| 2-Ikshwaaku Vansh - From Bhavishya Puraan-2
 9-Bhavishya, 3/2, 274-275
 
 1. Soorya Vansh According to Bhavishya Puraan-1
 2. Soorya Vansh According to Bhavishya Puraan-2
 3. Soorya Vansh According to Bhaagvat Puraan (Vikukshi Vansh)
 4. Soorya Vansh According to Bhaagvat Puraan (Nimi Vansh)
 5. Soorya Vansh According to Padm Puraan
 
        Continued from Previous Page Soot Jee said - 
        "Hey Mahaa Muni, On Thursday, on Triteeyaa (3rd day) of Shukla Paksh 
        (bright fortnight) of Vaishaakh Maas -- Sudarshan came 
        back to Ayodhyaa. By the grace of Maayaa Devee Ayodhyaa again became 
        prosperous. He ruled for 10,000 years (A detailed description of this 
        story can be found in the 3rd Skandh of Devee Bhaagvat) 
        Sudarshan's son was Dileep IIDileep II's son was Raghu - born by the grace of Nandinee) (10,000 yrs) -
 -----------These Soorya Vanshee kings were known as Raghu Vanshee kings in Tretaa Yug.
 
        Raghu's son was Aj (10,000 yrs) - born by the boon of BraahmanAj's son was Dasharath II
 Dasharath II's son was Raam (11,000 yrs) - He was an Avataar of Vishnu.
 Raam's son was Kush (10,000 yrs)
 Kush's son was Atithi
 Atithi's son was Nishadh
 Nishadh's son was Nal -
 (This Nal is different from the famous Nal-Damayantee, this Nal was the 
        son of Nishadh, not the King of Nishadh, and he was a devotee of Shakti.) 
        *
 Nal's son was Nabh
 Nabh's son was Pundareek
 Pundareek's son was Kshemdhanvaa
 Kshemdhanvaa's son was Devaaneek
 Devaaneek's son was Aheenag
 Aheenag's son was Kuru - he established Kuru Kshetra of 100 Yojan 
        extension in Tretaa Yug.
 
        Kuru's son was PaariyaatraPaariyaatra's son Balasthal
 Balasthal's son was Ukth
 Ukth's son was Vajranaabhi
 Vajranaabhi's son was Shankhnaabhi
 Shankhnaabhi's son was Vyuthnaabhi
 Vyuthnaabhi's son was Vishwapaal
 Vishwapaal's son was Swarn-naabhi
 Swarn-naabhi's son was Pushpsen
 Pushpsen's son was Dhruvsandhi
 Dhruvsandhi's son was Apvarmaa
 Apvarmaa's son was Sheeghragantaa
 Sheeghragantaa's son was Marupaal
 Marupaal's son was Prasushrut
 Prasushrut's son was Susandhi - he ruled Prithvi from this end to that end.
 
        Susandhi's son was AmarshanAmarshan's son was Mahaashwa
 Mahaashwa's son was Brihadwal
 Brihadwal's son was Brihadaishaan
 Brihadaishaan's son was Murukshep
 Murukshep's son Vatspaal
 Vatspaal's son was Vatsvyooh
 Vatsvyooh's son was Prativyom
 Prativyom's son was Devakar
 Devakar's son was Sahadev
 Sahadev's son was Brihadashwa
 Brihadashwa's son was Bhaanuratn
 Bhaanuratn's son was Suprateek
 Suprateek's son was Marudev
 In all other Puraan 
        Soorya Vansh ends here. According to them Marudev along with Devaapi is doing Tap in Kalaap Graam. But according to
 this Puraan 
          Soorya Vansh goes a lot far. It goes up to Kali Yug. (see also about
        Kalki Avataar 
        where it is mentioned that Marudev and
 Devaapi will be appointed as kings to rule the 
        Prithvi by Kalki Avataar
 
        Marudev's son was SunakshatraSunakshatra's son was Kesheenar
 Kesheenar's son was Antariksh
 Antariksh's son was Suvarnaang
 Suvarnaang's son was Amitrajit
 Amitrajit's son was Brihad-raaj
 Brihad-raaj's son was Dharm-raaj
 Dharm-raaj's son Kritanjaya
 Kritanjaya's son was Rananjaya
 Rananjaya's son was Sanjaya
 Sanjaya's son was Shaakyavardhan
 Shaakyavardhan's son was Krodhdaan
 Krodhdaan's son was Atulvikram
 Atulvikram's son was Prasenjit
 Prasenjit's son was Shoodrak
 Shoodrak's son was Surath.
 All these kings were the devotee of Devee and were 
        the descendents of king Raghu. They all did Yagya etc and attained Swarg. Whoever
 were their 
        descendents, they were not completely Kshatriya.
 
 
 * There are two kings whose name was 
        Nal - one Nal was the son of Nishadh and
 the other Nal was the son of Veersen. He was the Nal 
        of Nal-Damayantee was the king of Nishadh Desh and the son of Veerasen. 
        He had one son  Indrasen and one daughter Indrasenaa. See that Nal
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