Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 2

Continuation and Future of the Sūrya-vaṁśa: From Kuśa to the Last Ikṣvāku King

Devanagari script

देवानीकस्ततोऽनीह: पारियात्रोऽथ तत्सुत: । ततो बलस्थलस्तस्माद् वज्रनाभोऽर्कसम्भव: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

devānīkas tato ’nīhaḥ pāriyātro ’tha tat-sutaḥ tato balasthalas tasmād vajranābho ’rka-sambhavaḥ

Translation

The son of Kṣemadhanvā was Devānīka, Devānīka’s son was Anīha, Anīha’s son was Pāriyātra, and Pāriyātra’s son was Balasthala. The son of Balasthala was Vajranābha, who was said to have been born from the effulgence of the sun-god.

Synonyms

• देवानीकः: Devānīka
• देवानीकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + अनीक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अनीकः/देव-अनीकः नाम)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb), अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• अनीहः: Anīha
• अनीहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पारियात्रः: Pāriyātra
• पारियात्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारियात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध-निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (particle), क्रमार्थे (then)

• तत्-सुतः: his son
• तत्-सुतः: विशेष्य/सम्बन्ध (Appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य सुतः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb), अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• बलस्थलः: Balasthala
• बलस्थलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + स्थल (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (बलस्य स्थलः/बल-स्थलः नाम)

• तस्मात्: from him/from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वज्रनाभः: Vajranābha
• वज्रनाभः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + नाभ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (वज्र-नाभः नाम)

• अर्कसम्भवः: born from the Sun
• अर्कसम्भवः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अर्कात् सम्भवः)

Characters & Entities

• Devānīka
• Anīha
• Pāriyātra
• Balasthala
• Vajranābha
• Arka (Sūrya, the Sun-god)

FAQs

Who is Vajranābha in Srimad Bhagavatam and why is he linked to the Sun-god (Arka)?

In this verse Vajranābha is listed in the royal genealogy, and he is described as arka-sambhava—manifested through the Sun-god—indicating a divine connection in his birth within the dynastic line.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 12 and to whom is this genealogy narrated?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to King Parīkṣit, continuing the Bhagavatam’s account of dynasties and exemplary rulers.

What is the practical value of studying genealogies in the Bhagavata Purana?

These lineages connect teachings to real exemplars of dharma, reminding readers that spiritual culture is preserved through disciplined, God-centered leadership and faithful transmission of tradition.