Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates ‘Dynasty of Shunga� of the study on the historical elements of the Matsya-purana: one of the eighteen Mahapuranas which are Sanskrit texts that have preserved the cultural heritage, philosophy, religion, geography, etc of ancient India. This Matsyapurana was originally written in 20,000 verses and deals with topics such as architecture, ancient history, polity, religion and philosophy.
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Dynasty of Śṅg
There was a king named Agnimitra, who ruled for the eight years. After that ղṣṭ ruled his kingdom for seven years. Then there was a king named Vsumitra who ruled for ten years. After that Andhaka became the king and ruled for two years. Then Andhaka’s son Pulindaka ruled for three years. After him a king named Vajramitra ruled for fourteen years. After that there was a king named 岵 who ruled for thirty-two years. After 岵, his son ٱ𱹲ū became the king and ruled for ten years. These ten little kings consumed this earth for three hundred years. After this, the kingdom passed on the Sunga dynasty. King ٱ𱹲ū’s Amatya killed the Śṅg dynasty’s king ܻ𱹲 and became the ruler of the earth. He was famous by the name ṇvⲹԲ who ruled for nine years. His son was ūٰ who ruled for fourteen years. His son ⲹԲ remains king for twelve years. Then his son ś ruled for ten years. These kings Śṅgbhṛtya were famous as ṇvⲹԲ. These forty Dvija who were known as ṇv enjoyed their kingdoms for forty-five years. During their ruling time the earth passed on the hands of ĀԻ dyanty.[1]
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[1]:
Matsya Purāṇa, Ch.�273/18�24