TEXTS 10–11
babhruh srestho manusyanam
devair devavrdhah samah
purusah panca-sastis ca
sat-sahasrani casta ca
ye ’mrtatvam anuprapta
babhror devavrdhad api
mahabhojo ’tidharmatma
bhoja asams tad-anvaye
SYNONYMS
babhruh—King Babhru; sresthah—the best of all kings; manusyanam—of all human beings; devaih—with the demigods; devavrdhah—King Devavrdha; samah—equally situated; purusah—persons; panca-sastih—sixty-five; ca—also; sat-sahasrani—six thousand; ca—also; asta—eight thousand; ca—also; ye—all of them who; amrtatvam—liberation from material bondage; anupraptah—achieved; babhroh—because of association with Babhru; devavrdhat—and because of association with Devavrdha; api—indeed; mahabhojah—King Mahabhoja; ati-dharma-atma—exceedingly religious; bhojah—the kings known as Bhoja; asan—existed; tat-anvaye—in the dynasty of him (Mahabhoja).
TRANSLATION
“It has been decided that among human beings Babhru is the best and that Devavrdha is equal to the demigods. Because of the association of Babhru and Devavrdha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation.” In the dynasty of King Mahabhoja, who was exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings.
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