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This legendary dynasty was said to be descended from moon-related deities (Soma or Chandra). [ 1 ] According to the Shatapatha Brahmana , Pururavas was the son of Budha (himself often described as the son of Soma) and the gender-switching deity Ila (born as the daughter of Manu ). [ 2 ]
Manu is also the progenitor of the Lunar Dynasty because he married his daughter Ila to Budha, the son of Chandra or the moon god and the couple gave birth to the magnanimous King Pururavas who became the first king of the Chandravamsha, or the Lunar dynasty. [8]
King Pururavas was a ruler of Treta Yuga. According to the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, Pururavas was the son of Ila and Budha.Some important members were Yayati, Yadu, Puru, Turvasu, Druhyu, and Anu.
Vamsa (Sanskrit: वंशम्, romanized: Vaṃśam) is a Sanskrit word that means 'family, lineage'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It also refers to a genre of ancient and medieval literature in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.
The medieval Pandya kings were claimed to have belonged to the Chandra-vamsa or the Lunar Race. [36] They claimed Pururavas and Nahusha as ancestors. [ 37 ] Pururavas is listed as one of the ancestors in the Velvikudi Inscription of Nedunjadaiyan Varaguna-varman I (Jatila Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan).
Forewarned about the flood by the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, he saved humanity by building a boat that carried his family and the saptarishi to safety. He is the son of Vivasvana and is therefore also known as Vaivasvata Manu, and his dynasty as the Suryavaṃśa .
The Anandachandra Inscription (729 AD) mentions that the Chandra dynasty was established by Dvenchandra (or Mahataing Chandra) in 370 AD. He had assumed the throne after the end of the Annaveta dynasty. [2] The ye Dhamma inscriptions of the Queen of Niti Chandra are dated to early 6th century AD based on paleographic grounds. [3]
The birth order of siblings is correctly shown in the family tree (from left to right), except for Vyasa and Bhishma whose birth order is not described, and Vichitravirya and Chitrangada who were born after them. The fact that Ambika and Ambalika are sisters is not shown in the family tree. The birth of Duryodhana took place after the birth of ...