From the noble lineage of Śarmiṣṭhā, daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, were born Druhyu, Anu, and Pūru. Yadu, another illustrious ancestor, had sons named Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭu, Mana, and Raghu. Sahasrajit’s line continued with Śatajita, from whom came Hayahaya; Anaraṇya was Hayahaya’s son, and from him was born Dharma. Dharma’s son was Dharmanetra, followed by Kunti, whose son was Sāhañjini. Sāhañjini’s successor was Mahiṣmān, whose son was Bhadraśreṇya. From Bhadraśreṇya came Durdama, and Dhanaka was born from Durdama. Kṛtavīrya, Dhanaka’s son, was blessed with great sons: Kṛtāgni, Kṛtakarman, and Kṛtaujā. From Kṛtavīrya came Arjuna, and from Arjuna, Śūrasena. Śūrasena’s sons were Jayadhvaja, Madhu, Śūra, and Vṛṣaṇa—five brothers steadfast in their vows. Jayadhvaja’s son was Tālajaṅgha, and Tālajaṅgha’s son was Bharata. Madhu was the son of Vṛṣaṇa, and from Madhu began the celebrated lineage of the Vṛṣṇis. Kroṣṭu’s line continued with Vijajñivān, whose son was the great-souled Āhi. Āhi’s son was Uśaṅku, followed by Citraratha. Citraratha’s son was Śaśabindu, who had a hundred thousand wives and ten lakh sons. Among these sons, Pṛthukīrti, Pṛthujaya, Pṛthudāna, and Pṛthuśravā were foremost. From Pṛthuśravas came Tama, and from Tama, Uśanā. Uśanā’s son was Śitagū, and his son was the illustrious Rukmakavaca. Rukmakavaca’s sons were Rukma, Pṛthurukma, Jyāmagha, Pālita, and Hari. Rukmakavaca and Jyāmagha both had sons named Vidarbha. Vidarbha, through his wife Śaibyā, had Kratha and Kauśika. Romapāda’s son was Babhrū, and Babhrū’s son was Dhṛti. Kauśika’s son was Ṛci, and from him came King Caidi. Caidi’s son was Kunti, and from Kunti was born Vṛṣṇi. Vṛṣṇi’s son was Nivṛti, followed by Daśārha. Daśārha’s son was Vyoma, and from him came Jīmūta. Jīmūta’s son was Vikṛti, whose son was Bhīmaratha. Bhīmaratha’s son was Madhuratha, and his son was Śakuni. Śakuni’s son was Karambhi, and Karambhi’s son was Devavān. Devakṣatra was born from Devanata, and Madhu was remembered as Devakṣatra’s son. Madhu’s son was Kuruvaṃśa, whose son was Anu. Anu’s son was Puruhoṭra, and Puruhoṭra’s son was Aṃśu. Aṃśu’s son was Sattvaśruta, and from him came King Sāttvata. Sāttvata’s sons were Bhajina and Bhajamāna, and Andhaka was Bhajamāna’s son. Divya’s sons were Mahābhoja and Vṛṣṇi, and another was Devāvṛdha. Nimivṛṣṇi, Bhajamāna, Ayutājit, and others also belonged to this line. Śatajita, Sahasrājit, Babhru, Deva, and Bṛhaspati were born; Mahābhoja’s son was Bhoja, and Vṛṣṇi’s son was Sumitraka. Svadhājit had a son named Anamitrāśinī; Anamitra’s son was Nighna, and Nighna’s son was Śatrājita. Anamitra also fathered Prasena and Śibi. Śibi’s son was Satyaka, and Satyaka’s son was Sātyaki. Sātyaki’s son was Sañjaya, whose son was Kuli; from Kuli came Yugandhara. These are the descendants of Śibi. In the line of Anamitra, Vṛṣṇi was born, and Śvaphalka’s son was Citraka. Śvaphalka and Gāndinī’s son was Akrūra, a devotee of Viṣṇu. Akrūra’s sons were Upamadgu, Devadyota, Devavān, and Upadeva. Citraka’s sons were Pṛthu and Vipṛthu; Andhaka’s son was Śuci. Bhajamāna’s sons were Kukura and Kambalabarhiṣa. Kukura’s son was Dhṛṣṭa, whose son was Kāpotaromaka. Kāpotaromaka’s son was Viloma, and Viloma’s son was Tumburu. Tumburu’s son was Dundubhi, and Dundubhi’s son was Punarvasu. Punarvasu’s children were Āhuka and Āhukī, and Āhuka also had a daughter. Devaka and Ugrasena were born from Devaka; Devaka’s daughter was Devakī. Vṛkadeva and Upadeva’s sons were Sahadeva and Surakṣitā. Śrīdevī and Śāntidevī were both married by Vasudeva. Sahadeva’s sons were Devavān and Upadeva. Ugrasena’s sons were Kaṃsa, Sunāmā, and the Vaṭa brothers. Bhajamāna’s son was Vidūratha, whose son was Śūra. Śūra’s son was Śamī, and Śamī’s son was Pratikṣatra; Pratikṣatra’s son was Svayambhoja. Svayambhoja’s son was Hṛdika, and Hṛdika’s son was Kṛtavarmā. Śūra’s son Deva was called Śatadhanu. To Māriṣā, ten sons were born, beginning with Vasudeva; the daughters were Pṛthā, Śrutadevī, Śrutakīrti, and Śrutaśravā. King Adhideva gave Pṛthā, the daughter of Śūra, to Kunti’s son, Pāṇḍu. By Dharma, Vāyu, and Indra, Pāṇḍu’s wife Kuntī bore Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna. By Mādrī, the Aśvins begot Nakula and Sahadeva, and by Kuntī, Karṇa was born in ancient times. Śrutadevī’s son was Dantavakra, known as Yuddhadurmada. Śrutakīrti, by Kaikaya, had five sons, beginning with Santardana. Rājādhidevī’s sons were Vinda and Anuvinda; Śrutaśravā, by Damaghoṣa, had Śiśupāla. Among Aṅgadundubhi’s wives were Pauravī, Rohiṇī, and Madirā; Devakī was foremost among them, and from Rohiṇī was born Balabhadra. From Revati and Balabhadra were born Sāraṇa and others, including Śaṭha; Niśaṭha and Ulmuka were also born. Devakī bore six sons. Thus, the noble lineages of the Yādavas, Vṛṣṇis, and their descendants flourished, each generation blessed with valor, devotion, and greatness, their names shining in the annals of Sanātana Dharma.