 19-11
134 TSPC Vol V p 197 PC 1 12-18
135 TSPC Vol V P 197 PC 1 21.
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Vidura
Now, the accounts as given by Hemacandra and Devaprabha are not only in mutual agreement but also in substantial harmony with the epic-Puranic representation of this part of the royal genealogy As stated before, both of them derive th: line from Kuru133 whom they set out as a son of Iksvahu Rşabha and after mentioning Hastın as the son of the former, they skip over to Anantavirya, his son Krtavirya and a few others 134 Next, without furnishing any information about Santanu's parentage,1 135 both begin the account of his later life in similar way and give the names of his wives as well as progeny together with the account of all the principal events of their life almost in the same form and spirit, as are found recorded in the
132 तवसप्पभवेसु सखातीएसु गा सु सयघणू शाम राया सवुत्तो । तस्स य gat aaq 1a Dar agat i ac gà gar—¬ñsì fafaadifen य । तत्य गगेश्श्रो कुमारवभयारी सवुत्तो । विचित्तवीरियस्स उ तिष्णि gar Aycqvmi, A agı auzzst, qg, fagzi a 1
-CMC, p 182,
