श्रीशुक उवाच
वितथस्य सुतान् मन्योर्बृहत्क्षत्रो जयस्ततः ।
महावीर्यो नरो गर्गः सङ्कृतिस्तु नरात्मजः ॥१॥

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
vitathasya sutÄn manyor
bṛhatkṣatro jayas tataḥ
mahÄvÄ«ryo naro gargaḥ
saá¹…ká¹›tis tu narÄtmajaḥ

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; vitathasya - of Vitatha (BharadvÄja), who was accepted in the family of MahÄrÄja Bharata under special circumstances of disappointment; sutÄt - from the son; manyoḥ - named Manyu; bá¹›hatká¹£atraḥ - Bá¹›hatká¹£atra; jayaḥ - Jaya; tataḥ - from him; mahÄvÄ«ryaḥ - MahÄvÄ«rya; naraḥ - Nara; gargaḥ - Garga; saá¹…ká¹›tiḥ - Saá¹…ká¹›ti; tu - certainly; nara-Ätmajaḥ - the son of Nara.


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Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: Because BharadvÄja was delivered by the Marut demigods, he was known as Vitatha. The son of Vitatha was Manyu, and from Manyu came five sons — Bá¹›hatká¹£atra, Jaya, MahÄvÄ«rya, Nara and Garga. Of these five, the one known as Nara had a son named Saá¹…ká¹›ti.

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