Having vanquished the highly powerful Jāmvavan he married the most
beloved daughter of the king of bears by name Jamvavati and took away
the jewel for clearing himself (of the charge) (41). Then saluting the
king of Rikshas he came out of the den. Enveloped with great beauty, he,
afterwards, returned to the city of Dwarkā (42). Having thus brought the
jewel and cleared himself of the charge he handed over Swyamantaka to
Satrajit in an assembly of the Sātwatas (43). Having thus acquired the
jewel Swyamantaka Krishna, the slayer of enemies, who had been accused
of a false charge, cleared himself of the guilt (44). Satrajit had ten
wives who gave birth to a hundred sons. Of them three were well-known.
Bhangakara was the eldest, the heroic Bātapati was the second, and
Viyatsnāta was the third. O king, he had three daughters well-known in
all the quarters (45–46). They were Satyabhāmā, the most excellent of
women, Bratini, of firm vows and Praswāpini. Sātrajit married them all
with Krishna (47). Bhangakara had two sons, the foremost of men,
Sabhāksha and Nāreya. Both of them were accomplished, and well-known for
their beauty (48). Madri’s son Yudhajit had a son by name Vrishni. He
had two sons, Shaphalkā and Chitraka (49). Shaphalka married the
daughter of the King of Kashi. Her name was Gāndini and her father used
to give away a cow every day(50). She gave birth to the great Akrura who
was fond of guests and performed sacrifices accompanied with profuse
gifts, Upasanja, Mangu, Mridura, Arimejaya, Girikshipa, Upiksha,
Shatruhā, Arimardana, Dharmabhrit, Yatidharmā, Gridhra, Bhoja, Andhaka,
Suvahu and Prativāhu and to a beautiful daughter by name Sundari. That
beautiful girl was the queen of Virutashwa, was endued with beauty and
youth and was charming unto all (51-54). O descendant of Kuru, Akrura
begat on Ugraseni two sons, Sudeva and Upadeva, who were both powerful
like the celestials (55). Chitraka had many sons, namely, Prithu,
Viprithu, Aswagriva, Ashwavāhu, Supārshwa, Gaveshi, Aristhnemi, Aswa,
Sudharmā, Dharmabhrit, Suvāhu and Vahuvāhu and two daughters by name
Shravishthā and Shravanā. He, who reads of this false accusation against
Srikrishna, suffers from no such thing in his life (56–58).
CHAPTER XXXIX. AN ACCOUNT OF AKRURA.
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