Rishi Soubhari made Tapas in the waters of the Yamunâ. One day he saw the pairing of a couple of fish and became excited. He requested king Mândhâtâ to give him one daughter in marriage. The king said: "By Svayamvara, you may get my daughter" (_i.e._ the girl must choose her own husband from amongst a number of men offering themselves as husbands.) The Rishi thought because he was old and decrepit therefore the king wanted to put him off. So Soubhari by yogic powers became young and beautiful. All the fifty daughters then accepted him for their husband. The Rishi prepared for himself all the enjoyments of life and passed his days in company with his 50 wives. He then became disgusted with this sensual life and afterwards attained Moksha with his wives. Yuvanâsva adopted his grand son Ambarisha. Ambarisha had one son Youvanâsva. His son was Hârita. These three, Ambarisha, Youvanâsva and Hârita were the founders of the chief clans of the Mândhâtâ Dynasty. The elemental serpents gave their sister Narmodâ in marriage to Purukutsa. Purukutsa accompanied Narmodâ to Rasâtala at the request of Vasûki. There he killed such Gandharvas as deserved to be killed. Those who remember this story have no fear from serpents. Such was the blessing of the elemental serpents. Yuvanâsva | Mândhâtâ | −−+−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−+−−+−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−+−−− | | | Purukuta Ambarisha Muchukunda m. Narmodâ (adopted by Yuvanâsva) (Yōgin) | | Trasadasya Youvanâsva | | Anaranya Hârita | Horyasva | Praruna | Tribandhana | Satyavrata or Tri Sanku Tri Sanku became a Chandâla by the curse of his father. Rishi Visvâmitra lifted him up to Svarga in his own mortal body. Tri Sanku is still visible in the heavens. The devas turned him with his head downwards and attempted to throw him down. Visvâmitra by his power has retained him there. [Tri Sanku is a constellation in the southern hemisphere.]: Tri Sanku | Haris Chandra Haris Chandra had at first no issue. He prayed to Varuna for a son, promising to offer him as a sacrifice to the Water-god. The king had a son named Rohita (Red). Varuna asked for his victim. Ten days passed away. "Without teething the child will not be pure." There was teething. "When these milk teeth fall away, then will be the time." The milk teeth fell off. "Let other teeth grow." Other teeth did grow. "But he is a Kshatriya boy. He can be pure only when he is fit to put his armour on."