Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 26
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
रामस्य भार्गवेन्द्रस्य नि:क्षत्रीकरणं भुव: । ऐलस्य सोमवंशस्य ययातेर्नहुषस्य च ॥ २५ ॥ दौष्मन्तेर्भरतस्यापि शान्तनोस्तत्सुतस्य च । ययातेर्ज्येष्ठपुत्रस्य यदोर्वंशोऽनुकीर्तित: ॥ २६ ॥
rāmasya bhārgavendrasya niḥkṣatrī-karaṇaṁ bhuvaḥ ailasya soma-vaṁśasya yayāter nahuṣasya ca
The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes how Lord Paraśurāma, the greatest descendant of Bhṛgu, annihilated all the kṣatriyas on the face of the earth. It further recounts the lives of glorious kings who appeared in the dynasty of the moon-god — kings such as Aila, Yayāti, Nahuṣa, Duṣmanta’s son Bharata, Śāntanu and Śāntanu’s son Bhīṣma. Also described is the great dynasty founded by King Yadu, the eldest son of Yayāti.
FAQs
This verse lists the Bhāgavatam’s narration of Paraśurāma (Bhārgava Rāma) making the earth ‘without kṣatriyas’—a historical episode included among the Purāṇa’s major topics and dynastic histories.
Śukadeva summarizes the Bhāgavatam’s contents for Parīkṣit, highlighting that it records sacred dynastic lines (like the Somavaṁśa) and exemplary rulers, which frame the appearance of great personalities and the unfolding of dharma through time.
Seeing how virtue, downfall, and devotion recur across generations helps one value dharma and seek lasting shelter in bhakti rather than temporary prestige, power, or lineage.