"Thereupon Haryashwa, highly effulgent like unto an immortal, laid out a
city for habitation on that best of mountains (38). That kingdom named
Anarta, consisting of beautiful cities and precious kine, grew
prosperous in no time (39). Inhabited by subjects Anupa country, adorned
with forests, situate on the bank of the ocean and abounding in walls
and villages, was filled with fields and corns (40). The highly powerful
king Haryashwa, enhancing the delight of the subjects and cities, ruled
over the prosperous kingdom with glory and in pursuance of the royal
duties (41). By the perfect administration of the high-souled Haryashwa
that prosperous kingdom became endued with all the characteristics of a
kingdom and gradually increased in dimension (42). Adorned with royal
accomplishments, that king, O lord, stationed in a kingdom, by his
conduct and morality acquired the prosperity of his family (43).
Thereupon gradually desiring for a son the intelligent Haryashwa began
practising holy observances. He begat on Madhumati his highly
illustrious son Yadu (44). Gifted with a voice like the blare of a
bugle, irrepressible unto his enemies and endued with all regal marks
the highly energetic Yadu began to grow up gradually (45–46). He was the
only begotten son of the high-souled Haryashwa who ruled over the
prosperous earth (47). Therefore having ruled piously for ten thousand
years over his kingdom suffering no deterioration the king Haryashwa
disappeared from the earth and repaired to the city of the celestials
(48). Thereupon the subjects installed the valiant Yadu in the kingdom.
After the demise of his sire the beautiful Yadu, like unto Indra
himself, (from whom the Yadavas have sprung) rose like the sun and
governed the earth. (During his regime) the fear of robbers was
dispelled (49–50).
"Once on a time while engaged in sporting in the water along with his
liberal wives like unto the moon (surrounded) by stars the king began to
swim in the water of the ocean he was all on a sudden assailed by the
powerful king of serpents Dhumavarna (51-52). Dragged by the king of
serpents he was taken to his city, which had pillars and doors made of
diamond, was adorned with a heap of pearls, white conch-shells, masses
of various other jewels, corals and trees covered with foliage. It
abounded in leading serpents living in the belly of he ocean and in its
middle were temples of golden or moon-like lustre (53–55). That lord of
kings saw there in the clear water of the ocean the city of the serpent
chief built as if like one on the surface of the earth (56). Ease at
heart the king Yadu entered that structure of fathomless water filled
with serpent females (57). To him was offered a most excellent watery
seat made of jems strewn over with lotus leaves and hung together by a
lotus thread (58). When the king Yadu sat on that superb serpent seat
Dhumavarna, the king of Pannagas, respectfully said (59).
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