20) The Lunar Dynasty

Budha was the son of the moon-god Chandra. Budha married Ila and they had a son named Pururava.   Pururava married the apsara Urvashi and they had six sons. One of these sons was Ayu and amongst Ayu’s descendants was a king named Yayati.   Yayati had two wives. The…

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31) KARTAVIRYA ARJUNA

There used to be a king named Kritavirya and Kritavirya‘s son was known as Kartavirya Arjuna. Arjuna performed tapasya for thousands and thousands of years. Through this meditation, he pleased the sage Dattatreya and obtained four wonderful boons from the sage. The first boon gave Arjuna a thousand arms. The…

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30) YAYATI

 In the lunar line, there was a king named Nahusha. He had six sons and the youngest was named Yayati.  After Nahusha,  Yayati  became king.  Yayati  had  two  wives.  Shukracharya  was  the preceptor of the gods and Yayati married Devayani, Shukracharya‘s daughter. The king of the danavas was Vrishaparva and…

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