The son of Ilā divided it into three (47). So powerful was that foremost of men the royal son of Ilā. The greatly illustrious king Pururavā reigned in the city of Pratishthāna situate on the northern bank of the Ganges in the Province of Prayāga, so highly spoken of by the Rishis (48-49). ⁵⁴ The three sacred fires collectively or the southern, household and sacrificial fires. CHAPTER XXVII. AN ACCOUNT OF ILA’S FAMILY. Vaishampayana said:—Ilā’s son had seven high-souled sons resembling the sons of the celestials born in the celestial region (1). They were Ayu, Dhimān, Amavasu, the high-souled Vishwāyu, Srutāyu, Dridayu, Valāyu, and Shatayu. They were all Urvashi’s sons. Amāvasu’s sons were Bhima and Nagnajit (2). Bhima’s son was the king Kānchanaprabha. Kānchana’s son was the highly powerful and learned Suhotra who begat on Keshini a son by name Janhu who celebrated the great sacrifice Sarvamedha (3–4). Gangā solicited him to become her husband but on account of his refusal she flooded the Yajna ground (5). O foremost of the Bharata race, beholding the ground thus flooded by Gangā Suhotra’s son Janhu became enraged and said to her (6), "I shall exhaust your water by drinking it up and you will thus meet with punishment for your arrogance (7)." The royal saint having drunk up Gangā the great Rishis designated her as his daughter by name Jānhavi (8). Janhu espoused Yuvanāshwa’s daughter Kāveri. On account of Yuvanāshwa’s curse Gangā made, with one half of her person, that foremost of rivers, Janhu’s wife the blameless Kāveri (9). Janhu begat on Kāveri a beloved and pious son by name Susaha whose son was Ajāka (10). Ajaka’s son the king Valākāshwa was greatly fond of hunting. His son was Kusha (11). He had four sons effulgent like the gods. They were Kushika, Kushanābha, Kushashwa and Murtimān (12). The king Kushika grew up with _Pazhavas_⁵⁵ ranging in the forest. He carried on hard penances for obtaining a son like Indra. Out of fear, accordingly the king of gods was born as a son to him (13). After he had carried on penances for one thousand years Sakra saw that royal saint of hard austerities. Seeing him the thousand-eyed Purandara thought him capable of creating progeny and accordingly entered into his energy. When the king of celestials was thus begotten by Kushika as his son he became the king Gādhi who was born of Purukutsa’s daughter who was the wife of Kushika (14–16). Gādhi’s daughter was the noble and amiable Satyavati. He gave her away to Bhrigu’s son Richika (17). Bhrigu’s son was pleased with her and therefore made _Charu_ for his own and Gadhi’s sons (18). Then calling his own wife Bhrigu’s son Richika said to her "you and your mother should eat this _Charu_ (19). (Your mother) will give birth to an effulgent son the foremost of Kshatryas. No other Kshatriya in this world will be able to vanquish him and he will destroy all the leading heroes of the military caste (20). O auspicious damsel, this _Charu_